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6 months ago ::
Jan 04, 2013 - 1:22AM
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Passing this on from MTG Salvation. According to some people, the flavor text in the ten guildgates have misaligned letters. They're off by a few pixels, but it's apparently there. At first, it may seem like you're just seeing things, and it's hard to find if you don't know exactly which letters to look for. The misaligned letters are: Azorius: Senate justice foundation Ravnican (TIFI)
Izzet: those release their creations (HLRC)
Rakdos: Enter indulge may again (EDAA)
Golgari: starving rest Ravnica (GSV)
Selesnya: united open and (UON)
Simic: and comprehend perfection (DOHR)
Gruul: leave the shackles behind (NLTA)
Boros: merciful hearts cries (LRCE)
Orzhov: wealth security for (WEYO)
Dimir: mastermind spies lies deception (ISET)
Apparently, the misaligned letters, when arranged, say this:
THE GUILDS OF RAVNICA WILL DESTROY EACH OTHER
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6 months ago ::
Jan 04, 2013 - 1:31AM
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interesting... 
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6 months ago ::
Jan 04, 2013 - 1:39AM
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If you look real close in the background of the Guildgate arts, each contains a piece of a map that reveals the location where NASA faked the moon landing.
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6 months ago ::
Jan 04, 2013 - 1:42AM
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Seems legit. Set your zoom level to something really high like 400% to see it. In some cases the bottom of the letter is lower or higher than the other letters (for example, the l in 'release' or the r in 'their' on Izzet Guildgate  starts higher than the rest of the letters in the word). In other cases the letter appears to be stretched (in 'justice' on Azorius Guildgate  , notice the dot of the i is higher than the dot of the j. Though maybe this is due to the same effect as before).
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6 months ago ::
Jan 04, 2013 - 1:47AM
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also the words containing misaligned letters describe the guilds pretty well. Edit: mostly.
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6 months ago ::
Jan 04, 2013 - 2:13AM
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Okay, so... despite my facetious earlier comment and my inherent desire to blame this on weird kerning... it really doesn't bear up. The differences, while subtle, are too obvious once you know to look for them, and the message is too perfect. I have to admit this seems pretty legitimate.
And now I'm going to be up freaking out about how many other hidden messages we may have missed. Wonderful.
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6 months ago ::
Jan 04, 2013 - 3:06AM
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I always assumed the Izzet would spark a war. The Dimir would capitalise on it. The Gruul would rebel. The Simic would cause the sinkholes, and the eventual splitting of the city into continents and landmasses surrounded by oceans... But I doubt they'd wipe each other out completely. I mean, it's not like Wizards just completely erase worlds or an... Oh wait... 
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6 months ago ::
Jan 04, 2013 - 3:23AM
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I-I'm getting goosebumps. (Shivers) This does not bode well.
Let's see....Selesnya prepares for war, readying to force the city to follow their cult-esque ideology and bring the Worldsoul to all.
The Gruul....always want to destroy civilization.
The Dimir seeks to dominate the city, in practice if not in appearance, and the guilds serve as excellent puppets to either manipulate or take the blame.
The Boros always seeks to turn as much of the city as they're allowed under their rule.
The Azorius seek control through legalities and politics.
The Golgari bide their power and time.
That's 6 of the guilds that the Planeswalker's Guide to Ravnica and various flavor texts suggest are ever-ready or getting ready to fight or war. Rakdos doesn't seem to be particularly...different or more direct in their approach to suggest that they are actively plotting to overthrow the other guilds. The Simic seem to have learned from their mistakes. The Orzhov are...well...the Orzhov. And the Izzet? Do they really care? Surely Niv Mizzet has them too busy with seemingly unconnected research, trying to learn or uncover some greater truth or new magic. I think they just like to experiment and dabble, not actually try to run anything outside of the districts they protect.
Came for the flavor, stayed for the game. (10/4/2013: Discovered that I suppose I most closely resemble a Vorthos player, right after my odd obsession with making hyper-budget but effective decks and right before being a Johnny)
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6 months ago ::
Jan 04, 2013 - 3:48AM
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Apparently, the misaligned letters, when arranged, say this:
THE GUILDS OF RAVNICA WILL DESTROY EACH OTHER
No Return to Return to Ravnica? Noooooooooooooo
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I wish more girls play magic cards...
Have you considered assassinating Kevin?
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6 months ago ::
Jan 04, 2013 - 3:50AM
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I-I'm getting goosebumps. (Shivers) This does not bode well.
Let's see....Selesnya prepares for war, readying to force the city to follow their cult-esque ideology and bring the Worldsoul to all.
The Gruul....always want to destroy civilization.
The Dimir seeks to dominate the city, in practice if not in appearance, and the guilds serve as excellent puppets to either manipulate or take the blame.
The Boros always seeks to turn as much of the city as they're allowed under their rule.
The Azorius seek control through legalities and politics.
The Golgari bide their power and time.
That's 6 of the guilds that the Planeswalker's Guide to Ravnica and various flavor texts suggest are ever-ready or getting ready to fight or war. Rakdos doesn't seem to be particularly...different or more direct in their approach to suggest that they are actively plotting to overthrow the other guilds. The Simic seem to have learned from their mistakes. The Orzhov are...well...the Orzhov. And the Izzet? Do they really care? Surely Niv Mizzet has them too busy with seemingly unconnected research, trying to learn or uncover some greater truth or new magic. I think they just like to experiment and dabble, not actually try to run anything outside of the districts they protect.
Izzet (and Niv-Mizzet in particular) are most likely the bad guys in this block. Sure, Dimir's got their usual sinister scheme, but Izzet's been dark and mysterious this whole time. They aren't after anything as overt as war, but don't let that fool you. Their research's ultimate goal is anything but pure.
Plus, you know, the last set is called Dragon's Maze. There's really only one other option  if it's not the Izzet at work, and he really wouldn't fit in with the whole "guilds destroy each other" schtick.
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