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Re: [Off-Topic] Community Chat Thread
Posted: Wed Feb 05, 2020 7:15 pm
by ISBPathfinder
LGS are really rough to maintain. Its probably one of the less profitable brick and mortar stores you could try to open. People do it out of passion and or need. It rarely ends up being a great experience for those involved.
Re: [Off-Topic] Community Chat Thread
Posted: Wed Feb 05, 2020 7:25 pm
by Ulka
lyonhaert wrote: ↑4 years ago
Ulka wrote: ↑4 years ago
My play group asked I take apart some of my decks just because they are finding them too ridiculous to handle. Ephara Hatebears, Damia, and blind seer had to be decommissioned at the request of my playgroup.
I'm sorry they took that route, mate. Makes me appreciate my group a bit more, though.
nah its all good. We have a group policy if you cant stand a deck after a few weeks of it you can request the deck be decommissioned. It helps prevent an arms race and keep our groups vision and power level and playstyle more stable.
Re: [Off-Topic] Community Chat Thread
Posted: Wed Feb 05, 2020 8:41 pm
by Dragonlover
ISBPathfinder wrote: ↑4 years ago
LGS are really rough to maintain. Its probably one of the less profitable brick and mortar stores you could try to open. People do it out of passion and or need. It rarely ends up being a great experience for those involved.
There's a reason I'm now a collections agent and not still at the LGS...
Dragonlover
Re: [Off-Topic] Community Chat Thread
Posted: Wed Feb 05, 2020 10:51 pm
by Segrus
That looks like an awesome LGS. I've been to a number of different places, and none of them looked that cozy. Don't get me wrong very few of them have been actively bad just not as cozy as that. The place I'm trying out now is jam packed with product everywhere so it looks...busy, as in too much to look at. But that is probably just be me having a problem with getting visually overstimulated.
Currently, I'm more concerned that it's possible I'm a bit more casual than the players who go there. Their Commander league is cEDH leaning, and I've been kinda getting the feeling that the majority of people who come for Commander nights (whether they're in the league or not) are regularly testing 'higher' powered decks. Got annihilated by Urza stax and two different Kenrith combo decks--one of which was Sushi Hulk--last time I went. Three different games to be clear.
Re: [Off-Topic] Community Chat Thread
Posted: Thu Feb 06, 2020 12:04 am
by Hermes_
i looked at r/freemagic and i think i need a tetanus shot..i only looked there because of some sort of controversy on twitter
[Off-Topic] Community Chat Thread
Posted: Thu Feb 06, 2020 4:28 am
by bobthefunny
I played my first game with Linden tonight, and it went exactly as I had hoped. I was giggling the whole time as the Derevi, Yarok, and the Eldrazi deck were literally sharing their hands plotting how to deal with my board situation. Twice in a row. The Kenrith deck would have participated as well, but he was having mana issues.
It was glorious.
[Off-Topic] Community Chat Thread
Posted: Thu Feb 06, 2020 5:18 am
by Segrus
Nice! I love when a deck comes together like that.
[Off-Topic] Community Chat Thread
Posted: Thu Feb 06, 2020 8:22 am
by Toshi
Hermes_ wrote: ↑4 years ago
i looked at r/freemagic and i think i need a tetanus shot.
I couldn't keep myself from taking a
peek and...
[Off-Topic] Community Chat Thread
Posted: Thu Feb 06, 2020 11:33 am
by cryogen
I can only imagine what it's like based on the Twitter thing that Hermes is talking about. Years ago there used to be a forum on MTGS that was similar, and it was the worst place full of vile people.
[Off-Topic] Community Chat Thread
Posted: Thu Feb 06, 2020 1:45 pm
by tstorm823
cryogen wrote: ↑
I can only imagine what it's like based on the Twitter thing that Hermes is talking about. Years ago there used to be a forum on MTGS that was similar, and it was the worst place full of vile people.
Imagine that, but combined with reddit.
[Off-Topic] Community Chat Thread
Posted: Thu Feb 06, 2020 6:48 pm
by pokken
Yeah I should have known better than to look.
[Off-Topic] Community Chat Thread
Posted: Thu Feb 06, 2020 6:57 pm
by SocorroTortoise
Glanced through a couple threads on there and it's definitely not for me. I'm guessing similar audience to the MTGS forum that cryo is talking about (and the forum that those posters all moved to afterwards).
[Off-Topic] Community Chat Thread
Posted: Thu Feb 06, 2020 7:56 pm
by Ulka
cryogen wrote: ↑
I can only imagine what it's like based on the Twitter thing that Hermes is talking about. Years ago there used to be a forum on MTGS that was similar, and it was the worst place full of vile people.
may the gutter burn in hell
[Off-Topic] Community Chat Thread
Posted: Thu Feb 06, 2020 10:09 pm
by Hermes_
i'd rather have the coronavirus than look at that place every again
[Off-Topic] Community Chat Thread
Posted: Fri Feb 07, 2020 11:44 pm
by Hermes_
this bad boy showed up today
and in an hour I get to go play commander!
Re: [Off-Topic] Community Chat Thread
Posted: Mon Feb 10, 2020 11:47 pm
by Hermes_
My attempt at a desert camo paint job on a M41 Walker Bulldog,using Desert Yellow (Tamiya XF59) and Iraqi Sand (Vallejo FS30475)
Re: [Off-Topic] Community Chat Thread
Posted: Tue Feb 11, 2020 12:22 am
by tstorm823
Hermes_ wrote: ↑4 years ago
My attempt at a desert camo paint job on a M41 Walker Bulldog,using Desert Yellow (Tamiya XF59) and Iraqi Sand (Vallejo FS30475)
But I thought Tamiyo is blue...
