Just Chatting - Take 3
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Posted on April 24, 2015, 4:02 p.m. by Didgeridooda
Third time's a charm.
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NoviceMagician says... #2
Dead pool isn't to my tastes that much, comic deadpool that is, movie deadpool is full on awesome.
So yeah, I too am excited for any Deadpool movie that'll be coming.
As for Star Wars, well, I'm just not sure if it'll be anywhere near as good as we'd like it to be.
EDIT- Real world going on's talk: There is a rising Civil War in Yemen. Not like anyone knows that but me...
July 13, 2015 1:04 a.m. Edited.
ThisIsBullshit says... #3
The Middle East is so fucked up I've just stopped trying to figure out what all is going on over there.
July 13, 2015 1:11 a.m.
CanadianShinobi says... #4
ThisIsBullshit no. Take that statement back. Civil War... good gods.
Also, look at it this way NoviceMagician: Star Wars can't get any worse than Attack of the Clones.
July 13, 2015 1:40 a.m. Edited.
GoldGhost012 says... #5
ThisIsBullshit: the two Avengers movies, of course!
Also Civil War hype! Way more hyped for Cap 3: Civil War, Batman V. Superman, Ant-Man, Deadpool, and Suicide Squad than Star Wars VII. Bleh.
Bullshit CanadianShinobi, Attack of the Clones was the shit when I was younger. Goddammit, everyone hates the first three movies so much I feel like I'm the only one who likes them. Or at least I and II.
I feel like I pissed off a lot of people there.
July 13, 2015 1:46 a.m. Edited.
ThisIsBullshit says... #6
GoldGhost012 a man after my own heart.
Canada: which statement?
July 13, 2015 1:48 a.m.
CanadianShinobi says... #7
No one should ever be waiting for Civil War. Seriously.
GoldGhost012 the first 3 were A New Hope, The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi. But I know you meant the prequel movies.
In all honesty they are not as bad as everyone makes them out to be. Star Wars has always had hokey moments and has always largely been a series focused on action. However, objectively the prequel movies are not good films. I actually like Revenge of the Sith and The Phantom Menace, but Attack of the Clones just wasted so much potential. It also has some of the worst dialogue in film. Ever.
July 13, 2015 2:11 a.m.
ThisIsBullshit he is Canadian, its not ok in there country.
July 13, 2015 2:30 a.m.
GoldGhost012 says... #10
Why shouldn't we wait or be excited for Civil War? I get that it will be an entirely new thing that doesn't really touch the comics too much, but we get to see the MCU bash each other to pieces! Like Thor vs Iron Man, Thor vs Hulk, and Avengers vs the Maximoff siblings all rolled into one movie. Plus they managed to get Sony to loan them Spider-Man! I'm sorry, but that just seems too cool for me to not get excited about.
Differentiating between the two series is apparently too hard for my 2 AM brain.
I'm not going to deny that IV, V, and VI was the better trilogy. In general I tend to not care about whether or not the movie is good or bad and just enjoy how much entertainment I'm getting from it. I figure I'll do my consumerist thing and enjoy the show and I'll let CinemaSins point out it's various flaws and enjoy that too.
But Episode VII? That's not something I ever really wanted to see. I'd rather just stick with 6 movies and let the expanded universe do it's thing. Even if said expanded universe is apparently now abolished by Disney or something.
July 13, 2015 2:31 a.m.
NoviceMagician says... #11
Attack of the Clones did have bad dialogue. One of many reasons it was a let down. IV, V, and VI will always be my favorites. Unless by some miracle the new ones are so baller they blow everything off the map. Though I highly doubt that.
EDIT- I think there is a misunderstanding here. Either Tibs and Gold are talking about the new Cap. Am. movie and Canadian is talking about Civil War IRL, or I am seriously misunderstanding this conversation.
July 13, 2015 2:32 a.m. Edited.
I've missed something as well. Though I assume they are talking about some sort of star wars civil war.
