MTGS users without profile pictures, why did you choose to never upload one? It makes it so much harder for me to get to know you without an avatar to associate your rhetoric with. I'd genuinely like to know.
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MTGS users without profile pictures, why did you choose to never upload one? It makes it so much harder for me to get to know you without an avatar to associate your rhetoric with. I'd genuinely like to know.
I don't know how.
So I ran into a guy in Discord that seemed to recognize me. He was like "Are you Donald from MTGSalvation?" And I'm like "yeah, you probably know me from Edric". Then he's like, "no SurgingChaos mentioned you on a podcast once".
Okay...first post here, obviously newcomer to the forum.
Played M:TG on and off since 4th Ed/Fallen Empires, played EDH exclusively since the start of Innistrad 1.0. I'm old enough to remember mana burn, and young enough to still follow most of how cards interact degenerately with each other.
Love playing video games(mostly last gen/retro), hate snow(even though my state is shaped like winter apparel, lol), and look forward to interacting with my fellow planeswalkers.
Okay...first post here, obviously newcomer to the forum.
Played M:TG on and off since 4th Ed/Fallen Empires, played EDH exclusively since the start of Innistrad 1.0. I'm old enough to remember mana burn, and young enough to still follow most of how cards interact degenerately with each other.
Love playing video games(mostly last gen/retro), hate snow(even though my state is shaped like winter apparel, lol), and look forward to interacting with my fellow planeswalkers.
*fist bumps for all*
Welcome to the forum. ^.^ We don't bite. Much. Except for Jivan.
MTGS users without profile pictures, why did you choose to never upload one? It makes it so much harder for me to get to know you without an avatar to associate your rhetoric with. I'd genuinely like to know.
Easier or harder when it changes frequently? That throws me off more than having nothing.
So I ran into a guy in Discord that seemed to recognize me. He was like "Are you Donald from MTGSalvation?" And I'm like "yeah, you probably know me from Edric". Then he's like, "no SurgingChaos mentioned you on a podcast once".
Could be worse. He didn't ask if you were Donald Donaldson (think that was your old name?).
Okay...first post here, obviously newcomer to the forum.
Played M:TG on and off since 4th Ed/Fallen Empires, played EDH exclusively since the start of Innistrad 1.0. I'm old enough to remember mana burn, and young enough to still follow most of how cards interact degenerately with each other.
Love playing video games(mostly last gen/retro), hate snow(even though my state is shaped like winter apparel, lol), and look forward to interacting with my fellow planeswalkers.
*fist bumps for all*
Welcome! Always good to see new people.
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Easier or harder when it changes frequently? That throws me off more than having nothing.
I think it's harder for me to get to know people without avatars than people who change their avatar from time to time. It's like what Life1ess says above. It's easier to remember pictures than to remember names (though having a quirky, unique name helps). The default, avatarless avatar is so ubiquitous that I always have to read the user's name no matter what. With folks who change their avatars, I'm not going to mistake them with somebody else. I just have to relearn who they are again.
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I tend to go by name AND avatar...for a while i had the cartoon Hermes from Disney,till I found Captain Tightpants as Hermes from the Percy Jackson movies....
Okay...first post here, obviously newcomer to the forum.
Played M:TG on and off since 4th Ed/Fallen Empires, played EDH exclusively since the start of Innistrad 1.0. I'm old enough to remember mana burn, and young enough to still follow most of how cards interact degenerately with each other.
Love playing video games(mostly last gen/retro), hate snow(even though my state is shaped like winter apparel, lol), and look forward to interacting with my fellow planeswalkers.
*fist bumps for all*
Welcome to the forum. ^.^ We don't bite. Much. Except for Jivan.
Could be worse. He didn't ask if you were Donald Donaldson (think that was your old name?).
It was Donald_McDonald I believe. After I changed it I tried to get people to call me the poster formerly known as Donald_McDonald but I couldn't get that to stick.
Welcome to the forum. ^.^ We don't bite. Much. Except for Jivan.
When I faded away from the forum in 2014, Jivan could be found routinely zinging one-liners in MLD (mass land destruction) threads. When I stopped back in in late 2016, I found him christened a mod. My shock was over 9000.
When I faded away from the forum in 2014, Jivan could be found routinely zinging one-liners in MLD (mass land destruction) threads. When I stopped back in in late 2016, I found him christened a mod. My shock was over 9000.
Ok, so we take mod lounge leaks pretty seriously, but I think this will be ok. Jivan has applied a few times for various mod positions, and for all the apps the entire staff have the opportunity to weigh in. I believe it was the first time he applied, and one staffer (who shall remain nameless) replied with nothing but a godzilla nope meme picture.
I got rejected my first time as well. They mistakenly thought I was a troll. The nerve of some people.
Getting another expensive shipment on Puca from Germany. Last shipment from Germany was the only shipment I've been sent that got lost in the mail. That was a real bummer too because it was foil Treachery, foil Yavimaya Hollow and pack foil Teferi. According to the tracking it never reached the US.
Getting another expensive shipment on Puca from Germany. Last shipment from Germany was the only shipment I've been sent that got lost in the mail. That was a real bummer too because it was foil Treachery, foil Yavimaya Hollow and pack foil Teferi. According to the tracking it never reached the US.
What's in this one?
Managed to sneak in under the price jump on Saheeli Rai this morning, so I'm hoping that the ones I ordered don't coincidentally turn out to be out of stock.
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Managed to sneak in under the price jump on Saheeli Rai this morning, so I'm hoping that the ones I ordered don't coincidentally turn out to be out of stock.
Not as nice. Looks like pack foil Abrupt Decay and pack foil Deathrite Shaman.
