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11 months ago  ::  Jul 01, 2012 - 8:07AM #1
Zokorad
Date Joined: Sep 26, 2011
Posts: 2,858
1st: Magic 2012
2nd: Magic 2011
3rd: Tenth Edition
4th: Magic 2010
5th: Magic 2013
6th: Ninth Edition
7th: Seventh Edition
8th: Eighth Edition
9th: Sixth Edition
10th: Fourth Edition
11th: Fifth Edition
12th: Third Edition
13th: The Other Early Core Sets
Blocks I liked: (+1)

Invasion
Onslaught
Mirrodin
Time Spiral
Lorwyn
Zendikar
Return to Ravnica

Blocks I disliked: (-1)

Oddesy
Champions of Kamigawa
Time Echoes
Innistrad
Any Released Blocks not listed in this Sig

Blocks I neutralize: (+/-0)

Ravnica City of Guilds
Shadowmoor
Shards of Alara
Scars of Mirrodin



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11 months ago  ::  Jul 01, 2012 - 9:23AM #2
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What's wrong with ABU? And how can you claim ABU and Revised are worse than Fifth. Fifth was the set they reprinted a bunch of Homelands, Fallen Empires and the bad part of Ice Age in. In addition to this at 434 cards Fifth was WAAAAY too big of a set.
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11 months ago  ::  Jul 01, 2012 - 9:57AM #3
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Tenth Edition tried to be cute and all, but it can't compare with either of the M1X sets.
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11 months ago  ::  Jul 01, 2012 - 10:09AM #4
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1. Magic 2010
2. Alpha
3. Magic 2013
4. Tenth Edition
5. Everything else
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Apr 19, 2012 -- 5:36AM, prospector wrote:

Think of how Neo couldn't beat the robots, but they kept him around anyways to defeat Agent Smith. Sure, the robots might not like having a Neo running rampant because instead of playing their favorite 4 drop fatty robot, they have to play a bunch of one mana Matrixs to contain him, but at least Neo keeps Agent Smith from reanimating an Iona on turn two.

Jun 26, 2012 -- 3:07PM, GM_Champion wrote:

Are you saying I'm trying to blame my loss on something? I don't care that I lost, I care that he's a sore loser, and a cheater, and a liar.

Oct 5, 2012 -- 1:36PM, magicpablo666 wrote:

CKY, are you bad at anything?

Oct 25, 2012 -- 9:53PM, magicpablo666 wrote:

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.

I mean, In KevinWorld, Mark is reading the very words I'm typing as well. Heck, in KevinWorld maybe I am Mark.

Nov 9, 2012 -- 2:27PM, Exxile72 wrote:

I'm beginning to think CKY may be anime in real life...

Feb 11, 2013 -- 7:38AM, Jessica_Morgan wrote:

Don't go anywhere CKY, I need to crash dramatically through your window and propose marriage and I don't want you throwing off my paradrop.

Mar 15, 2013 -- 7:56AM, Knifethrower wrote:

[In response to a thread about how hard grading is]

Upon reading this, I've found myself completely unable to operate in the world.  I tried to decide what to eat for breakfast, and pondered the vast consequences of my choice.  How do I balance my dietary needs against my desire to eat good-tasting food? Should I factor in how long it takes to prepare?  Cereal is ready in moments, but bacon takes longer to cook.

Then there is the impact on other industries.  Do people in the cereal industry deserve to be employed more than people in the bacon industry?  Which industry should I support? I don't even have the data regarding HOW MUCH the cereal industry benefits from me eating a bowl of cereal, or how much the bacon industry benefits from me eating a side of bacon.  How can I compare two qualities I can't even quantify?

And let's not forget the milk on the cereal.  In addition to determining whether or not milk is healthy for me, how much that benefits the milk industry, and how much the people in the milk industry deserve my support, we have to factor in the fact that cows are put under brutal conditions in order to collect thier milk.  Of course, the same goes for the pigs, and then they get killed.  Of course, I really like bacon.  So I need to come up with a scale that compares the value of cow happiness to pig happiness to my happiness.  What trade-offs am I willing to make here?  Does the fact that the pig gets put out of its misery count as a plus or a minus?  Isn't bacon bad for me anyway?

