The difference is that those are all EXTREMELY important institutions compared to an entertainment provider (amazon is a joke ofc, but your CC should have been fighting them once you reported it stolen, not you).
Universities are awful; I've had to fight through them several times and basically just laugh at them when they say, "Well, you need to..." when it's actually their problem.
My point is that WTC treats MTGO players pretty badly CONSIDERING it is purely for entertainment, not a bit necessary.
They do respond fairly well though, and I do like the people who work AT wtc, but WTC/Hasbro is a profit-seeking company, so they abuse customers at times.
I think he was referring to the fact that he could just wait until the trigger from Falkenrath Noble was on the stack, then sacrifice a creature, and due to the rules of the stack gain the life before losing it. It needs to be done as the Noble is on its way to the graveyard otherwise sacrificing a creature just triggers the noble again.
he activiates the gain life ability. To make that happen, he "announces" it by clicking (at which point it is technically on the stack, then he pays costs (saccing a creature) at which point the ping goes on the stack on top.
But its a prerelease, so people don't know how to do the math, yet.
My 3-year old daughter looked at the picture of the werewolf on the Magic Online loading screen and said "I don't like him, he's scary." So, yes, I've also discovered that the artwork makes it hard to introduce Magic to your children.
When my ISP broke my internet connection, they charged me to come out and fix it.
When someone stole my credit card and used it to buy something from Amazon, Amazon refused to reverse the charges until I had my cousin, who is a lawyer, send them a letter by certified mail.
When I didn't have insurance and took my son to the doctor for Strep Throat, the doctor told me it would cost $180 dollars, which I paid up front. Two weeks later, I received a bill for $300 dollars for additional fees.
When my wife's college lost her fingerprints twice for the background check for student teaching, they made her pay for another set of fingerprints, and forced her to student teach a full two semesters later than when she was scheduled, since she didn't have her background check in time.
My point is that Wizards of the Coast treats me much better than any of the other companies that I deal with. When I stick up for Wizards, it's not for being a fanboy. It's because they are one of the best companies I've ever dealt with in my life.
When I have a problem with a draft, MTGO reimburses me with absolutely no hassle. They produce a quality product that I love to play. They are attentive to my complaints, and I have received personal messages from both Aaron Forsythe and Mark Rosewater addressing my concerns. I message Worth Wollpert about a problem with my MTGO client, and he messaged me back personally within 5 minutes.
Sure, MTGO and WotC aren't perfect, but they are so much better than any other company I've ever dealt with.
I like the comics, keep it up! Does make me wish that UGMadness was still pumping out new stuff though :(
I'm fine with the dark storylines, but what the Admiral says above about the art is right. My 4phone year old daughter loves the art of women, but was sad when she figured out (on her own) that Liliana was "bad."
Rage thrower is an interesting card. I've seen it close out games for decks where that can be a problem, and I've seen it be a 6 mana spell that gets blown out by a Blazing Torch.
I also wanted to mention, the article itself comes off in tone and presentation as amateur, and not in the pleasant way that this site is community driven content from everyday players.
I realize the article was posted from another source, but it reads more like an Alternate rant than a well thought out piece, which is disappointing because it is a subject that deserves more.
Well, LEDs are clearly better for the chance at turn 1. Play Bazaar, play LED, activate LED, activate Bazaar with dredger in yard already. My point with the Petal is that it is better post board, because it can cast Chain of Vapor, Nature's Claim, or even a Thug or Ghast. That's the reason I went from LEDs back to Petals.
Nice as always. As for the first replay video, his last attack was totally wrong, true, but I have a question; if he then sacced the spirit with the mask to gain 3, would the ping from the noble go on the stack after the gain life ability killing him before he could actually gain life?
I think so; he should have done the math and not attacked...
I'm not sure if I completely agree with what you are saying here. I def see your point and heck you might even be right.
