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JoshSherman Member	posted September 08, 2010 09:43 PM quote: Originally posted by caquaa: yes, but at the same time is more of a "common knowledge" thing for most FNM or lower level events. While it doesn't fall directly inline with the rules, its also generally accepted that most stores running drafts don't do strict draft pods unless they are large enough to do 8 man drafts all night. My FNM sees between 8 (or under) up to 12ish (yes, that sad.) This means doing two flights of 8 would be impossible and cross pairing pods of 6 just makes sense. If you aren't making deck lists or playing with stamped cards I'd suspect cross pod pairing will happen. If I ever have the need to make pods again (didn't go so well...), I will make sure the players play only within their pods. __________________ MafiaBassJoshweekLetter Bombs!PricesGathererLogout <Tranderas> damn
iliketrain Member	posted September 08, 2010 11:02 PM I have played in 15 player pods before, it was really funny. "remember, you are only going to see this once"
caquaa Member	posted September 08, 2010 11:24 PM quote: Originally posted by JoshSherman: If I ever have the need to make pods again (didn't go so well...), I will make sure the players play only within their pods. thats nice in theory, you just have to have the correct number of players show up. Get 14 people, then what? 8 man and 6 man pod? Seems horrible. You can draft in 7 man pods to make drafting flow better, then cross pod pair. Again, it all depends how competitive this environment will be. FNM? some $15 draft? meh, just randomly pair and let people play.
ryan2754 Member	posted September 09, 2010 12:49 AM What is currently legal in Standard? Also, what will rotate out when Scars comes out and when? __________________ -Schmitty 5th in Refs [184] in OH-IO (Catching up to xion_black) 2nd in Posts [5304] in OH-IO (Have a long way to go to catch Val)
Zakman86 Member	posted September 09, 2010 12:56 AM quote: Originally posted by ryan2754: What is currently legal in Standard? Also, what will rotate out when Scars comes out and when? Current: M10, Shards of Alara, Conflux, Alara Reborn (all 4 will rotate October 1st when Scars comes out), Zendikar, Worldwake, Rise of the Eldrazi, M11.
Timmyhill Member	posted September 09, 2010 03:39 AM I've seen alot of graded unlimited stuff on good old ebay lately... how likely would it be that the price of unlimited cards start going up like all the beta stuff? Also what would be the best way to collect a whole set of OP cards? Is it better to try and buy the whole set completed, or start with the commons and work up to the top rares. I'm mainly talking about from Fallen Empires to m11.
Eatatjoes Member	posted September 09, 2010 03:42 AM Anybody got any idea what they are playing at states/regionals? Type 2 is gonna be pretty up in the air. Also, on a completely different subject, i love seeing the red text under random-miser's name. About time! Thank you mods!
iccarus Member	posted September 09, 2010 03:58 AM quote: Originally posted by Eatatjoes: Anybody got any idea what they are playing at states/regionals? Type 2 is gonna be pretty up in the air. I have to go to a wedding. First states-type event I've missed in 8 years. Unless some busted new archetype comes out of Scars, I'd probably play some UW variant. Control has almost always been a safe bet for me at states. quote: Originally posted by OGB: I don't understand how so many idiots have come out of the woodwork recently and have found their way to MOTL. I blame Stu __________________ Wisconsin - smells like dairy air! [Edited 1 times, lastly by iccarus on September 09, 2010]
stu55 Member	posted September 09, 2010 11:22 AM quote: Originally posted by iccarus: I blame Stu I was bored, wanted to get some more excitement around here....and for the record, I did not come up with that name for my article
OGB Member	posted September 09, 2010 11:25 AM quote: Originally posted by stu55: I was bored, wanted to get some more excitement around here....and for the record, I did not come up with that name for my article You should have your own series of articles called "Power to Pack" __________________ My sig: just another victim of dallaswilliams.
stu55 Member	posted September 09, 2010 11:31 AM quote: Originally posted by OGB: You should have your own series of articles called "Power to Pack" rather die in a fire
flophaus Member	posted September 09, 2010 11:49 AM @ stu... I liked the article, other than the Pokemon part!
OGB Member	posted September 09, 2010 11:52 AM quote: Originally posted by stu55: rather die in a fire Come on. You'd do a series of 100 or so trades, losing incremental value each time until you can turn your Mox Pearl into a pack of Rise of the Eldrazi. If that's not awesome, then I guess I need awesome lessons. __________________ My sig: just another victim of dallaswilliams.
