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- Mon Nov 16, 2015 4:39 am
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[Fedoras of Salvation] - White Knights ITT
- Mon Jul 27, 2015 1:05 pm
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[Fedoras of Salvation] - White Knights ITT
Hey redthirst.
How does a reaver clean its spear?
Runs it through the Wash.
How does a reaver clean its spear?
Runs it through the Wash.
- Mon Mar 23, 2015 5:41 am
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- Mon Mar 23, 2015 5:02 am
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- Mon Mar 23, 2015 4:53 am
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- Tue Mar 17, 2015 5:02 am
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- Mon Mar 16, 2015 8:29 am
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I'm really not good at this.
The point I want to drive is that everyone else is going to be hard enough on him. We don't need to be. He got his lesson and there's more on the way. What he needs right now is some friends he can talk to.
James, if you do come through here reading this stuff, I'm here for you. PM or email me if you'd like.
It's going to be alright.
The point I want to drive is that everyone else is going to be hard enough on him. We don't need to be. He got his lesson and there's more on the way. What he needs right now is some friends he can talk to.
James, if you do come through here reading this stuff, I'm here for you. PM or email me if you'd like.
It's going to be alright.
- Mon Mar 16, 2015 8:23 am
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As much as I'm usually the first person to get on James' case, I'm not going to do that here. CFB, WotC, and the rest of the world are going to be hard enough on him as it is.
He's human. He made a poor decision. Whether you're a professional card player or an engineer, cheating is a temptation we all face. He mentioned he caved to the pressure of having to put up results. I've seen the kind of pressure that can come from the need to produce results and I have seen engineers and managers cheat the rules to get a project done. I've not had to face that pressure yet, so I can't begin to judge James for the decision he made.
I can tell you, though, if I ever play a game of Magic with him, I'm going to ask him to play standing up and with short sleeves.
James is going to be an example of why cheating is never worth the risk. He hasn't even begun to learn how much this will affect his career. The consequences must be harsh, else there is no deterrent to others. If he ever does get into the competitive scene again, he will be playing under a microscope. Will CFB ever consider hiring him again? We don't know, but it'll be a long road to it if they do. James is going to have to prove himself all over again because his previous wins will be chalked up to cheating that wasn't caught and every future win will be analyzed to be sure it was legit.
He's human. He made a poor decision. Whether you're a professional card player or an engineer, cheating is a temptation we all face. He mentioned he caved to the pressure of having to put up results. I've seen the kind of pressure that can come from the need to produce results and I have seen engineers and managers cheat the rules to get a project done. I've not had to face that pressure yet, so I can't begin to judge James for the decision he made.
I can tell you, though, if I ever play a game of Magic with him, I'm going to ask him to play standing up and with short sleeves.
James is going to be an example of why cheating is never worth the risk. He hasn't even begun to learn how much this will affect his career. The consequences must be harsh, else there is no deterrent to others. If he ever does get into the competitive scene again, he will be playing under a microscope. Will CFB ever consider hiring him again? We don't know, but it'll be a long road to it if they do. James is going to have to prove himself all over again because his previous wins will be chalked up to cheating that wasn't caught and every future win will be analyzed to be sure it was legit.
- Fri Mar 13, 2015 7:36 pm
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- Tue Feb 24, 2015 2:51 pm
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- Tue Feb 24, 2015 2:18 pm
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- Tue Feb 24, 2015 2:18 pm
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In a game that is constantly evolving, adding new cards and strategies and constantly upsetting the meta, no one can be that consistent. There's always room for a local with some innovative talent surprise a pro.If variance wasn't part of the game, then you'd always see the same pros in the top 8 of every open tournament, instead of seeing them frequently lose to no name local players.
You can't look at #1 as winning, #2 - #8 as "doing okay," and #9 - #500 as " scrubbing out."
- Tue Feb 24, 2015 2:10 pm
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Poker's my favorite card game and yeah, while it has plenty of variance, you can still see the difference between good players and bad ones. I've seen people win tables with a two seven off suit.Hell, even poker has variance. All card games do. That's what makes it so different than something like chess, a game based entirely on skill and no luck.
