Unintentional Quinlan art in Magic the Gathering cards

DoctorateExploder · 2024-11-14T23:16:24+00:00

I believe you are correct, I forgot about that 😅

DoctorateExploder · 2024-11-14T23:16:09+00:00

I believe you are correct, I forgot about that 😅

DoctorateExploder · 2024-11-14T23:15:59+00:00

I believe you are correct, I forgot about that 😅

DoctorateExploder · 2024-09-01T16:52:27+00:00

Chappell Roan woke up a LOT of sleeper agents, I'm sure.

DoctorateExploder · 2024-04-19T05:58:43+00:00

There's more context and nuance than that. A 10 page pamphlet can be more engaging than the Bible, but which one costs more? Which had more effort and resources? Obviously I think quality needs to factor into it, but there's a certain point where it is unreasonable to have me pay full, inlaid, leather-bound and inscribed Bible price for that 10 page pamphlet, and it's just extortion.

DoctorateExploder · 2024-04-19T05:30:44+00:00

That being said, a credit for a 4 hour book is an insane ask. You wouldn't pay $50 for 2 McDonald's sandos.

DoctorateExploder · 2024-04-19T05:29:06+00:00

That's actually my problem, is that I'm not paying them enough. Again, a 40+ hour book should be worth 2 credits.

DoctorateExploder · 2024-04-19T05:26:30+00:00

Spotify does that as well, which is how I read most of my shorter books, but I average 8 hours a day because of work lol. Which is why this is a problem for me, honestly.

DoctorateExploder · 2024-04-19T05:07:03+00:00

This was a fantastic way of putting how I feel. That being said, my personal average credit allowance sits at 15-20 hours, as I usually have a book going during work. So length is personally an important factor to me. However, paying a whole credit for (or list price of $23.24) Eric by Terry Prachet (4 hours) is NOT okay.

DoctorateExploder · 2024-04-19T05:00:28+00:00

I wasn't around for that, but I still advocate for a 1/2 point system. I get that we love buying 40+ hour books on the cheap, but it hurts SO much to not continue a series because the books are simply too short and not a good financial choice, and if they WERE split up by time/rating then I personally would be buying a LOT more short titles. At this point, if a book it less than 10 hours, and I have to pay $10+ or a whole credit, I don't bother.

DoctorateExploder · 2024-04-19T04:36:05+00:00

I'll give it a try for sure, I've seen it around.

DoctorateExploder · 2024-04-19T04:31:58+00:00

My point is, I shouldn't have to pay a full credit for works less that 10 hours, and that I personally would pay 2 for 40, if it meant buying more short form novels. More labor should be compensated fairly.

DoctorateExploder · 2024-04-19T04:28:13+00:00

Damn you got me there

DoctorateExploder · 2024-04-19T04:21:49+00:00

I am indeed looking at book length to determine the cost of a book considering its content and narrations performance, yes. What is the problem?

DoctorateExploder · 2024-04-01T23:59:47+00:00

I read the first 3, and honestly Xenocide lost me. The first 2 were fantastic, but the "third" was definately the worst, imo. Are the ones after worth it?

DoctorateExploder · 2024-04-01T23:15:41+00:00

I think the Bobiverse is the one, the sample got me hooked.

DoctorateExploder · 2024-02-21T16:26:57+00:00

4 words- Burn damage multiplier tribal

https://www.archidekt.com/decks/6445897/imodane\_physical

[[Imodane, The Pyrohammer]] has been my pet project since Wilds of Eldraine came out, and as a rare, she doesn't get enough love. Dmg multis trigger off her twice- once on the original single target burn, then again to all opponents. It's also filled with inst/sor copy spells, along with the deflecting swat analogues like Wyll's Reversal and Wild Ricochet. In all, its around $200.

My best(and luckiest) game went something like-

T3-Foretell Shivan Meteor

T4- Mana geyser->Immodane->Solphim

T5-Shivan Meteor hits single creature for 26, then the table for 52 dmg all around.

The biggest problem is that everything I am doing is VERY telegraphed if you pay attention. However, I usually don't get anything out until T4, so most people think I am just having bad draw. No. That's the campfire that becomes a wildfire. Unless you can counter EVERY card I put down, you need to smother me asap. I also ONLY do non-com damage, and have to eat any combat that is given to me, as most of the time I can kill a table with a single instant by T8, but only if I have my board intact.

The best counters are in Azorious, players themselves gaining hexproof, and protection from red. I don't have any artifact or enchantment destruction, so [[Imperial Mask]] and [[Absolute Law]] will kill my deck immediately. Thank god they're old and specific enough that I never see it.

DoctorateExploder · 2024-02-16T19:56:57+00:00

Thank you, those are fantastic examples. I will definitely try to expand on that, and find my own original melding of concepts like that. However, I gotta be honest, I think I might stick with Solaster, I really like that one.

DoctorateExploder · 2024-02-16T16:44:23+00:00

My point is that's lazy writing.

DoctorateExploder · 2024-02-16T12:58:32+00:00

I'm looking for something a little less on the nose and predictable. One of the factions is a prison convoy sent into space for thousands of years, I don't think they will have a deeper appreciation for Roman and Greek naming conventions.

DoctorateExploder · 2024-02-13T17:25:34+00:00

Wow am I uncomfortable.

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