George, dunno if you recorded the first sealed, or have the decklist saved, but if it was a sweet one, it might be worthing writing up and recapping matches, if you didn't record them. Sometimes it's good to see how even a good sealed deck can bomb, and sometimes what I think is a good sealed deck isn't great, which can be pointed out to me if I write about it, semi-complaining about how good my deck was. Sometimes it's just bad luck too, so that's nice to have confirmed too.
Oh funny, the comments partially supports that HTML, just not completely. Good times.
Oh, the other thing is to watch out that you copy the entire code - I've noticed once or twice that I had trouble, and I just wasn't going all the way to the end of the code, so I wasn't completely getting my list. My fault!
It is helpful to google some of those things - if you're stuck on one of those, just google it, you'll figure it out. The puremtgo decklist generator, helpfully created by Jamuraa years ago is handy too, not just as a creator, but as a way to figure out how he used most of those tags to get what he gets.
For the decklist generator, here's the "simple" way to do it:
Start an article. You can write it where-ever - some folks like to work in word and C/P into the browser editor, others, like me, are lazy and mostly just work in the editor.
Once you're ready for your decklist, pick the spot in the article, hit "Enter" then type an easy string of letters to control-F later.
I always use either ssssssssssss or xxxxxxxxxx - I guess I'm left-ring-finger dominant or something.Watch out for hitting shift-enter when you create this string - it's not a BIG deal, but it can make the format turn out oddly. Anyway, type your easy string to control-f and then open up the decklist genny in a new window/tab/browser/whatever you like.
I've done a sample of it, just using the first card from each section, Hex Parasite, Lightning Greaves, Homeward Path, and Endrek. See below.
So that's the code you copy from Jammy's site. Then go back to the article editor. Click the top-left button labeled "Source," and it'll go to the code, not just the result. Control-F for your string of letters to quickly get through all the trash - XXXXXXXXXXXX or SSSSSSS or whatever. Then paste the code in to replace the whole string.
While I am sure Josh reads the workflow I imagine it isn't the best place to articulate what your difficulties are because it is cramped and doesn't encourage essays. Instead, next time when you run into snags email him. I am certain he will be glad to point you in the right direction and give you what help he can.
I tried using what basic I could. I quit doing HTML about 14 years ago. When I submitted the draft I pointed out the errors. They stayed.
My workflow points out my frustrations. On one hand it is embarrising for me, because I only want readers of the site to have the very best I can offer. On the other, it is a learning experience.
I prefer articles without sound and videos, mainly because I want to cater to the maximum audience possible. I read pure @ work. I can not look at videos and hear audio. I hate feeling like I miss out on something. Therefore, I am all about text based content.
The person that influenced me the most was Sheldon Mennery, so I patern my style after him. I hate seeing a cool decklist and not having the cards to complete it, so my other thought is to give folks ideas, and they can use whatever cards they have if they do not have a certian card for a deck they see.
I like the feedback, though. As always, everything I do is for the readers, so I plan on making things better and better. They deserve it.
But the format is sick. I haven't played in a pre in months but having access to Rares and Mythics
without answer cards. Which are almost always priced out of the format means you just get crushed.
Bad as combo winter I don't know, but still a long way before fun happens.
All you need to know is some basic html to fix the problems you may incur with the editor. If you truly can't get it working you can ask for help.
Also there is a preview button if you want to see how a change will affect the article without saving it.
Videos aren't necessary for great articles. But it is nice to add some imagery. (Either off of Wizards site or the internet. Take a look at Blippy's Overdriven articles to see how a well crafted article can look.)
I tried that with the deck editor and it just did not jive. I also do not have much of a collection at the moment, as I had to sell it to pay a bill, so videos are out of the question for the moment. Episode 4 is already in the works. :-)
I am not happy with the formatting issues I had with this article, but it is a lesson learned.
A great read as usual, gwyned. Nice to see Standard Pauper getting love. Also, I'm surprised to see midrange deck emerge so late in our "solved" format.
Sorry but this is a pre with a really dumb banned list that includes non-cards like misthollow griffin and allows t2 win 1 and 2 card combos that have built in protection. Any format that is less fun to play than combo winter has some serious problems and this is one of those.
As of Monday 7/7, the prices on Power 9 are almost back to where they were at the bottom-point on 6/14. Lotus is maybe 10 tix higher than the previous low, but the rest are at or below it. Looks like we did, in fact, end up opening up enough Power 9 to saturate the market.
As for Mox Opal, the previous commenter is correct that it sees very little Vintage play. I presume this is being driven my Modern, where Opal is the bottleneck card in the otherwise very affordable Affinity deck. It's Modern PTQ season and people want to practice online. The prices of decks in a format tend to even out to some degree, because there's a certain entry price people are willing to pay for access to a top tier deck in a given format. If you take a deck that starts out much cheaper than the other top tier options, the rarest cards in it will start to run up in price until the overall deck price approaches the real market value of entering that format. Because Affinity has no fetchlands, and Ravager and the manlands are all around 5 tix each, most of that deck's total market value is concentrated in Mox Opal.
