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by freelunch
1 year ago
Forum: Commander
Topic: Companion Mechanic
Replies: 24
Views: 3003

Re: Companion Mechanic

They never struck me as something that needed a rules change to support. If you want to play a Companion deck, you can Rule 0 it. There was no need to modify the Wish rule and I'm still sour about that.
by freelunch
3 years ago
Forum: Commander
Topic: Stepping Down
Replies: 23
Views: 2991

Re: Stepping Down

I didn't know you well, but I've lurked enough to have seen you around a lot. Thank you for the time you spent working for the community. o7
by freelunch
3 years ago
Forum: Commander
Topic: [Off-Topic] Community Chat Thread
Replies: 7776
Views: 498437

Re: [Off-Topic] Community Chat Thread

I was talking with my buddy who introduced me to magic back in the 90's and we got some nostalgia about our first 60 card kitchen table decks and the Emperor variant. Did anyone play it? Did anyone try it with Commander decks? Played Emperor a few times at one of the old LGSs in town. I remember on...
by freelunch
3 years ago
Forum: Commander
Topic: [Off-Topic] Community Chat Thread
Replies: 7776
Views: 498437

Re: [Off-Topic] Community Chat Thread

Unless you went with a strange layout for some reason, don't most cases on the market fit ATX and ITX motherboards? The only functional reasons I've needed a new case in the last 20 years has been to either 1) mount larger fans that spin more slowly so the case is quieter, or 2) GPUs are loooooong t...
by freelunch
3 years ago
Forum: Commander
Topic: [Off-Topic] Community Chat Thread
Replies: 7776
Views: 498437

Re: [Off-Topic] Community Chat Thread

I made my current PC like six months before Overwatch released and its starting to show its age. I thought back recently to when my last build was completed. 2012. Then I realized that was 8 years ago. Just purchased Kingdom Come: Deliverance during the Steam Summer Sale thing. I can still run it o...
by freelunch
3 years ago
Forum: Commander
Topic: [Off-Topic] Community Chat Thread
Replies: 7776
Views: 498437

Re: [Off-Topic] Community Chat Thread

@Airi Its not as bad as the Carolinas or Georgia! Still sucks in the summertime though!
by freelunch
3 years ago
Forum: Commander
Topic: [Off-Topic] Community Chat Thread
Replies: 7776
Views: 498437

Re: [Off-Topic] Community Chat Thread

cryogen wrote:
3 years ago
You're in MD? What part?
Annapolis, right smack in the middle!
by freelunch
3 years ago
Forum: Commander
Topic: [Off-Topic] Community Chat Thread
Replies: 7776
Views: 498437

Re: [Off-Topic] Community Chat Thread

Huh, the Marylanders keep adding up. Didn't realize we were so populous on this site.
by freelunch
3 years ago
Forum: Commander
Topic: RULES UPDATE - Death Triggers on Commanders
Replies: 77
Views: 12044

Re: RULES UPDATE - Death Triggers on Commanders

I think the biggest thing that will prevent Stifling the return trigger from being common is the relative rarity of Stifle effects. I always want more of them!
by freelunch
3 years ago
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Cards Banned for Depicting Racism
Replies: 41
Views: 5858

Re: Cards Banned for Depicting Racism

I always thought Invoke Prejudice was meant to be social commentary about the evils of racism, particularly since the hooded men are wearing black instead of white. That said, I also didn't know anything about the artist up until a few days ago. My first impression was clearly wrong given the additi...
by freelunch
3 years ago
Forum: Commander
Topic: [Off-Topic] Community Chat Thread
Replies: 7776
Views: 498437

Re: [Off-Topic] Community Chat Thread

I'm thinking of doing HAL from 2001 for my phone's background lol Way back in the day, I had a PowerPC running Mac OS 7 or 8. We had modified every setting we could to theme the whole computer as HAL 9000. Bootup sound: "Good Morning Dave". Error sound: "I'm sorry Dave, I'm afraid I ...
by freelunch
3 years ago
Forum: Commander
Topic: Unreleased and New Card Discussion
Replies: 9415
Views: 640048

Re: Unreleased and New Card Discussion

I like your analysis here pokkenn. If we think of it as a Ghostly Prison in the command zone, it's really not far from that as a mono white commander either, which I really like. This take actually changes my analysis a little bit, I wasn't really thinking of this new Mangara as a part of the pillow...
by freelunch
3 years ago
Forum: Commander
Topic: Unreleased and New Card Discussion
Replies: 9415
Views: 640048

Re: Unreleased and New Card Discussion

Gotta go with Rumpy on this one. One of White's strengths is its protective spells, like Rule of Law, and pillowfort packages that frequently include Crawlspace too. This Mangara completely nonbos with those strengths.

