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hilikuS
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posted September 28, 2012 08:23 AM   Click Here to See the Profile for hilikuS Click Here to Email hilikuS Send a private message to hilikuS Click to send hilikuS an Instant Message Edit/Delete Message Reply With Quote View hilikuS's Trade Auction or SaleView hilikuS's Trade Auction or Sale
quote:
Originally posted by I3Iood:
Does anyone else see the irony here?

The wrong people have paranoia.

 
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quote:
Originally posted by hilikuS:
The wrong people have paranoia.


False. Anyone else?

 
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posted September 28, 2012 10:03 AM   Click Here to See the Profile for Bugger Click Here to Email Bugger Send a private message to Bugger Click to send Bugger an Instant Message Edit/Delete Message Reply With Quote 
quote:
Originally posted by Volcanon:
Are they as terrible as the books? They are ridiculously hit and miss and even "okay" ones like the Ravnica ones are still pretty ugh.

Time Spiral and Darksteel are most notable offenders. Read like a first draft written by somebody with severe brain damage.


I actually really enjoyed the ravnica block novels (ravnica and guildpact *much* more so than dissension, which was just meh). They were a great entertaining romp with an engaging world (something never accomplished with the mirrodin or lorwyn ones, which would occasionally scratch at the surface of something actually interesting before deciding against it) with some simply awesome setpieces. The battle aboard the centipede caravan in Guildpact in particular is just plain fun.

The worst offenders that I've read are mirrodin, which read like a Michael bay script (all action scenes all the time, disregarding plot development, character development, pacing, and basic sanity), and time spiral, which was basically a trilogy where the plot consisted of systematically killing off every remaining character in magic's storyline. Karn, leshrac, jeska, freyalise, windgrace, teferi, multani... The list goes on. Every plot point was "find this planeswalker, argue with them for awhile, they finally agree to help and die in the process. Rinse, repeat."

 
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quote:
Originally posted by I3Iood:
False. Anyone else?

Username = i set fire.

LOL

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Volcanon
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posted September 28, 2012 10:29 AM   Click Here to See the Profile for Volcanon Click Here to Email Volcanon Send a private message to Volcanon Click to send Volcanon an Instant Message Edit/Delete Message Reply With Quote 
quote:
Originally posted by Bugger:
I actually really enjoyed the ravnica block novels (ravnica and guildpact *much* more so than dissension, which was just meh). They were a great entertaining romp with an engaging world (something never accomplished with the mirrodin or lorwyn ones, which would occasionally scratch at the surface of something actually interesting before deciding against it) with some simply awesome setpieces. The battle aboard the centipede caravan in Guildpact in particular is just plain fun.

The worst offenders that I've read are mirrodin, which read like a Michael bay script (all action scenes all the time, disregarding plot development, character development, pacing, and basic sanity), and time spiral, which was basically a trilogy where the plot consisted of systematically killing off every remaining character in magic's storyline. Karn, leshrac, jeska, freyalise, windgrace, teferi, multani... The list goes on. Every plot point was "find this planeswalker, argue with them for awhile, they finally agree to help and die in the process. Rinse, repeat."


Well yeah, I read Dissention only out of the RGD novels.
Mirrodin was stupid. In a real world, you're not going to refer to random animated artifacts as "that artifact creature" every single line.

 
I3Iood
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posted September 28, 2012 10:35 AM   Click Here to See the Profile for I3Iood Click Here to Email I3Iood Send a private message to I3Iood Click to send I3Iood an Instant Message Edit/Delete Message Reply With Quote 
quote:
Originally posted by WeedIan:
Username = i set fire.

LOL



That was golden when I read it.

 
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posted September 30, 2012 11:50 AM   Click Here to See the Profile for Volcanon Click Here to Email Volcanon Send a private message to Volcanon Click to send Volcanon an Instant Message Edit/Delete Message Reply With Quote 
So EDH deck with all of those overpowered color hosers plus "change the text of target permanent" type cards. Like Gloom and Karma. Wouldn't that be hilarious for at least one game?
 
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quote:
Originally posted by Volcanon:
So EDH deck with all of those overpowered color hosers plus "change the text of target permanent" type cards. Like Gloom and Karma. Wouldn't that be hilarious for at least one game?

Seems fine. None of them are that broken except for the destroy all lands of X type.

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posted September 30, 2012 07:10 PM   Click Here to See the Profile for helpmehelpyou Click Here to Email helpmehelpyou Send a private message to helpmehelpyou Click to send helpmehelpyou an Instant MessageVisit helpmehelpyou's Homepage  Edit/Delete Message Reply With Quote View helpmehelpyou's Have/Want ListView helpmehelpyou's Have/Want List
random question.. what are some uses for token cards?

I only use a select few when I play.
and they tend to build up pretty quick (almost 1 per pack)
so I have a lot sitting around..

any other non magic arts/crafts type uses?
3d cards? etc

I ask because i am either going to try and use them myself so they are not just taking space.. or donate them to a craftier person then myself who can put them to use.

so ideas?

 
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quote:
Originally posted by WeedIan:
none of them are that broken except for the destroy all lands of X type.


even that's not broken

 
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posted September 30, 2012 08:19 PM   Click Here to See the Profile for Volcanon Click Here to Email Volcanon Send a private message to Volcanon Click to send Volcanon an Instant Message Edit/Delete Message Reply With Quote 
quote:
Originally posted by choco man:
even that's not broken

XUUU DIE X MOUNTENS AND CReATURES RAWR.