Well..my local shop is closing at the end of the month:crying:
I'm really sorry. That stinks, I was without an LGS for a long time and it's not as bad as it could be if there is an established group in the area.
I would suggest trying to start a facebook page for all the regulars to join and use it to arrange meeting up for games and stuff. Before the town my parents lived in when I was in high-school got an LGS, we had a facebook page and every weekend people would post trying to get together a pod for commander or some people for 60-card testing. We would normally meet up at the local universities student center but I'm sure if that's not an option you could try to find a cafe or diner that would be amenable to some people coming and buying some food or drink and using a table for a while.
Also, if there is a store a town or two over, you might can get them to run off-site drafts. We did that as well, a store a couple of towns over would sanction the draft through WER and we would send someone to go pick up the packs and we would have the draft in our town then report the results back to the store owner. It wasn't a perfect system, but it's something.
Also, for the earlier discussion about not having avatars, I just keep forgetting. I want to change my username because I used my old gamer tag to make this account not remembering the psycho-graphic profile thing... I'm really not a spike in magic, more of a Melvin and a Vorthos. I eventually want to get an avatar I like then after enough time has passed for people to recognize the avatar, change my username and keep the avatar.
Edit: Either do that, or wait until I get to make a custom title and just make it "Actually more of a Melvin"
Trap your friends in an endless game with this 23-card combo!
So I ran into a guy in Discord that seemed to recognize me. He was like "Are you Donald from MTGSalvation?" And I'm like "yeah, you probably know me from Edric". Then he's like, "no SurgingChaos mentioned you on a podcast once".
EDIT: For those of you needing context:
P.S: I have yet to find a high res Snapping Thragg pic to use as an avatar.
Marath, Will of the Wild
Friendly Kess Twin Combo
Tatyova - Sir Bounce A Lot
Gonti's Luxury Pie
Prime (Eldrazi) Speaker Zegana (Retired)
Played M:TG on and off since 4th Ed/Fallen Empires, played EDH exclusively since the start of Innistrad 1.0. I'm old enough to remember mana burn, and young enough to still follow most of how cards interact degenerately with each other.
Love playing video games(mostly last gen/retro), hate snow(even though my state is shaped like winter apparel, lol), and look forward to interacting with my fellow planeswalkers.
*fist bumps for all*
EDH decks: 1. RGWMayael's Big BeatsRETIRED!
2. BUWMerieke Ri Berit and the 40 Thieves
3. URNiv's Wheeling and Dealing!
4. BURThe Walking Dead
5. GWSisay's Legends of Tomorrow
6. RWBRise of Markov
7. GElvez and stuffz(W)
8. RCrush your enemies(W)
9. BSign right here...(W)
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Could be worse. He didn't ask if you were Donald Donaldson (think that was your old name?).
Welcome! Always good to see new people.
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RGThromok tokens/goodstuff | UB Grimgrin zombie tribal
GW Sigarda enchantress | R Godo voltron
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RU Mizzix storm | BUG Mimeoplasm competitive reanimator | UG Ezuri infect
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When I faded away from the forum in 2014, Jivan could be found routinely zinging one-liners in MLD (mass land destruction) threads. When I stopped back in in late 2016, I found him christened a mod. My shock was over 9000.
R.I.P. Sundering Titan (6/20/12) and Braids, Cabal Minion (9/12/14)
Ok, so we take mod lounge leaks pretty seriously, but I think this will be ok. Jivan has applied a few times for various mod positions, and for all the apps the entire staff have the opportunity to weigh in. I believe it was the first time he applied, and one staffer (who shall remain nameless) replied with nothing but a godzilla nope meme picture.
I got rejected my first time as well. They mistakenly thought I was a troll. The nerve of some people.
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Fairly certain. Like 48% certain. Ok, 21%.
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Managed to sneak in under the price jump on Saheeli Rai this morning, so I'm hoping that the ones I ordered don't coincidentally turn out to be out of stock.
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I'm really sorry. That stinks, I was without an LGS for a long time and it's not as bad as it could be if there is an established group in the area.
I would suggest trying to start a facebook page for all the regulars to join and use it to arrange meeting up for games and stuff. Before the town my parents lived in when I was in high-school got an LGS, we had a facebook page and every weekend people would post trying to get together a pod for commander or some people for 60-card testing. We would normally meet up at the local universities student center but I'm sure if that's not an option you could try to find a cafe or diner that would be amenable to some people coming and buying some food or drink and using a table for a while.
Also, if there is a store a town or two over, you might can get them to run off-site drafts. We did that as well, a store a couple of towns over would sanction the draft through WER and we would send someone to go pick up the packs and we would have the draft in our town then report the results back to the store owner. It wasn't a perfect system, but it's something.
Also, for the earlier discussion about not having avatars, I just keep forgetting. I want to change my username because I used my old gamer tag to make this account not remembering the psycho-graphic profile thing... I'm really not a spike in magic, more of a Melvin and a Vorthos. I eventually want to get an avatar I like then after enough time has passed for people to recognize the avatar, change my username and keep the avatar.
Edit: Either do that, or wait until I get to make a custom title and just make it "Actually more of a Melvin"
Marath, Will of the Wild Tokens!! / Karrthus, Tyrant of Jund Dragons! / Muzzio, Visionary Architect / Brago, King Eternal / Daretti, Scrap Savant / Narset, Enlightened Master / Alesha, Who Smiles at Death / Bruna, Light of Alabaster / Marchesa, the Black Rose / Iroas, God of Victory / Freyalise, Llanowar's Fury / Omnath, Locus of rage / Titania, Protector of Argoth / Kozilek, the Great Distortion
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Elves / Titanshift / Merfolk