So with that formal announcement out of the way I get my 15 minutes of being sappy and sentimental. I'm sure some have you have noticed that I've been much less active lately on the forums. It has everything to do with jobs. I've been at MTGsal for 7 years and I've loved every second of it. I started here in college, and really did a lot of growing up.
So much so if you dive into the code... you'll find my user name is actually KidLantern... but I dropped the Kid part because I started to joke about becoming an all grown up Lantern. I've watched my user name go from Green Lantern jokes, to pumpkin, to a completely new archetype that people think I play now. Also.. I don't play Lantern.
I'm getting off track, but I am really attached to this place, so saying my semi goodbye got me a little emotional. The point I want to make is, ya'll helped me grow. In really real life I'm a movie and television producer, so no joke, even trying to manage uncooperative users has helped me in gain the tools to advance in my career.
And thats why I've had to step down. Its hard to move on from something so rooted in me as a person. Don't get me wrong, I'll still be around sometimes. And in a weird way, ya'll are likely still going to see my work a lot more now that I've been promoted to Executive Producer. I know the staff I've helped make here are the best people to help grow the modern community to reach ever greater heights. I'm thankful for them too, because I can rest assured that my leaving won't cause major disruptions.
At the end of the day, the community was the main draw for me. When I started, if you can believe it or not, Modern wasn't even what the format was called, and most of the player base thought it would die. It actually had quite a small following AND most stores refused to run the format. I started out here running tournaments online for Modern because people who wanted to play the format didn't have a store. I was genuinely worried the format would die.
But wow! Its an FMN format, has pros playing, and is one of the most popular things to do in magic. With huge scores of you all talking about it. I don't really think anything I did was that impressive. A drop in the bucket, but I still couldn't be prouder of the format, and the people who made it possible. So this is just a huge thank you to all of you for giving me a place to play and talk about the thing I love, and helping me get to where I am as a person.
Well... I guess thats really it! Anyone who reads my posts knows I'm always wordy as hell. So this isn't goodbye, Its just a see ya later and a thank you.
I know I didn't always agree with you on things, but thanks for all your work you did for the community. Being a mod is hard work and tons of it. Wish you all the best with your career man.
Also as an aside thanks for all the work you've done with the dredge and zoo primers as well.
I know we can be a painful and annoying bunch at times, but the hard work you and other mods put into the forum is greatly appreciated. Best of luck in your endeavors!
When I started playing Modern I was looking for a fun and not to expansive deck to build all those years ago and your Zoo primer was what got me into playing Zoo. I loved the deck back then and played it so much I was slamming down creatures without even thinking about it
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Legacy - Reanimator
Modern - Burn
EDH - Neheb the Eternal
Thanks for all the work you did and all the help you've given us with the faeries primer.
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Decks I have in my bag of tricks- Needless to say, someone who wants to play will probably have a deck UB/x Faeries UR Storm XURWB Affinity G Elves UW control
Hope things go well for you. I remember you most from the old Elemental Shotgun thread, and though I never played the deck, or modern yet for that matter, always enjoyed learning more of the decks in this format.
As someone who doesn't frequent the forums too much (well, I lurk more than not), you are the only user I actually actively notice when you post. When all my friends were building tribal decks, you were the inspiration to me building Scarecrows. I'm sad to see you go, but I'm happy your reason for leaving is positive. I wish you the best of luck in life!
I want you to know that reading your primer on Zoo has helped me make the switch to modern when returning to magic in 2016 after 20 odd years.
I'm still a fan of the archetype and have the deck ready to play at all times.
Thank you for your contribution and I wish you goodluck in life and the game!
Thanks for all the well wishes guys. I'm not leaving Mtgsal completely. You'll still see me posting at times, and I'm going to keep my EDH primer, the zoo primer, and dredge primer updated as it needs to... I just might be a little slower on it...
I'm glad that we'll still see you around here Your Zoo primer was actually the first thread that I ever read here on MTG Salvation! I often credit your work as the reason that I felt comfortable diving into Modern and competitive magic at all. So a huge THANK YOU from me for all the support you've given us and the content that you've provided. Although I haven't been playing Zoo for quite some time now, you've been a huge influence on me as a magic player and I wish you all the best in the really real world!
Just like chefs/waiters in a restaurant, you mods are the oft-unappreciated glue that holds the place together. You put in so much time and effort beyond what people see, and having worked as a mod myself (and a chef AND a waiter haha) I truly appreciate the behind the scenes work you (and by extension all mods here) have contributed to this site.
Thanks dude.
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Modern: G Tron, Vannifar, Jund, Druid/Vizier combo, Humans, Eldrazi Stompy (Serum Powder), Amulet, Grishoalbrand, Breach Titan, Turns, Eternal Command, As Foretold Living End, Elves, Cheerios, RUG Scapeshift
Good luck w/ everything that comes mext man and thanks forall your hard work! I was a lurker on this site for a while before Iever started posting and I’ve always been impressed w/ both your reasoning and tact moding the forums.