I started playing mtgo in 2001 and haven't stopped since, but in July 2010 I started playing paper magic and I must say MTGO is garbage compared to what paper magic has to offer. Just the trading factor alone is worth the headaches of paper, not to mention the interaction, the feel of the cards, the smell of a new booster.
I'm not sure I'll ever totally get out of magic, but paper magic is much more likely to keep me playing than mtgo and I know I'm not alone in my feelings here.
They really need to find a way to make MTGO more interactive. Have a trade system that works, have a voice chat or something.
I'm sure one day paper will cease, but as long as there are collectors and buyers I don't see that day coming for quite a long long time.
Not only is the story getting dark, but the artwork is too. That's kind of annoying when you want to introduce a young person to the game. My daughter is too young to read the cards, but I would like to show her the artwork to spark an interest. Unfortunately I'm pretty much stuck with M12 minus the black cards.
I have several ideas to beat that Wizard deck. The trick is to come up with a deck that has a good match-up against the ace deck and everything else. I don't mind playing aggro decks but I'm not all that fond of the aggro mirror matches.
Yes, I'm going for a different approach now. Less words, more comedy. With the time I've spent drawing I'm actually spending more time and effort on making these kind of articles though.
I spend enough time at work on statistics. At this point I'd rather draw comics.
A lot of people make that mistake in thinking Petals are better than Diamonds because of the small chance of a turn 1. Let's not kid ourselves. That is not how it works, at all. The deck isn't gunning for turn 1. What LED does is it allows for you to have an explosive discard outlet after you clear the board of hate or if Bazaar somehow is taken offline. Rarely will multiple Fatestichers be in the yard, but if they are, LED gives enough mana to ativate them. LED also has insane synergy with Cephalid Coliseum.
Having worked a corporate (light) job for a number of years has taught me to build a case for my process improvement suggestions, otherwise no one will listen to them. This just comes across as being demanding and QQ'ing about the fact that "I deserve moar digital packs, cuz I spend lots uv moniez".
I think this is what needs to happen. Solid cases are very important. Also, every magic player wants to go "infinite" on mtgo, but Wizard needs to keep that number of infinite players to a minimum in order to stay in business. A small increase in prize might have a larger ripple effect of people that are no longer actually paying to play.
No offense, but the price on the SnapCaster's, the Geist of St, and the lands from this set are already beyond what most people can afford to pay. Especially for play sets. The sad thing is not sure who dictates the prices of the cards, but before the new set was released on MTGO and Cardhoarder "GrimGrin" was priced under 2 bucks, now he's well over three, and it hasn't been a week yet. Before the set even came out, "SnapCaster" was already over 20+ dollars.
Would like to see some fun decks that don't rely on a "SnapCaster" in it.
RE: poor prizes, blatant money grabbing- Is anyone really surprised? If you are, then it seems that you belong to a very marginal group that doesn't feel the broomstick that is capitalism penetrating you on a day to day basis.
RE: Poor UI programming- I think they are working on it. The best thing we can do is keep sending in suggestions on how to improve it.
GPs and Online PTQs do not draw a good comparison. It is apples and oranges (ed. I had a candy today that was orange mixed with apple, though. It was awesome.). Online PTQs should be compared with IRL PTQs, where the prize support and attendance is similar.
Look, I am all for bitching about stuff, but I have done enough of it in my life to know that it gets you no where.
Having worked a corporate (light) job for a number of years has taught me to build a case for my process improvement suggestions, otherwise no one will listen to them. This just comes across as being demanding and QQ'ing about the fact that "I deserve moar digital packs, cuz I spend lots uv moniez".
The difference is that those are all EXTREMELY important institutions compared to an entertainment provider (amazon is a joke ofc, but your CC should have been fighting them once you reported it stolen, not you).
Universities are awful; I've had to fight through them several times and basically just laugh at them when they say, "Well, you need to..." when it's actually their problem.
My point is that WTC treats MTGO players pretty badly CONSIDERING it is purely for entertainment, not a bit necessary.