Variance let's you gamble.
None of us here on this site are so good that we're losing because of variance. It's because we make mistakes.
- Tue Feb 24, 2015 2:05 pm
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Addressed that already. Most commonly that's failure to shuffle properly.Dechs, just to play devil's advocate ( ), what about true variance losses such as drawing numerous lands in a row or multiple mulligans due to no land?
Here's the thing: You can mulligan. Even with proper shuffling, it is possible to mulligan multiple times and not draw land. That's true, but it's still not the reason you lost because the chance of it happening for two out of your three games is negligible.
- Tue Feb 24, 2015 1:42 pm
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Variance exists, but it's not the reason you lost.I really don't understand why people keep saying that variance doesn't exist in magic. It's not true that all losses are your fault and you could always have done better decisions. Sometimes you lose because your deck just implodes .
The real challenge is accepting variance and understanding that you can't do anything about it because you are playing a card game. Of course, a lot of people always whine because they got unlucky, but in fact most of the times (not ALWAYS), you made some mistakes and you need to focus on them rather than on your mulliganing to four if you want to improve as a player.
You're the reason you lost.
You didn't draft the right cards. You didn't build the right deck. You didn't sideboard the right cards. You didn't even have the right cards in your sideboard. You didn't shuffle adequately, and that's why your lands ended up in a clump. You didn't chose to keep the right hand. You didn't remember your upkeep trigger. You didn't account for what the opponent could have in his hand. You didn't lots of things. That's ok. None of us are perfect and shouldn't expect to be. Noticing these things is what will make you get better.
If you blame your loss on variance, you failed to see your own mistakes. This will only result in you getting worse.
- Tue Feb 24, 2015 1:38 pm
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- Tue Feb 24, 2015 6:49 am
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Or your could realize that it's not at all due to variance. Your losses are precisely that: yours. They are nothing but a result of your failure to make the best choices. Accept each loss as the lesson it's supposed to be and move on.Taking a break after a rage inducing loss is one of the best things you can do. Go outside and get some fresh air and try to forget the last game. Don't talk to your friends about how shitty your luck is, because that will only make you tilt harder. You can't play your best if you're stressed out and angry, and you have to remind yourself that when you feel the tilt starting to creep in. You're going to end up on the wrong side of variance from time to time, and it happens to everyone. You have to come to terms with it or you'll never stop tilting.This isn't about changing my luck. It's about finding strategies for coping with bad luck, accepting it and moving on. I don't know how to play tight and not be emotionally invested / angry when I just lose to bad luck. I'm looking for advice on that. I remember Zem telling me "glory is fleeting, focus on improving over time" and I've tried to take that to heart. However, I feel I have plateaued and my bad luck / inability to accept it and not tilt are holding me back.
Blaming your failures on luck or variance gives you an invisible boogeyman to be angry at because "variance fucked me and there's nothing I could do about it." Of course you're going to tilt with an attitude like that. That's not helpful at all and it's not even true. Putting the blame in the right place (your choices) makes it impossible to tilt because it puts the control back in your hands. Choose a better archetype. Build a tighter deck. Metagame better. Shuffle more thoroughly. Mulligan correctly. Then all the play decisions that come after that. Then sideboard better.
There's always something you could have done better. Each loss is a lesson in what you can be doing better. Find that thing and correct it. Then the loss becomes an achievement. The loss is a good thing. The loss makes you stronger.
And tilting goes away.
Unless the lesson was "don't fucking tilt you neckbeard fuck."
- Sun Jan 18, 2015 6:51 am
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- Sun Jan 04, 2015 12:51 pm
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So, as one of a very few native English speakers around here, I occasionally get asked to explain English phrases. Well, today a Korean came over to me with a piece of paper and this written on it: "I was so drunk that when I got home I blew chunks."
"It means vomit." No problem, right?
Well, that wasn't good enough, so he later comes over with the context for the phrase. Turns out it's from a joke and the punchline is "You don't understand, my dog's name is Chunks."
