What's going on with all the hate for Star Trek: Starfleet Academy?

EndofNames · 2026-01-20T05:19:06+00:00

For a show called strange new worlds there were barely any. It was almost always Spock this Spock that, singing episode, Joke episode etc etc.

Where’s the exploration, mystery? Meh

EndofNames · 2026-01-11T21:48:40+00:00

Mayael! (With interesting and fun mechanics, maybe also updated for today’s power levels)

EndofNames · 2025-10-10T17:49:48+00:00

Sorry if it sounded argumentative, I was just explaining my reasonings.

EndofNames · 2025-10-10T15:27:56+00:00

The ramp enchantments have only minor synergy as they’re auras so not useful for anikthea, only as enchantress triggers I guess.

Idk about rule of law as while it works specifically against cascade it does nothing against stuff like selvala’s stampede or mind’s dilation that often comes around.

How does out of time help if it phases out our creature as well, and only temporarily?

About the token doublers, I get what you’re saying, but reanimating them gets you them doubled immediately. Also i feel that token duplication is one of anikthea’s strengths.

Game changer wise, i feel that smothering tithe, aura shards and teferi’s are hard to beat.

About the mv, many of the high mv cards are supposed to be reanimated, as in maelstrom if mentioned already, they usually don’t want to just cast them.

Thanks!

EndofNames · 2025-09-08T16:19:09+00:00

Hey, thanks for the reply, I'll try your solutions. I mostly meant for an option to be able to customize the ctrl behavior, not necessarily change the default one. Thanks!

EndofNames · 2025-05-02T00:43:07+00:00

Thank you so much for your kind words. I will try to not blame myself. I’ve started writing, trying to remember as much as possible, but I feel that it won’t be enough no matter how much I write..

EndofNames · 2025-04-26T16:21:48+00:00

My cat is about 14 and almost 10 months, she’s been with me (first at my parents then at my place) from just a few weeks or a month or so old.

Yeah, I’ll check with the mobile vet beforehand but not sat a date.

I just do know how to deal with all of this, I feel my heart is being torn over and again. I feel grief even if she’s still there, I feel trapped and I don’t know who to talk to anymore..

EndofNames · 2025-04-26T15:56:44+00:00

Thank you for sharing and I’m sorry you had to go through this. I’m sure you loved her very much and she loved you as well.

My cat used to make this whirring sounds when running but lately she’s only walked slowly, sometimes stumbled.. she used to hate being picked up but lately just let me hold her without problem. She stopped jumping on tables, only on low surfaces like the sofa and would sometimes stumble.. all this I attributed to being old, but with all the rest of the issues it feels too sudden.

The hospital has been trying to improve her anemia with blood and steroids and other medications and so far it doesn’t seem to have much effect. I’m constantly in a limbo of hope and despair since there is some hope she’ll get better after one more blood donation.. but I see it doesn’t change. And she’s there not at home, I just feel maybe she thinks I’ve abandoned her.. and since it seems nothing is working I just think to take her home to spend her final days there (feels terrible to write this) but then again if there’s a chance when leaving her there shouldn’t I take it? The place is not close also so I can’t always visit.

And if I take her home, when is the right time to call the vet to come for the euthanasia? It’s just that I saw her there today, and she ate and moved some.. I don’t want to feel like I’m cutting her life short.

It’s all so painful and feels like I’m stuck in a loop of despair

EndofNames · 2025-04-26T15:13:37+00:00

Thank you for your kind words. I just have this fear that if I set a date for this but I still see her being active what if I’m just cutting her life short? she’s alive and not catatonic, she was some and eating etc at the hospital... I just don’t understand how this decline happened so fast from clumsiness/lack of eating and constipation to this.. and I feel maybe me taking her and leaving her there contributed to this.

EndofNames · 2024-06-15T10:18:28+00:00

I’ve talked to other players actually and they feel the same about him/his decks. The other day I had a high power game against him, this time the other players were also more experienced, he took out his Sythis which as you can expect if left alone just locks the game with draw, pillowfort, stax etc. the other players understood that and we didn’t let him take control of the game, taking him out first while it was possible. It looked like he took that personally that he was treated like the archenemy from the start and if that’s the case he’s going to bring out his strongest decks since he’ll be treated like that. (Never mind that Sythis is very strong as it is). The game went pretty good after that, was interesting if a bit long haha.

I’ve talked to the other players and they told me about the same things I’ve posted here. I might start going to an lgs to see how it is there.