They do respond fairly well though, and I do like the people who work AT wtc, but WTC/Hasbro is a profit-seeking company, so they abuse customers at times.
These are some good points. Not reasons to stop asking for better but good points. It is important to maintain balance.
I think he was referring to the fact that he could just wait until the trigger from Falkenrath Noble was on the stack, then sacrifice a creature, and due to the rules of the stack gain the life before losing it. It needs to be done as the Noble is on its way to the graveyard otherwise sacrificing a creature just triggers the noble again.
They are so underrated...
Anyway, I like the tone of this article and the reflection. Good work!!
Bad Bleats is just too funny as well...
I'll make sure to read more of you in the future.
he activiates the gain life ability. To make that happen, he "announces" it by clicking (at which point it is technically on the stack, then he pays costs (saccing a creature) at which point the ping goes on the stack on top.
But its a prerelease, so people don't know how to do the math, yet.
My 3-year old daughter looked at the picture of the werewolf on the Magic Online loading screen and said "I don't like him, he's scary." So, yes, I've also discovered that the artwork makes it hard to introduce Magic to your children.
When my ISP broke my internet connection, they charged me to come out and fix it.
When someone stole my credit card and used it to buy something from Amazon, Amazon refused to reverse the charges until I had my cousin, who is a lawyer, send them a letter by certified mail.
When I didn't have insurance and took my son to the doctor for Strep Throat, the doctor told me it would cost $180 dollars, which I paid up front. Two weeks later, I received a bill for $300 dollars for additional fees.
When my wife's college lost her fingerprints twice for the background check for student teaching, they made her pay for another set of fingerprints, and forced her to student teach a full two semesters later than when she was scheduled, since she didn't have her background check in time.
My point is that Wizards of the Coast treats me much better than any of the other companies that I deal with. When I stick up for Wizards, it's not for being a fanboy. It's because they are one of the best companies I've ever dealt with in my life.
When I have a problem with a draft, MTGO reimburses me with absolutely no hassle. They produce a quality product that I love to play. They are attentive to my complaints, and I have received personal messages from both Aaron Forsythe and Mark Rosewater addressing my concerns. I message Worth Wollpert about a problem with my MTGO client, and he messaged me back personally within 5 minutes.
Sure, MTGO and WotC aren't perfect, but they are so much better than any other company I've ever dealt with.
I like the comics, keep it up! Does make me wish that UGMadness was still pumping out new stuff though :(
I'm fine with the dark storylines, but what the Admiral says above about the art is right. My 4phone year old daughter loves the art of women, but was sad when she figured out (on her own) that Liliana was "bad."
Rage thrower is an interesting card. I've seen it close out games for decks where that can be a problem, and I've seen it be a 6 mana spell that gets blown out by a Blazing Torch.
Falkenrath noble has done nothing but impress me.
I also wanted to mention, the article itself comes off in tone and presentation as amateur, and not in the pleasant way that this site is community driven content from everyday players.
I realize the article was posted from another source, but it reads more like an Alternate rant than a well thought out piece, which is disappointing because it is a subject that deserves more.
I will make sure that he sees it, thank you however for sharing!
Well, LEDs are clearly better for the chance at turn 1. Play Bazaar, play LED, activate LED, activate Bazaar with dredger in yard already. My point with the Petal is that it is better post board, because it can cast Chain of Vapor, Nature's Claim, or even a Thug or Ghast. That's the reason I went from LEDs back to Petals.
Nice as always. As for the first replay video, his last attack was totally wrong, true, but I have a question; if he then sacced the spirit with the mask to gain 3, would the ping from the noble go on the stack after the gain life ability killing him before he could actually gain life?
I think so; he should have done the math and not attacked...
"During my spec articles, I wrote about some cards that were reprints, and you called me stupid for suggesting reprints."
I never call anyone stupid. Please don't put words into my mouth.