The reason that people don't like star wars episodes 1-3 is because the majority of the actors were horrible, especially anakin skywalker, both old and young. Liam Neeson, Christopher Lee, and Natalie Portman were the only good actors, really. What it really comes down to is that they had very large budgets, and they just wasted it. Dialogue wasn't fantastic either.
July 13, 2015 2:47 a.m.
GoldGhost012 says... #13
Tibs and I are talking about the third Captain America movie. I'm assuming Canadian is to, judging by the fact that he titled Civil War and I did use the shorthand term "Cap 3: Civil War." Not that that's a definite point or anything.
I do wish we could have seen more Liam Neeson being epic than just in the first movie. Though he was a pretty prominent character there, and would have probably had a lesser role elsewhere. I also enjoyed Ewan McGregor's Obi Wan Kenobi, though that may be just because I'm a big fan of Obi Wan.
July 13, 2015 2:58 a.m.
NoviceMagician says... #14
Ya know who the best character ever is?
Jek Tono Porkins.
July 13, 2015 3:07 a.m.
Of you mean 'what do you send the cards in?' then I use rigid cardboard envelopes that say 'do not bend' on the side. I put the card in a soft sleeve, and wrap it up in an a4 sheet of paper for padding.
I don't use a hard sleeve because I use rigid card envelopes. You can get them off eBay for pretty cheap. Got 50 envelopes for $15.
July 13, 2015 5:02 a.m.
CanadianShinobi says... #17
See, Cap 3 is supposed to be introducing a storyline in the Marvel Comics that is well... widely hated and for good reason. I mean, the fundamental idea behind Civil War is actually quite interesting. The execution of that idea was done really poorly though. Maybe it's because I prefer Batman, but I never did like Captain America.
July 13, 2015 11:08 a.m.
HolyFalcon says... #18
What will Civil War be about? I know there were comics, can someone sum them up?
July 13, 2015 11:11 a.m.
GoldGhost012 says... #19
Even if it it's execution was done poorly and it was hated, it was still an iconic storyline.
Magicrafter, the Civil War story is about the Superhuman Registration Act, which Congress passed and basically meant all superpowered beings had to register their identity with the government. Iron Man was in favor of the act, and Captain America opposed it. The superpowered community basically divided between the two of them and they clashed a few times. Spider-Man was one of the most important figures in the arc, when he originally supported Iron Man and revealed his identity on live TV, before defecting to Cap's side.
July 13, 2015 12:28 p.m.
CanadianShinobi says... #20
I never said it wasn't iconic. I just said the comics didn't do it the core idea any justice. However, maybe the movie will be better.
July 13, 2015 12:42 p.m.
HolyFalcon says... #21
Yeah, I would think Spider-Man would be on Caps side through beginning and end, shocking he reveals his identity.
July 13, 2015 1:14 p.m.
CanadianShinobi says... #22
Okay, I'll see everyone in a week or two when the current madness blows over. Keep an eye out for my article, should be up sometime this week.
July 13, 2015 6:15 p.m.
HolyFalcon says... #25
Just met the dad of the Vice President of Digital Products at Funcom, the company behind Age of Conan and the new Lego Minifigures Online. Pretty cool.
July 13, 2015 6:27 p.m.
I'm leaving again on Wednesday morning. WHY CAN'T I HAVE TIME FOR MYSELF.
July 13, 2015 11:07 p.m.
so on Thursday at practice i broke my nose. Today at practice i chipped my tooth. I've never gotten hurt at practice before this season, idk whats going on.
July 14, 2015 12:25 a.m.
Do you guys like my new username, or should i have kept my old on?
July 14, 2015 7:56 a.m.
Omg.... Why isn't my name in Times New Roman? That doesn't make sense.... Hm.... It looks really ugly....
July 14, 2015 10:37 a.m.
ItchiUchiha117 says... #32
So, I'm thinking about converting my Venser, Shaper Savant combo control deck into a Grand Arbiter Augustin IV tax and control deck. Any thoughts?
July 14, 2015 5:51 p.m.
GoldGhost012 says... #33
If you do, get ready for hate.
