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InterrupterJones posted:I know some of you hate Saffron Olive and his content; but in case anyone was wondering if Colossus Hammer was easy to break in Modern, apparently it is. It looks like a really fun deck. Full disclosure I don't watch the videos, the writeups are good but the videos are terrible. I really liked the battle screech and mono white token decks he put together. Shame there's not much modern here to test them.
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Oh it’ll be terrible for the judge program, but you won’t have a shortage of “judges”.
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Jul 30, 2019 17:28
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But doesnt the judge program also require participation in a class or something?
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Jul 30, 2019 17:43
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Cynic Jester posted:The percentage of those that want to judge and would make good judges is minuscule. I can't wait to read about all the rule hot takes that this will lead to. Expecting a for profit company whose only source of income is reselling foils on behalf of WotC to maintain even a slight standard of knowledge and behavior is adorably naive. I'm going to laugh when a bunch of competing "Judge Organizations" spring up and WotC feels obligated to cut them in on the same deal as JA to "buy" Judge Foils at a steep discount under street value. If you're going to pretend JA is an arms-length company it looks bad if you give them and only them a sweetheart deal, when other companies are coming to you offering something similar.
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Entropic posted:Oh it’ll be terrible for the judge program, but you won’t have a shortage of “judges”. In retrospect it wasn't as much a reply to you as it was a response to all the idiots on Reddit insisting this'll be good for both judges and organized play. It might happen but if it does, it'll be because bossman decided it should happen and my faith in wizard poker adjacent execs is pretty low.
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InterrupterJones posted:I know some of you hate Saffron Olive and his content; but in case anyone was wondering if Colossus Hammer was easy to break in Modern, apparently it is. his stuff is fun but he played in the single-match queue which is notoriously soft, so take the results with a grain of salt
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Jul 30, 2019 17:56
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No Wave posted:But doesnt the judge program also require participation in a class or something? All the new company has stated for level 1 judges is they need to take some additional soft skills "modules", a term which is usually used for online courses with dubious educational value on their own. Edit: "When possible, we will require prospective L1s to have spent time shadowing and then running an event with an L2 or higher. " Don't see this happening often, but I could be wrong. Cynic Jester fucked around with this message at 18:06 on Jul 30, 2019 |
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Jul 30, 2019 18:01
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really hope the judges end up not getting taken for a ride by wotc but I bet a significant percentage will, sadly. Anyway,  Promo that premiers in Magicfest Vegas for EDH side events or something
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Cynic Jester posted:All the new company has stated for level 1 judges is they need to take some additional soft skills "modules", a term which is usually used for online courses with dubious educational value on their own. Promoting an L1 to L2 increases revenue by $100
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Jul 30, 2019 18:12
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I'm so many wild cards from making my boros control bag of holding deck, and it feels bad. I assume based on my previous spurious wildcard expenditures that this will be the best deck in standard 1 year from now.
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Jul 30, 2019 18:14
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Devor posted:Promoting an L1 to L2 increases revenue by $100 L2 still train L1 in their model too. So you put a fee to train other people for a private company.
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Jul 30, 2019 18:15
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Maybe L2s should get a cut of the revenue of those they trained.
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Jul 30, 2019 18:18
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Elyv posted:really hope the judges end up not getting taken for a ride by wotc but I bet a significant percentage will, sadly. That's some sweet art.
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Jul 30, 2019 18:19
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I have a feeling that having non-lovely judges is about to become REALLY IMPORTANT for the average FNM player. I hope alternative judge certification pops up, with more of an emphasis on knowing the rules and less on collecting foils.
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Jul 30, 2019 18:21
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The L1 package as we know it right now, seems like basically a route to resell judge foils to the general public. Tim is a genius.
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Jul 30, 2019 18:37
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Elyv posted:really hope the judges end up not getting taken for a ride by wotc but I bet a significant percentage will, sadly. I want this
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Jul 30, 2019 18:41
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Jeoh posted:Maybe L2s should get a cut of the revenue of those they trained. Yeah I'm honestly surprised they didn't just turn it into a pyramid scheme
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Jul 30, 2019 18:42
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WarEternal posted:That's some sweet art. its kinda boring imo, maybe the foiling will look cool
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Elyv posted:really hope the judges end up not getting taken for a ride by wotc but I bet a significant percentage will, sadly. Calling bullshit on the flavor text, what costs 2 that can do any of those? Warping Wail? if you stretch it?