Thanks a bunch. :)
I'm not sure if I completely agree with what you are saying here. I def see your point and heck you might even be right.
I started playing mtgo in 2001 and haven't stopped since, but in July 2010 I started playing paper magic and I must say MTGO is garbage compared to what paper magic has to offer. Just the trading factor alone is worth the headaches of paper, not to mention the interaction, the feel of the cards, the smell of a new booster.
I'm not sure I'll ever totally get out of magic, but paper magic is much more likely to keep me playing than mtgo and I know I'm not alone in my feelings here.
They really need to find a way to make MTGO more interactive. Have a trade system that works, have a voice chat or something.
I'm sure one day paper will cease, but as long as there are collectors and buyers I don't see that day coming for quite a long long time.
Not only is the story getting dark, but the artwork is too. That's kind of annoying when you want to introduce a young person to the game. My daughter is too young to read the cards, but I would like to show her the artwork to spark an interest. Unfortunately I'm pretty much stuck with M12 minus the black cards.
#occupyMTGO is the best thing I heard all day.
I have several ideas to beat that Wizard deck. The trick is to come up with a deck that has a good match-up against the ace deck and everything else. I don't mind playing aggro decks but I'm not all that fond of the aggro mirror matches.
Thank you for the comment.
Yes, I'm going for a different approach now. Less words, more comedy. With the time I've spent drawing I'm actually spending more time and effort on making these kind of articles though.
I spend enough time at work on statistics. At this point I'd rather draw comics.
A lot of people make that mistake in thinking Petals are better than Diamonds because of the small chance of a turn 1. Let's not kid ourselves. That is not how it works, at all. The deck isn't gunning for turn 1. What LED does is it allows for you to have an explosive discard outlet after you clear the board of hate or if Bazaar somehow is taken offline. Rarely will multiple Fatestichers be in the yard, but if they are, LED gives enough mana to ativate them. LED also has insane synergy with Cephalid Coliseum.
Having worked a corporate (light) job for a number of years has taught me to build a case for my process improvement suggestions, otherwise no one will listen to them. This just comes across as being demanding and QQ'ing about the fact that "I deserve moar digital packs, cuz I spend lots uv moniez".
I think this is what needs to happen. Solid cases are very important. Also, every magic player wants to go "infinite" on mtgo, but Wizard needs to keep that number of infinite players to a minimum in order to stay in business. A small increase in prize might have a larger ripple effect of people that are no longer actually paying to play.
Ditto, would like to play commander too.
Well then,
Josh, sorry about the misread on my part. Forward that to Ted I guess?
No offense, but the price on the SnapCaster's, the Geist of St, and the lands from this set are already beyond what most people can afford to pay. Especially for play sets. The sad thing is not sure who dictates the prices of the cards, but before the new set was released on MTGO and Cardhoarder "GrimGrin" was priced under 2 bucks, now he's well over three, and it hasn't been a week yet. Before the set even came out, "SnapCaster" was already over 20+ dollars.
Would like to see some fun decks that don't rely on a "SnapCaster" in it.
I do like the way Ted writes.
RE: poor prizes, blatant money grabbing- Is anyone really surprised? If you are, then it seems that you belong to a very marginal group that doesn't feel the broomstick that is capitalism penetrating you on a day to day basis.
RE: Poor UI programming- I think they are working on it. The best thing we can do is keep sending in suggestions on how to improve it.
GPs and Online PTQs do not draw a good comparison. It is apples and oranges (ed. I had a candy today that was orange mixed with apple, though. It was awesome.). Online PTQs should be compared with IRL PTQs, where the prize support and attendance is similar.
Look, I am all for bitching about stuff, but I have done enough of it in my life to know that it gets you no where.
Having worked a corporate (light) job for a number of years has taught me to build a case for my process improvement suggestions, otherwise no one will listen to them. This just comes across as being demanding and QQ'ing about the fact that "I deserve moar digital packs, cuz I spend lots uv moniez".