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Posted: Tue Feb 25, 2014 11:32 pm
by zemanjaski
Yup.

Article pushed forward to tomorrow with the podcast, I *think* the videos are being held for Monday though.

Posted: Tue Feb 25, 2014 11:47 pm
by zemanjaski
There's a member here called Rockman, that's fucking awesome.

Posted: Tue Feb 25, 2014 11:56 pm
by Khaospawn
There's a member here called Rockman, that's fucking awesome.
His avatar better be Megaman.

Posted: Tue Feb 25, 2014 11:58 pm
by DarthStabber
It's gotten to the point where I just hate jace as a character. He is so overused I am surprised more people aren't sick of his ass.

Posted: Wed Feb 26, 2014 12:23 am
by Lightning_Dolt
Re: playing in Japan

Magic players as a demographic have better English skills than any other demographic I'm aware of. More players own at least sone English cards (typically 30yen less a pack) and are familiar with English keywords. Magic has been a good way for me to make English speaking friends / meet people interested in learning English.

Also, because the game is an English based game, the phases are Englush with katakana accent.

Untapu
Upkeepu
Mainu
Sento fasu (attack)
Damaju
Dai ni mainu (second main)
Endo

Our game typically play out half in English, half in Japanese. Most players are kind and accomodating, but you get dickheads on occasion.

Cheating is generaly a non-issue, but it does happen sometimes (shadowborn demon issue at recent fnm, free timewalk issue at the GP, there was an issue at a PTQ with Solemn10 and someone trying to pull a quick one).

Some people do try to abuse the
language barrier.

Posted: Wed Feb 26, 2014 12:25 am
by Self Medicated
Just found out one of my local breweries makes a Belgo-American Black IPA called Monkey High Five. :cheers:

Posted: Wed Feb 26, 2014 12:28 am
by Lightning_Dolt
Today my morning banana had an insect in it and I ate part of it by mistake.

Excuse me while I perfirm seppuku.

It's been an honour gentlemen.

Posted: Wed Feb 26, 2014 12:34 am
by Valdarith
the new Jace art looks meh
Snape, Architect of Thought

Posted: Wed Feb 26, 2014 12:39 am
by Jack
perfirm
:rofl: :rofl:
I don't know why this has me laughing so hard.

Posted: Wed Feb 26, 2014 12:45 am
by hamfactorial
perfirm
:rofl: :rofl:
I don't know why this has me laughing so hard.
Er mer gerd, serperku

Posted: Wed Feb 26, 2014 1:16 am
by LP, of the Fires
Going to Santa Clara PTQ this weekend.

Any of you nerds gonna be there? Ham? SM?

Posted: Wed Feb 26, 2014 1:18 am
by hamfactorial
I won't be there, since I lack Standard cards like a total scrub :gonk:

Unless Modern side events?

Posted: Wed Feb 26, 2014 1:39 am
by Self Medicated
No. I've never had the opportunity to go to CFB for a PTQ. Shit, I think I've only gone to one PTQ ever and that was at my LGS. I'll probably be attending to family stuff. I told Ham I would try to make it up to Sac next time they had a PTQ or GPT.

Posted: Wed Feb 26, 2014 1:54 am
by Lightning_Dolt
Fucking smartphones. Curse my fat fingers!

Posted: Wed Feb 26, 2014 2:01 am
by Dechs Kaison
Johnny, you're in Japan right now? I'm looking at my weekend options, and it looks like I can get to Fukuoka pretty easily.

Posted: Wed Feb 26, 2014 2:05 am
by Lightning_Dolt
Yeah, Fukuoka is a few hours flight from me though. I flew to Fukuoka for GP Kitakyushu.

Posted: Wed Feb 26, 2014 2:05 am
by DroppinSuga
I'd love some Japanese cards. Counterspell, Preordain, Ponder etc

Posted: Wed Feb 26, 2014 2:06 am
by Dechs Kaison
One of the guys here was telling me how from Fukuoka I could basically take the bullet train anywhere else.

Posted: Wed Feb 26, 2014 2:17 am
by Lightning_Dolt
Yeah, but it's expensive. For me it was cheaper to fly. Although if you're on a tourist visa you can get a special rail pass.

Posted: Wed Feb 26, 2014 2:21 am
by Lightning_Dolt
I'd love some Japanese cards. Counterspell, Preordain, Ponder etc
I can check if you like, but foils will be expensive.

I'm already sending some cards to NBW. I cpuld potentially send cards to others if you're willing to pay for them / shipping, but I don't know how you'd pay me since I closed (ragequit) my paypal account.