Myy Member	posted September 09, 2010 11:57 AM I love how someone in the T&V threads calls the jaces: big Jace and little Jace. heh
ScionMattly Member	posted September 09, 2010 12:03 PM quote: Originally posted by OGB: Come on. You'd do a series of 100 or so trades, losing incremental value each time until you can turn your Mox Pearl into a pack of Rise of the Eldrazi. If that's not awesome, then I guess I need awesome lessons. 100? I figure "Trade you my Mox Pearl for your Pack of Rize of the Eldrazi" would be a fairly one-trade experience.
stab107 Member	posted September 09, 2010 03:55 PM quote: Originally posted by ScionMattly: 100? I figure "Trade you my Mox Pearl for your Pack of Rize of the Eldrazi" would be a fairly one-trade experience. But where's the fun in that? It's supposed to be a challenge, man!
iliketrain Member	posted September 09, 2010 05:23 PM a challenge should be something that requires hardship in order to accomplish, throwing money into a fire hardly counts as challenge.
-PoX- Member	posted September 09, 2010 05:30 PM quote: Originally posted by iliketrain: a challenge should be something that requires hardship in order to accomplish, throwing money into a fire hardly counts as challenge. I think you're just afraid you might fail and you're making excuses.
stab107 Member	posted September 09, 2010 05:33 PM quote: Originally posted by wayne: Is anyone able to tell me the weight of a factory sealed set of ROE (redeemed from MTGO)? If you haven't found out in about a month, I'll let you know. Finally put together a full set and applied for redemption, so I can weigh the block once it gets here .
caquaa Member	posted September 09, 2010 06:42 PM quote: Originally posted by Myy: I love how someone in the T&V threads calls the jaces: big Jace and little Jace. heh I found it was funny that he was able to get someone replying to call them big and little Jace. Its also stupid how everyone throws around the "I'll quit" thing. Who cares. If you're going to quit sell me your cards on the cheap and move on, lol. What are people's view of Meditate in a powered cube? I know I dont have a list so it makes it hard to evaluate, but it just seems like such a solid card. [Edited 1 times, lastly by caquaa on September 09, 2010]
James_Hetfield2 Member	posted September 10, 2010 06:46 AM My opponent just drops a turn 3 Primeval on me in draft. Turn 1 Llanowar Elves, turn 2 Elf Lord, turn 3 Primeval and even goes to get a Maze. I put a Pacifism on his titan and next turn he play Mitotic Ooze. Well done sir.
Bruised Member	posted September 10, 2010 06:52 AM quote: Originally posted by caquaa: I found it was funny that he was able to get someone replying to call them big and little Jace. Its also stupid how everyone throws around the "I'll quit" thing. Who cares. If you're going to quit sell me your cards on the cheap and move on, lol. What are people's view of Meditate in a powered cube? I know I dont have a list so it makes it hard to evaluate, but it just seems like such a solid card. Its too weak imo. In a powered cube losing your next turn against an aggro deck means you aren't going to be able to wrath on turn four or counter anything on there turn. If you end up holding it in hand so you can wrath / counter early on it may as well be a draw X or a jace's ingenuity at that point. I don't run draw X's or jace's but blues 3 cc spells are pretty strong. [Edited 1 times, lastly by Bruised on September 10, 2010]
gaeacradle Member	posted September 10, 2010 02:30 PM quote: Originally posted by James_Hetfield2: My opponent just drops a turn 3 Primeval on me in draft. Turn 1 Llanowar Elves, turn 2 Elf Lord, turn 3 Primeval and even goes to get a Maze. I put a Pacifism on his titan and next turn he play Mitotic Ooze. Well done sir. I think that's the most ridiculous sealed start that I've ever seen.
yakusoku Member	posted September 10, 2010 03:18 PM quote: Originally posted by caquaa: What are people's view of Meditate in a powered cube? I know I dont have a list so it makes it hard to evaluate, but it just seems like such a solid card. I'm not sold on it, either. Meditate has been card drawing for combo decks, when you needed to draw cards NOW and didn't care what happens latter (sort of like Hulk Flash using Summoner's Pact and winning before worrying about the upkeep) or used in Stax in combination with Tangle Wire and Smokestack so losing a turn isn't a disadvantage. (They stay tapped down and lose another permanent). If you're playing blue, you're likely either control or aggro-control and I don't see Meditate being useful in either archetype, because the one turn loss is just too much. You don't want to skip a turn in any kind of aggro, nor do you want to give aggro a free turn while you just draw more cards and don't do anything to the battlefield. I don't know what your spells look like, but you want Ancestral Recall, Brainstorm, Fact or Fiction, Gifts Ungiven, Ancestral Vision, Thirst for Knowledge, and Compulsive Research above Meditate and possibly run Preordain, Ponder, and Jace's Ingenuity/Stroke of Genius/Braingeyser before running Meditate. That's lots of draw cards, without even getting into counterspells.
Battle_of_Twits Member	posted September 10, 2010 03:42 PM Anyone else going to try out for the Great Designer Search 2? __________________ Stages of Death: Anger, Denial, Bargaining, Depression, Acceptance, Burial, Decay, Haunting, Revenge, Evil Laugh Originally posted by pyr0ma5ta: When in doubt, always go with the mom joke. It's classy, and you always win. There can be no comeback.

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