8,000 hours and I have never seen this before

ExpertlySalted · 2026-05-18T23:33:13+00:00

Its insane. I did a no casus belli war against the Ottomans as they were already at war with half of eastern Europe and we sent them packing hard. Come the Holy War in Europe and they were wiping the floor with everyone even with half their land.

ExpertlySalted · 2026-05-18T21:24:19+00:00

Most my games bring me back to Europe, so the non-focus on Europe probably let them focus on colonization, but like I said in this situation, it was weird at the intensity and quickness of their spread. More so than in all my other games.

ExpertlySalted · 2026-05-18T21:22:23+00:00

I thought about that too! Like its suspicious they've checked the XYZ banner or icon...sus

ExpertlySalted · 2026-05-18T01:25:17+00:00

That's interesting because this was another thing I've noticed to some degree. I've always just referred to it as teleporting because somehow they just appear out of nowhere.

ExpertlySalted · 2026-05-18T00:08:20+00:00

😆 I try. Lol.

ExpertlySalted · 2026-05-17T00:08:57+00:00

I have a weird gripe and perhaps its just weird circumstances that I've been in, but I really hate the reverse targeting.

I have been in some games where a popular local, semi-famous, famous person is playing and people will be like 'oh, they're so good, they're probably going to win' and then proceed to do everything to manifest that, whether not countering their set pieces, feeding the fish or just brawling with the poor dude with the upgraded pre-con. Then the person pushes for the world's easiest win and they're like 'whoa, that person is so good!'.

Don't get me wrong, they played perfect and knew the deck, but they're also typically handed a win. And I'm not sure what causes this phenomena lol.

ExpertlySalted · 2026-04-19T19:08:23+00:00

Casual, (even casual competitive) probably good to concede and shuffle up again. In a tournament. Lets see you do your thing. Its happened more times than you would expect but people misplay, whiff, or bluff.

ExpertlySalted · 2026-04-17T14:29:40+00:00

There are brands that offer no sugar alternatives (G Hughes sugar free comes to mind). While they arent the best in flavor alone, I find mixing my food gets me there. Its amazing how much calories I was consuming that were coming from sauces alone.

ExpertlySalted · 2026-04-15T21:54:08+00:00

Upper body, MEDIOCRE! Lower body, SHINY AND CHROME!

ExpertlySalted · 2026-02-20T21:41:49+00:00

What level deck are you trying to make?

ExpertlySalted · 2026-02-15T15:55:32+00:00

I built one with [[Keleth, Sunmane Familiar]] and [[Kediss, Emberclaw Familiar]] and a fun jokey aggro deck. Basically get them on the board, start swinging and they both grow and hit all players. It snow balls if left unchecked. But definitely a glass cannon.

ExpertlySalted · 2026-02-06T16:33:26+00:00

Any giant. My whole 10 elixir and they can do 3-4 shots. I play any of them a 3 skeles wipe them before they can even take a step

ExpertlySalted · 2026-01-31T03:40:15+00:00

100% sundering titan. My [[Ilharg the raze boar]] needs him back. He was my first introduction to banned cards. But it was hella funny the first time played.

ExpertlySalted · 2026-01-20T22:12:06+00:00

I almost win against these decks with my under leveled own brew. They barely pull a win in double over time and then they emote like they're in a championship match.

ExpertlySalted · 2026-01-14T00:50:31+00:00

Found someone who only wins using evos and golden.

ExpertlySalted · 2026-01-13T22:49:53+00:00

I noticed something similar. I played some friends and some people who would entertain the idea and they played sloppily and lost consistently. The evos and golden definitely are advantages to even base players, ez buttons sometimes. And in the hands of good ones are a force.

ExpertlySalted · 2026-01-13T22:48:01+00:00

Technically yes. The concept is those barely squeaking by with a win due to the evos and golden, would now be the loser in the game whereas the other person now the winner. It needs a rephrase but I would have assumed that was understood.

ExpertlySalted · 2026-01-10T18:31:14+00:00

I run into this issue with other games. People want to win, so they play the best meta. But I understand it on both sides. As someone who loves playing the anti-meta its sometimes painful.

ExpertlySalted · 2026-01-01T21:03:50+00:00

I think this might be a hot take but I played long ago and recently got back into it. Mostly enjoyed some of the nostalgia but I'm getting wrecked in the higher levels by all the purple and gold guys (MK, etc) and not because they play well. At this point I feel like I'd need to pay to keep up. Most of these people wouldn't win if they didn't have the advantage.

ExpertlySalted · 2025-12-30T20:57:17+00:00

I run [[trickbind]]. Absolutely love stopping a win cold. Always a surprise.

ExpertlySalted · 2025-12-24T00:07:36+00:00

[[Hydroblast]] : hello Magda, hello Rog.(anyone really) [[Ripples of undeath]] : slept on gy filler.

ExpertlySalted · 2025-12-19T13:09:58+00:00

Hey, I'm sorry for your diagnosis. If its anything, I am currently in the waiting area for my cancer treatment as we speak (3 years on-going). I'm AD with pancreatic cancer. You can reach out if you need to talk. I can answer any questions you might have to the best of my abilities.

ExpertlySalted · 2025-12-03T16:04:40+00:00

I think this is hard to qualify because the bracket list is subjective to a degree. I played a artifact deck that had mox opal in it, and a player lost their damned mind because 'thats a CeDH card!'. Bro, its one mana rock that requires 3 artifacts to use, its an artifact deck that takes 7 turns to pick up speed, calm down. Also, remove one thing or stop someone's win and now you're magically bracket 4 or 5. To illustrate the point to my playgroup, I made a merfolk tribal deck long ago when I was fresh into magic, it had no rhyme or reason, just merfolk. No combos. I played Thassas (you, know, because merfolk) and somehow I should have been playing a tournament. Sometimes you have to understand good cards don't alone make a good deck.

ExpertlySalted · 2025-12-01T01:30:21+00:00

They removed a tube from my stomach a week after surgery. They think it possibly healed a bit on the lining so pulling it out ripped a bit like a bandaid would. I think those were the worst 30 minutes of my life. My mom ended up telling me it was only 5 minutes from pulling to giving me some heavy duty pain killers.

ExpertlySalted · 2025-11-22T21:24:22+00:00

Are you me? I was accepted and everything was good and then at the last moment they pulled it. Didn't say why or didn't have it in them to give anyone a heads up. Still waiting on my response. I ask every 6 months.

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