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My Decks:
UG Merfolk RG 8-Whack BWG Abzan midrange GRB Living End UWB Spirit Control
GU Kruphix's "Hug Assassin" RW Kalemne's "Play Fatties and Hope for the Best!" BUGW Atraxa's "All counters, all the time"
So with that formal announcement out of the way I get my 15 minutes of being sappy and sentimental. I'm sure some have you have noticed that I've been much less active lately on the forums. It has everything to do with jobs. I've been at MTGsal for 7 years and I've loved every second of it. I started here in college, and really did a lot of growing up.
So much so if you dive into the code... you'll find my user name is actually KidLantern... but I dropped the Kid part because I started to joke about becoming an all grown up Lantern. I've watched my user name go from Green Lantern jokes, to pumpkin, to a completely new archetype that people think I play now. Also.. I don't play Lantern.
I'm getting off track, but I am really attached to this place, so saying my semi goodbye got me a little emotional. The point I want to make is, ya'll helped me grow. In really real life I'm a movie and television producer, so no joke, even trying to manage uncooperative users has helped me in gain the tools to advance in my career.
And thats why I've had to step down. Its hard to move on from something so rooted in me as a person. Don't get me wrong, I'll still be around sometimes. And in a weird way, ya'll are likely still going to see my work a lot more now that I've been promoted to Executive Producer. I know the staff I've helped make here are the best people to help grow the modern community to reach ever greater heights. I'm thankful for them too, because I can rest assured that my leaving won't cause major disruptions.
At the end of the day, the community was the main draw for me. When I started, if you can believe it or not, Modern wasn't even what the format was called, and most of the player base thought it would die. It actually had quite a small following AND most stores refused to run the format. I started out here running tournaments online for Modern because people who wanted to play the format didn't have a store. I was genuinely worried the format would die.
But wow! Its an FMN format, has pros playing, and is one of the most popular things to do in magic. With huge scores of you all talking about it. I don't really think anything I did was that impressive. A drop in the bucket, but I still couldn't be prouder of the format, and the people who made it possible. So this is just a huge thank you to all of you for giving me a place to play and talk about the thing I love, and helping me get to where I am as a person.
Well... I guess thats really it! Anyone who reads my posts knows I'm always wordy as hell. So this isn't goodbye, Its just a see ya later and a thank you.
Also as an aside thanks for all the work you've done with the dredge and zoo primers as well.
UR ....... WUBR ........... WB ............. RGW ........ UBR ....... WUB .... BGU
Spells / Blink & Combo / Token Grind / Dino Tribal / Draw Cards / Zombies / Reanimate
When I started playing Modern I was looking for a fun and not to expansive deck to build all those years ago and your Zoo primer was what got me into playing Zoo. I loved the deck back then and played it so much I was slamming down creatures without even thinking about it
Modern - Burn
EDH - Neheb the Eternal
Modern
WUBRG
Modern - Cheeri0s (building), Belcher (building), Lantern (building), UW Control (building)
RIP Magic Duels. Wizards will regret what they did to you.
UB/x Faeries
UR Storm
XURWB Affinity
G Elves
UW control
Thanks to Heroes of the Plane Studios for the sigpic.
Spider-Man Mafia 3 (Off-Site: NGA)
Metroid Mafia (Off-Site: Mafia Universe)
Couldn't pass up the opportunity to make this pun
Either way, since I am and was Mods in different forums I know, what hell of an job this is, though still sad to see you step down.
Greetings,
Kathal
Modern/Legacy
either funpolice (Delver, Deathcloud, UW Control) or the fun decks (especially those ft. Griselbrand)
I want you to know that reading your primer on Zoo has helped me make the switch to modern when returning to magic in 2016 after 20 odd years.
I'm still a fan of the archetype and have the deck ready to play at all times.
Thank you for your contribution and I wish you goodluck in life and the game!
Regards
Maxim
Modern: WUBRG Humans - GBW Traverse - GWU Knightfall - GRW Bushwhacker Zoo -
Just like chefs/waiters in a restaurant, you mods are the oft-unappreciated glue that holds the place together. You put in so much time and effort beyond what people see, and having worked as a mod myself (and a chef AND a waiter haha) I truly appreciate the behind the scenes work you (and by extension all mods here) have contributed to this site.
Thanks dude.
RG 8-Whack
BWG Abzan midrange
GRB Living End
UWB Spirit Control
GU Kruphix's "Hug Assassin"
RW Kalemne's "Play Fatties and Hope for the Best!"
BUGW Atraxa's "All counters, all the time"
Infraction issued for trolling. --CavalryWolfPack
BGW Elves BGW|BW Tokens BW|WBR Sword&ShieldWBR|BUG DelverBUG|UWR Kiki UWR | UR Storm UR
MTGO/MTGA: Tyclone
My Primers ~ GWx Vizier Company ~ Knightfall ~ RG Eldrazi ~ Green's Sun's Zenith
More Brews ~ Modern Four Horsemen ~ Gitrog Dredge