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Posted on April 24, 2015, 4:02 p.m. by Didgeridooda
Third time's a charm.
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Honestly, I'd wait for Eldritch Moon. It looks like it's gonna be big and game-changing.
June 24, 2016 1:26 p.m.
HolyFalcon says... #3
Thanks 6tennis, I'm actually mainly only getting back into it because I'm about to go to a three week academic summer camp with a prevalent magic culture. I don't plan to get back into competitive magic, it's too expensive.
June 24, 2016 1:44 p.m.
But then you won't be able to afford drugs. Drugs are bad. Now you can avoid those. Be competitive. Be drug free.
June 24, 2016 1:54 p.m.
HolyFalcon says... #8
Already got Arma 2 for Dayz and I got The Stanley Parable.
June 24, 2016 6:12 p.m.
ThisIsBullshit says... #9
What are some good free games to play on Steam other than dota 2?
June 24, 2016 6:47 p.m.
DERPLINGSUPREME says... #11
@ThisIsBullshit I personally love hawken. its a pvp FPS game where you're in a big mech. its cool :)
June 24, 2016 7:30 p.m.
ABadMagicPlayer100 says... #12
@ThisIsBullshit Close Your Eyes is a great free-to-play indie horror game with multiple endings. I personally don't like horror games, but I quite enjoyed it and played through 3 or 4 of the endings.
On a less spooky note, You Have To Win The Game is an interesting skill-based platformer.
June 24, 2016 7:42 p.m.
ducttapedeckbox says... #13
I was in a League game earlier, this is a summary of part of the game:
- Akali (top) is having a rough time in lane, and starts pinging for help before I even get to my second jungle camp
- Akali proceeds to go 0-3 in lane. She was against a Lucian, which I can imagine is rough pre-6
- Our ADC: Akali, just sit by tower and farm
- Akali: Sorry this is hard playing with 1 hand
- Our ADC: Why are you playing with one hand...?
- Akali: My other hand is broken
People confuse me.
June 25, 2016 2:12 p.m.
If any of you people are good with computers, I'm having some issues I would really appreciate some help with. Made a post in the general forums.
June 25, 2016 3:46 p.m.
Not on Steam but World of Tanks is a solid game if you haven't played it yet. It's got a steep learning curve and takes some serious patience at times but it's a really fun game.
Is in no way pay to win either. You can go to the same lengths anybody else can without spending a dime and they create opportunities to win premium currency all the time.
June 25, 2016 5:05 p.m.
So I work at a McDonald (glamorous, I know), but today I got to work and sitting there was a fully cooked pizza. I thought "whaaaaaaat?" Because it was a mcdonalds. Turns out it was someone's birthday, so they put the tiny oven for cookies up to the highest setting it could go, and crammed a pizza in. That oven is like 9 inches across, and they got a whole pizza to cook in it. Even funnier, they got the pizza from the papa murphys that Inquisitor000 works at.
June 25, 2016 5:40 p.m.
ThisIsBullshit says... #17
DERPLINGSUPREME hawken is some fun shit man, rest in peace trying to move with a touchpad though ahaha :'(
June 25, 2016 8 p.m.
I've been pretty lost this season in league of legends. I used to be diamond last season, but I took a break and started playing less seriously. I just haven't been able to find champions that work for me. Even ones that I consider myself to be good with, I kinda suck. I have a 33.3 percent win rate on Janna! That's shit. What's worse is that she has the highest KDA among all my supports.
The champs I used last season all suck now and I'm having to adjust to a different play style. It's been rough.
Until Zyra. Oh God is she busted atm. In my past 20 games on her, I've lost 4.
Oh, and I've had the worst luck with teammates, and I'm not one to complain about them normally. I half feel like my Janna win rate is luck. During one week, I received three notifications that my reports had led to someone getting punished. That's absurd!
I'm now back to mid plat. Maybe there's hope yet...
June 25, 2016 8:17 p.m.
Ohthenoises says... #19
Question, anyone know how to make custom categories list in a specific order?
Right now it's all over the place and it annoys the crap out of me.
June 26, 2016 1:08 p.m. Edited.