Re: [Off-Topic] Community Chat Thread
Posted: Tue Feb 11, 2020 12:31 am
by cryogen
Hermes_ wrote: ↑4 years ago
My attempt at a desert camo paint job on a M41 Walker Bulldog,using Desert Yellow (Tamiya XF59) and Iraqi Sand (Vallejo FS30475)
That looks pretty good.
Re: [Off-Topic] Community Chat Thread
Posted: Tue Feb 11, 2020 12:45 am
by Hermes_
cryogen wrote: ↑4 years ago
Hermes_ wrote: ↑4 years ago
My attempt at a desert camo paint job on a M41 Walker Bulldog,using Desert Yellow (Tamiya XF59) and Iraqi Sand (Vallejo FS30475)
That looks pretty good.
I'm not sure if i should add
named NATO brown
Re: [Off-Topic] Community Chat Thread
Posted: Tue Feb 11, 2020 6:11 am
by Hermes_
Re: [Off-Topic] Community Chat Thread
Posted: Tue Feb 11, 2020 11:05 pm
by Dragonlover
Only got 14 cards left to foil in Molimo. Should be able to get that done this year with any luck.
Dragonlover
Re: [Off-Topic] Community Chat Thread
Posted: Thu Feb 13, 2020 4:13 am
by Hermes_
i'm tempted to take a part my RUW enduring ideal jank deck and put together a tribal deck of some sort
Re: [Off-Topic] Community Chat Thread
Posted: Thu Feb 13, 2020 8:19 am
by Shabbaman
Tank tribal?
Re: [Off-Topic] Community Chat Thread
Posted: Mon Feb 17, 2020 7:19 pm
by Toshi
So, since my semester at university ran its course a few days back i've gotten a bit more free time on my hands and set myself up with a "little" challenge:
One by one i updated my lists for
Xmage and got back on there for the first time in months.
I decided that, whenever i was finished with a list, i'd play said list until i got my first (memorable) win with it.
With most pods being 4 player pods, it wasn't surprising that it took me quite a few rounds to win with
Traxos, Scourge of Kroog.
I ended up winning against a pod consisting of
Anje Falkenrath,
Thassa, Deep-Dwelling and
Gerrard, Weatherlight Hero eventually. With my first swings i took out Gerry, since i feared his deck would be the most resilient. Anje ran through her deck, but blanked mostly. A timely
Tormod's Crypt later she was dead in the water and an easy prey. Thassa was obviously very sturdy, being able to tap down my commander repeatedly. When i resolved
Clock of Omens my time had come. With
Blackblade Reforged and
Strata Scythe (
Wastes ) equipped i was able to one-shot.
Teshar, Ancestor's Apostle is an absolute mess to play online, since you can't fast forward through triggers like you can in paper. Let's just say i haven't made friends due to the down time.
The winning pod was against
Golos, Tireless Pilgrim which folded on the spot to a
From the Ashes by
Torbran, Thane of Red Fell, who in return got annihilated by my
Tragic Arrogance. The remaining creatureless
Kruphix, God of Horizons wasn't able to rebuild fast enough, so i stomped him with a
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx supercharged
Mirror Entity,
Memnites and
Ornithopters. I was a bit sad that i couldn't fire off the
Charge Across the Araba in my hand, though.
Talrand, Sky Summoner manhandled a pod consisting of
Gishath, Sun's Avatar,
Kumena, Tyrant of Orazca and
Yuriko, the Tiger's Shadow in his very first game. A t-2
Sapphire Medallion, t-3 commander and ciphered t-4
Hidden Strings quickly got out of hand. Chaining
Coastal Piracy into
Gravitational Shift with counter backup had me winning within the next 2 turns.
As usual
Gonti, Lord of Luxury had to edge through a lenghty game.
Jodah, Archmage Eternal,
Golos, Tireless Pilgrim and
Atraxa, Praetors' Voice were worthy opponents with lots of good stuff (ba dumm tsss) to steal. Lacking originality, this wasn't too entertaining, unfortunately.
In the end
Sidisi, Undead Vizier corpse danced into
Bubbling Muck and
Torment of Hailfire to finish things off.
Zada, Hedron Grinder had me struggling for a while. Several hours of crushing defeats later i was able to outpace and overcome a pretty aggressive pod.
Syr Gwyn, Hero of Ashvale didn't hit much else but weenies from the get go,
Omnath, Locus of Rage was crucially
counterspelled by
Alela, Artful Provocateur and when it came to her game-deciding
Cyclonic Rift,
Pyroblast turned things around for me. With
Invigorated Rampage,
Twinflame,
Dragon Fodder under
Kari Zev's Expertise, it was all over.
A bunch of games in,
Ezuri, Renegade Leader was facing various control decks in
Arixmethes, Slumbering Isle,
Korvold, Fae-Cursed King and yet another
Golos, Tireless Pilgrim list. Being the obvious aggressor
Korvold, Fae-Cursed King had me on the brink of dying to commander damage. The life-saving
Squall Line got me down to single digit life, but i top decked
Vitalize, which was just enough to swing for the remaining life of the table.
The whole thing once again reminded me that it's the weird interactions and card choices that keep me playing this broken format.
Let others play their
Vedalken Orrerys,
Scroll Racks and
Seedborn Muses.
I prefer to:
Anyhow, i hope you all had a great start into the week!
Re: [Off-Topic] Community Chat Thread
Posted: Tue Feb 18, 2020 12:09 am
by cryogen
I finally got to play after a hiatus. Won both games for a change. First with Mathas who killed P1 with a large
Insurrection, domed P2 with
Shriveling Rot + a board wipe, then got the last few points on P3 with Mathas. Game 2 was with Mizzex, landed
Psychosis Crawler early and it stuck, using the player to my left wheeling three times (knowing it would kill him and another player), then a
Past in Flames with a full yard to finish off the third player.