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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Ohthenoises says... #3
Won game day with no cost colossus today. Feelsgoodman
October 22, 2016 7:13 p.m.
ABadMagicPlayer100 says... #4
I wish I had time to go to game day. I have a sweet brew with literally like 4 cards from the pro tour, most of which I had already. Also doesn't help that the cards were delivered yesterday according to the package tracker but are not actually here afaik. It's actually pretty good; my friend who is a fairly skilled control player tested against it with the deck that won the Pro Tour (to be fair, he's not Shota), and I was able to take one out of two games (untap crashed). Seems decent.
October 22, 2016 7:52 p.m.
@Noises - That's great! I was helping a friend playtest vs decks and was put on UW flash. Wanted to buy the deck so bad once we moved on to other matchups.
I while back, I got into altering cards. Then life hit me in the face pretty hard. Hence the TO Rank drop from top 5 to below top 100. Was forced to abandon altering for a while. Recently got back into the hobby.
First alter since I got back into it and my 5th alter all in all: Show
Just began working on an Ob Nixilis Reignited. Bit of an ambitious project since I still suck at this, but we'll see.
October 22, 2016 11:01 p.m.
Can i get some feedback on the wing on the left side of the card. The rest is obv a work in progress.
ob nixilis Show
October 28, 2016 6:03 p.m.
ABadMagicPlayer100 says... #9
Is anyone else rioting because there's only one Nephilim in C16?
October 28, 2016 6:13 p.m.
ItchiUchiha117 says... #10
Our left or stage left?
I'm not really rioting, but I feel they could have easily included them in the decks, especially the non-blue one. That being said, I do like the designs of all of them. Anyone else trying to figure out a way to break Yidris?
October 28, 2016 7:17 p.m.
ItchiUchiha117 says... #11
Actually, I'm a bit more upset that they didn't just have one full cycle of rare lands. Like, they totally could have just done the check lands (Atraxa would have gotten Glacial Fortress and Hinterland Harbor and so on around the cycle.)
October 28, 2016 7:20 p.m.
EpicFreddi says... #14
I'm getting a new tatto. Here's the first rough scetch, what do you guys 'n girls think?
Also: What kind of ink do you have?
October 30, 2016 11:01 a.m.
elpokitolama says... #15
That's one neat Dark Souls reference! c:
Where will it be?
October 30, 2016 12:11 p.m.
EpicFreddi says... #16
It's either upper back or thigh. If it's the back i need to train my ass off, cause a tattoo without muscle on the back looks shit, imo.
October 30, 2016 12:15 p.m.
ThisIsBullshit says... #17
I don't have any tattoos but I would really like some, I just don't know what I want.
October 30, 2016 8:49 p.m.
Any Bioshock fans out there? Do we know what Ken Levine is currently working on? Because I just found out that while Bioshock 4 is in the works, Levine left the group that produced Bioshock 1 and Infinite.
October 31, 2016 10:02 p.m.
ItchiUchiha117 says... #20
I'm doing alright. Not unhappy, just kinda tired.
October 31, 2016 11:04 p.m.
I loved bioshock infinite. Probably one of my favorite games. Didn't play the other bioshocks though sadly. Don't have the time right now either.
October 31, 2016 11:06 p.m.
Watason723 says... #22
Hey so this might not be the best place for it but maybe someone can help me out. I'm trying to figure out how to make vertical lines in deck descriptions but I can't seem to find it anywhere. I see it all the time on this site but I don't know how to do it. if someone could help that'd be great!
November 4, 2016 1:28 p.m.
I played Infinite and despite the game's many flaws, I found it to be one of the most profound gaming experiences I've ever had. I've played lots of games but none so far have made me personally want to end someone's life; not as someone controlling an avatar, but as myself. That realization was heavy enough for me to have to drop the controller and sit back and think.
I tried running Bioshock on my PC but the controls were so awful that I dropped the game shortly after starting. It remains something I'd love to play but is one of the few games I'd like to play on a console.
November 4, 2016 10:19 p.m.
Ohthenoises says... #24
Bioshock isn't bad on PC with controller. The narrative is a mindfuck though.
November 4, 2016 10:22 p.m.
If I'm going to sit down and play with a controller, I might as well do it in front of my TV on a couch. My PC's a potato anyway. Only problem is my only controller right now is busted (hence why I still haven't played a single dark souls game).
November 4, 2016 11:33 p.m.
Ohthenoises says... #26
I have a gaming laptop but no console so I can lay down, put it on my chest and have a bigscreen tv experience.
November 4, 2016 11:35 p.m.
Having a bit of a dilemma atm. I play with a pretty odd EH group. We've got a pretty lenient ban list, allow proxies, and play fairly competitively. All our decks are proxied other than the primary decks we built for our local shop league. The league itself is semi-competitive with us being the best players. After having sunk $200 to $500 on decks, we were able to dominate the event.
However, that leaves me with a pretty unfun deck to play against for most players. It's a combo control Grand Arbiter list. Not exactly something you love to see across the table for most players.
I've been thinking of getting Breya's precon, sprucing it up a bit, making it heavily based on good stuff artifact interactions, and dropping in the Thopter+Sword+Ashnod's and Displacer+Ashnod's combos mainly as backups. Would you guys think your average shop goer would appreciate that more? I'm pretty lacking when it comes to casual experience. Is having tutors and two combos too much for randoms?
November 6, 2016 6:33 p.m.
Ohthenoises says... #28
I'd go for worldgorger/animate dead and Palinchron/deadeye over the ashnods combos personally but I think as long as your combo isn't your primary focus you should be fine IMO
November 6, 2016 6:51 p.m.
