agree, it was a quick, fun story. I thought the speaker getting mutated by a museum exhibit happened rather quickly without as much anguish/worry as I wouldve expected.
I do think its telling that after this way of Storytelling with the new Ravnica set, there is only a small hand full of posts about each story. Contrast that with previous story line forum threads and the pages of discussion that could ensue after each weeks story.
Its like people aren't even interested in reading them because they know it will shed no light on the plot. They are just fillers. Which would be great if filler stories were done in the down times between sets and not as a replacement for the set Stories.
Hopefully they go back to the way it was and not the book idea in the future.
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I do think its telling that after this way of Storytelling with the new Ravnica set, there is only a small hand full of posts about each story. Contrast that with previous story line forum threads and the pages of discussion that could ensue after each weeks story.
Its like people aren't even interested in reading them because they know it will shed no light on the plot. They are just fillers. Which would be great if filler stories were done in the down times between sets and not as a replacement for the set Stories.
Hopefully they go back to the way it was and not the book idea in the future.
There just isn't much to talk about, it is world building and doesn't give us much new information. The Guilds are the Guilds and are gonna do Guild things, it doesn't promote a whole lot of discussion..but the actual plots will end up better in book form because they aren't trying to shove an "epic" story line into 50 pages worth of weekly stories.
I do think its telling that after this way of Storytelling with the new Ravnica set, there is only a small hand full of posts about each story. Contrast that with previous story line forum threads and the pages of discussion that could ensue after each weeks story.
Its like people aren't even interested in reading them because they know it will shed no light on the plot. They are just fillers. Which would be great if filler stories were done in the down times between sets and not as a replacement for the set Stories.
Hopefully they go back to the way it was and not the book idea in the future.
There just isn't much to talk about, it is world building and doesn't give us much new information. The Guilds are the Guilds and are gonna do Guild things, it doesn't promote a whole lot of discussion..but the actual plots will end up better in book form because they aren't trying to shove an "epic" story line into 50 pages worth of weekly stories.
I honestly find stories like these a lot more interesting, because they complete the world, instead of using the world as a stepping stone for certain few. Normally that isn't a problem, but the Gatewatch and most of the PWs came after Mending just aren't as interesting, even Bolas got a downgrade in personality, so I prefer stories about a plane's commoners. Not to mention, these who appear in the stories might turn out to be legendary creatures in future set!
Back to the story: So not everyone in Simic is willing to go through rapid evolution, but dominant cards from all Ravnica expansions dictate artificial evolution to be Simic prime directive. Originally Simic/Selesnya were created to preserve nature, each to their own end, maybe one day when End-Raze happened and is over these green-aligned guilds will rebuild nature together, more coherently than ever.
That is straight out wrong, Pre-mending Bolas was just as much of a petty twat pre-mending as post.
Normally that isn't a problem, but the Gatewatch and most of the PWs came after Mending just aren't as interesting,
And that might have something to do with trying to tell an epic story at a breakneck pace, shoving all the plot developments and character developments into short stories that have to continually have to build a setting from scratch in every set that isn't a return too. The majority of the Old Walkers weren't all that interesting either.
Urza is the only one who really had a character arc, which was the entire point of the Nerf so that they can have the core lore of the game actually show up in the plot without breaking it, it just happened that they made that change in the same time they removed the novels from the scene so for the past decade the entire storyline just sort of..meandered.
So I appreciate them trying to tell a more consistent and focused story, even if they chose some of the wrong planeswalkers to focus on..and really wrong plotline to start everything off with.
next story isnt until feb 27th what the heck!? That is three weeks from the last story.
Maybe this last one will have a little more main plat impact if they are making us wait 3 weeks for it.
next story isnt until feb 27th what the heck!? That is three weeks from the last story.
Maybe this last one will have a little more main plat impact if they are making us wait 3 weeks for it.
