Author Topic: Magic: The Gathering (Read 348597 times)

Quote from: thisismyusername on June 18, 2019, 04:45:25 PM
I just want Modern Horizons on Arena. :'(

lol, Arena still can't even auto-update and you want Modern cards in it.

AFAIK, it does. But you mean that "deletes the entire game and then reinstalls itself" bullshit that happens every update because:

Kara · « **Reply #2115 on:** June 18, 2019, 09:17:55 PM »

No, I mean when I click Arena it says "your client is out of date, please launch a different executable that we hide in Program Files to update it."

thisismyusername · « **Reply #2116 on:** June 18, 2019, 09:36:27 PM »

Oh that.

Yeah, it ate my shortcut. So at this point I know where that launcher in C: is.

naff · « **Reply #2117 on:** June 18, 2019, 10:41:15 PM »

Quote from: Kara on June 18, 2019, 09:17:55 PM

No, I mean when I click Arena it says "your client is out of date, please launch a different executable that we hide in Program Files to update it."

I uninstalled Arena after i felt done with the last set, and to avoid distraction and reinstalled so I never encountered this. Client does feel a lot better rn.

I would love for them to use a recurring specialty set like Horizons in Arena to act as a feeder set to Arena Eternal. Horizons power level is probably too high though, and tbh, why tf would you play standard shite when you can fuck with a non-rotating format. Actually supporting the format beyond it being a place to use your old cards would probably decrease interest in std constructed too much.

Joe Molotov · « **Reply #2118 on:** June 18, 2019, 11:39:29 PM »

Quote from: thisismyusername on June 18, 2019, 09:36:27 PM

Oh that. Yeah, it ate my shortcut. So at this point I know where that launcher in C: is.

I thought that was just me.

Kara · « **Reply #2119 on:** June 19, 2019, 01:45:13 AM »

https://www.mtggoldfish.com/deck/2016379

I'm so stoked this deck is legit, y'all.

Being able to cast Baleful Strix using snow-covered lands and no Swamps.

Raist · « **Reply #2120 on:** June 19, 2019, 04:38:27 AM »

Quote from: Kara on June 18, 2019, 09:17:55 PM

No, I mean when I click Arena it says "your client is out of date, please launch a different executable that we hide in Program Files to update it."

The fact that to this day:

- the client can't fucking update itself without having to hunt for that fucking .exe and then it just wipes and reinstalls everything

AND

- there is still no proper friends list. No no, let's just use Nintendo's distinguished mentally-challenged friend code shite.

Is fucking mind boggling.

thisismyusername · « **Reply #2121 on:** June 19, 2019, 07:35:58 AM »

But guys, Chris Clay or whatever the fuck his name is that just left has put the client in a "decent state!" -Reddit

Reddit was a mistake. It's nothing but trash (and jailbait).

Joe Molotov · « **Reply #2122 on:** June 19, 2019, 10:52:59 AM »

power creep?

The fact that this doesn't say "or destory it" makes this an insane top-end for some Black aggro deck.

thisismyusername · « **Reply #2123 on:** June 19, 2019, 11:25:11 AM »

3 7/6.

Good lord.

Kara · « **Reply #2124 on:** June 19, 2019, 12:18:14 PM »

When they shifted Prodigal Sorcerer effects from blue to red Aaron Forsythe wrote an article where he said blue had become the My Super Ex-Girlfriend of colors and things needed to be realigned. Wondering when, if ever, we'll see that same article for black.

Probably not as long as Mark is there since he doesn't see how making good single target creature removal exclusively the purview of black is any way repeating the mistake of concentrating good card draw in blue.

Kara · « **Reply #2125 on:** June 19, 2019, 12:20:39 PM »

Now, that's a zombie!

Raist · « **Reply #2126 on:** June 19, 2019, 04:34:03 PM »

Quote from: Joe Molotov on June 19, 2019, 10:52:59 AM

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power creep?

The fact that this doesn't say "or destory it" makes this an insane top-end for some Black aggro deck.

What the actual fuck.

Kara · « **Reply #2127 on:** June 19, 2019, 11:39:21 PM »

Kai is competing at the Arena Pro Tour this weekend.

It's closed to the public.

naff · « **Reply #2128 on:** June 20, 2019, 12:12:29 AM »

Quote from: Kara on June 19, 2019, 11:39:21 PM

Kai is competing at the Arena Pro Tour this weekend.