 
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posted September 30, 2012 10:52 PM   Click Here to See the Profile for choco man Click Here to Email choco man Send a private message to choco man Click to send choco man an Instant Message Edit/Delete Message Reply With Quote View choco man's Have/Want ListView choco man's Have/Want List
quote:
Originally posted by Volcanon:
XUUU DIE X MOUNTENS AND CReATURES RAWR.

If you want to cast Volcanic Eruption, you have to target mountains b/c you have to announce the target of the spell. If you want to play Magical Hack to change the text "Mountain" to "Forest" or whichever you want, the spell probably would fizzle. The card would want to destroy Forests, but the OG spell targeted Mountains.

Armageddon isn't broken. Wake of Destruction is legal and is a hoser, it's also not broken.

 
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posted October 01, 2012 02:56 AM   Click Here to See the Profile for MagixDK Click Here to Email MagixDK Send a private message to MagixDK Click to send MagixDK an Instant Message Edit/Delete Message Reply With Quote 
anyone of you regulars who know if Philip Cec is on vacation or something? I totally trust him, but havent heard from him in 2 weeks and we are doing a deal.
 
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quote:
Originally posted by MagixDK:
anyone of you regulars who know if Philip Cec is on vacation or something? I totally trust him, but havent heard from him in 2 weeks and we are doing a deal.

He's moving to his new apartment (and decorating), so he's not regularly online. If it's something important I can phone him.

btw, it's Filip, not Philip.

 
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posted October 01, 2012 08:11 AM   Click Here to See the Profile for Volcanon Click Here to Email Volcanon Send a private message to Volcanon Click to send Volcanon an Instant Message Edit/Delete Message Reply With Quote 
quote:
Originally posted by choco man:
If you want to cast Volcanic Eruption, you have to target mountains b/c you have to announce the target of the spell. If you want to play Magical Hack to change the text "Mountain" to "Forest" or whichever you want, the spell probably would fizzle. The card would want to destroy Forests, but the OG spell targeted Mountains.

Armageddon isn't broken. Wake of Destruction is legal and is a hoser, it's also not broken.


Yeah fine volcanic eruption isn't a good one. It's still hilariously out of color.

 
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quote:
Originally posted by Volcanon:
Yeah fine volcanic eruption isn't a good one. It's still hilariously out of color.

It's a LD spell in blue, that's kinda off-color. But it is a red-hoser for Blue and that's on-color.

I think a color-hoser deck would be a cool idea. My friend uses Glamerdye in his Animar deck and it deals loads of general damage really quickly. I'm sure it wouldn't be a thing to include some hosers to take advantage of that card.

 
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quote:
Originally posted by choco man:
It's a LD spell in blue, that's kinda off-color. But it is a red-hoser for Blue and that's on-color.

I think a color-hoser deck would be a cool idea. My friend uses Glamerdye in his Animar deck and it deals loads of general damage really quickly. I'm sure it wouldn't be a thing to include some hosers to take advantage of that card.


It's LD and direct damage in blue to both creatures and players. It's about as un-blue as you can get.

But then again all the old hosers were like that.

 
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posted October 02, 2012 07:37 AM   Click Here to See the Profile for Absurd90 Click Here to Email Absurd90 Send a private message to Absurd90 Click to send Absurd90 an Instant Message Edit/Delete Message Reply With Quote 
Since when is regular airmail to Finland for 2 cards $6+??
 
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quote:
Originally posted by Absurd90:
Since when is regular airmail to Finland for 2 cards $6+??

That's absurd.

 
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quote:
Originally posted by Thanos:
That's absurd.

Too many bears. Between the bears and the Russians attacking, it's a dangerous country to send the mailmen into.

 
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quote:
Originally posted by helpmehelpyou:
random question.. what are some uses for token cards?

If it's a token for a commonly occurring token-creature (goblin) then you can probably trade/sell them really easily. Other than that it's just about collecting your favorite ones.

When we were kids my brother made a really cool airplane out of index cards, toothpicks and glue...

 
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quote:
Originally posted by helpmehelpyou:
random question.. what are some uses for token cards?

I only use a select few when I play.
and they tend to build up pretty quick (almost 1 per pack)
so I have a lot sitting around..

any other non magic arts/crafts type uses?
3d cards? etc

I ask because i am either going to try and use them myself so they are not just taking space.. or donate them to a craftier person then myself who can put them to use.

so ideas?


You can check FICHBOM to see if anyone (ahem) wants them!
 
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So I decide to spend $4.25 on a pack of avacyn restored. oops. Error. Rare = Dread Slaver. Wwhat a waste.

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quote:
Originally posted by revenger:
So I decide to spend $4.25 on a pack of avacyn restored. oops. Error. Rare = Dread Slaver. Wwhat a waste.


I'd have given you $4.25 NOT to open a Avacyn Restored pack.

Next time you feel like lighting money on fire...put $4 into the powerball lotto.

 
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quote:
Originally posted by revenger:
So I decide to spend $4.25 on a pack of avacyn restored. oops. Error. Rare = Dread Slaver. Wwhat a waste.


WoW, where do you shop that has packs at 4.25? Most expensive around here is like 3.30 or so maybe 3.50 tops unless OOP packs, and even then sometimes can get them at MSRP.

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