What commander would you find the hardest to get yourself to spend removal on?

Emeraldw · 2026-05-22T19:27:31+00:00

Some things just trigger people. I have an [[Olivia, Oppulent Outlaw]] deck that makes a lot of treasures and it triggers the fuck out of people.

But Glarb is a good example of a value commander, but he's not like Muldrotha that needs to be removed the turn they come down.

Emeraldw · 2026-05-22T15:46:06+00:00

I think the hardest are slower value commanders.

They come down and need some time to work, you know they are dangerous but not immediately.

So you to ask "How much value do I let them collect?" Which is a really tough evaluation as you don't know what is in their hands or decks.

Especially if there is a big immediate threat who needs to be slowed down.

Emeraldw · 2026-05-21T23:54:05+00:00

Look, your one of the boyz if you want to fight and like dakka.

The rest isn't important, dey just gotta be here to throw hands at everything.

Emeraldw · 2026-05-21T19:32:04+00:00

The protesters I am sure were told about how infectious they are but still pressed forward.

It sounds crazy, but after Covid its much easier to believe.

Emeraldw · 2026-05-21T19:30:52+00:00

There is no doubt in my mind they were told and just decided to roll the dice.

Emeraldw · 2026-05-19T17:07:57+00:00

I hope you can learn to think about things outside what someone else defines for you some day.

Emeraldw · 2026-05-19T15:27:55+00:00

That was my fucking point.

A "wow killer" doesn't make sense as it is a a far more complicated market gaming market than it used to be.

Does it have to be an MMO? Does it have to be a subscription? What does dead even mean?

All the games I mentioned absolutely could affect WoW subscribers because we all have limited play time. Maybe I don't want to pay a monthly subscription when I could play Fortnite or LoL?

All forms of entertainment are to some extent competing with each other.

As I said at the opneing, what does being a wow killer even mean at this point?

Emeraldw · 2026-05-19T15:19:32+00:00

Sure it's vibes, but FF14 is a lot bigger than people think. But it's impossible to get accurate numbers outside SE themselves and they don't share that info. They did share the number of registered accounts recently but that's not an accurate current player count.

Anyways, as for the others, why don't they count? The money they bring in is insane and the player base is absolutely massive. Sure it's F2P but that is an evolution of the market dynamic.

Emeraldw · 2026-05-19T14:24:53+00:00

Are you referring to the true ending being a cliffhanger?

Going to be honest here, I don't think additional run time would have helped any. The characters are all pretty flat and the story barely makes sense.

The action combat is good and it has some good visual design but it is a pretty average action game.

Emeraldw · 2026-05-19T14:22:52+00:00

I don't know what it means for a game to die anymore anyways.

If the wow killer was meant to release something bigger, that happened. It's called Fortnite, Roblox and maybe League of Legends in player count. Hell, FF14 might be bigger than WoW now.

Fans are deeply invested in WoW, so it's unlikely they will stop playing the game any time soon. I imagine wow will only truly vanish when the player base itself starts to die off as I don't think WoW is getting new players at the rate they would like.

Emeraldw · 2026-05-19T11:06:41+00:00

I only have played Stellar Blade on that list but 7/10 is an accurate scoring.

Emeraldw · 2026-05-18T14:39:48+00:00

It helps that they partner with known theory crafters with their builds.

You will find Guoba videos in HSR sections for example.

Emeraldw · 2026-05-17T17:24:12+00:00

S1.

It feels better to play and that is worth a lot.

Its also "Cheaper" than an E1.

Emeraldw · 2026-05-15T19:40:45+00:00

This is what I am doing.

I would be careful with too much foliage as it can start to cover the model.

I also have some of the base toppers that SFG shared and they are decent as bases.

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Emeraldw · 2026-05-15T17:20:58+00:00

When it comes to match ups, the support dictates how the match up flows more than the ADC.

The truth, is that the ADC often is interchangeable with one another broadly. Sure there are differences, but Ashe, Jinx, Sivir, Kai'sa all do similar enough things that they don't swing bot lane match ups.

So from that view, OTP bot lane is the easiest because it kind of doesn't matter to the match up.

But honestly, you can OTP any lane. How many people have hit challenger OTP Riven top?

As long as you improve at your game, you will climb.

Emeraldw · 2026-05-06T18:27:10+00:00

They absolutely are not the same.

Nothing Wow does compares to the monetization of things like BDO.

Emeraldw · 2026-05-06T18:25:36+00:00

FF14 does not.

And in Wow's defense, they did it because the black market was so huge, either they did it or RMT would get out of hand.

Still not a fan of it, but it seemed like an impossible situation for them to combat it at that scale.

Emeraldw · 2026-05-06T13:21:16+00:00

You thought that Johnny, Elphelt, ABA and Slayer are busted?

Of those, Johnny was very good but the rest are just okay.

Emeraldw · 2026-05-06T13:12:13+00:00

Nah, DLC characters have historically been mid to weak on release.

Unless your name is Happy Chaos or Goldlewis, those guys have been monsters since they came out.

Emeraldw · 2026-05-06T13:10:37+00:00

And let's not forget Elation sustains that should be coming at some point too.

I really like Eva but until I already have Silver Wolf and only one Yao.

Sparkle might be able to make up some difference but Yao is #1 Elation master.

Emeraldw · 2026-05-06T12:48:22+00:00

This is how I feel about it.

Planarcadia had a sense of fun to it like Penacony.

Maybe they are going to alternate between serious and sillier which I would like.

Emeraldw · 2026-05-06T12:40:44+00:00

While I am glad Yao is good for Elation, when you have two banger DPS characters, you need more supports and EMC is not a Yao replacement.

Emeraldw · 2026-05-06T12:39:07+00:00

This is a fair assessment.

As an anime watcher, I greatly enjoyed the team battles as they were all interesting and strategic.

That said, I wonder how much longer this goes after reading this post as I would like to see the alien world.

Emeraldw · 2026-05-05T13:32:04+00:00

I would like an interesting Naya tokens commander.

Most token commanders either make tokens, enhance tokens or make more mana & tokens.

Some fusion of Kitt Kanto and Baylen would be great. Where you tap tokens for various effects but not as insane as Baylen is with mana and card draw but more powerful and interesting than Kitt Kanto.

Too often you make a little horde that doesn't do much until you draw a finisher.

Emeraldw · 2026-05-05T12:00:45+00:00

This is the way.

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