Very very disappointing we only get 3 Meld pairs. I understand each takes up 2 DFC slots so that limits set space for them. But having only 3 meld cards doesn't really give the mechanic room to shine and may kill it on sight for future use. Which is too bad as the idea is great and seems like the next logical evolution of DFCs. I would have loved to at least see an uncommon meld pair and one with a rare and common melding together. 5 melds is only ten cards.
The other problem I see is that the melded card really needs to be pretty good to justify the 2 for 1 you open yourself up for. With the ones we I don't know if I'd rather have the melded cards or just the parts by themselves. Kinda a large putting your eggs in one basket issue, though the Chittering Host isn't bad at all considering it's common. Why does it have haste though? Merged cards can't attack the turn they merge, even though their parts were already on the battlefield?
I believe it. Not surprised by an Egypt set and bringing back more gods with devotion would be slick. Keep an eye out for devotion enablers in Innistrad if true. I also would be inclined to believe the Ravnica news though I am disappointed if true. I never liked Ravnica as much as everybody else, and WE WERE JUST THERE! But since WOTC seems inclined to revisit newish planes in such rapid succession lately, Zendikar, Innistrad, Ravnica it seems plausible. Not sure what they could do differently with yet another dual color set though.
I looked at the set title file name and saw what you pulled up. More gibberish. Curious I went and looked at file names for recently announced Eldritch moon and Eternal Masters, and they both had nonsense file names making me wonder if I'm just making a mountain out of an anthill here.
Prob is, the cipher is spitting back non random words. Community. Looking. I swear the set title returned the word king but it's hard to check again now, I'm on my phone and the rest was done at work.
I wouldn't put it past WOTC to have something hidden again though. The original conspiracy puzzle was super intricate but through the crowdsourcing here and at a few other places, it got cracked in a day or two with a construct preview card to show for it. Was really cool experience to watch it unravel.
Good call! Ok, if I put today's picture first, and the Brago picture second, I get this in the code breaker.
1
-1.603
Ag6aI5n L8OOKs TheRED3 tO i6m
2
-1.605
Ev6eR5y L8OOKiNg a WAS3 nOr6 d
3
-1.694
Ni6nG5 tH8E EXpLoy MY C3lEg6a
4
-1.715
A d6aY5 wI8LL NoThe REC3tLy6 m
5
-1.718
Ev6eR5y L8OOK uP hiS IM3pOr6t
6
-1.735
H i6 hA5d B8EEN pRosY ST3rEa6c
7
-1.76
H i6 hA5d B8EEN fRosY ST3rEa6c
8
-1.805
H i6 hA5d B8EEN fOr sYST3o Ea6c
9
-1.95
Iv6iN5g B8EEFoR waS A T3rEn6d
10
-1.959
Iv6iN5g B8EEFoR waS AL3rEn6d
The way the breaker works is the first phrase is the most probable solution, and the 2nd is the next probable and so on. So while it looks like a bigger message it can only be 1 of the possible answers. Still, the first solution saying "Ag6aI5n L8OOKs TheRED3 tO i6m" seems like a message for sure. Having looking appear in the 2nd best answer with a different cipher seems to imply looking is a valid word. Where to look? That's what we need to solve.
I ran the image file name through a cipher breaker on the net found here, http://quipqiup.com/index.php and got what looks like some words for sure.
1
-1.309
hE cOMM8Un5It6y T
2
-1.315
aD sUPP8Or5Th6e H
3
-1.343
nD bUT T8He5 Wa6s A
4
-1.422
o WiTH H8E r5Un6kN
5
-1.438
aNd LOO8K t5He6 sE
6
-1.455
iN bUT T8He5D a6gA
7
-1.497
aDfULL8Y t5He6rE
8
-1.534
aDfULL8Y s5 Th6e H
9
-1.655
iNs OFF8 Th5E a6gA
10
-1.711
o Us APP8In5 Th6e H
Anybody smarter than me see anything there? Community, support, look, stick out. I ran the code backwaards on a whim and got straight gibberish so it seems like there's some real smoke here. Something's up.
