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TheChirurgeon posted:Yeah, but wasn't it announced before they announced the PW intro decks? Seems like it's not a big stretch to imagine that one part of WotC wasn't consulting the other but hey I hope I'm wrong so whatever The Planeswalker decks are the replacement for theme/intro decks, not the duel decks.
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The point is, continuing to make planeswalker-fronted Duel Decks alongside the actual intro-level Planeswalker Decks would be a bit weird.
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I mean, you'll find out in a week. Announcement Day for the Fall/Winter blocks and suppelemental stuff is next Monday.
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Do any of you guys play semi-casual Commander on MTGO? I'd love to enjoy a free for all game going where someone isn't trying to orb lock on turn 3 or running Blood Moon, etc. It seems like it is 1 or 2 seriously competitive decks versus a werewolf tribal and some poor soul who never gets anything done except dropping 4 basic lands. My name on MTGO and TappedOut.net is Crunkmagnet, and even if we don't play I'd like to see some new players. Message me if you're on, chances are I will be.
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https://www.instagram.com/p/BRsc4--gED7/ What...is this strange feeling I am experiencing? Could it be...joy? Could it be true that Magic's flavor was, at some point, actually about having fun and not "Planeswalkers are superheroes you guys, we're serious!"? Yes, yes it is true. Seriously though, that is a FAQ! Edit: Actually, this might be way too positive for this thread, so here's another link from this same instagram, with a stupid discussion on "real Magic cards" https://www.instagram.com/p/BRdCq4Ig269/ [Insert random dumb argument about proxies here, then proceed as necessary] Jenx fucked around with this message at 21:02 on Mar 20, 2017 |
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Mar 20, 2017 21:00
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Jenx posted:https://www.instagram.com/p/BRsc4--gED7/ They still occasionally have fun in oracle rulings and such: http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=402093
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Jenx posted:https://www.instagram.com/p/BRsc4--gED7/ It also reminds me of the old "our condolences to anyone who has been killed by an Ornithopter" line in the back of the rulebooks. And makes me miss tiny rulebooks.
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I think I still have some of the Ice Age and Revised ones that came in Starter Decks somewhere. Complete with the pages-long explanation of Banding and cryptic attempts to clarify what an Interrupt really is.
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Entropic posted:They still occasionally have fun in oracle rulings and such: http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=402093 Oh yeah, I saw that when the set was released and it's probably the best thing to have come out of the BFZ block. The "We know." at the end is what makes it great.
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Jenx posted:Oh yeah, I saw that when the set was released and it's probably the best thing to have come out of the BFZ block. The "We know." at the end is what makes it great. I look forward to when that coliqualism dies and five years later people read that and don't understand what it means anymore.
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I know I already tainted the answers by stating a number above, but I'm just curious - what did everyone think judges made from judging a GP? Say a level 2 floor judge just for argument's sake.
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So where is a good place to go to post my deck to try and get some useful reviews and constructive criticism? It would be nice if they give you some sort of exportable link to use on forums like BBcode or whatever.
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Subways Jared posted:So where is a good place to go to post my deck to try and get some useful reviews and constructive criticism? It would be nice if they give you some sort of exportable link to use on forums like BBcode or whatever. I think deckstats does bbcode exports
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BJPaskoff posted:I know I already tainted the answers by stating a number above, but I'm just curious - what did everyone think judges made from judging a GP? Say a level 2 floor judge just for argument's sake. I would have guessed "no money, but have a couple of free booster boxes" until you get up to, like, HJ territory. It seems in line with the expectation people seem to have of judges doing everything for the love of the game.
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gwrtheyrn posted:I think deckstats does bbcode exports Yeah I've been using deckstats, but unfortunately they don't have a really active deck review forum. But I can use their BBcode export to use other places at least. I'm looking for a site/forums that does a lot with deck review.
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gwrtheyrn posted:I think deckstats does bbcode exports It does yeah, and you can make an account and save your decks. If you look in the brewhaus a lot of folks use it and you can follow the links.
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Jabor posted:I would have guessed "no money, but have a couple of free booster boxes" until you get up to, like, HJ territory. This was also my assumption, although I've heard that they actually do get paid something at a GP.
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Fifth-hand information but a local judge mentioned they HAVE to pay judges at GP now when we were talking about GP fees. Any judges here this? Edit: CFB is paying 225 a day for Vegas All Team Members will receive a Grand Prix: Las Vegas JUDGE playmat for each Grand Prix as well as JUDGE version of the Grand Prix: Las Vegas Ancestral Recall playmat in addition to the following: Judge Team: $225 per day Operations Team: $225 per day Lead Position: $325 per day ... You may opt to receive all or a portion of your compensation in ChannelFireball Store credit at a rate of 130%. For example, instead of receiving $100 cash, you can receive $130 in store credit. (All CFB credit is calculated in USD$, Euro compensation would be converted.) In order to receive this credit you must inform the judge manager two weeks prior to the start of the event that you wish to use this option. Super edit: The GP Montreal comp is awful and mostly product. Wonder if its a US labor thing? Snacksmaniac fucked around with this message at 02:23 on Mar 21, 2017 |
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 Well I can think of at least one Legacy player that should be banned...
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BJPaskoff posted:I know I already tainted the answers by stating a number above, but I'm just curious - what did everyone think judges made from judging a GP? Say a level 2 floor judge just for argument's sake. Political cartoon-level gigantic sacks of money while sad >80% win-rate players have their pockets turned inside-out.
