EDIT: Actually, allow me to amend that. The biggest risk to pucatrade is that the owner(s) can give themselves any points at all, because if they exchange them for cards then that represents more loss when the system inevitably closes, period. That is the big payoff of the pyramid scheme, is that they can exchange a non-existent entity that will eventually lose all value and which they can generate in infinite quantity, which can then be traded to others for physical value. It is very easy to obscure that, and I'm sure it does happen. The question then becomes how long it's worth risking the use of the system before it shuts down and the value vanishes.
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Oct 3, 2015AzureShadow posted a message on The Magic Street Journal: Wizards Always Hurts The Ones They LoveJust because it's pyramid scheme doesn't mean it's bad, per say. It provides a service that nowhere else does, just like one could argue that Bitcoin does, albeit an illegal one in that case. It does, though, absolutely fit the textbook definition of what a pyramid scheme is. The initial referers or payees have the highest amount of value in the system, and that collectively decreases as it spreads to the bottom.Posted in: Articles
The biggest risk to pucatrade is that the owner can give himself an account with, say, a few million points and buy up a huge pile of cards, then shut the entire thing down. I don't think that's particularly likely, but it is possible.
EDIT: Actually, allow me to amend that. The biggest risk to pucatrade is that the owner(s) can give themselves any points at all, because if they exchange them for cards then that represents more loss when the system inevitably closes, period. That is the big payoff of the pyramid scheme, is that they can exchange a non-existent entity that will eventually lose all value and which they can generate in infinite quantity, which can then be traded to others for physical value. It is very easy to obscure that, and I'm sure it does happen. The question then becomes how long it's worth risking the use of the system before it shuts down and the value vanishes. -
Jul 31, 2011AzureShadow posted a message on All is Fair in Love and MarketingHuh. Well that's certainly a different opinion on the whole deal than what I've seen before.Posted in: Mockingbird Blog
I'm inclined to agree with you, for the most part. Sexualization of pretty much anything happens in fantasy environments, so it's come to be expected by me and a few of my friends, who just shrug it off and ignore how silly it is.
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I'm sure there are plenty of other things that could do this, too...
And the almost timewalk could be amazing, as well.
EDIT: Oooh! It works well with Mist of Stagnation and cards similar to it.
This will see some play, as a 1 or 2 - of in BR decks.
Plus, it's a frickin WIN THE GAME in limited.
No. It's converted mana cost is two AND six. So you can activate the ability for two, and then deal 2 and 6 damage (which is eight, for those who suck at math) to target creature or player.
I've also been thinking of throwing together a Glimmering Wish sideboard for it too, as well as 4x Pull from Eternity if I think they'll run graveyard hate.