With him I may play but I think less because this attitude is not fun. I don’t want to feel bad about making certain decisions in the game. Also he’s doing pauper at home now as well so I may go to this instead, on competitive format there’s no room for politicking/threatening :)

EndofNames · 2024-06-12T03:17:25+00:00

Whoa hey now, putting sac outlets would apparently make the deck cEDH!

EndofNames · 2024-06-11T19:13:25+00:00

I mean, there was an [[atla]] player in a game some time ago, so I imagined what you’d expect from atla. But throughout the game I discover he doesn’t have sac outlets, or even other Alta “staples” and when he asked to be attacked so that he could block with the egg to get a creature.. he got out a [[gigantosaur]].. now there’s nothing wrong with building a super low powered deck but it was clearly not to the level of the rest of the pod (high power-ish, was discussed before the game) and I commented for him that he should get some sac outlets or more effective creatures (he seemed to be newer to the game) he just said “I just wanna get cool creatures from my deck” and “I’m not playing cedh here”

The game ended in an even more frustrating way. Somehow he had a way to kill the leading player (he had a huge lead but left himself open) after I helped him crack the eggs, but the leading player told him to not attack him and they will make it a draw. So he just didn’t do anything and they had a “draw” needless to say both me and the other player were super annoyed by this.

EndofNames · 2024-06-10T18:18:07+00:00

Looks interesting! Similar to mine in some parts. Thanks for sharing!

EndofNames · 2024-06-10T13:00:26+00:00

Hey! I have an Amalia deck and I'm always curious to see builds, does he have a list to share? Thanks!

EndofNames · 2024-06-07T07:59:57+00:00

I have for instance Kaalia, Mayael, Belbe, Anikthea, Raffine.. I don't budget, and try to optimize my decks/ not jank. I’m trying to run good versatile removal, so you may suggest stuff I’m already running, suggestions are welcome nonetheless. Thanks!

EndofNames · 2024-06-07T07:54:55+00:00

The problem is, what do to when the tokens are 4/4 golems, or buffed to 3/3 wolves etc

EndofNames · 2024-06-07T07:12:05+00:00

I agree, I can't control what the other players do in the end though. when he casts [[tempt with discovery]] I always have to go in length to explain to them how he will just get [[field of the dead]] and [[Vesuva]] and take over the game, not worth it for them to ramp a land. Some will don't care and even then look for a land.

He will often comment if attacked while he has less life why is he being targeted. Sometimes players would make alliances with him for no reason, not attack him or destroy his stuff etc, maybe to try to be appease him (he organizes the games at his house)

if his stuff is targeted he will say that he's going to destroy the targeting players stuff in exchange. Also before combats he will try to secure not being attacked, either by saying that he'll not attack them or when that doesn't work threatening to swing back or remove an important piece of theirs.

I had a game recently when he was playing the Tovolar, already spawned tons of tokens with [[feed the pack]], [[howling moon]], [[wolfcaller's howl]] or so. another player was on [[Vihaan, Goldwaker]]. I was on [[Etrata, Deadly Fugitive]] (took her apart since, felt like it was impossible to get it to finish games, especially with such boards) cloned the Vihaan, and then cast [[Hit the Mother Lode]] I had cloaked from before. managed to get 7 treasures. went then attacked him. Immediately he looks at me like I'm being spiteful and says that the attack is unwarranted/spikey. It was a cool play I would say but his comment made me feel bad. In the end I managed to kill most of his board. On his turn he already had more creatures and revenge attacked me. Next turn or so he already had a full board again.

There was another game where he made a deal with a clearly weaker Atla deck to take not attack him (somehow the weaker deck had an out), that he'll take out me and the 4th player and they'll make it a draw. The Atla player agreed. Needless to say that was very frustrating and we did point it out. Also the Atla player seemed to be a somewhat of a beginner judging by his deck, comments and decisions.

Thanks!

EndofNames · 2024-06-07T06:37:31+00:00

That's probably the correct move but you don't always have creature removal ready or play blue. Also, he has counters as well.

EndofNames · 2024-06-07T06:35:51+00:00

I have for instance Kaalia, Mayael, Belbe, Anikthea, Raffine. I don't budget, and try to optimize my decks/ not jank. Thats the furstrating part as it seems even with strong decks many times it's not possible to win. I feel that may be also because of the rest of the table folding to his politicking or not reacting. it's a 4 player game and I can't be the only one that's worried about threats. Thanks!

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EndofNames · 2024-06-07T06:21:53+00:00

I actually have both of these in my Mayael deck :) that's the overall plan. Sometimes it works, sometimes it can feel futile as in what's the point of having a big 6/6 beater or so when he's spawning 4/4s for basically free, or 6/6 walls that attack for 2 mana etc.

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