Going through PT on my phone this morning, looking at potential trades. Then I come upon this: a Roman gold leaf crown symbol and gold type for a common. My first thought was Promoted Trades, but then I realized that is for specific cards & Nature's Lore cannot be a Promoted Trade.
When I clicked on it, a message popped up saying "I <3 Nature's Lore"...
Going through PT on my phone this morning, looking at potential trades. Then I come upon this: a Roman gold leaf crown symbol and gold type for a common. My first thought was Promoted Trades, but then I realized that is for specific cards & Nature's Lore cannot be a Promoted Trade.
When I clicked on it, a message popped up saying "I <3 Nature's Lore"...
Reprints the one card that people point to when saying that art objectifies women.
Well done Wizards.
Liliana does not objectify women in any way at all. We have gotten to a point in our society that every single picture of a women must be objectifying a women in some negative way......blah blah blah.. That is not the case. (((Sarcasm)))Picture of a girl drinking a milk shake, must be sex related and putting women down, picture of girl sitting on a beach, picture of a girl driving a car, picture of a girl on the moon at a new space station.)))
You have a picture of an attractive strong power women who girls dress up as for anime conventions. What more do you want? The picture is fine, happy to see a reprint. Sick of of seeing people claim that everything in existence must be putting women down. Then all I have to do is replace the word "women" with anything else to get the same mentality; fish, cats, arabs, blacks, jews, men, environment, whites, chinese, old people, etc. It doesn't matter what word I put in. Stop sucking life out of everything man. That artwork of her is awesome. Stop putting stuff down man. Just stop. If the picture was really as negative as you claim she would totally nude, in a kitchen, making sandwiches and giving blow jobs. Her abilities would be horrible as well. +1 do nothing -2 do nothing -6 do nothing. Instead liliana of the veil is an amazing planeswalker comparable to jace, the mind sculpter with great art to appreciate.
My suggestion listen to some comedy radio for a while, pandora is free, youtube is free there is something out there for you. ***** go make fun of somebody. The whole world is so serious and campaigning for some cause, or someones rights, everything is a hate crime, racist, sexist. blah blah blah.
"O no mcdonalds must be slandering a hate crime against skinny people every time they make a big mac." hahaha jeeze You're just someone perpetuating another groups negative perspective that they've made you believe is correct. Look at the picture for a hour and tell me what's wrong with it? I don't see anything.
I have heard vague rumors of a moustache-dispensing vending machine in a distant laundromat, across the street from a tattoo parlor. However, this information is shaky, and time is of the essence.
Going through PT on my phone this morning, looking at potential trades. Then I come upon this: a Roman gold leaf crown symbol and gold type for a common. My first thought was Promoted Trades, but then I realized that is for specific cards & Nature's Lore cannot be a Promoted Trade.
When I clicked on it, a message popped up saying "I <3 Nature's Lore"...
Anyone have a clue what this is about???
Can you post a screenshot?
I just posted on the SS on my original post... Couldn't figure out how to add a SS on my Android phone.
Going through PT on my phone this morning, looking at potential trades. Then I come upon this: a Roman gold leaf crown symbol and gold type for a common. My first thought was Promoted Trades, but then I realized that is for specific cards & Nature's Lore cannot be a Promoted Trade.
When I clicked on it, a message popped up saying "I <3 Nature's Lore"...
Anyone have a clue what this is about???
Can you post a screenshot?
I just posted on the SS on my original post... Couldn't figure out how to add a SS on my Android phone.
All cards are able to be promoted. You also get to put a short message when you promote a card.
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big receipts
alpha mox emerald
beta time walk
4 goyfs received
3 liliana of the veil
4 karn liberated
3 force of will
4 grove of the burnwillows
snapcaster mage
3 horizon canopy
2 full art damnation
Yep, that means that person has that Nature's Lore promoted for a higher price. It's especially good on smaller value cards because it only costs a few points and it helps beef up smaller packages into ones that are worth sending when they wouldn't otherwise be worth the value. I've started promoting anything I'm actively seeking that is smaller than 100 points to an even 100 points, and I see immediate results with cards being sent. I've noticed a huge uptick in receiving cards, not only through Discord users but random sends in general. And I rarely do reciprocal trades, most of my cards are coming from people who just send stuff.
I had 4 different people commit to send to me this week; which I found surprising, since I've only had 4 trades since the site was "improved". Although, it's all just small stuff I added to entice trades.
I haven't signed up for Discord yet but I plan to.
