Bravo for this. As some note below, it's not the perfect article - but it starts the conversation, and that's the important thing.
For those who don't know the full story on who Jeremy Hambly is and what he did, this article captures it all.
In the end, this isn't about politics, thought policing or anything like that - it's about having the right to not get trolled out of our own hobbies. No-one deserves that. Not Christine, not anyone on here. And if we start a conversation to make sure no-one gets trolled right off MTGSally, good.
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Nov 30, 2017
CadaverousBl00m posted a message on If You Can't Take Criticism of Jeremy Hambly, You're Part of the ProblemPosted in: Articles -
Dec 8, 2014
CadaverousBl00m posted a message on The 2014 Optimal Multiplayer Cube - GreenPosted in: CadaverousBl00m BlogQuote from Blueduck »Treefolk is interesting. Have you mentioned that in years past? I know I would find it interesting if the final 2014 optimal cube used different archetypes from years past. Let's get some variety!
Wow, that was quick... I went to lunch, came back, and you'd replied!
I don't think I've mentioned Treefolk as a possible archetype in years past, but it's definitely been floating around in my head as possible. I run a mono-green Treefolk deck with half of these cards in free-for-all Multiplayer, and it's been quite successful. Coupled with the fact that Wickerbough Elder and Lignify have stuck in my cube and aren't moving...
And yeah, I'll switch up the archetypes this year... variety is the spice of life! I was going to make the green one Treefolk anyway, just to see how it drafted for everyone (and hoping that it doesn't end up like Merfolk... which basically consists of a bunch of first-picks and a bunch of last-picks, so no-one ever ends up holding the full tribe).
EDIT: Oh, and I should add... Lignify even has its own enter-the-battlefield catchphrase in my playgroup: "Watch out for that... treeeeeeeee!" -
May 12, 2014
CadaverousBl00m posted a message on The 2013 Optimal Multiplayer Cube - WhiteI almost threw a white tokens archetype in this year, TBH! I think you could probably make a very good archetype as it is, but it would probably be multicolour (either GW with Trostani, Parallel Lives, Doubling Season etc. or BW with Sorin, Lord of Innistrad, Lingering Souls etc).Posted in: CadaverousBl00m Blog
I reckon white Soldiers is probably a card or two off being a very good archetype as it is - Darien, King of Kjeldor, Knight-Captain of Eos, Mobilization, Martial Coup, just about any Elspeth...
Can't say I've put a figure on the minimum number of turns per reset before a game is declared "not fun anymore", but my gut feel is that it's probably about 9-10 turns. That's long enough for someone who's had an imperfect draw or a disrupted setup to a) at least feel like they've got something decent going, or b) blow it all up with the reset they have.
Most of the resets in my own cube are quite conditional, too. Wrath of God is pretty much the only straight "blow it all up right now" reset I have. Disk takes a turn, Austere Command chops and changes what it resets, most of the red ones (like Blasphemous Act and Chain Reaction) won't necessarily get everything... Between limiting those you have, and making sure they're not all silver bullets, you should have a pretty decent balance of things (and it places greater draft value upon the really good ones - *** is a high pick in my cube, and rightfully so). -
Oct 25, 2011
CadaverousBl00m posted a message on Kitchen Table Pricewatch: Rise of the Eldrazi Post-Rotation@whidye: Cheers! Always nice to know that these are helping people. Hope to throw a few more up as time permits!Posted in: CadaverousBl00m Blog
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Oct 20, 2011
CadaverousBl00m posted a message on Building the MetagameAwesome, I love doing things like this.Posted in: krichaiushii Blog
The best thing I've found to do with the new sets? I usually want playsets of about nine or ten commons and uncommons from a set - just enough to justify splashing for a full common/uncommon playset (which can usually be had inside the US for under $30). I love buying one of these, and then letting my friends pick over the leftovers. We even split an M12 playset between four people recently and drafted it. -
Oct 7, 2011
CadaverousBl00m posted a message on Kitchen Table Pricewatch: Worldwake Post-RotationIt's like Urza's Saga for creatures!Posted in: CadaverousBl00m Blog
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Sep 30, 2011
CadaverousBl00m posted a message on Kitchen Table Pricewatch: Zendikar Post-RotationThanks for your comments, guys!Posted in: CadaverousBl00m Blog
@Zelderex: Yeah, I'm waiting to see if it stays banned in Modern, really. That is one Banned List in flux right now, apparently in the interests of knocking out Turn 1-3 kills. Not sure Valakut does that without Scapeshift. I wouldn't be horribly surprised to see them eventually ban Scapeshift and unban Valakut. Not sure that would make for a Modern-competitive deck, though.
