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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ItchiUchiha117 says... #2
Honestly, I'm almost ready to hand the reins over to one of them. He's handled it before rather well.
November 3, 2015 12:49 a.m.
I wouldn't give in just yet. You got this man. Keep toughing it out.
November 3, 2015 12:51 a.m.
Femme_Fatale says... #6
I'm a mod on untap.in, and just so the peeps here who use untap.in to play games know why their images aren't working, I've stated the reason why. Untap takes all their images from imgur, and as retrospect, imgur blocked us.
November 3, 2015 3:02 p.m.
Femme_Fatale says... #9
No, because that would bring the wrath of WotC's legal department upon us ThisIsBullshit.
November 3, 2015 5:14 p.m.
ThisIsBullshit says... #10
But does that mean that TappedOut's database is illegal?
November 3, 2015 6:38 p.m.
Femme_Fatale says... #11
Nope, because we aren't using it to host a matchmaker. You can't play games with other people or potentially do tournaments with prizes on this site. WotC will only try and shut down a site if it can take away from their real tournament scene. Interesting to note, WotC also doesn't really like MTGO either, because they don't want online tournaments all that much.
November 3, 2015 6:47 p.m.
Coinman1863 says... #12
Should I indulge myself in a foil Genesis
? The Judgement one, not the stupid Judge foil (old borders for the win!). I'm currently on the fence for it, could you guys and gals sway me one way or the other?
November 3, 2015 9:11 p.m.
DERPLINGSUPREME says... #13
@Coinman1863 well, if its only 30 bucks like the page says, go for it. chances are it'll go up in value, however, I get the feeling it'll be reprinted in commander soon, maybe even this time.
still, foil genesis.
November 3, 2015 9:13 p.m.
ABadMagicPlayer100 says... #14
If it does get a commander reprint soon, it would be awesome in the green-black graveyard deck.
November 3, 2015 9:22 p.m.
Ohthenoises says... #15
Magus of the motherfucking wheel!
No one wheels like Gaston, no one deals like Gaston!
November 3, 2015 11:04 p.m.
DERPLINGSUPREME says... #16
@Ohthenoises Wheel and Deal magus? HELL no. nekuzar is already amazing, as is niv-mizzit. we dont need that shit around here.
also, I dont think they're making any new maguses
November 3, 2015 11:06 p.m.
Ohthenoises says... #17
Check your spoils before you tell me I'm wrong.
Magus of the Wheel
2R
Creature - Human Wizard
1R, Tap, Sacrifice Magus of the Wheel: Each player discards his or her hand, then draws seven cards.
3/3
November 3, 2015 11:08 p.m. Edited.
Ohthenoises says... #19
November 3, 2015 11:11 p.m.
DERPLINGSUPREME says... #20
oh, it was in the COMMENTS, huh?
I dont trust its real.
THE GOVERNMENT IS A LIE. CUBES ARE ACTUALLY RECTANGLES. COMMANDERS DIDN'T ACTUALLY EARN ANY RANK IN THE MILITARY.
EDIT: okay. I dont use that site so I had no clue, but it WAS in the comments of the site I use.
November 3, 2015 11:12 p.m. Edited.
ItchiUchiha117 says... #21
I almost got Meren completely correct. I thought it would just be reanimation of a creature from any graveyard if its cmc was equal to or less than your experience counters. I got the experience counter trigger right, though. For reference:
November 4, 2015 1:53 p.m.
I guess I've found anime again. There was a marathon of Akame Ga Kill Saturday night. I stayed up till 3 watching it. I may be relapsing into the weeaboo. Save yourself.
November 4, 2015 2:07 p.m.
elpokitolama says... #23
Akame Ga Kill is damn great, evenI still prefer the manga (if only the anime hadn't gone canon...). Even if... Hunter x Hunter > all :>
November 4, 2015 2:19 p.m. Edited.
Femme_Fatale says... #24
You all pale in comparison to the supremacy that is Space Brothers.