How are the promoted trades working? Is there a specific percentage threshold people need to offer in order to start seeing more cards come through?
It really depends on the card you're trying to get. If it's something like a standard only card (i.e. Saheeli), probably about 20-30%. If it's something like a fetch land, quite a bit higher. I had 2 windswept heaths (khans) promoted at about 80% and it took about 2 weeks to get one of them sent.
I had a goodness week.
Someone randomly sent me 2 zen arid mesas. (25% bounty but not promoted)
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big receipts
alpha mox emerald
beta time walk
4 goyfs received
3 liliana of the veil
4 karn liberated
3 force of will
4 grove of the burnwillows
snapcaster mage
3 horizon canopy
2 full art damnation
Been working the Discord channel. Found some pros & cons:
Pros:
- Just another outlet to find trades
Cons:
- The links most put (maybe 90%) have wants I cannot fulfill, so I was not getting most of the trades. Some people are really finicky, wanting almost an equal trade (even though they WILL get there deserved points, NO ONE is getting ripped off).
- If you are not paying attention, you find your self accepting trades for a nation/region you do not want to send to. For example, I ship U.S.A. only (my prerogative), and had to halt a trade because the recipient was not from America.
- When you trade off of someone's list it is sort of a hunt & peck trade, meaning you are grabbing single cards to send w/ their own trade #'s. To create a package trade w/ them (hence only having 1 trade #), you need to open up your window/page for prospective trades, extend it w/ a large reach, then do a search for their name.
So, how did I fix this issue, you say??? Glad you asked
I opened up the window/page which show my prospective trades. I then made 1 message stating "I have a few cards you want. Can you please look through my list so we can reciprocate." I sent to everyone on my list up to a 500 package (this was a process to learn, so from the above mistake, my trades window was already extended to 400 or more PP's for the package or more).
After hitting up around 20 people, 9 got back to me. And of that 9, I found 6 trades. My odds greatly increased when I DID NOT use the Discord channel, just some problem solving.
I haven't signed up for Discord yet but I plan to.
How are the promoted trades working? Is there a specific percentage threshold people need to offer in order to start seeing more cards come through?
It really depends on the card you're trying to get. If it's something like a standard only card (i.e. Saheeli), probably about 20-30%. If it's something like a fetch land, quite a bit higher. I had 2 windswept heaths (khans) promoted at about 80% and it took about 2 weeks to get one of them sent.
If you need to give a 20% bonus on a standard card I'm thinking that the site it's still too inflated for my taste. I know I could get bonuses trading stuff away and maybe I should try that first, but I can't see buying back in until the inflation is fixed
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Out of the blackness and stench of the engulfing swamp emerged a shimmering figure. Only the splattered armor and ichor-stained sword hinted at the unfathomable evil the knight had just laid waste.
If you need to give a 20% bonus on a standard card I'm thinking that the site it's still too inflated for my taste. I know I could get bonuses trading stuff away and maybe I should try that first, but I can't see buying back in until the inflation is fixed
To be fair, it's only the really in-demand stuff that requires this level of promotion. I was handed Tireless Trackers and Thing in the Ices without a lick of a promotion over the weekend.
But the stuff everyone wants (like fetches)? I suspect you'll need 50-60% promotion and a whole lot of chat on Discord at the very least. YMMV, depending on how in-demand the things on your want list are.
If you need to give a 20% bonus on a standard card I'm thinking that the site it's still too inflated for my taste. I know I could get bonuses trading stuff away and maybe I should try that first, but I can't see buying back in until the inflation is fixed
To be fair, it's only the really in-demand stuff that requires this level of promotion. I was handed Tireless Trackers and Thing in the Ices without a lick of a promotion over the weekend.
But the stuff everyone wants (like fetches)? I suspect you'll need 50-60% promotion and a whole lot of chat on Discord at the very least. YMMV, depending on how in-demand the things on your want list are.
I have a pretty extensive wants list of various things, in demand and not...
Haven't been sent a single thing in what's approaching 12 months now.
Yuuuuup
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I've been doing a fair amount of reciprocal (and some random) trades via Discord. Got my first truly random trade in a while yesterday (MM3 Arid Mesa, promoted at 5500 pts). Pretty happy about that
It's inspired me to get back into sending more random trades!
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Playing with proxied cards at sanctioned events is good, actually.
I've been doing a fair amount of reciprocal (and some random) trades via Discord. Got my first truly random trade in a while yesterday (MM3 Arid Mesa, promoted at 5500 pts). Pretty happy about that
It's inspired me to get back into sending more random trades!