I'm not a fan of the gorger combo in casual as I can't use gorger for fun stuff AND I don't have easy ways to land it in my yard. I'd have to tune the list to include non-good stuff cards and that makes the deck more streamlined. I also don't own a Palinchron and the flicker shenanigans that you can do with deadeye are possible through the displacer. I first built a pretty tuned list based around combos that included the gorger, actually.
November 6, 2016 7:06 p.m.
I thought that Bioshock Infinite was very good. Then I got to the end, and was super freaking excited due to how it tied into Bioshock 1 and 2. Honestly had the biggest grin on my face. Then I went back and replied Bioshock 1, and realized just how mediocre Bioshock Infinite really was. Was an interesting experience.
I played Bioshock 1 and 2 on console when they were out, played Infinite on PC, and replayed 1 on PC.
And honestly? The controls for Infinite and 1 were absolutely fine on PC for me, not sure exactly what issues you were having. Well, it was annoying that right click automatically used your selected power on Infinite, but for Bioshock 1, right click toggles your gun/plasmid.
As far as Bioshock 2 goes, it's quite like Infinite. It's more of a faster paced shooter than a horror/shooter, and while the overlying story wasn't as interesting as the original, it does share the series trend for absolutely fantastic endings.
Anyway, I would definitely suggest going back and playing the original Bioshock. And don't play the remastered version, play the original. Wrench ftw.
November 6, 2016 9:19 p.m. Edited.
ItchiUchiha117 says... #31
I wonder if anyone will mourn my passing when I drink self to death tonight.
November 9, 2016 11:27 a.m.
ItchiUchiha117 says... #33
It's more just losing faith in humanity, common sense, and reason.
November 9, 2016 11:51 a.m.
EpicFreddi says... #34
I say give him a chance. If he fucks over the whole country you could still move to mexico.
November 9, 2016 11:54 a.m.
Ohthenoises says... #35
Lowest expectations means that if he's even slightly better than horrific then he's done better than expected lol
November 9, 2016 11:57 a.m.
ABadMagicPlayer100 says... #37
Honestly, I think a lot of people will be surprised when America survives. I'm not a Trump supporter, but there are a few things that give me a lot of hope that his presidency won't drive us into the ground.
First, the speech he gave shortly after elected shows that he is able, if not willing, to tone down his bullshit and get the country together.
Second, the president has very little actual policy-making power. Sure, he can veto a bill, but extreme stuff like building a wall won't make it through Congress, no matter how much he wants it. In addition, I think his lack of political experience means that folks in Congress are less likely to listen to him when considering new policy.
Third, the government is a lot more structured today than it has been in the past. Andrew Jackson got away with the trail of tears, but I don't think anybody would let Trump get away with anything insane like that today, and if he does anything too bad, he can always be impeached.
Will he be the best president? No. Will he be the worst? I'd be unsurprised if he is, but I have hope as of this moment.
November 9, 2016 noon
ItchiUchiha117 says... #38
Freddi, I'm much more likely to head for Canada. Much shorter trip for one.
Noises, you have a fair point. It's still going to be a hard few years.
November 9, 2016 12:01 p.m.
ItchiUchiha117 says... #39
Honestly, I'm just hoping he doesn't start World War 3. As long as he can manage that, I'll be... Not happy, but content, at least.
November 9, 2016 12:04 p.m.
VampireArmy says... #40
Just throwing this out there. My sister and I are starting an adventure blog on Tumblr. We're basically treating it as a scrap book of our shenanigans. We're mostly posting smoke videos and exploration so if that interests you (and you want to see more of my ugly mug) come check us out at
https://www.tumblr.com/blog/adventuresinzenland
November 10, 2016 12:50 a.m.
EpicFreddi says... #42
Let's talk about the things you hate the most about yourself. I am currently very frustrated with my inability to motivate myself for anything. I only do things when I absolutely have to. I run late all the time because I wait till the last possible second. It's such a drag and annoying because afterwards I'm like "damn it, because of this I had more work than in the beginning".
Even in magic i more often then not make the play that is the easiest, not the best, because I hate calculating in my head. I can never bring myself to think for 2 mins because it seems like too much work. (Best example: Combat math. Can i make favorable blocks, etc.)
What about you guys and girls?
November 10, 2016 11:48 a.m.
Well, basically the above but more due to a cripling fear of failure despite knowing that I'm a capable, smart, and talented individual in many respects.
November 10, 2016 12:16 p.m.
Ohthenoises says... #44
Is it bad that I'm more shocked that a Skred deck won a GP than I am that trump won?
November 10, 2016 3:09 p.m.
Ohthenoises says... #46
Well to be fair grixis doesn't have a lot of ways to interact with walkers. There's usually only 3 in modern, 2 are more expensive than grixis typically has to worry about and 1 doesn't really touch them.
Koth is very strong against Terminate.dec since he's animating lands every turn and his ramp can't be ignored. Also, the eternal scourge loop was a nightmare for him.
November 10, 2016 6:39 p.m.
Ohthenoises says... #48
Right now I'm trying to keep on mtg cause other topics cause too much salt from either side
November 11, 2016 11:59 a.m.
People are freaking out at Walmart cause now they have to pay 10 cents for a plastic bag.
Owlteeth says... #1
So I just had a pretty cool experience. I was playing some surf on CS:GO (I know, soooooo hardcore) and I was talking with the randoms. After a while, we started talking about dayz, the mod for arma 2, and I said that I love arma 3, but I cant play dayz because I dont have arma 2. one of the randoms just friended me out of nowhere like 12 seconds later and gifted me arma 2 combined operations. so now I have arma 2 and all the dlc.
October 22, 2016 3:46 p.m.