If you try to save the image on the Twitter feed you'll see the file name is Cb6cK5rW8AAHyNt
I'm not good at codes, but I was here the last time Conspiracy broke, with the phone call, cipher etc. Dollars into doughnuts has me thinking this is another code. Too random not to be.
Put a 2/2 cat token onto the battlefield.
Flavor win.
The other problem I see is that the melded card really needs to be pretty good to justify the 2 for 1 you open yourself up for. With the ones we I don't know if I'd rather have the melded cards or just the parts by themselves. Kinda a large putting your eggs in one basket issue, though the Chittering Host isn't bad at all considering it's common. Why does it have haste though? Merged cards can't attack the turn they merge, even though their parts were already on the battlefield?
I'm rooting for them however. So here's hoping.
Prob is, the cipher is spitting back non random words. Community. Looking. I swear the set title returned the word king but it's hard to check again now, I'm on my phone and the rest was done at work.
I wouldn't put it past WOTC to have something hidden again though. The original conspiracy puzzle was super intricate but through the crowdsourcing here and at a few other places, it got cracked in a day or two with a construct preview card to show for it. Was really cool experience to watch it unravel.
Be interesting to see what shows up tomorrow.
Any links to those sites?
1
-1.603
Ag6aI5n L8OOKs TheRED3 tO i6m
2
-1.605
Ev6eR5y L8OOKiNg a WAS3 nOr6 d
3
-1.694
Ni6nG5 tH8E EXpLoy MY C3lEg6a
4
-1.715
A d6aY5 wI8LL NoThe REC3tLy6 m
5
-1.718
Ev6eR5y L8OOK uP hiS IM3pOr6t
6
-1.735
H i6 hA5d B8EEN pRosY ST3rEa6c
7
-1.76
H i6 hA5d B8EEN fRosY ST3rEa6c
8
-1.805
H i6 hA5d B8EEN fOr sYST3o Ea6c
9
-1.95
Iv6iN5g B8EEFoR waS A T3rEn6d
10
-1.959
Iv6iN5g B8EEFoR waS AL3rEn6d
The way the breaker works is the first phrase is the most probable solution, and the 2nd is the next probable and so on. So while it looks like a bigger message it can only be 1 of the possible answers. Still, the first solution saying "Ag6aI5n L8OOKs TheRED3 tO i6m" seems like a message for sure. Having looking appear in the 2nd best answer with a different cipher seems to imply looking is a valid word. Where to look? That's what we need to solve.
1
-1.194
rFRO3m Th6e
2
-1.208
hE HA3d No6t
3
-1.282
eSE A3nD t6h
4
-1.296
eRED3 iN t6h
5
-1.479
eRES3 iN t6h
6
-1.495
e REG3iN t6h
7
-1.549
eBEG3iN t6h
8
-1.623
eBEG3aN t6h
9
-1.853
eBEG3aNt6l
10
-1.921
eBEC3aNt6l
1
-1.309
hE cOMM8Un5It6y T
2
-1.315
aD sUPP8Or5Th6e H
3
-1.343
nD bUT T8He5 Wa6s A
4
-1.422
o WiTH H8E r5Un6kN
5
-1.438
aNd LOO8K t5He6 sE
6
-1.455
iN bUT T8He5D a6gA
7
-1.497
aDfULL8Y t5He6rE
8
-1.534
aDfULL8Y s5 Th6e H
9
-1.655
iNs OFF8 Th5E a6gA
10
-1.711
o Us APP8In5 Th6e H
Anybody smarter than me see anything there? Community, support, look, stick out. I ran the code backwaards on a whim and got straight gibberish so it seems like there's some real smoke here. Something's up.
I'm not good at codes, but I was here the last time Conspiracy broke, with the phone call, cipher etc. Dollars into doughnuts has me thinking this is another code. Too random not to be.