Posted: Wed Feb 26, 2014 2:24 am
by Helios
It's gotten to the point where I just hate jace as a character. He is so overused I am surprised more people aren't sick of his ass.
Despite being overused, he was well-written up until the Ravnica novellas. Don't get me wrong, he had a lot of depth there too, but his choices were very subservient to the plot (rather than his rationale) and it was too obvious.

Posted: Wed Feb 26, 2014 2:46 am
by DroppinSuga
I'd love some Japanese cards. Counterspell, Preordain, Ponder etc
I can check if you like, but foils will be expensive.

I'm already sending some cards to NBW. I cpuld potentially send cards to others if you're willing to pay for them / shipping, but I don't know how you'd pay me since I closed (ragequit) my paypal account.
Don't need to be foils, just normal Japanese cards. I'd be willing to pay for them plus postage somehow if we could work something out.

Posted: Wed Feb 26, 2014 2:52 am
by Lightning_Dolt
Which editions / arts are you looking for? I'll check next time I'm at the store with decent selection of older stuff.

Posted: Wed Feb 26, 2014 2:53 am
by NerdBoyWonder
I'd love some Japanese cards. Counterspell, Preordain, Ponder etc
I can check if you like, but foils will be expensive.

I'm already sending some cards to NBW. I cpuld potentially send cards to others if you're willing to pay for them / shipping, but I don't know how you'd pay me since I closed (ragequit) my paypal account.
Sending my mailing address in a PM now. Moving into the nee place this weekend.

Posted: Wed Feb 26, 2014 2:56 am
by DroppinSuga
Ponder - Magic 2010
Preordain - Duel Deck Venser vs Koth
Counterspell - 7th Edition art
Brainstorm - 5th Edition art

Posted: Wed Feb 26, 2014 2:56 am
by Lightning_Dolt
Sweet. I can mail it when I go to the post office to send money to my mom. Probably early next week.

Posted: Wed Feb 26, 2014 2:57 am
by Lightning_Dolt
Will get back to you Suga.

Posted: Wed Feb 26, 2014 3:00 am
by DroppinSuga
I appreciate it.

Posted: Wed Feb 26, 2014 3:09 am
by Yarpus
Zem, your decklist seems to be extremally anti-aggro in terms of main. Searing Blood and Firedancers - aren't these an overkill? I mean, when you face control, you're kind of screwed.

Posted: Wed Feb 26, 2014 3:10 am
by Dechs Kaison
Zem, your decklist seems to be extremally anti-aggro in terms of main. Searing Blood and Firedancers - aren't these an overkill? I mean, when you face control, you're kind of screwed.
So let me clue you in on the big secret here.

Zem doesn't really know how to play Magic.

Posted: Wed Feb 26, 2014 3:13 am
by Lightning_Dolt
The plan is to give up some G1 vs your favourable matches to have a better G1vs your harder matches.

Posted: Wed Feb 26, 2014 3:14 am
by Lightning_Dolt
Deck is much better post board. It's ok to lose G1 if you win 2+3.

Posted: Wed Feb 26, 2014 3:18 am
by Dechs Kaison
Or that. That makes sense, too.

Posted: Wed Feb 26, 2014 3:22 am
by Lightning_Dolt
He's done a lot of testing. He's got a good team helping him. He knows what he's doing.

If I was a betting man, I'd bet dollars to pesos on him doing well.

Posted: Wed Feb 26, 2014 3:30 am
by Dechs Kaison
I am a betting man. I'd bet dollars to Korean Won that Zem's a dick.

Posted: Wed Feb 26, 2014 3:31 am
by Lightning_Dolt
Where is this hate coming from?

Posted: Wed Feb 26, 2014 3:35 am
by Lightning_Dolt
Did Z tell you your deck was bad once without sugar coating it? :P

Posted: Wed Feb 26, 2014 3:38 am
by redthirst
It's because Dechs is Korean now.

Posted: Wed Feb 26, 2014 3:42 am
by DroppinSuga
:shrug:

Posted: Wed Feb 26, 2014 3:45 am
by magicdownunder
The plan is to give up some G1 vs your favourable matches to have a better G1vs your harder matches.
When was control a more favorable MU for burn then Aggro? Its more like Z has given up on the harder MU to make the favorable MU even more favorable (which is pretty much what the SCG Burn articles have been suggesting).

I think it should be ok for Australia's GP though - Aussies seem to love aggro and midrange, its not the approach I'll take if I expect a huge UW presence or an unknown meta since I prefer balance in my MUs.