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2 years ago ::
Jul 28, 2011 - 5:42PM
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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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2 years ago ::
Jul 28, 2011 - 9:09PM
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Go Pack Go!
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2 years ago ::
Jul 28, 2011 - 9:09PM
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Those options aren't mutually exclusive though... I agree with the first and last choice in the poll. :/
Stop using "IMO" in sentences that aren't opinion. If you don't think a deck will ever be tier 1, that's great - but it's not an opinion. It's a prediction of the future. I identify as neither male nor female. You may refer to me with either gender pronoun or the singular they, whichever suits you best. ^_^ Re: Dismember  Everybody knows that having your awesome creatures killed before they can do anything is frustrating, but the Red mage in me doesn't seem to understand why it's so bad when his creatures spontaneously combust into Flame Javelin  s and make his opponent discard something at the same time.
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2 years ago ::
Jul 28, 2011 - 9:14PM
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Del 6/1: Should this card wait for the Djinn set to come rather than become "smart pudgy bird" or "baby sphinx"?
The Djinn set? Now my interest is piqued.
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2 years ago ::
Jul 28, 2011 - 9:31PM
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Could we have a baby sphinx? That'd be cute and awesome!
Also, I love the Skeleton.
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2 years ago ::
Jul 28, 2011 - 9:35PM
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This article seemed really short.
I suppose the silent majority spoke on the Titans, but I'd still really like to see Tom address some of the concerns raised in the forum thread for last week's article.
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2 years ago ::
Jul 28, 2011 - 9:49PM
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A genie is a well-known flavour and spelling, yet Magic continues to use djinn. Most of the time, it's pretty clear that a djinn is a genie, but not always.
Do people outside Magic know what a djinn is?
It's a bit like Magic using wyvern instead of dragon.
Can we have real genies now please?
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2 years ago ::
Jul 28, 2011 - 9:54PM
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Jul 28, 2011
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I liked the Kids in the Hall reference on the Reassembling Skeleton comments. =P
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2 years ago ::
Jul 28, 2011 - 9:56PM
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Genies (or rather genii) are from Roman mythology. Djinn are from Arabian mythology. The fact that the former term was used for the latter in a French translation of One Thousand and One Nights because it sounded similar doesn't mean that they're the same thing.
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2 years ago ::
Jul 28, 2011 - 10:03PM
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"MJ 6/10: strange that blue gets a 2 power 1 drop, but green doesn't. TML 6/16/2010: What two power one drop? I don't see anything...  " Anti-green bias confirmed? ;P I agree the article is far too short and also disappoints in presenting mostly boring cards to give insight on. I think we'd much rather get insight on a mix of some of the uber powered cards and just as importantly I think we'd also love to see the discussions that led to some of the blaringly obvious duds in the set that aren't even worth the paper they are printed on? I'd personally love to see some of the thought process involved in giving Elves such a poor showing in the set. I have a wierd feeling there were some nice elves slated for the set that didn't make it in. Also, Gladecover Scout. I wonder if this card was worth playing at any point of development and if so, why it finalized as a hexproof elf that is so sad that hexproof is pointless? (Now if it had been a hexproof mana producer, that might have been worth while).
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