I lost it.
"What mean blew chunks? What mean he blew dog?"
"It means vomit." No problem, right?
Well, that wasn't good enough, so he later comes over with the context for the phrase. Turns out it's from a joke and the punchline is "You don't understand, my dog's name is Chunks."
I lost it.
"What mean blew chunks? What mean he blew dog?"
- Wed Dec 24, 2014 4:01 am
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- Wed Dec 24, 2014 3:22 am
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- Tue Dec 23, 2014 7:54 pm
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- Tue Dec 23, 2014 12:02 pm
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- Tue Dec 23, 2014 11:04 am
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It's the Korean traditions that makes it so bad. You never pour your own drink, you never let someone else's glass go empty and you always return a drink poured for you. What this creates is a table of ten dudes looking for empty glasses as an excuse to fill it and get the return glass. Also they just love to pour drinks for other people. It is a show of respect and friendship.
- Tue Dec 23, 2014 10:51 am
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- Mon Dec 22, 2014 7:39 pm
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- Thu Dec 18, 2014 8:19 am
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Nope. The requisite moment of silence has passed.Until you get stabbed to death in a mall restroom.There's no privilege like White privilege in the UAE.
I get treated like I'm second to the sheikh around here.
Too soon?
Seriously, though, that's been one violent crime in Abu Dhabi since... I dunno. Long fucking time. In the time it takes me to write this post, 3 murders will occur in my home city and ten times that in Detroit. You know why this stabbing was such a big story? Because that shit never happens here. I have never felt as safe in the States as I do here.
- Thu Dec 18, 2014 3:21 am
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- Tue Dec 16, 2014 5:25 am
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- Tue Dec 16, 2014 4:54 am
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- Mon Dec 15, 2014 12:24 pm
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I don't like the word scrub for that. "Scrub" is almost a derogatory word. What you guys are describing is someone who knows exactly what he's doing: playing a bad deck the best he can. That's just someone who's not being competitive, but he knows it and acknowledges it. He plays as well as he can without expecting to take the top prize or even top 8. He's just having fun and seeing how far he can get. That's ok. That's even encouraged.
When I hear the word "scrub," I think of someone who pilots a bad deck because he thinks his brew is extra special and can compete with the tier one decks. Someone who wishes he was competitive, but doesn't understand what he's doing wrong. Someone who always blames his losses on bad draws or bad shuffles or something other than his bad deck and his bad play.
I play Jank Ass Clerics in Legacy events. I'm not expecting to win anything. I don't have the delusion that I'm competitive. I'm there to see how far I my deck can get and to learn how to make it better within the constraints I have. I do get a special thrill when I see good, expensive decks fall on their faces to me because the pilot doesn't know how to handle something out of the ordinary. I'm not a scrub because I'm not trying to be a pro player. I don't need my "Magic Career" to pay off. It's a hobby.
When I hear the word "scrub," I think of someone who pilots a bad deck because he thinks his brew is extra special and can compete with the tier one decks. Someone who wishes he was competitive, but doesn't understand what he's doing wrong. Someone who always blames his losses on bad draws or bad shuffles or something other than his bad deck and his bad play.
I play Jank Ass Clerics in Legacy events. I'm not expecting to win anything. I don't have the delusion that I'm competitive. I'm there to see how far I my deck can get and to learn how to make it better within the constraints I have. I do get a special thrill when I see good, expensive decks fall on their faces to me because the pilot doesn't know how to handle something out of the ordinary. I'm not a scrub because I'm not trying to be a pro player. I don't need my "Magic Career" to pay off. It's a hobby.
- Wed Dec 10, 2014 6:22 pm
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- Mon Dec 08, 2014 1:02 pm
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- Mon Dec 08, 2014 7:26 am
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- Mon Dec 08, 2014 5:12 am
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- Sun Dec 07, 2014 8:51 pm
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- Sun Dec 07, 2014 9:50 am
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- Sun Dec 07, 2014 4:40 am
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- Sun Dec 07, 2014 4:14 am
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- Sun Dec 07, 2014 4:08 am
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