Yeah Gush could very easily have been in the Hall of Fame, by virtue of still being banned in Legacy, being so powerful in Vintage that it's the subject of a 400 page e-book by Stephen Menendian, and being the fuel for one of the most important historical decks Miracle Gro.
I have a wild believe that Pauper DE may come back after the immigration to V4 settled down. V3 had some issues with the tournaments (especially MOCS) and I think Wizards didn't solve this issue because of the end life of V3 and upcoming V4. I have no proofs, but just an intuition.
Hey, Edwin. Nice deck, glad to see that you're writing regularly. Got a couple of tips for Ep. 4 if you don't mind.
http://jamuraa.com/pure/deck_new.php
It looks like you were using the deckbuilder, but didn't copy and paste the code into the editor. You can go into "source" mode in the editor, which will allow you to enter HTML, then paste that code there. Then when you switch back to the WYSIWYG editor, the decklist should look pretty, like it did on Jamuraa's site.
Also, gameplay. Decklists are great, but people typically want at least one or two game summaries (videos are also nice) of the deck in action. We get a list and your word on how it works but don't get to see it work for ourselves before we actually jump in. It'll also lengthen your articles, making them a bit meatier with little additional work necessary.
Affinity is quite a rough matchup. Mono Blue Tron has few hard outs to affinity like RG tron does. I treat it like other aggro decks, but Etched Champions and Arcbound Ravagers are difficult without a Cyclonic Rift or two.
Very small sample size, but if you land an angel early it is good for you (obviously) I plan on playing a daily a day and a total of 50 matches so I can get a larger size in regards to the decks in the metagame.
George, dunno if you recorded the first sealed, or have the decklist saved, but if it was a sweet one, it might be worthing writing up and recapping matches, if you didn't record them. Sometimes it's good to see how even a good sealed deck can bomb, and sometimes what I think is a good sealed deck isn't great, which can be pointed out to me if I write about it, semi-complaining about how good my deck was. Sometimes it's just bad luck too, so that's nice to have confirmed too.
Oh funny, the comments partially supports that HTML, just not completely. Good times.
Oh, the other thing is to watch out that you copy the entire code - I've noticed once or twice that I had trouble, and I just wasn't going all the way to the end of the code, so I wasn't completely getting my list. My fault!
we email and I think you're doing fine, there are just some limitations from the site, that are no fault of yours.
the deck editor and EDH decks I have found are not the best of pals. :/
It is helpful to google some of those things - if you're stuck on one of those, just google it, you'll figure it out. The puremtgo decklist generator, helpfully created by Jamuraa years ago is handy too, not just as a creator, but as a way to figure out how he used most of those tags to get what he gets.
For the decklist generator, here's the "simple" way to do it:
Start an article. You can write it where-ever - some folks like to work in word and C/P into the browser editor, others, like me, are lazy and mostly just work in the editor.
Once you're ready for your decklist, pick the spot in the article, hit "Enter" then type an easy string of letters to control-F later.
I always use either ssssssssssss or xxxxxxxxxx - I guess I'm left-ring-finger dominant or something.Watch out for hitting shift-enter when you create this string - it's not a BIG deal, but it can make the format turn out oddly. Anyway, type your easy string to control-f and then open up the decklist genny in a new window/tab/browser/whatever you like.
I've done a sample of it, just using the first card from each section, Hex Parasite, Lightning Greaves, Homeward Path, and Endrek. See below.
1 Hex Parasite
1 cards
Other Spells
1 Lightning Greaves
1 cards
1 Homeward Path
1 cards
1 Endrek Sahr, Master Breeder
1 cards
So that's the code you copy from Jammy's site. Then go back to the article editor. Click the top-left button labeled "Source," and it'll go to the code, not just the result. Control-F for your string of letters to quickly get through all the trash - XXXXXXXXXXXX or SSSSSSS or whatever. Then paste the code in to replace the whole string.
While I am sure Josh reads the workflow I imagine it isn't the best place to articulate what your difficulties are because it is cramped and doesn't encourage essays. Instead, next time when you run into snags email him. I am certain he will be glad to point you in the right direction and give you what help he can.
I tried using what basic I could. I quit doing HTML about 14 years ago. When I submitted the draft I pointed out the errors. They stayed.
My workflow points out my frustrations. On one hand it is embarrising for me, because I only want readers of the site to have the very best I can offer. On the other, it is a learning experience.
I prefer articles without sound and videos, mainly because I want to cater to the maximum audience possible. I read pure @ work. I can not look at videos and hear audio. I hate feeling like I miss out on something. Therefore, I am all about text based content.