Seriously, how legit can you get by being an anime sponsored by NASA?
November 4, 2015 3:13 p.m.
canterlotguardian says... #25
elpokitolama omg I just started watching Akame ga Kill last Saturday when they did the Toonami marathon. I am in love. :D
November 4, 2015 3:16 p.m.
So I went to Panera for the first time in like two or three years. Just generally don't go there as I don't like the sandwiches. Anyway, I wanted an iced coffee and it was right next to the bank, so I went in and got a coffee (they do have iced coffee's, salads and bread, i'll give em that) and bagel with cream cheese. And holy shit, their cream cheese is awesome. It's literally half cream cheese and half marshmallow or something.
November 4, 2015 3:17 p.m.
canterlotguardian says... #27
kyuuri117 there's a Panera near my house. I go there whenever I need to study for an exam, as it's about five feet away from my college. they do have amazeballs cream cheese, but my absolute favorite thing to order from them is their broccoli and cheese soup in the bread bowl. omg it's heaven.
November 4, 2015 3:25 p.m.
VampireArmy says... #28
Cfb makes me sad.
Travis woo gets the boot. I'm unsure what he said but it was allegedly anti Semitic. I have no doubt that he didn't intend it in that context based on his way of thinking (similar to my own really) sometimes you just want to pick things apart and eexamine them. Sometimes that requires getting into an "evil" mind set or at least a very uncomfortable one.
Cfb are cowards though. Most other places make a statement when an employee has an unpopular opinion
(Such as thunderf00t the YouTuber and the school he works for) but they go ahead with firing him.
November 4, 2015 3:45 p.m.
TheNextRedDude says... #29
I may need to try that cream cheese... Also the soups are delicious.
November 4, 2015 3:48 p.m.
I can't find anything at all about Woo getting fired. How did you hear about that? And are you sure it was because of a comment and not the fifteen articles on Honored Hierarch?
November 4, 2015 4:11 p.m.
Coinman1863 says... #31
https://www.facebook.com/channelfireball/posts/1043109189043837
https://www.facebook.com/TravisWizard/posts/10153703367154518
He was "indefinitely suspended" do to statements he made proposing he was a Holocaust denier on stream. That's what I can glean, though it may be incorrect.
November 4, 2015 4:20 p.m.
Found some stuff on reddit. Yea havnt watched the video but apparently he was "apologizing on behalf of Hitler" and "denying that the holocaust happened".
Or something.
Either way, at least cfb took quick action. I'm always constantly surprised how moronic people who work for companies are with social media. Yes, you have freedom of speech. Use it as you will. But don't forget you don't have freedom from consequences for that speech. CFB is a business, and if you are a face for a company, discussing controversial subjects publicly is a no-no.
I also don't think it's cowardly for them not to release a more public statement than they've already done. I think it's more out of respect for Travis that they havnt done so. If they made a public statement clearly saying "we have let him go because of anti-Semitic views", Travis would never be able to get a job anywhere else. Keeping it low key while taking quick action on it was the kind and correct thing to do, especially as it probably wasn't meant maliciously.
November 4, 2015 4:35 p.m. Edited.
TheNextRedDude says... #33
This is a collection of every possible combination of letters, spaces, commas, and periods in the English language.
Go to ,gnhquescmq,bggx page 316. Tell me that isn't creepy.
November 4, 2015 4:38 p.m.
elpokitolama says... #34
TheNextRedDude instructions not clear, got dick caught in a fan.
November 4, 2015 4:50 p.m.
TheNextRedDude says... #36
Even more creepy, that page seems to have been deleted from existence.
November 4, 2015 4:52 p.m.
Femme_Fatale says... #37
Because the entire thing is randomly generated TheNextRedDude.
November 4, 2015 4:53 p.m.
TheNextRedDude says... #38
But still, it should appear in my computer history, but no, there is no record of it ever existing.
