I want to know if they printed Treasure Cruise without testing it for Modern/Legacy/Vintage, or if they printed it knowing full well it would become the most recently restricted card in Vintage since Ponder and the most recently banned in Legacy since Mental Misstep.
(There is the question of: Is development willing to print a card they know full well will break Eternal formats if they knew with certainty that it is fairly costed for Standard and Limited?)
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Mental Misstep made sense since EVERY deck had a turn 1 counter. TC seemed to push some strategies out of the meta but I think the ban was too hasty. Many decks will ultimately try and slot DTT I assume as it can actually be better than TC.
Well, we do know that WotC doesn't test for Legacy, so I bet that is the same for Vintage. As for Modern, they probably mildly test it. I have a feeling that R&D has too much on their plate to test for card usage for older formats, so cards like DTT, TC, and DRS are cards that are "oops" for them. Cards like Abrupt Decay were probably thought of during their development though, as the "Cannot be countered" clause is needed in older formats and not so in Standard and Limited.
Mental Misstep made sense since EVERY deck had a turn 1 counter. TC seemed to push some strategies out of the meta but I think the ban was too hasty. Many decks will ultimately try and slot DTT I assume as it can actually be better than TC.
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Yay for black and blue strategies!
For those that play Tiny Leaders, is Lightning Greaves not used in your format?
Alright, I got a job. Lower pay by a couple of dollars and I'm commuting, for now. I have every ounce of confidence in myself that I'll get what I was paid and hopefully in six months I'll move to the area.
Huzzah for jobs! Congratulations!
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Alright, I got a job. Lower pay by a couple of dollars and I'm commuting, for now. I have every ounce of confidence in myself that I'll get what I was paid and hopefully in six months I'll move to the area.
Alright, I got a job. Lower pay by a couple of dollars and I'm commuting, for now. I have every ounce of confidence in myself that I'll get what I was paid and hopefully in six months I'll move to the area.
Huzzah for jobs! Congratulations!
Thank you! How is your job search coming along?
Oh, I ended up answering the sketchiest ad ever. It was a print ad in the local paper asking for "computer help". Turns out that our nearby city needed an IT guy. After a couple interviews, I ended up getting the job, so I am now an honest-to-goodness employee working for the (small) company that provides IT support to the city.
My health insurance just kicked in this month. First time I've had insurance in five years.
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That's pretty sweet. Small companies are cool, because if they start expanding, you will probably move up and that means more pay. More pay means more sex, drugs, and rock & roll. You do like those things, right KnickM?
When you answered the ad, were you thinking you were going to get robbed at the end of the interview, or something?
That's pretty sweet. Small companies are cool, because if they start expanding, you will probably move up and that means more pay. More pay means more sex, drugs, and rock & roll. You do like those things, right KnickM?
When you answered the ad, were you thinking you were going to get robbed at the end of the interview, or something?
I was about 85% convinced that it was a scam, and that I was going to end up with something stolen from me, but at that point I was pretty desperate, so I figured that it would be worth the risk. Turns out that it paid off in spades.
2014 started out as a really bad year, and then I got fired, and everything was amazing. I'm still kind of in disbelief about what happened.
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Nice going on the jobs guys, glad to hear about the good news. I myself am moving due to a job change, will soon come time to update my MTGS state of residence
Been traveling a bit man, was over in Australia for a bit, toured the unofficial 51st state for the first time - really trying to avoid the winter! Have not played much mtg these days, going to have to wait until I relocate for that
Sounds like you've been having a good time enjoying quite a bit. And don't worry about Magic, it's been a little boring lately, and it'll be here when you get back. I recently found out it's big in the military across the seas. They need something to do and this is one of them.
I'm not entirely sure why, but I can't stand Gerrard Fabiano. I kinda want him to kick rocks.
I think it is because he seems to have a perpetual smug look on his face. I have never really been a fan either, but I do find his BUG Control deck in standard a bit interesting. It was interesting to see The Boss off of UW Heroic this weekend also.
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Sounds like you've been having a good time enjoying quite a bit. And don't worry about Magic, it's been a little boring lately, and it'll be here when you get back. I recently found out it's big in the military across the seas. They need something to do and this is one of them.
I used to live in Darwin and we had a little club to play Magic.
Had lots of US Navy boats coming through and they would hear about us and come down to play.
That was many years ago. I'm sure many sailors are still playing. Better than some of the other antics they get up to on shore leave.
The Legacy IQ has some interesting results, we will have to see how the meta continues to shape, as this is obviously just a single event.
Top 8 was:
1. Sneak and Show
2. Lands
3. Lands
4. Abzan Maverick (with 4x Living Wish, yeah man, cool stuff)
5. MUD
6. Dredge (with mana, for clarity)
7. RUG Delver
8. Grixis Control
Pretty diverse overall, and only a single Delver list. That is something we haven't seen in a bit.
Interestingly, Helm-Miracles was 9th, I think it would be cool for it to make a come back, especially since there was no red splash (I'm biased, I don't own Scalding Tarn, and it ran Energy Field in addition to RIP. UWR Stoneblade still appears to be a thing running DTT in lieu of Cruise, and some Snapcasters.