Gratz on the Mesa.
As for me, I'm not that much of a recip guy. Did some recip a while back, but Nothing major. In fact, all of the above are random sends.
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It may not be pack to power, but this week I got a Legends Karakas and Lion's Eye Diamond with just the power of promoted trades. 100% promotions, but when you can still send off bulk jank to build up your account and then get cards, points being devalued isn't a huge concern to me.
Got out of Puca with a final cash + points offer for EMA FOW ($30 + 8500 points). Tried Discord for about six months and it helped with getting a bit of action almost entirely in the form of reciprocal trades (which gradually reduced my point totals). People are not random sending anything of real significance and points are mostly just balancing tools to even out reciprocal deals now. Between paying to be an uncommon member, getting nothing from over 20 promoted cards with promotions ranging from 20-100%, and realizing how much time I was losing trying to get cards moving, I finally got out. I'd much rather just buy singles I need at this point. Puca is nothing like it used to be and I cannot recommend it to anyone at this point. Even with the measures to address all of the extra points in the system, overall confidence in pucapoints and the system just gets lower and lower. I remember back in Oct.- Nov. Puca promised they would be posting monthly updates regarding the health of the Puca economy. Never saw one update beyond the first. I definitely lost money being involved with Puca. I'm just thankful I didn't accumulate the kind of point totals some users are now hopelessly sitting on.
I'm sitting on nearly $500 worth of points and the only thing that has come my way is a voice token... offering 25% on goyf and 15% on everything else. My wants list is nearly $2000 with a bunch of stuff I don't even really want; cool cards like Boros reckoner that are cheap and recently printed to try to bump me up on package view.
I sent out over $400 last week to random people hoping mm17 would invigorate the market but so far nothing. The only thing I haven't tried is actually promoting but for 4 goyfs just the promoting cost is $45 plus the actual bonus.
So of course I come on here and complain yesterday so I tried promoting a goyf for 13384 points and I randomly got it sent to me the same day.
Also, I tried downloading discord but I have no idea how to link with other people. Is there a guide somewhere on how to actually connect with others?
EDIT: Did they take away the ability to change your username? I changed it just fine the other day when I was a normal member, switched to silver and now I cant change it without contacting an administrator
So of course I come on here and complain yesterday so I tried promoting a goyf for 13384 points and I randomly got it sent to me the same day.
Also, I tried downloading discord but I have no idea how to link with other people. Is there a guide somewhere on how to actually connect with others?
EDIT: Did they take away the ability to change your username? I changed it just fine the other day when I was a normal member, switched to silver and now I cant change it without contacting an administrator
pucatrade
big receipts
alpha mox emerald
beta time walk
4 goyfs received
3 liliana of the veil
4 karn liberated
3 force of will
4 grove of the burnwillows
snapcaster mage
3 horizon canopy
2 full art damnation
So of course I come on here and complain yesterday so I tried promoting a goyf for 13384 points and I randomly got it sent to me the same day.
Also, I tried downloading discord but I have no idea how to link with other people. Is there a guide somewhere on how to actually connect with others?
EDIT: Did they take away the ability to change your username? I changed it just fine the other day when I was a normal member, switched to silver and now I cant change it without contacting an administrator
That's great that you got a goyf from a random. I've seen people on discord promoting it higher without getting one.
When I clicked on it, a message popped up saying "I <3 Nature's Lore"...
Anyone have a clue what this is about???
Can you post a screenshot?
I just posted on the SS on my original post... Couldn't figure out how to add a SS on my Android phone.
All cards are able to be promoted. You also get to put a short message when you promote a card.
pucatrade
big receipts
alpha mox emerald
beta time walk
4 goyfs received
3 liliana of the veil
4 karn liberated
3 force of will
4 grove of the burnwillows
snapcaster mage
3 horizon canopy
2 full art damnation
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How are the promoted trades working? Is there a specific percentage threshold people need to offer in order to start seeing more cards come through?
It really depends on the card you're trying to get. If it's something like a standard only card (i.e. Saheeli), probably about 20-30%. If it's something like a fetch land, quite a bit higher. I had 2 windswept heaths (khans) promoted at about 80% and it took about 2 weeks to get one of them sent.
http://forums.mtgsalvation.com/showthread.php?p=11439737#post11439737
Reality is only what man allows it to be. Few shape it so that many may accept it.