I got a pimpage question. Do I use my foil ema Mystical Tutor or my mirage Mystical Tutor. Which do you guys think looks better?
June 26, 2016 10:17 p.m.
The new mystical tutor art looks better hands down, it's not even a debate. If you have it in foil i'd say rock it for sure.
June 26, 2016 10:28 p.m. Edited.
ThisIsBullshit says... #22
I mean if you're going for straight pimpage then you go foil every time, regardless of set, but in my personal opinion I like the older set borders better (so if anybody has an Alliances Force of Will they don't like HMU)
kyuuri117 I'll fight you
June 26, 2016 10:34 p.m.
I tend to like older borders as well, but I also like myself a good foil.
June 26, 2016 10:37 p.m.
I've seen mystical tutor in one form for years. My copy is also NM mirage. I'm super attached to it. The same goes for tons of other cards.
June 26, 2016 11:10 p.m.
ducttapedeckbox says... #26
This post does NOT contain spoilers.
Just watched the season finale of Game of Thrones.
HOLY SHIT. I was wondering if they would top Battle of the Bastards. They did.
June 26, 2016 11:15 p.m.
Didgeridooda says... #28
Old card every time. First printing is best printing.
June 27, 2016 1:23 p.m.
Didgeridooda It's exactly that attitude that I dislike. Just because a certain art came first does not mean it is better. I can accept that you might like the older art, but liking it because it's the older art is one of the most stupid things i've ever heard of.
The old Mystical Tutor art isn't exciting, it isn't aesthetically pleasing, it isn't creative, it's just yet another old school fantasy art piece. They're a dime a dozen. And yes, I get that it's literally an old teacher with a spellbook. Thematically, it fits. Who cares, it's dull.
Course, that doesn't automatically make the new art good, i'm not claiming that. But I am claiming that the mystical chemistry set looks and feels way more interesting than the old art, and I don't even think it's close.
Tibs, Derp, come at me.
June 27, 2016 3:24 p.m. Edited.
Epochalyptik says... #30
There's something about the numbers 3, 5, and 7 that makes me feel unapologetically American.
June 27, 2016 5:12 p.m.
Epochalyptik says... #33
Oh yeah.
S&W 686. Six inches of rifled stainless. Seven rounds of .357 magnum.
The single action pull on this thing makes bald eagles weep liquid freedom.
June 27, 2016 6:03 p.m.
Ohthenoises says... #34
I personally prefer the .45 1911 for my carry of choice but mags are really nice.
June 27, 2016 6:09 p.m.
ThisIsBullshit says... #35
I'd like to get a concealed carry permit once I turn 21...but that is so far away
June 27, 2016 6:14 p.m.
Ohthenoises says... #36
Hooray Vermont and no concealed carry permit laws. (And, last I looked the third lowest gun crime rate in the states)
Good times.
Doesn't mean I'm an idiot about it. I'm a veteran after all, so I have training.
June 27, 2016 6:17 p.m.
ducttapedeckbox says... #37
Haven't considered if I'll get my LTC. I have a Firearms ID (licensced to buy/own long guns) in MA, but I rarely get to a range now that I'm at school.
June 27, 2016 6:52 p.m.
Didgeridooda says... #38
kyuuri117I like how the old cards look. I still have friends that do not like the "new" card look, or the rarity set symbols.
I also don't really like the new art. I like the old art better.
June 27, 2016 6:55 p.m.
Didgeridooda says... #39
I also don't really like the new art (on Mystical Tutor).
June 27, 2016 7:14 p.m.
GoldGhost012 says... #40
I think that the only things I've watched in the past 2 weeks are draft videos and LoadingReadyRun videos. I may have a bit of a problem.
June 29, 2016 9:16 p.m. Edited.
Apparently LSV's wife just had a kid and they named her Naya. That is dedication to this game.
June 29, 2016 9:32 p.m.
I recently moved. The shops in the area I used to live in were atrocious. So bad that one actually went out of business because people actively avoided it. Now that I've got my shit finally together, I thought I'd visit some local shop for FNM and see how things turn out. To my delight, I see my closest shop is a 5 minute drive away. They have an active draft, standard, modern, AND legacy crowd with weekly events for each. On top of that, I made friends with a large group of people who meet together to play EDH. That's fucking fantastic. Everyone was nice, I felt like the staff at the shop's wanted me to be there, and they've got tons of opportunities to play MTG.