@MrZeyeti: Agreed, Sorin's certainly not a house. I kind of expect him to end up price-wise about where Chandra Nalaar is now. He's now had his reprint (making him more available), and he's not seeing tournament play... eventually we have to reach saturation point, like we did with Chandra. At $5-6 a copy, I'm not interested in getting a Sorin or two to throw in a deck, but at $2-3, I probably am! - To post a comment, please login or register a new account.
Hahahaha! Truth! I.... think I might actually have one somewhere...
Yah, all your creatures. Agreed, I'd be totally just grabbing Chandra's Spitfire instead if it only buffed itself.
I'm trying to figure out if the fact it's not evasive by itself is made up for by the fact that it's going to buff your entire field, really.
My cube has Pyrohemia in it still, to boot... that could be.... evil?
Totally agree, really.
But I figure if someone's going to force me to play a 1/1 flier, I might as well not pay for it.
What would you run ahead of it, out of interest?
I know, but it's not literally printed on the card (at least, not on the copy in my cube). Mine is set up for kids to play with, so I like the wording to be spot on. Call me picky...
Agreed with Leelue that Brimstone Mage is simply too slow. I've tried to play it in multiplayer and EDH, and it's been too slow there, so you can imagine how hard it is to switch on in Peasant.
But Leelue also doesn't like the fact that Cloud of Faeries is basically free... the best things in life are free!
Cloud of Faeries is what it is, and is easily dealt with, but playing baby Peregrine Drakes on Turn 2 is not terrible.
Now for my one.... Wildfire Elemental?
It's out of the red M20 planeswalker deck, and has barely rated a mention. This could be pretty good in a straight red deck full of damage and goblins...
In for my cut-down kids' cube:
Vampire of the Dire Moon in for Vampire Lacerator
Anyone got thoughts on Wildfire Elemental out of the red M20 planeswalker deck? I want to replace Qal Sisma Behemoth (which is too dumb and vanilla now), but not sure what to toss in...
Going to delve back into my first passion for a while - Multiplayer cube.
But the long-term aim is to get to the point where I can write set reviews for non-standard cubes, Peasant included. The family is very much playing the heck out of our own Peasant cube, so it's not like I'm not doing Peasant card evaluation right now...
We made it! How does the cube look?
I got the cube together! How much did I get right (or wrong)?
You can give it a draft here if you're so inclined.
I've only given it a test draft a couple of times myself so far. It feels like it falls into the archetypes fairly well as I'm drafting it, but I do miss the tri-lands for one...
Oh gracious... they're going to reset our post counts again, aren't they... nooooo.....
Seriously, though - many thanks to the mods, who are no doubt absolutely scuttling in the background after this was dropped on them. It's been an honour and privilege to plant thousands of posts' worth of my drivel on here, and I'm glad you're trying to give the community a new home (because it's a great one).
Just for you, I'm going to trawl through my 360 and see exactly how many cards are affected by this.
Let's see how many other cards there are besides Lightning Bolt before I totally freak out (though I suspect it's probably most red spells)...
Great chat, lads. Love it.
As someone who actually runs the tri-lands and not the karoos in my own cube, I wholeheartedly agree. I was surprised the tri-lands are ranked so lowly on CubeTutor, TBH.
I can see arguments for including the gates, though - especially if you have Circuitous Route in your cube, and/or some of the other gates-matter cards. That's probably the one case where you'd run gates ahead of tri-lands, but I suspect it would make green a little more unbalanced than the rest of the colours (as it would have access to better fixing).
As someone whose primary cube is an EDH multiplayer kitchen table monstrosity, multicolour runs in my blood. So I wouldn't do well with a push in the cube design to force two-color decks, like Leelue.
But similar to Calibretto's thoughts, I figure if someone wants to be stupid enough to draft a five-colour rainbow festival, they can go right ahead - and as cube designer, I should probably at least make the fixing decent enough to want to attempt this in the first place and have fun doing so (as much as it's a bad idea).
We've made it to the lands!
Well, that was easier. Though I can't say I run the Ravnica karoos myself. I assume quite a few of the rest of you do, given they rank so highly on CubeTutor?
(Or are there just that many filthy combo cubes that run Prime Time and Amulet of Vigor?)
I like the cleanness of it, yeah. Definitely better. I kinda miss Ledger being readily available, though - I used to live in that screen, for some reason.
Yeah, I've heard tales that Malaysian mail has been particularly slow in the last month or two. Same holds for me, and I am much closer to Malaysia than you (I've had them take over two weeks as well).