It's closed to the public.

edit: i was max confused. but it is televised... who actually goes to tournaments

Kara · « **Reply #2129 on:** June 20, 2019, 12:27:00 AM »

It's #esports.

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I live 4 - 5 hours from Las Vegas.

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Joe Molotov · « **Reply #2130 on:** June 20, 2019, 08:39:29 AM »

esports athletes

Joe Molotov · « **Reply #2131 on:** June 20, 2019, 11:17:13 AM »

Temples are a good land cycle to bring back to Standard. They're not broken or janky or require you to shuffle your deck a dozen times a game but they have an actual deck building cost so you don't just slam 16 of them in your deck and call it a day.

Joe Molotov · « **Reply #2132 on:** June 20, 2019, 11:57:26 AM »

Polyraptor + Marauding Raptor confirmed to create an infinite loop that ends the game in a draw.

Kara · « **Reply #2133 on:** June 20, 2019, 12:15:41 PM »

Just another soon to be banned red dinosaur.

Raist · « **Reply #2134 on:** June 20, 2019, 12:47:52 PM »

The funniest part of this will be the nerds salivating at the prospect of getting a trillion polyraptors and an easy win, only to draw their game

Joe Molotov · « **Reply #2135 on:** June 20, 2019, 01:33:09 PM »

Saheeli likes this.

Raist · « **Reply #2136 on:** June 20, 2019, 01:37:23 PM »

Kara · « **Reply #2137 on:** June 20, 2019, 02:01:50 PM »

omg :3

Raist · « **Reply #2138 on:** June 20, 2019, 02:18:54 PM »

That art

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The perfect illustration of U/W players

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thisismyusername · « **Reply #2139 on:** June 20, 2019, 04:26:09 PM »

First of all: How dare you.
Second of all: Thought Erasure.

Kara · « **Reply #2140 on:** June 20, 2019, 04:32:33 PM »

So wolf tribal is going to be green's theme in the set. Really glad I unintentionally bought a wolf shirt a few months ago, that thing is leaving the house for the first and only time on prerelease. 🐺🌚

Raist · « **Reply #2141 on:** June 20, 2019, 04:35:02 PM »

Ferocious pup shirt or GTFO.

thisismyusername · « **Reply #2142 on:** June 20, 2019, 05:02:03 PM »

Three Ferocious Pup Moon shirt or GTFO.

Kara · « **Reply #2143 on:** June 21, 2019, 12:58:41 AM »

My Lotus Vales are still protected by dat Reserve List artificial scarcity.

thisismyusername · « **Reply #2144 on:** June 21, 2019, 06:57:12 AM »

Sharpie off the "sacrifice 2 lands on entering the battlefield" clause, and you got a Black Lotus (when you want a white Lotus).

Raist · « **Reply #2145 on:** June 21, 2019, 11:56:28 AM »

Quote from: thisismyusername on June 21, 2019, 06:57:12 AM

Sharpie off the "sacrifice 2 lands on entering the battlefield" clause, and you got a Black Lotus (when you want a white Lotus).

I mean, it says "When it enters the battlefield, sacrifice two lands".

Full stop.

No "or sacrifice Lotus Field"

...

So...

Kara · « **Reply #2146 on:** June 21, 2019, 01:00:49 PM »

Murder is a common in Core Set 2020. RIP draft / sealed.

thisismyusername · « **Reply #2147 on:** June 21, 2019, 04:28:51 PM »

Quote from: Kara on June 21, 2019, 01:00:49 PM

Murder is a common in Core Set 2020. RIP draft / sealed.

Wasn't it already a common in 19?

Kara · « **Reply #2148 on:** June 21, 2019, 04:31:47 PM »

e: I can't read. It was a uncommon in M19.

thisismyusername · « **Reply #2149 on:** June 21, 2019, 06:29:00 PM »

Yeah, I saw your pre-edit and was "

What does that have to do with my post? "

Kara · « **Reply #2150 on:** June 21, 2019, 07:54:54 PM »

I can't read, OK.

Unrelated: RUG Snow didn't make the Modern deck dump today. :'( Canadian Threshold is playing Wrenn and Six now too. :'( :'(

Seems like WBR Pyromancer has dropped Bedlam Reveler altogether for Seasoned Pyromancer and Dreadhorde Arcanist... can't really fault that but Reveler was a pet card of mine. :'( Despite being a Thoughtseize deck I've been fighting the urge to pick it up and it's feeling harder and harder not to now.