I'm just damn happy.
July 1, 2016 11:35 p.m.
TheDevicer nice man, glad to hear it. I always feel really lucky whenever you guys talk about your game shops, cuz we also have big legacy/modern/edh/standard and of course draft groups. It's awesome being able to play what you like whenever you like.
July 2, 2016 11:14 a.m.
Speaking of legacy, I went on an absolutely huge trading spree last night at fnm. Wanted to see how many d and t pieces I could get, since I had a karakas already and a few scattered pieces including the Aether vials and stuff like councils judgment.
Traded for 2 Karakas, 4 Stoneforge Mystic, 2 Ethersworn Canonist, 4 Swords to Plowshares, an Aegis of the Gods, a Mangara, 2 Rest in Peace, three Thalia, Guardian of Thraben 4 Flickerwisp, 4 Mother of Runes, a foil Serra Avenger, a Cataclysm, 4 Vryn Wingmare, 2 Spirit of the Labyrinth, 4 Phyrexian Revoker. On top of the other pieces I had, only need the 4 rish ports. Basically have everything else.
Also traded for 2 Arcbound Ravagers, a Mox Opal, an Ad Nauseam, and a foil Kor Firewalker (which looks freaking amazing, one of the best foils I've seen).
That, on top of absolutely schooling an arrogan Jeskai Nahiri modern player with my Abzan Midrange list like 5 times in a row, with and without sideboard, made it a very satisfying night.
July 2, 2016 11:30 a.m.
ducttapedeckbox says... #45
That's awesome to both of you, TheDevicer and kyuuri117. It's really nice having a pleasant Magic experience.
I went to my first FNM in a while last night. I didn't have a deck ready but was hoping to trade for the majority of it so that I could play next week. It didn't look like we would have enough people to fire, so one of the guys gave me his mostly-finished mono-white weenies deck. I absolutely abhor that deck, but I didn't want my stubbornness to prevent the event from firing.
Ended up going 3-1, losing in the final round, and placing 2nd. My feelings of the deck aside, it was a fun event and I was very thankful that he lent me his deck. It was also funny because he didn't have a sideboard built, so I threw a pair of Secure the Wastes and a pair of Eerie Interlude in sleeves and called that a sideboard. The guy who lent me the deck is such a nice guy, and we have some incredible games. A top-decked Stasis Snare pushed me through by 1 point in Game 3.
I also managed to trade for nearly everything I needed for my Standard deck, as well as some things I wanted for Modern (it was July 1 so Spatial Contortion promos <3) and a Griselbrand. Not a bad night.
July 2, 2016 1:37 p.m.
ItchiUchiha117 says... #46
A coworker just told me he wasn't going to put Dominator of Provinces in his Casual Elf Tribal EDH because it cost more than 7 mana. Wat?
July 3, 2016 2:28 a.m.
Coinman1863 says... #47
Came in second in the Competitive EDH Subreddit league, HYPE!
July 3, 2016 9:07 a.m.
ducttapedeckbox says... #49
Does anyone have experience with smoking meat? Currently have a brisket in but it's too hot. I have the intake completely closed and the exhaust mostly closed, and it's still 300F in there. I know the thing is leaky as hell, probably should have addressed that. Any suggestions to lowering the temperature?
July 3, 2016 10:35 a.m.
So I played my first game of commander in person with my own deck this weekend. I comboed out on turn 5 with damia and kinda felt bad for it. One guy was playing skittles poison and the other merfolk and neither had a chance. Then we go to play again and I stumble on land for 5 turns. The game went so slow that I was able to cast Tooth and Nail entwined twice in one turn and comboed out again and killed everyone. I feel so dirty.
HolyFalcon says... #1
Who remembers me? It's been a long time since I last played magic, but I'm back, and I also need to update my profile. Which should I get it I want some Shadows Over Innistrad cards to play casually: Gift Box, Intro Pack, or just get the latest Duel Deck?
June 24, 2016 1:05 p.m.