I'll play him in Alesha though.
by freelunch
3 years ago
Forum: Commander
Topic: Reddit - A Thanks
Replies: 1
Views: 552

Reddit - A Thanks

I want to thank Sheldon and Toby for being more visible on the EDH subreddit lately. I'm not sure if other members of the RC and CAG have Reddit accounts, so if I've missed you, I'm sorry!

That said, your interaction and visibility has been welcome and appreciated! Thank you!
by freelunch
3 years ago
Forum: Commander
Topic: Interesting post on r/EDH
Replies: 24
Views: 3600

Re: Interesting post on r/EDH

the agreement should be that the pilot of the deck gets to play it every once in awhile but lets everyone know they will be, and lets everyone bring in decks that meta against it. This sounds a lot like you're saying, "Play your stax deck, but only if you let your opponents pick magic bullets ...
by freelunch
3 years ago
Forum: Rules and Philosophy
Topic: [MCD] Companions are horrible.
Replies: 104
Views: 17924

Re: [MCD] Companions are horrible.

Both I guess? But that would nerf the commander tax to an extent, and I'm not sure if that's the right thing to do. There are many commanders who really should not be allowed to remain on the field under proper threat assessment. Allowing the pilots of those commanders to split the commander tax ov...
by freelunch
3 years ago
Forum: Rules and Philosophy
Topic: [MCD] Companions are horrible.
Replies: 104
Views: 17924

Re: [MCD] Companions are horrible.

Big problem with that idea is that it hoses the 2013 commanders (Marath, Prossh, Jelava) and some others that care about how much mana they're cast for.
by freelunch
3 years ago
Forum: Commander
Topic: [Off-Topic] Community Chat Thread
Replies: 7776
Views: 498437

Re: [Off-Topic] Community Chat Thread

I quite like 5e as its enabled me to convince a few friends to play. I definitely wish we could dive into a more rules-heavy system, but most of my friends would run away scared. I'm still trying to figure out how we got one of them to play Alternity back in the day. One whole side of your character...
by freelunch
3 years ago
Forum: Rules and Philosophy
Topic: 18 May 2020 Update
Replies: 4
Views: 983

Re: 18 May 2020 Update

Sheldon wrote:
3 years ago
Shahrazad specifically called out as banned.
Darn... I wanted to infinitely copy it with Elsha.
by freelunch
3 years ago
Forum: Rules and Philosophy
Topic: 100 Card Limit
Replies: 30
Views: 4309

Re: 100 Card Limit

Because that is how the format is defined. How many more times will I have to say that before it sticks? I've included the answer now in 3/4 of my comments in this thread. Lets put it this way: pokken is an MtgNexus user who spells their name a certain way. How do you feel about adding an extra &quo...
by freelunch
3 years ago
Forum: Rules and Philosophy
Topic: 100 Card Limit
Replies: 30
Views: 4309

Re: 100 Card Limit

I guess, while we're doing lists of what makes Commander "Commander" for me it is thusly: 1) Highlander/Singleton nature (variance FTW!) 2) Other deckbuilding restrictions for the format. (Brewing Commander decks might be more fun for me than actually playing them.) 3) The encouragement to...
by freelunch
3 years ago
Forum: Variant Commander
Topic: Monarch Highlander
Replies: 3
Views: 2691

Re: Monarch Highlander

When is the object created in the command zone? That's a good question and a really good concern you've brought up! I think it would have to be created either at the beginning or end of the last player's turn (beginning of their upkeep or end step specifically). There's a strange interaction where,...
by freelunch
3 years ago
Forum: Rules and Philosophy
Topic: 100 Card Limit
Replies: 30
Views: 4309

Re: 100 Card Limit

I already explained what is sacred about the 100 card deck size: That is the definition of the format. Once you're playing with more or less than 100 cards, you're not playing the same format. By all means, if you want to play Battle of Wits Highlander where every single rule is the same as Commande...
by freelunch
3 years ago
Forum: Rules and Philosophy
Topic: 100 Card Limit
Replies: 30
Views: 4309

Re: 100 Card Limit

I think the deck size is part of the definition of the format. Once you change that definition, you're not talking about the same format anymore. You may still call it the same name, but the flower itself has changed. Maybe players can rule-0 a 101 card deck and it might just be for a playtest or it...
by freelunch
4 years ago
Forum: Rules and Philosophy
Topic: [Speculation] Ban List Update Prediction Thread
Replies: 200
Views: 24882

Re: [Speculation] Ban List Update Prediction Thread

Is it simply because it functions outside the game? That's one of my biggest hangups. Is it more because there are only 8 cards that are legal for it? That's why I consider this a corner case. Are you suggesting that this wouldn't be a corner case if we had more cards? To an extent, but also if thi...

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