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Dec 3, 2009mikeyG posted a message on Why Breaking Dawn MUST Be Made Into A MovieThey're expected to break the fourth book into two films to fit it all in, so I doubt much will be sped up or omitted.Posted in: Random Rants
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Dec 1, 2009mikeyG posted a message on Why Breaking Dawn MUST Be Made Into A MoviePlagiarized!Posted in: Random Rants
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Nov 29, 2009mikeyG posted a message on Friggin' PolanskiHe's one of the most infamous flight risks in the past 50 years and they gave him house arrest.Posted in: {bloggyG}
House arrest in a luxury chalet.
I need to break more ☺☺☺☺ing lamps. -
Oct 7, 2009mikeyG posted a message on Raw, raw, fight the power.Nice repost. Be more originalPosted in: File Under Sexy
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Sep 20, 2009mikeyG posted a message on the end of friends...Facebook: home of Farmville, useless quizzes, photo-memes and drama llamas.Posted in: 1-800-cyanide line
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Aug 17, 2009mikeyG posted a message on I have an idea...Actually, right in the rules it states that the rules apply to the Blog section. As the staff member unofficially in charge of Blogs, I tend to keep it fairly loose, but there are lines. Thanks for crossing one.Posted in: Tyler Durden Blog
For anyone wondering, he was infracted for this. -
Jun 27, 2009mikeyG posted a message on Leave for japan!Chances are, if you qualify for enrollment in a mental health facility you really ought to go.Posted in: Archon Kamigawa Blog
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Mar 30, 2009mikeyG posted a message on [ALR]From Game Japan 5So hybrid is in the set as well as enemy gold and a 'double cast' ability which I'm a bit confused on.Posted in: MTG Japan news blog
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Mar 29, 2009mikeyG posted a message on Let's celebrate!!!!Well, no, you attributed your incessant posting to boredom several times in this entry as well as the comments, including the one I was replying to.Posted in: Keeperofzion Blog
i am currently not that bored yet...although i think i will be this monday
At no point did you say you were too busy tospam the ever-living crap out of the forummake your contributions to the forum. So sorry if you lost me. -
Mar 27, 2009mikeyG posted a message on Let's celebrate!!!!You plan out your boredom?Posted in: Keeperofzion Blog
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Mar 26, 2009mikeyG posted a message on Let's celebrate!!!!Quality not quantity.Posted in: Keeperofzion Blog
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Feb 26, 2009mikeyG posted a message on My Late EpiphanyStop asking good questionsPosted in: {bloggyG}
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Feb 24, 2009mikeyG posted a message on My Late EpiphanyNo one is who they seem! I am awash in duplicity and betrayal! Oh the humanity of it all!Posted in: {bloggyG}
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Feb 23, 2009mikeyG posted a message on My Late EpiphanyI was kingcobweb all along.Posted in: {bloggyG}
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I have been trying to get some Pride events planned, including a gaming night at a local comic books shop, and the stores are barely open at this point and are currently not planning for any in-person play at all until September at the most optimistic. One store owner told me they're considering a business pivot to ease reliance on in-store play because their feedback is that the audience may not be there when they can be fully open again. Covid polarization is really bad here and a lot of people aren't going to trust others in public spaces and are more likely to game at home with friends than in-store. One clerk told me that the reputation of comic book shops not being venues of good hygiene is hurting them, which seems like cope to me but I dunno. A few people in my playgroup are fully vaccinated (they had ailments that made them higher risk so they got access in March) so they might start playing in person again in a few weeks, though a lot of the group likely won't be fully vaccinated until Q4 2021.
I agree. Especially given the spells that have been printed over the years that have become staples and should get the spellshaper treatment. Multicolored spellshapers, too.
It's stranger that they're opening the Africa region since the continent is doing terribly. Some countries only started receiving vaccines recently, and after the various vaccine/blood clot concerns the uptake in many African nations dropped off precipitously. I'm unsure which countries have store WotC intends on approving in-store play for, but that sticks out to me as not a sensible decision.
Hmm, I wonder how competitive your groups/meta are? My gut says that more hawkishly competitive games are not great for any degree of political play (nor is it a playstyle for hawkishly competitive players since it isn't foolproof and tends to be less effective with relative strangers). My groups are all quite casual and typically more experimental/conceptual so we rarely even see Hooves/infinite loops/Lab Maniacs to begin with, plus we all know each other pretty well which in my opinion really enable the inter-player gamesmanship outside the cards themselves. I know their tells, I know how to leverage different board states and game relationships (who attacked who, which player is signaling concern about another deck, etc), I know when to deal and when to doublecross. But that certainly isn't something every game or group will support.
In a way, it's like the way some people talk about poker, that the real skill is not in playing the game but in playing other players. The difference for me is that MtG is so much more complex that you have a host of different variables to test other players with and glean their predictability and therefore their leverage points.
In my experience, this playstyle's successes are a direct result of a player's ability, even more than most. Players who are particularly skilled at leveraging political/pillowfort/etc effects can use their own negotiation/manipulation/deception to create wins in situations others can't. Which, come to think of it, is really in flavor for Silverquill. I agree with you that playing politics needs to be natural, but I definitely see some uses for some of these cards, Nils in particular. I can't wait to convince my friends that I'm helping them then clearing everything with a Dusk or something similar. In casual circles, I've had the most success with these types of decks, so I'm really interested in this deck.
Same couple of people responding to the same maladaptive, antagonistic attitudes from members both new and entrenched. I applaud them.
It is a great way to highlight his character and how greedy, pompous, and power-hungry he was.
I heartily agree. This is the point in Liliana's character growth where she needs to not take the easiest route, deal with her feelings of loss, regret, and guilt, and move on. Sometimes the most appropriate thing a hero can do to complete their quest is abandon it, and I hope Liliana learns that lesson.
At least the Dwarf tribal strategy features plenty of equipment, this will be good in casual Dwarf tribal I guess. Janky, but it's Dwarf tribal so it's been janky since 2002.
I'm glad someone is researching in this regard.
Oh is it? Cool, that'll certainly give Golden Ratio more juice in Limited if that theme is executed well enough.
Is all that worth it? My gut tells me there are better mass draw spells that don't require jumping through as many hoops. I guess even without trying to push it, you'll typically draw 2-3 cards so it's not worthless. I just don't think the effort to get to 5+ cards is ultimately worth it.
Great reference, that's exactly what I thought of.
I'm intrigued by Killian's character, obviously the Draco expy in this setting, and I wonder what he'll do in the story. I really wasn't interested in this setting (I never liked HP and the Strixhaven setting wasn't really up my alley), but the previews have done a pretty good job of challenging that.