Really? Wizards website to me is suggesting the Orzhov story on the 20th and the Azorius on the 27th. Hope that sticks because I can excuse one week off lol.
next story isnt until feb 27th what the heck!? That is three weeks from the last story.
Maybe this last one will have a little more main plat impact if they are making us wait 3 weeks for it.
Well we have Orzhov and Azorius left and at least the Azorius by now have had Dovin taken over so it might touch on on more main plot details but I think its more likely they had given Nicky Drayden a week off or something similar. They did something similar last time where we got 3 stories, break, 2 stories.
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I mean in theory "Walkers got nerfed" but Neowalkers seem to fare about as well as Oldwalkers in actual conflicts with less time, experience and "supposedly" time. I mean compare how long Urza takes to get to the endgame against Yawgmoth compared to how long Jace gets to the endgame against Bolas.
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Its like people aren't even interested in reading them because they know it will shed no light on the plot. They are just fillers. Which would be great if filler stories were done in the down times between sets and not as a replacement for the set Stories.
Hopefully they go back to the way it was and not the book idea in the future.
There just isn't much to talk about, it is world building and doesn't give us much new information. The Guilds are the Guilds and are gonna do Guild things, it doesn't promote a whole lot of discussion..but the actual plots will end up better in book form because they aren't trying to shove an "epic" story line into 50 pages worth of weekly stories.
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I honestly find stories like these a lot more interesting, because they complete the world, instead of using the world as a stepping stone for certain few. Normally that isn't a problem, but the Gatewatch and most of the PWs came after Mending just aren't as interesting, even Bolas got a downgrade in personality, so I prefer stories about a plane's commoners. Not to mention, these who appear in the stories might turn out to be legendary creatures in future set!
Back to the story: So not everyone in Simic is willing to go through rapid evolution, but dominant cards from all Ravnica expansions dictate artificial evolution to be Simic prime directive. Originally Simic/Selesnya were created to preserve nature, each to their own end, maybe one day when End-Raze happened and is over these green-aligned guilds will rebuild nature together, more coherently than ever.
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That is straight out wrong, Pre-mending Bolas was just as much of a petty twat pre-mending as post.
And that might have something to do with trying to tell an epic story at a breakneck pace, shoving all the plot developments and character developments into short stories that have to continually have to build a setting from scratch in every set that isn't a return too. The majority of the Old Walkers weren't all that interesting either.
Urza is the only one who really had a character arc, which was the entire point of the Nerf so that they can have the core lore of the game actually show up in the plot without breaking it, it just happened that they made that change in the same time they removed the novels from the scene so for the past decade the entire storyline just sort of..meandered.
So I appreciate them trying to tell a more consistent and focused story, even if they chose some of the wrong planeswalkers to focus on..and really wrong plotline to start everything off with.
Dragons of Legend, Lead by Scion of the UR-Dragon
The Gitrog Monster
Gonti, Lord of Luxury
Shogun Saskia
Hive World
Atraxa hates fun
Abzan
Maybe this last one will have a little more main plat impact if they are making us wait 3 weeks for it.
Really? Wizards website to me is suggesting the Orzhov story on the 20th and the Azorius on the 27th. Hope that sticks because I can excuse one week off lol.
Well we have Orzhov and Azorius left and at least the Azorius by now have had Dovin taken over so it might touch on on more main plot details but I think its more likely they had given Nicky Drayden a week off or something similar. They did something similar last time where we got 3 stories, break, 2 stories.
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WRHeroes of TheroesWR GRCall of the HowlpactGR
https://m.youtube.com/watch?feature=youtu.be&v=Zn_0ZjpjntE
36 windows all of the have a walker on it the candles get blown out besides one
What could this mean?
This may sound crazy but this might be a hint that bolas might win again just like on amonkhet but this time stealing the sparks
But really I’m still anticipating he will loose though
But a big point out the Gideon glass on the chest breaks might mean He could die here
Would be so sweet!