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So, I just got back from the hospital. I needed to get checked out for some chest pain and heart palpitations, and it turns out that for whatever reason, my blood pressure was super high (family history of it, so I'm not super surprised about it), so I am back to eat dinner and then it's back to the hospital to do a follow up after some 50 other people get helped, and probably get some hypertension medication.
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So, I just got back from the hospital. I needed to get checked out for some chest pain and heart palpitations, and it turns out that for whatever reason, my blood pressure was super high (family history of it, so I'm not super surprised about it), so I am back to eat dinner and then it's back to the hospital to do a follow up after some 50 other people get helped, and probably get some hypertension medication.
Yeah, I start regular prostate exams next month. Statistically I have a 98% chance of getting cancer in the next 15 years. Gotta love the things we inherit.
Still in the hospital, and I am pretty tired. Hopefully they will say that I can go back home soon. But that may take awhile for the blood work to get done and for me to get checked out.
EDIT: I got discharged about 4:00 AM this morning; all the tests came back showing no abnormalities and minimal risk of any serious underlying causes, but they suggested I follow up with a GP to make sure there's no major problems that they couldn't catch.
If by take over the world, you mean take over the MTG market, then sure...
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I haven't kept up much on the goings on. I see TC was banned/restricted lol, go figure.
I am going to start playing again as well, it's been far too long.
(There is the question of: Is development willing to print a card they know full well will break Eternal formats if they knew with certainty that it is fairly costed for Standard and Limited?)
Went to a new shop from a friend's recommendation, DQ'ed for willful violation of CR 100.6b.
Have played duals? I have PucaPoints for them!
(Credit to DarkNightCavalier)
$tandard: Too poor.
Modern:
- GW Birthing Pod(?)
Legacy:
- UWR Delver
Welcome back LotV and black strategies
Went to a new shop from a friend's recommendation, DQ'ed for willful violation of CR 100.6b.
Have played duals? I have PucaPoints for them!
(Credit to DarkNightCavalier)
$tandard: Too poor.
Modern:
- GW Birthing Pod(?)
Legacy:
- UWR Delver
Yay for black and blue strategies!
For those that play Tiny Leaders, is Lightning Greaves not used in your format?
Huzzah for jobs! Congratulations!
Thank you! How is your job search coming along?
Oh, I ended up answering the sketchiest ad ever. It was a print ad in the local paper asking for "computer help". Turns out that our nearby city needed an IT guy. After a couple interviews, I ended up getting the job, so I am now an honest-to-goodness employee working for the (small) company that provides IT support to the city.
My health insurance just kicked in this month. First time I've had insurance in five years.
When you answered the ad, were you thinking you were going to get robbed at the end of the interview, or something?
I was about 85% convinced that it was a scam, and that I was going to end up with something stolen from me, but at that point I was pretty desperate, so I figured that it would be worth the risk. Turns out that it paid off in spades.
2014 started out as a really bad year, and then I got fired, and everything was amazing. I'm still kind of in disbelief about what happened.
Where have you been man, besides work?
I think it is because he seems to have a perpetual smug look on his face. I have never really been a fan either, but I do find his BUG Control deck in standard a bit interesting. It was interesting to see The Boss off of UW Heroic this weekend also.
I used to live in Darwin and we had a little club to play Magic.
Had lots of US Navy boats coming through and they would hear about us and come down to play.
That was many years ago. I'm sure many sailors are still playing. Better than some of the other antics they get up to on shore leave.
Top 8 was:
1. Sneak and Show
2. Lands
3. Lands
4. Abzan Maverick (with 4x Living Wish, yeah man, cool stuff)
5. MUD
6. Dredge (with mana, for clarity)
7. RUG Delver
8. Grixis Control
Pretty diverse overall, and only a single Delver list. That is something we haven't seen in a bit.
Interestingly, Helm-Miracles was 9th, I think it would be cool for it to make a come back, especially since there was no red splash (I'm biased, I don't own Scalding Tarn, and it ran Energy Field in addition to RIP. UWR Stoneblade still appears to be a thing running DTT in lieu of Cruise, and some Snapcasters.
Went to a new shop from a friend's recommendation, DQ'ed for willful violation of CR 100.6b.
Have played duals? I have PucaPoints for them!
(Credit to DarkNightCavalier)
$tandard: Too poor.
Modern:
- GW Birthing Pod(?)
Legacy:
- UWR Delver
WUBRGPauper Battle BoxWUBRG ... and why I am not a fan of Wayne Reynolds' Illustrations.
EDIT: I got discharged about 4:00 AM this morning; all the tests came back showing no abnormalities and minimal risk of any serious underlying causes, but they suggested I follow up with a GP to make sure there's no major problems that they couldn't catch.
Went to a new shop from a friend's recommendation, DQ'ed for willful violation of CR 100.6b.
Have played duals? I have PucaPoints for them!
(Credit to DarkNightCavalier)
$tandard: Too poor.
Modern:
- GW Birthing Pod(?)
Legacy:
- UWR Delver