EDIT: Disregard, found it on Reddit
Someone randomly sent me 2 zen arid mesas. (25% bounty but not promoted)
pucatrade
big receipts
alpha mox emerald
beta time walk
4 goyfs received
3 liliana of the veil
4 karn liberated
3 force of will
4 grove of the burnwillows
snapcaster mage
3 horizon canopy
2 full art damnation
Pros:
- Just another outlet to find trades
Cons:
- The links most put (maybe 90%) have wants I cannot fulfill, so I was not getting most of the trades. Some people are really finicky, wanting almost an equal trade (even though they WILL get there deserved points, NO ONE is getting ripped off).
- If you are not paying attention, you find your self accepting trades for a nation/region you do not want to send to. For example, I ship U.S.A. only (my prerogative), and had to halt a trade because the recipient was not from America.
- When you trade off of someone's list it is sort of a hunt & peck trade, meaning you are grabbing single cards to send w/ their own trade #'s. To create a package trade w/ them (hence only having 1 trade #), you need to open up your window/page for prospective trades, extend it w/ a large reach, then do a search for their name.
So, how did I fix this issue, you say??? Glad you asked
I opened up the window/page which show my prospective trades. I then made 1 message stating "I have a few cards you want. Can you please look through my list so we can reciprocate." I sent to everyone on my list up to a 500 package (this was a process to learn, so from the above mistake, my trades window was already extended to 400 or more PP's for the package or more).
After hitting up around 20 people, 9 got back to me. And of that 9, I found 6 trades. My odds greatly increased when I DID NOT use the Discord channel, just some problem solving.
If you need to give a 20% bonus on a standard card I'm thinking that the site it's still too inflated for my taste. I know I could get bonuses trading stuff away and maybe I should try that first, but I can't see buying back in until the inflation is fixed
To be fair, it's only the really in-demand stuff that requires this level of promotion. I was handed Tireless Trackers and Thing in the Ices without a lick of a promotion over the weekend.
But the stuff everyone wants (like fetches)? I suspect you'll need 50-60% promotion and a whole lot of chat on Discord at the very least. YMMV, depending on how in-demand the things on your want list are.
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I have a pretty extensive wants list of various things, in demand and not...
Haven't been sent a single thing in what's approaching 12 months now.
Yuuuuup
Hyena Umbra
Brainstorm
Gifts Ungiven
Heart of Kiran
Torrential Gearhulk
Chord of Calling
Selfless Spirit (x2)
Fatal Push (x3)
Whir of Invention
Legion Loyalist
Cinder Glade
Basilisk Collar (x2)
Forbidden Orchard
Boros Charm
Yahenni's Expertise
Oath of Druids
Wastes (184 Full Art)
Gideon, Ally of Zendikar
Trinket Mage (x2)
Emblem - Gideon, Ally of Zendikar
Brave the Elements (x3)
Zendikar Resurgent (x3)
Great Furnace (x3)
Patron of the Moon
Hedron Archive (x3)
Seat of the Synod
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Golgari Grave-Troll
Copperline Gorge (x4)
Saheeli Rai
Unlicensed Disintegration foil
Kami of the Crescent Moon
Mentor of the Meek (x2)
Greenwarden of Murasa (x2)
Rancor (x2)
Quicksmith Rebel
Gearshift Ace foil
Sky Skiff foil (x3)
Speedway Fanatic foil (x2)
Glassblower's Puzzleknot foil (x2)
Lantern of Insight
Not all high-end stuff, but still cards I want.
It's inspired me to get back into sending more random trades!
Blue lives don't matter in the slightest.
Gratz on the Mesa.
As for me, I'm not that much of a recip guy. Did some recip a while back, but Nothing major. In fact, all of the above are random sends.
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I sent out over $400 last week to random people hoping mm17 would invigorate the market but so far nothing. The only thing I haven't tried is actually promoting but for 4 goyfs just the promoting cost is $45 plus the actual bonus.
Also, I tried downloading discord but I have no idea how to link with other people. Is there a guide somewhere on how to actually connect with others?
EDIT: Did they take away the ability to change your username? I changed it just fine the other day when I was a normal member, switched to silver and now I cant change it without contacting an administrator
You cannot change it anymore.
https://pucatrade.com/articles/2017/make_a_name
pucatrade
big receipts
alpha mox emerald
beta time walk
4 goyfs received
3 liliana of the veil
4 karn liberated
3 force of will
4 grove of the burnwillows
snapcaster mage
3 horizon canopy
2 full art damnation
That's great that you got a goyf from a random. I've seen people on discord promoting it higher without getting one.
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