The person that influenced me the most was Sheldon Mennery, so I patern my style after him. I hate seeing a cool decklist and not having the cards to complete it, so my other thought is to give folks ideas, and they can use whatever cards they have if they do not have a certian card for a deck they see.
I like the feedback, though. As always, everything I do is for the readers, so I plan on making things better and better. They deserve it.
But the format is sick. I haven't played in a pre in months but having access to Rares and Mythics
without answer cards. Which are almost always priced out of the format means you just get crushed.
Bad as combo winter I don't know, but still a long way before fun happens.
All you need to know is some basic html to fix the problems you may incur with the editor. If you truly can't get it working you can ask for help.
Also there is a preview button if you want to see how a change will affect the article without saving it.
Videos aren't necessary for great articles. But it is nice to add some imagery. (Either off of Wizards site or the internet. Take a look at Blippy's Overdriven articles to see how a well crafted article can look.)
A few things:
I tried that with the deck editor and it just did not jive. I also do not have much of a collection at the moment, as I had to sell it to pay a bill, so videos are out of the question for the moment. Episode 4 is already in the works. :-)
I am not happy with the formatting issues I had with this article, but it is a lesson learned.
A great read as usual, gwyned. Nice to see Standard Pauper getting love. Also, I'm surprised to see midrange deck emerge so late in our "solved" format.
Sorry but this is a pre with a really dumb banned list that includes non-cards like misthollow griffin and allows t2 win 1 and 2 card combos that have built in protection. Any format that is less fun to play than combo winter has some serious problems and this is one of those.
Is SilverBlack PRE tourneys still offered?
Excellent read. Thank you for posting.
I am wondering how people are guessing at power 9 rarity.
My experience is 7 power nine in just over 100 packs. That is an average of one every 15 packs.
As of Monday 7/7, the prices on Power 9 are almost back to where they were at the bottom-point on 6/14. Lotus is maybe 10 tix higher than the previous low, but the rest are at or below it. Looks like we did, in fact, end up opening up enough Power 9 to saturate the market.
As for Mox Opal, the previous commenter is correct that it sees very little Vintage play. I presume this is being driven my Modern, where Opal is the bottleneck card in the otherwise very affordable Affinity deck. It's Modern PTQ season and people want to practice online. The prices of decks in a format tend to even out to some degree, because there's a certain entry price people are willing to pay for access to a top tier deck in a given format. If you take a deck that starts out much cheaper than the other top tier options, the rarest cards in it will start to run up in price until the overall deck price approaches the real market value of entering that format. Because Affinity has no fetchlands, and Ravager and the manlands are all around 5 tix each, most of that deck's total market value is concentrated in Mox Opal.
Yeah Gush could very easily have been in the Hall of Fame, by virtue of still being banned in Legacy, being so powerful in Vintage that it's the subject of a 400 page e-book by Stephen Menendian, and being the fuel for one of the most important historical decks Miracle Gro.
I have a wild believe that Pauper DE may come back after the immigration to V4 settled down. V3 had some issues with the tournaments (especially MOCS) and I think Wizards didn't solve this issue because of the end life of V3 and upcoming V4. I have no proofs, but just an intuition.
Some very tough choices with Gush being the exception (and it is better than all but a few cards in card draw hall of fame IMO.)
Hey, Edwin. Nice deck, glad to see that you're writing regularly. Got a couple of tips for Ep. 4 if you don't mind.
http://jamuraa.com/pure/deck_new.php
It looks like you were using the deckbuilder, but didn't copy and paste the code into the editor. You can go into "source" mode in the editor, which will allow you to enter HTML, then paste that code there. Then when you switch back to the WYSIWYG editor, the decklist should look pretty, like it did on Jamuraa's site.
Also, gameplay. Decklists are great, but people typically want at least one or two game summaries (videos are also nice) of the deck in action. We get a list and your word on how it works but don't get to see it work for ourselves before we actually jump in. It'll also lengthen your articles, making them a bit meatier with little additional work necessary.
Other than that, keep it up!
I like the idea of the new evacuation when m15 comes out against aggro, I wonder if the extra mana will make that card unplayable over aetherize.
Affinity is quite a rough matchup. Mono Blue Tron has few hard outs to affinity like RG tron does. I treat it like other aggro decks, but Etched Champions and Arcbound Ravagers are difficult without a Cyclonic Rift or two.
A bot owner on twitter estimated 50-75 playsets of power being opened per day during the prereleases. I assume that has leveled off some.
Very small sample size, but if you land an angel early it is good for you (obviously) I plan on playing a daily a day and a total of 50 matches so I can get a larger size in regards to the decks in the metagame.
Best guess would be based on how many events are firing, and work backwards from there. A set of power is opened about once every 20 drafts.