Speaking of Arcanist, it's surreal that it and Karn, the Great Creator have already established themselves as top cards in Type 1. It makes sense and powerful new cards make inroads there quickly but still seems hard for my mind to really accept.

Kara · « **Reply #2151 on:** June 21, 2019, 07:57:36 PM »

Triumph, you don't have to dish any trade secrets but it seems like the MODO market is bouncing back a bit (based solely on market price and not volume). Noticing lots of cards currently in print that are more expensive than they are in paper. Am I just getting really lucky here?

naff · « **Reply #2152 on:** June 21, 2019, 08:19:45 PM »

I would be into modo if the client wasn't such a dog, or they had some transparency about the future of the platform.

I used to use it all the time. Back before treasure chests were a thing. But sold off everything when a patch caused an issue with my installation and it crashed continually, I tilted and resigned myself to playing paper. Have installed since and it was fine doing some drafts, but why invest in a dying platform? It's not that much worse using xmage lel.

Kara · « **Reply #2153 on:** June 21, 2019, 08:55:01 PM »

Modern is years away from coming to Arena, if ever. If they do release an "Arena Postmodern" (and it actually catches on) the odds of that happening dwindle even more.

I'll think about cards (paper or otherwise) as investments only as it pertains to cost of buying in (e.g. picking up every shock land during the release of the recent Ravnica sets, grabbing all the Kaladesh fast lands now) but after that it's just a collection that I wasted money on. I could probably buy a lot of nice stuff with all the stupidly expensive EDH chaff in my collection but I really don't care. Bad combo of privilege and indifference on my part, I'm sure.

Human Snorenado · « **Reply #2154 on:** June 21, 2019, 10:54:35 PM »

Quote from: Kara on June 21, 2019, 07:57:36 PM

Triumph, you don't have to dish any trade secrets but it seems like the MODO market is bouncing back a bit (based solely on market price and not volume). Noticing lots of cards currently in print that are more expensive than they are in paper. Am I just getting really lucky here?

Things are better than they were but still not anything like the halcyon days of yore (2016-17 being the peak years)

Modern Horizons not being on Arena has helped a lot. Long term prognosis of the program is dire however, not many people bother to draft or play standard, so eventually it's going to die and I'll need to find a new job. Or also die, whichevs.

Raist · « **Reply #2155 on:** June 22, 2019, 08:26:09 AM »

Dat ultimate though.

thisismyusername · « **Reply #2156 on:** June 22, 2019, 10:39:01 AM »

I really can't see Online dying anytime soon with the fact that 2HG, EDH, etc. etc. aren't on Arena.

I know those are popular in paper, and "EW MODO LOOKS LIKE SHIT" but it's the only official client that allows you to play those digitally currently. (Yes, X-mage/etc. but those are unofficial)

Kara · « **Reply #2157 on:** June 23, 2019, 12:16:53 AM »

Quote from: Human Snorenado on June 21, 2019, 10:54:35 PM

Modern Horizons not being on Arena has helped a lot. Long term prognosis of the program is dire however, not many people bother to draft or play standard, so eventually it's going to die and I'll need to find a new job. Or also die, whichevs.

Mythic prices can get a little loopy on MODO but the delta on Finale of Promise is unbelievable for a card from a popular set that's currently being drafted.

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Don't make me cast Animate Dead on you.

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I don't want to read all those lines of text.

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Kara · « **Reply #2158 on:** June 23, 2019, 12:17:57 AM »

Cedric Phillips is casting Mythic Championship III?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!

Without Patrick Sullivan?!?!?!?!

Betrayalaton.

Joe Molotov · « **Reply #2159 on:** June 23, 2019, 01:29:37 PM »

I lied, one more Modern Horizon draft.

I really wanted a chance to draft Ninjas, and someone passed me a P1P2 Mist-Syndicate Naga so I had to go for it. (My P1P1 was a Defile.) It was a fun archetype and I got a lot of ez wins, but once again I got pounded on actual monetary value. The guy next to me opened two Horizon Lands and a Prismatic Vista and got a third Horizon Land out of his prize packs. I got a Morophon, the Boundless out of my prize packs and at least one of the EDH kidz traded me a Blood Crypt for it.

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Author Topic: Magic: The Gathering (Read 348597 times)