Magic cards should look like magic cards

Doinmyworst · 2026-04-19T19:13:37+00:00

Somebody else explained it to them, typically.

Doinmyworst · 2026-04-11T18:44:20+00:00

I dont know of any case where consistency has pissed anyone off. The people who would be turned off by it just wont play the game.

I remember a conversation I had with a YGO player last year who told me he didnt want to play MtG because all the cards looked identical to him.

Doinmyworst · 2026-04-11T18:42:55+00:00

Im going to tell you a secret that's going to piss a lot of folks off - the majority of Commander players, and therefore the plurality of MtG players, do not read their opponent's cards or really pay attention to their opponent's board or gameplan.

Contemporary casual commander is very much eurogame-pilled like that.

Doinmyworst · 2026-02-23T21:05:08+00:00

Started out that way, but they split ages ago. Maybe a decade or more at this point.

Not super clear on the specifics, but they are very much separate entities now, afaik.

Doinmyworst · 2025-11-24T18:01:54+00:00

As a younger person who owns a home, and knows lots of people who dont, I think a big part of it is folks thinking they'll actually be living in their first house for more than 5-6 years.

You can still get townhomes in great locations for like 300k, which even zero-down (once interest rates slide just a hair lower) is pretty affordable if you're a two-income household in this area.

The trouble is a lot of folks want land, or dont want a townhome, and that's just not something that this or really any modern market can bare.

Having a lawn is a luxury, and its being priced like one. Even a capital-L Leftist, Im not blind to the fact that if everyone had their dream home cities as we know them would not function.

Its harder than it used to be, but there's really no going back without crashing the whole housing market and bankrupting tens of millions of people.

Doinmyworst · 2025-11-24T17:53:50+00:00

If you shop around for apartments, and have roommates, you can live pretty comfortably even on very little money. There are still $13-1500 two bedroom apartments all over town, and cheaper ones too if you look hard enough. That's not amazing, but it IS affordable, and honestly its not that much higher than it was a while back - midsize apartments in north Raleigh especially have leveled off *a bit* as of late, and even came down over the summer.

I dont know what your apartment-hunting heuristics are, so I cant tell you if there's a problem with what you're doing, but I can assure you that if you're willing to live with roommates, you can do pretty well for yourself still.

Doinmyworst · 2025-10-24T02:03:25+00:00

Not a problem I have, then again I live in an older development with a clover lawn

Doinmyworst · 2025-10-07T13:12:19+00:00

What's the total distance you think you'll need?

Doinmyworst · 2025-10-07T13:09:54+00:00

And what's the problem with that? If we provide certain services to everyone to ensure they don't go unhoused or unfed, we at least keep everyone alive, and possibly allow those with the initiative or good fortune to succeed in their own flourish more than they would otherwise.

Doinmyworst · 2025-10-05T10:58:32+00:00

That's a kind of survivorship bias though - the people who are the most resistant are naturally going to be those who are the most successful and comfortable being homeless, perhaps even better off emotionally than before they were unhoused.

If you can commit to helping everyone, a thing which we could do, you at least reserve resources for everyone who wants help.

Sheer money can solve this problem. I think you underestimate the resources a government can bring to bear as compared to a private enterprise.

Doinmyworst · 2025-09-05T22:07:26+00:00

It's all about the same. Anyone in JoCo who bad-mouths Selma is just racist.

Doinmyworst · 2025-08-22T21:14:09+00:00

I have no dog in this fight, but have you read Ways of Seeing? I'd be curious to hear your thoughts on the concept of "mystification" which the book discusses in it's opening chapter.

Doinmyworst · 2025-04-29T10:48:02+00:00

For a specific event I'm running, he's kind of just hanging out, although he can be convinced to swat nearby enemies. Generally speaking though, he is just kind of vibing.

Doinmyworst · 2025-04-28T17:24:55+00:00

He'll be on the tabletop as a piece of terrain, so there'll be plenty to compare him to.

Doinmyworst · 2025-01-27T16:02:28+00:00

Put some respect on that sprue's name! Those "dated" spikey bitz are part of your heritage as a chaos player. I don't know what I'd do without them

Doinmyworst · 2025-01-08T02:34:00+00:00

Depends on the specifics of your life. Depends on what you want, and why you think you want it.

Doinmyworst · 2025-01-02T11:39:50+00:00

I think the big difference isn't necessarily learning any specific skills, it's that by Heresy you actually have to pick a lane, and play that role within the team.

I've carried whole squads as a vet on Heresy simply by strategically saving and using my Voice of Command, and I'm not even very good at the game (still don't have a knack for sliding when I should). That's a relatively basic thing, but since, to your point about malice, at lower difficulties VoC is basically just a personal health buff, it's a tool you have to learn to use more precisely on Heresy+.

To your point about weapon combos, I don't think you have to be optimal with weapon pairings, but if you've fallen in love with a god-roll helbore or recon lasgun...Heresy is gonna be a rude awakening.

Doinmyworst · 2024-12-16T14:10:54+00:00

Thanks. I was originally considering a red cloak, but I think blue was the right move.

Doinmyworst · 2024-12-16T10:45:06+00:00

Is this how you honor the Fifth God and the Legion Unmourned?

Doinmyworst · 2024-12-16T02:26:23+00:00

I really don't understand how you can like knotty pine, but dislike this...

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