Deciding what to eat for breakfast (or any meal) is impossible.  Help me!

Apr 11, 2013 -- 6:15AM, altimis wrote:

I must admit chinkeeyong, you have the most interesting character ideas; and you play them well.

Apr 12, 2013 -- 7:13PM, magicpablo666 wrote:

Anyway, you'd be surprised about Time Stop. When I first saw that card as a relatively new player I didn't see its full potential until I read the reminder text. Is it that unintuitive, though? Mine I mean. What is possibility? Is it possible for me to type these words with my tusks? No, because I don't have tusks. Although I am now tempted to go buy some - obviously not from poachers or whatever - and use them as typing apparatus. I could be the best secretary ever. "What's your words per minute sir?" "Well, only six, but I use these tusks to type them." "You're hired!" That was the interview. And is anyone else disappointed that "apparati" is not the plural form of apparatus? I just could strangle a dictionary, because "apparatuses" is a real word. I guess it sounds pretty cool. I'll call them my Apparatusks.

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11 months ago  ::  Jul 01, 2012 - 10:28AM #5
Pfisiar
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Seventh is the worst core set, by far. Entirely new art, most of which sucked. Card selection which was also uninspired.

Sixth brought the stack, so its weak cardpool is redeemed somewhat.

Fifth was bloated, had too much jank, and perplexingly reprinted Necropotence.

Worst core set ever is between those three, I suspect.
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11 months ago  ::  Jul 01, 2012 - 10:55AM #6
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Jul 1, 2012 -- 10:28AM, Pfisiar wrote:

Fifth was bloated, had too much jank, and perplexingly reprinted Necropotence.




ABC: We need to get rid of Serra Angel and Lightning Bolt . Too strong.
XYZ: What should we add?
ABC: Necropotence ?
XYZ: Perfect!

What surprises me is that Channel and Balance survived into Fourth Edition.

Seventh was pretty bad, though. Eager Cadet shouldn't exist. The only color that should get a 1/1 for c is blue, maybe.

Jun 27, 2012 -- 12:04AM, GM_Champion wrote:

Clever deduction Watson! Maybe you can explain why Supergirl is trying to kill me.


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11 months ago  ::  Jul 01, 2012 - 12:51PM #7
signofzeta
Date Joined: Nov 13, 2010
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I only ever got to play 7th, 8th, 9th, M11, and M12.  I'd have to say that I'd go:

M11
9th
7th
M12
8th

I haven't played Tenth Edition, or M10, but only got to play with 2 of the theme deck/intro packs, but I can see me liking Tenth edition the most.  I stopped when Tenth Edition was released, because I didn't feel like playing Magic anymore.
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11 months ago  ::  Jul 01, 2012 - 1:42PM #8
andoru
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Jul 1, 2012 -- 10:55AM, bay_falconer wrote:



What surprises me is that Channel and Balance survived into Fourth Edition.




Well, I'm astonished. I started playing at 4th edition, and I always assumed that Channel was an "old" card from Alpha/Beta only.

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11 months ago  ::  Jul 01, 2012 - 1:48PM #9
bay_falconer
Date Joined: Oct 12, 2010
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Jul 1, 2012 -- 1:42PM, andoru wrote:

Jul 1, 2012 -- 10:55AM, bay_falconer wrote:



What surprises me is that Channel and Balance survived into Fourth Edition.




Well, I'm astonished. I started playing at 4th edition, and I always assumed that Channel was an "old" card from Alpha/Beta only.




Unlimited had all the same cards as beta. Revised removed the Power Nine. A bunch of other OP stuff got removed from Fourth.

Oh, another thing I noticed about Seventh: The art for Eager Cadet is also stupid. Maybe it's just the long facial hair. I kind of think of cadets as young.

Jun 27, 2012 -- 12:04AM, GM_Champion wrote:

Clever deduction Watson! Maybe you can explain why Supergirl is trying to kill me.


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11 months ago  ::  Jul 01, 2012 - 2:40PM #10
Beniwiwi
Date Joined: Jun 24, 2010
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But Channel got banned a bit after that if I remember correctly.

My decks, mostly casuals, but some I use online with some small changes:

http://www.mtgvault.com/Profile.aspx?UserID=91484
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