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Orange Fluffy Sheep posted:Calling bullshit on the flavor text, what costs 2 that can do any of those? uhhh Lin Sivvi activation, Thornbite Staff activation, Gemstone Array activation that's all I got
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Wurzag posted:Yeah I'm honestly surprised they didn't just turn it into a pyramid scheme You know what's better than a pyramid scheme where the lower levels get a cut? A pyramid scheme where the lower levels don't get a cut.
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Elyv posted:really hope the judges end up not getting taken for a ride by wotc but I bet a significant percentage will, sadly. Are those the same runes on Karn's chest along the bottom middle edge?
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Jul 30, 2019 19:37
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So they're doing a judge q&a on Reddit at the moment and it's NOT GOING WELLquote:Non-profit and for-profit entities can get along just fine. And non-profit entities can operate internationally. I know this from direct personal experience with them. So why are the "WotC can't work with a non-profit" and "can't work internationally" justifications circulating? It was absolutely possible for this to be a non-profit. quote:To what extent will "Judge Academy" provide meaningful transparency in its deliberations, operations, and use of funds?
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ilmucche posted:It looks like a really fun deck. Full disclosure I don't watch the videos, the writeups are good but the videos are terrible. little munchkin posted:his stuff is fun but he played in the single-match queue which is notoriously soft, so take the results with a grain of salt That's the problem. He didn't play against only fringe decks in that video, but I'm sure he'd struggle a bit more against things like Jund or UW Control. Still, this at least looks like a fun and probably pretty viable budget Modern deck for FNM, that could maybe put up better results with some refinement and more playtesting.
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Jul 30, 2019 20:16
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Skyl3lazer posted:So they're doing a judge q&a on Reddit at the moment and it's NOT GOING WELL Yeah. Tim is setting the expectation early that he isn't going to transparent with the money. There is only one reason not to and that reason is obvious.
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Jul 30, 2019 20:22
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Skyl3lazer posted:So they're doing a judge q&a on Reddit at the moment and it's NOT GOING WELL The non-profit answer was the  est of all of them.  PEOPLE MIGHT GIVE TO JUDGE ACADEMY INSTEAD OF THE RED CROSS IF IT'S NON-PROFIT
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Jul 30, 2019 20:23
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Kyrosiris posted:The non-profit answer was the Tim... gonna just blow your mind here... but there are a lot of non-profits that aren't charities.
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Jul 30, 2019 20:26
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Unrelated to judges: 5c bring to light niv with wren and six owns
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Jul 30, 2019 20:27
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admanb posted:Tim... gonna just blow your mind here... but there are a lot of non-profits that aren't charities. Judge Academy: already more corrupt than FIFA
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Jul 30, 2019 20:29
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Judge Academy - worse for members than MLMs
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Jul 30, 2019 20:38
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Magic: the Gathering: We felt it was import not to compete with organizations like the Red Cross
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Jul 30, 2019 20:41
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Folks, I think I see why Wizards and Hasbro signed off on this. It's run by a complete imbecile and Wizards can completely wash their hands of it.
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Jul 30, 2019 20:42
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admanb posted:Tim... gonna just blow your mind here... but there are a lot of non-profits that aren't charities. such as, for example, the NFL, up until they dropped that status because they were mad that people kept reading their financial statements
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Jul 30, 2019 20:50
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Actually, do we know who owns the Jacestice Academy?
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Meyers-Briggs Testicle posted:Magic: the Gathering: We felt it was import not to compete with organizations like the Red Cross New thread title please jk mods never read this thread
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I don't think anything has been published about the business structure of Jace's Tease Academy, other than that Tim Shields has a fat finger in the pie.
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Honestly the answers were so bad I started to feel a little bad for them, like watching someone's hopes and dreams get shattered in a reddit QnA Then I remember they were hopes and dreams of grifting and it'll probably end up working on a staggering number of judges anyway and suddenly I don't feel bad for them at all
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So a privately owned company ran by WotC sockpuppets that adds literally nothing of value beyond foils provided by WotC? Yeah, that's not suspect at all. Totally not a WotC shell company. Edit: Jace's lust Academy posted:The primary things that we offer are Training and Certification. We will do this through a combination of an online LMS (Learning Management System) and live conferences. Can't make this poo poo up Cynic Jester fucked around with this message at 21:29 on Jul 30, 2019 |
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Jeoh posted:I don't think anything has been published about the business structure of Jace's Tease Academy, other than that Tim Shields has a fat finger in the pie. Don't forget that Tim Shields owns both this and Cascade Games, but oh, it's okay, there's no conflict of interest. quote:This is a great question and more than fair to ask. 
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