November 4, 2015 5:02 p.m.
VampireArmy says... #39
"Anti Semitic views" is clearly out of context though considering even he has openly stated it was an experiment of thought, not an attack on people. I've seen no proof of anything else so I'll stay with his side of the story (innocent until proven guilty)
I find it cowardly because other companies have simply made a distancing statement and left it there, they chose the route of most $$$ (contraversy = more money) and made it a huge scandal.
Now let's assume he WAS making those statements. Does silencing him fix the problem? Nope. It leads to 0 discussion and 0 minds changed.
All in all, of course they're free to fire him. I'm free to no longer be part of thier clientele for firing a dude for speaking in his own time. I'm not the only one either. They've lost quite a few of Thier users to this stunt
November 4, 2015 5:02 p.m.
Femme_Fatale says... #40
I want some ferrofluid and some neodymium magnets.
November 4, 2015 7:54 p.m.
canterlotguardian says... #41
VampireArmy I never was a client of theirs to begin with. I guess you could say they lost me, because now I'm inclined to not shop there in the future. maybe I can't say that, though (referring to "they lost me"). idk.
November 4, 2015 7:57 p.m.
Coinman1863 says... #43
QUICK! Buy your Trading Posts and Springjack Pastures before the huge buyout!
November 4, 2015 9:27 p.m.
DERPLINGSUPREME says... #44
I was so happy when I saw that.
I've been doing things with Marath lately and I saw there was an actual goat that works with him now.
so cool.
so fresh.
so BOSER.
November 4, 2015 10:50 p.m.
Here is the full 40 minute video of Travis Woo hosting a discussion on pre-world war two Germany, the reasons for the war, the cause of the holocaust, and a bunch of other stuff.
The issue, is that he is not at all an expert on this material. In fact, it's a new subject to him, and he's taking his "facts" from Mein Kamph, which is half fact, half lies, all twisted into a propaganda machine.
All in all, it was a bad idea. To his credit, he did start off this discussion by stating that this is from the German perspective of the time, but as he goes on its more his opinion, which he is basing off of incorrect facts. Also to his credit, he immediately posted a reply stating that he was wrong, and that he really didn't know what he was talking about.
VampireArmy you were looking for a source vid, here you go.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=w6GeBhSNyfw
November 5, 2015 2:12 a.m.
Coinman1863 says... #46
In other news, I'm still going to get the old border version of Black Market. I want my brown text box god damn it.
I'll wait till C15 release so the price drops, but still, I don't really like the new border on old cards. Kinda gets on my nerves really, just like the judge foil Genesis. Just ew.
November 5, 2015 9:24 a.m.
Femme_Fatale says... #47
So folks! Playtester 2 now allows you to see tokens, altered cards, and sideboard for games 2 and 3!
November 5, 2015 3:50 p.m.
VampireArmy says... #49
Thanks. After getting all of the facts it's clear that even though he intended no harm, he still failed miserably in handling the subject. That being said, I'm watching cfb closely.
That Aside, i want to just say how sad the new karlov card makes me. I was hoping for some sort of cool control mechanic in orzhov but they pushed for extort instead. I think i might pick up the golgari deck. It's pretty good looking and might even convince me to redo prossh
November 5, 2015 6:12 p.m.
ABadMagicPlayer100 says... #50
The green commander decks both look really good. I was torn on what deck I wanted, and my friend was like "let's just split a case of these, what decks do you want." We both laughed a little after I responded, since I traditionally enjoy playing every color except green. I'd also like to point out that Wake the Dead for X = anything greater than two is an insane combo with Meren of Clan Nel Toth...
Cipher001 says... #1
I suffered from psychosis as well, I know the feeling. You're not any worse for it. I, for example, have had lengthy discussions with my own mind about who should control the body, but that doesn't stop me. You ROCK for having managed five of them. Just keep that in mind. Your mother's just being a bitch right now.
November 3, 2015 12:47 a.m.