I'm trying to update my profile with accordions and stuff without getting Thopters every time I go to my profile. Slow going.
July 14, 2015 5:52 p.m.
HolyFalcon says... #34
You guys better get ready for the very first Magi-Article. It's coming soon. Be ready. Magi-Ready.
Just needs to get through QC.
July 14, 2015 5:56 p.m.
ItchiUchiha117 says... #35
Not too worried about hate. There are two playgroups I play with. One of them gangs up on me anyways because I have the most competitive decks. The other ones are running things like Damia and Roon combo control decks, so mine is actually less awful there.
July 14, 2015 6:27 p.m.
ThisIsBullshit says... #36
Roon blink decks are so fuckin awful to play against. Fuck that shit.
July 14, 2015 7:40 p.m.
Straight through the heart, and you're to blame ohhhh, Tibs calls Roon... a bad name.
July 14, 2015 7:47 p.m.
elpokitolama says... #38
The worst thing to play against is Narset wombo combo... I felt so bad for my opponents that I stopped playing this. It's not even funny anymore, EDH ain't supposed to be a turn 3 format.
French public fireworks are beyond amazing! :D
July 14, 2015 7:48 p.m.
FAMOUSWATERMELON says... #39
Oh yeah.
HAPPY 14 OF JULY PEOPLE!!!
Little history lesson: on this day in 1789, the people of Paris captured the royal prison of la Bastille, symbol of the king's power, and henceforth started the bloody awful french revolution, which ended with a LOT of dead people on the ground.
July 14, 2015 7:54 p.m.
ItchiUchiha117 says... #40
Oh yeah, it's really stupid watching him play. Because that's really all you're doing against him. At least, when he isn't mana screwed.
July 14, 2015 7:58 p.m.
But speaking of Roon decks, I want to make some changes and upgrades to my deck but am not sure what to change.
Here's a link to the deck, and the cards i'm considering are in the comment section. Opinions would be appreciated.
Bant Commander Playtest
Commander / EDH*
SCORE: 1 | 0 COMMENTS | 234 VIEWS
(B T Dubs, Evolutionary Leap is awesome in creature EDH decks, especially with stuff like Hornet Queen, Avenger of Zendikar, and Mastery of the Unseen. Def try it for yourselves.)
July 14, 2015 8:05 p.m. Edited.
CanadianShinobi says... #42
BARGES IN
FAMOUSWATERMELON! How dare you misrepresent history in my presence! Thought that because I said I was taking time off you were safe? Nay, nay good sir! I am always watching. You sir, have committed a great offense to history!
July 14, 2015 8:35 p.m.
ThisIsBullshit says... #44
kyuuri117 lmao actually though my friend has a Roon deck and once he gets Prophet of Kruphix out it's literally just watching him play solitaire.
July 14, 2015 8:48 p.m.
CanadianShinobi says... #45
Firstly, the Fall of the Bastille is not considered to be the start of the French Revolution. Secondly, the "storming" of the Bastille was actually a piece of propaganda woven by the National Assembly in order to garner the support of the people of Paris. While, the people did storm the prison, it was less to do with it being a "symbol of tyranny" and more to do with, "we want arms to go murder some people". I could go on at length, but I am about to head out.
July 14, 2015 8:53 p.m.
Prophet of Kruphix and Yisan, the Wanderer Bard is love.
Prophet of Kruphix, Yisan, the Wanderer Bard, Glen Elendra Archmage and Mistmeadow Witch is "the lock".
July 14, 2015 8:54 p.m. Edited.
HolyFalcon says... #47
Nobody wants Magi-Articles? You guys don't get Magi-Love.
July 14, 2015 9:05 p.m.
Ohthenoises says... #48
Who here considers themselves standard competitive minded?
I have an addition to an archetype and I want to see if anyone wants to help me tune it. I don't want to make a forum post because you inevitably get idiots. Less of those here :).
ThisIsBullshit says... #1
I'm just waiting for Civil War
July 13, 2015 1:04 a.m.