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1 year ago ::
Apr 27, 2012 - 11:53AM
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This thread is for discussion of magicthegathering.com's Magic Arcana, Card of the Day, and Daily Decks features for the month of May, 2012.
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1 year ago ::
May 01, 2012 - 12:22PM
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Date Joined:
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Heh, Goblins is what I played at States. It was probably the fastest deck at the tournament (multiple turn 4 wins, thanks to Goblin Grenade and/or Brimstone Volley), but probably one of the most easy to disrupt, too. Tibalt and Reforge the Soul *are* good ways to dump excess lands, but...this looks like a spellslinging deck, albeit a nastier one than usual. :P
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1 year ago ::
May 01, 2012 - 9:20PM
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1 year ago ::
May 01, 2012 - 9:25PM
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Jan 13, 2012
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I know you're mostly going to use Pillar of flames to deal with creatures, but I doubt that turns it into a creature itself.
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Okay, here is the clincher. I've been waiting to say this.
The "cam girl" this was inspired by was just a girl from a social networking website, Stickam. Her name was TinyTerror and she was just a regular girl who was on her webcam, totally unrelated to any type of adult content.
I hope you all feel really smart now. 
This is like someone coming into class with a bloody nose and everyone's like "Jeez what happened to you" and they're like "I ran into a wall" and everyone laughs at them for being an idiot but then at the end of the class they say "HAHA JUST KIDDING I PUNCHED MYSELF IN THE FACE!!!!!! TALK ABOUT OWNED HAHAHAHAHA"
I really enjoy imagining this from Kevin's perspective. Because in Kevin's world, Rosewater actually reads everything he types. Mark is sitting there right now, reading this, and thinking "The greatest trick the devil ever pulled. . ." Or some such. He chuckles low, then clicks on "The Best Of KEVINSET" and says "Yes, this'll do just fine. A busty lady with banding who deals direct damage to Zones!? Why this will be the star of my next set, and no one will ever believe you Kevin." Then he closes his Macbook, so his servant may move it out of the way, while another servant puts a Fetal Richard Garfield Clone lathered in Steak Sauce in front of him. Then Mark Feasts.
Sorin walked into the chamber where his newly wed bride, Vampy, awaited. A beam of moonlight illuminated his brilliant silver hair as he strode with confidence towards the bed. His shirtless body showcased his powerful abdominal muscles and he was wearing jeans with holes in the knees.
I wish more girls play magic cards...
Have you considered assassinating Kevin?
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1 year ago ::
May 01, 2012 - 9:25PM
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Date Joined:
Sep 15, 2005
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I for one was confused by non-foil oversized generals in our Helvault, as it contradicted the presedent set by the Commander deck product line.
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1 year ago ::
May 01, 2012 - 9:33PM
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So most people got marginal stuff for their trouble, considering some stores didnt even do prize support beyond the helvault itself. While a select few got ridiculus good stuff and the same marginal stuff everyone else got.
I don't see that being all that fair. I missed my store's pre release with a case of the flu, but if i had been up there and gotten the regular stuff for my 30 dollar entry i would have been very disapointed. I realize its free and my money is really for the chance to play with the cards early, but with they way this was hyped up it just doesn't seem worth it at all.
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1 year ago ::
May 01, 2012 - 9:47PM
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I normally don't do this, but I am going to type in all caps to make sure that you understand the seriousness of my statements. I apologize in advance.
WE HATE THESE OVERSIZED PROMOS! IT IS NOT ONLY COMPLETELY POINTLESS TO GIVE US CARDS THAT WE CANNOT PHYSICALLY USE THAT IT COST YOU MONEY (I WOULD IMAGINE MORE MONEY BECAUSE THEY ARE LARGER) TO MAKE, BUT IT IS ALSO INSULTING. WE DIDN'T MUCH APPRECIATE IT WHEN YOU GAVE US THE USELESS OVERSIZED FOIL VERSIONS IN THE OTHERWISE AWESOME COMMANDER SETS, PARTICULARLY SINCE YOU DIDN'T GIVE US PLAYABLE FOILS OF THE LEGENDS THAT YOU KNOW WE VALUE IN EDH, AND WE CERTAINLY DIDN'T APPRECIATE IT WHEN YOU GAVE US THESE USELESS OVERSIZED CARDS THIS TIME AROUND.
WE DON'T PLAY WITH THEM. WE TREAT THEM AS A JOKE. WE FIND IT ANNOYING THAT THEY DON'T FIT IN OUR CARD BOXES. THERE WAS NOTHING APPEALING ABOUT THEM WHATSOEVER. AND WHEN WE FOUND OUT WHAT WAS IN THE HELVAULT BEFORE THE RELEASE, IT DISAPPOINTED US GREATLY TO FIND THAT YOU REPEATED A MISTAKE THAT WE EXPRESSLY FOUND OBNOXIOUS THE FIRST TIME AROUND. I WOULDN'T DOUBT THAT MAKING THIS MISTAKE EVEN RESULTED IN A LOWER TURN OUT FOR THE PRERELEASE (which is particularly true considering your new policy of never printing promo mythics again).
