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4 years ago ::
Mar 12, 2009 - 12:13PM
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This thread is for discussion of this week's Latest Developments, which goes live Friday morning on magicthegathering.com.
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4 years ago ::
Mar 12, 2009 - 9:09PM
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Date Joined:
Mar 10, 2004
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Way to wave that poll in front of our noses.
And I said that they made some room for colorless manafixing... an all-gold set would be hell on limited, and you'd at least need mana-fixers.
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4 years ago ::
Mar 12, 2009 - 9:14PM
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Aug 31, 2005
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Yeah, I think 145 is not the right answer... but I could be totally off... because I expect there to be at least one uncolored land or colorless artifact in the set to fix mana.
EDIT: OH GOD WHAT IF THEY MAKE THE LANDS HAVE COLOR AND MANA COSTS
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4 years ago ::
Mar 12, 2009 - 9:17PM
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Jan 27, 2009
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I have played against so many griefer timmeys... Land destruction, Counterspellers, heck even a word of law/(whateverthatenchantmentthatcountersthefirstspelloftheturn). They just aren't fun to play; they almost never win unless you do something horribly wrong, and even then you really can't call them practice.
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4 years ago ::
Mar 12, 2009 - 9:27PM
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Jul 10, 2003
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Confessions of a Stasis griefer, lol. What, you think I chose this avatar at random? :P My current favorite griefer card is Tidehollow Sculler  . There's nothing more rewarding than taking away the one card that can kill the Sculler, mwahahaha! Also, the Watchmen reference was hilarious!
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4 years ago ::
Mar 12, 2009 - 9:28PM
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Yeah I'm trying to think how multicolored mana fixing would work, and in most cases it's an oxymoron. So I put 101-144, but knowing how they love to commit to a theme it wouldn't shock me if there really were 145. My intention for this poll was only to learn how many of my readers have actually played in Pro Tour Qualifier tournaments. I understand that competitive Magic is not for everyone.
I know it's a bit off-topic but I like responding to statements like this to remind Wizards that I enjoy competitive Magic, but don't care for high-stakes Magic. And that too often they are tied together. Something about $25 to enter a constructed tournament doesn't seem like a good value proposition to me. Tie that with an hour (or more for many people) drive and an entire day shot, and by round 4 even if I'm winning I find myself thinking "What the hell am I doing with my life? Don't I have better things to spend time and money on?"
I can justify buying cards because then I have them. I can give myself a couple hours of play now and again. And I prefer a high level of play that will challenge me. But something about the whole PTQ structure just personally seems so unappealing to me.
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4 years ago ::
Mar 12, 2009 - 9:28PM
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Class: Raise your hand if you see "Scepter-Chant" coming into the Extended Scene.
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4 years ago ::
Mar 12, 2009 - 9:42PM
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Well, there's going to be some lands and artifacts so no way it's 145...but that looks like furthur proof of a strictly multi colored set. Wow !!!
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4 years ago ::
Mar 12, 2009 - 9:46PM
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OH GOD WHAT IF THEY MAKE THE LANDS HAVE COLOR AND MANA COSTS
NO WAY, that would seriously be twisted...and weird, leaving me with a not so fresh feeling
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4 years ago ::
Mar 12, 2009 - 10:11PM
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May 13, 2008
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Does anyone else think "Griefer" is a little harsh? Maybe Im the only one, but Im a Johnny/Timmy, and I LOVE stasis locks, counter decks, bounce decks, Etc. But I don't like them becuase I enjoy making my opponents sad or angry, far from it, in fact I always ask if it's ok If I play a mean deck before I do, and often apologize if the other player gets angry.
Its not denying my opponent a good time that I enjoy, It's the sheer Absurdity of actually countering every spell, the ridiculousness of actully pulling something like that off, in fact I always thought it was rooted more in my Johnny side, but it makes sense in timmy.
It's like Timmy control, control brought to it's biggest most flamboyant, rediculous point.
Im just saying Maybe a word that isn't synonymous with Douchebag would be slightly better.
I sudgest "Stasistician"
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