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I read that judges at gp vegas are getting 25% less than previous years? Seems like a bad place to offer less considering the price to travel there that weekend.
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Subways Jared posted:Yeah I've been using deckstats, but unfortunately they don't have a really active deck review forum. But I can use their BBcode export to use other places at least. If you wanna post about Standard decks you can do so here or in the Brewhaus Thread. Pauper decks go in the Pauper Thread. Modern/Legacy/Vintage go in the Eternal Thread. Commander goes in the Commander Thread. Yeah it's kinda spread out but it works. Just export your Deckstats input as BBCode and paste it into a post.
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Hellsau posted:
I've been saying Deathrite could easily go for a long time, especially if they take something out of Miracles. You're just making a mistake if you don't play one of those two things.
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Sickening posted:I read that judges at gp vegas are getting 25% less than previous years? Seems like a bad place to offer less considering the price to travel there that weekend. Vegas is usually one of the cheapest destinations. What the hell happened to this country ?
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Subways Jared posted:Yeah I've been using deckstats, but unfortunately they don't have a really active deck review forum. But I can use their BBcode export to use other places at least. the two biggest sites are mtgsalvation and reddit. mtgsalvation has a lot of smart people but if you're posting a brew and not an established decklist you might not get a lot of feedback. reddit has more traffic but everyone there is dumb as bricks
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Jabor posted:I would have guessed "no money, but have a couple of free booster boxes" until you get up to, like, HJ territory. I think I'd rather have the boxes than the handjob.
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little munchkin posted:the two biggest sites are mtgsalvation and reddit. mtgsalvation has a lot of smart people but if you're posting a brew and not an established decklist you might not get a lot of feedback. reddit has more traffic but everyone there is dumb as bricks mtgsalvation is no gem either
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ThePeavstenator posted:Something Awful is no gem either
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MTGS is good for specific deck discussion, they just tend have a lot of posters with terrible opinions on literally everything else, like Reddit does.
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Jabor posted:I would have guessed "no money, but have a couple of free booster boxes" until you get up to, like, HJ territory. That's how it was when I started ten years ago, with one change: if you were traveling, the TO would have you stay with at least one other judge in a room in a hotel block they rented. If not, you got more boxes. And the comp for my first GP, Montreal, was glorious. Three (maybe four?) foreign boxes of Time Spiral block and a packet of judge foils that I sold for $325 US to the vendors, along with the free hotel room for two nights and food vouchers for the crappy convention center food. Snacksmaniac posted:Super edit: The GP Montreal comp is awful and mostly product. Wonder if its a US labor thing? Ten years later, if I was an L1 as I was back then I'd get $50 and a box per day. As a L2 I'd get $275 and a box of English Amonkhet per day. That's not mostly product. It's about equal, except there's no room sponsorship - though there is a discount on rooms because they have a block. No mention of food vouchers, though I think that's standard these days. Judge foils at GPs were cool, but they were a pain to sell and everyone got different prices depending on different factors: what dealers they might be friendly with, how fast they got there (people who picked up their foils earlier in the day might get a better price from the dealers because they were blinded by the newly released ones right away and could move them quicker with more players still in the venue), etc. You also get extra poo poo if you show up on Thursday and Friday for setup and side events respectively, which is how all the "career judges" who go to one or two GPs a month every month justify doing it. Once CFB takes over, judge comp will be standardized to a degree.
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Snacksmaniac posted:Vegas is usually one of the cheapest destinations. What the hell happened to this country ? There will be three hundred thousand additional visitors for an unrelated event at the same time as GP Vegas 2017, so that puts a bit of pressure on accomadation.
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Hellsau posted:
The best part is when someone calls him out in the comments and Jeffucking Hoogland steps in to defend Huang. That said the occasional legacy content is welcome and he writes decent articles.
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A dude at my LGS' MM17 draft jumped up and did a literal lap around the store when he opened a foil Snapcaster Mage today.
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Gurzigost and Hunting Kavu, separated at birth?   (Gurzigost was the first single I bought. I think I was ripped off).
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Snacksmaniac posted:Vegas is usually one of the cheapest destinations. What the hell happened to this country ? pretend I posted an image of trump looking smug
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Hellsau posted:There will be three hundred thousand additional visitors for an unrelated event at the same time as GP Vegas 2017, so that puts a bit of pressure on accomadation. I'm not too worried about the market with the most hotel rooms of anywhere.
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GeneX posted:pretend I posted an image of trump looking smug So... a picture of Trump?
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Pontius Pilate posted:The best part is when someone calls him out in the comments and Jeffucking Hoogland steps in to defend Huang. "Easy for you to say when you aren't good enough to have even been in that position in the first place  "gently caress that guy, gently caress him to hell. If you're so good and dedicate all of your time to MTG then why have you not been able to put up results on the pro tour? Oh wait it's because it's "bad EV" which is definitely not the sourest of grapes coming from you.
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ThePeavstenator posted:"Easy for you to say when you aren't good enough to have even been in that position in the first place I could be wrong but I'm not sure that the Hoog has even won anything on the SCG tour. I know he has top 8's but I don't think he's ever won an Open or an Invi
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He simply won't stoop to netdecking like all those other filthy grinders and his moral compass guides him to the land of shitlords instead.
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