KNOWING HOW CORPORATIONS ARE, I HIGHLY DOUBT YOU WILL CATCH ON UNTIL IT HAS HIT YOUR POCKET BOOK. EVEN THOUGH LARGE NUMBERS OF US HAVE EXPRESSED OUR DISAPPOINTMENT AT YOUR CONTINUED PRINTING OF THESE USELESS CARDS, YOU WILL CONTINUE TO PRINT THEM REGARDLESS. JUST BE WARNED, JUST AS WE WON'T BE SURPRISED AT THE DISREGARD OF OUR DISGUST WITH THE PRODUCT, YOU SHOULDN'T BE SURPRISED THE NEXT TIME ONE OF YOUR BIG SURPRISES IS SPOILED AND WE DECIDE NOT TO SHOW UP BECAUSE OF THE CRUMMY PRODUCT WE DISCOVERED WITHIN.
HOW LONG DO YOU REALLY THINK WE WILL PUT UP WITH OPENING PRESENTS ONLY TO FIND GRANDMA GAVE US ANOTHER CRAPPY SWEATER?
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1 year ago ::
May 01, 2012 - 9:52PM
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Some small number of stores got awesome hellvaults and everyone else got useless chaff. Not a great experiance, and without release event promo it makes me question if I want to participate again.
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1 year ago ::
May 01, 2012 - 9:52PM
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Wow people are bitching about FREE stuff??? What is wrong with you people. I like my helavault schwag please don't listen to these malcontents wotc.
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1 year ago ::
May 01, 2012 - 10:04PM
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Jan 20, 2004
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I normally don't do this, but I am going to type in all caps to make sure that you understand the seriousness of my statements. I apologize in advance.
WE HATE THESE OVERSIZED PROMOS! IT IS NOT ONLY COMPLETELY POINTLESS TO GIVE US CARDS THAT WE CANNOT PHYSICALLY USE THAT IT COST YOU MONEY (I WOULD IMAGINE MORE MONEY BECAUSE THEY ARE LARGER) TO MAKE, BUT IT IS ALSO INSULTING. WE DIDN'T MUCH APPRECIATE IT WHEN YOU GAVE US THE USELESS OVERSIZED FOIL VERSIONS IN THE OTHERWISE AWESOME COMMANDER SETS, PARTICULARLY SINCE YOU DIDN'T GIVE US PLAYABLE FOILS OF THE LEGENDS THAT YOU KNOW WE VALUE IN EDH, AND WE CERTAINLY DIDN'T APPRECIATE IT WHEN YOU GAVE US THESE USELESS OVERSIZED CARDS THIS TIME AROUND.
WE DON'T PLAY WITH THEM. WE TREAT THEM AS A JOKE. WE FIND IT ANNOYING THAT THEY DON'T FIT IN OUR CARD BOXES. THERE WAS NOTHING APPEALING ABOUT THEM WHATSOEVER. AND WHEN WE FOUND OUT WHAT WAS IN THE HELVAULT BEFORE THE RELEASE, IT DISAPPOINTED US GREATLY TO FIND THAT YOU REPEATED A MISTAKE THAT WE EXPRESSLY FOUND OBNOXIOUS THE FIRST TIME AROUND. I WOULDN'T DOUBT THAT MAKING THIS MISTAKE EVEN RESULTED IN A LOWER TURN OUT FOR THE PRERELEASE (which is particularly true considering your new policy of never printing promo mythics again).
KNOWING HOW CORPORATIONS ARE, I HIGHLY DOUBT YOU WILL CATCH ON UNTIL IT HAS HIT YOUR POCKET BOOK. EVEN THOUGH LARGE NUMBERS OF US HAVE EXPRESSED OUR DISAPPOINTMENT AT YOUR CONTINUED PRINTING OF THESE USELESS CARDS, YOU WILL CONTINUE TO PRINT THEM REGARDLESS. JUST BE WARNED, JUST AS WE WON'T BE SURPRISED AT THE DISREGARD OF OUR DISGUST WITH THE PRODUCT, YOU SHOULDN'T BE SURPRISED THE NEXT TIME ONE OF YOUR BIG SURPRISES IS SPOILED AND WE DECIDE NOT TO SHOW UP BECAUSE OF THE CRUMMY PRODUCT WE DISCOVERED WITHIN.
HOW LONG DO YOU REALLY THINK WE WILL PUT UP WITH OPENING PRESENTS ONLY TO FIND GRANDMA GAVE US ANOTHER CRAPPY SWEATER?
Admittedly, the stuff in the Helvault was free (well, for those of us who went to prereleases which didn't stiff us out of the WotC-mandated prize support), but I pretty much agree with this. You guys cut Mythic rares from being Prerelease promos, and now it feels like you're waving it in front of our faces, in a "LOOK WHAT YOU'RE NOT GETTING ANYMORE!!! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA WHAT AN IDIOT" type of way. Either give us real, playable, useful cards, or don't give us anything. It feels like you guys just drank a can of Coke and giving us the empty can and asking us to do something cool with it. We're just going to throw it in the garbage.
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