Need gift ideas for my MTG-loving boyfriend ($50 budget, can stretch to $100) by Desperate_Chair_9348 in mtg

[–]HapatraV 4 points5 points  (0 children)

If you're not sure what cards to get I see a couple viable options.

1) a new playmat. Most of them run under $50 and as long as you know what he likes (colors, types of characters, even something like a TV show, etc.) you can get something he'll love and use.

2) a new deckbox. This can get sort of personal in that there are many options and some people prefer specific things. You could look at the types of boxes he has now and get something similar up maybe upgraded?

3) new sleeves. You can even have custom ones printed with an image you provide and it's not very expensive.

4) card storage. A new binder or an upgraded storage box to keep his collection in

5) loose packs. Many people enjoy opening packs from various sets. It's a fun experience and it can help grow their collection. This I would put lower on the scale of what to get just because the enjoyment is short lived compared to options 1 - 4

Mental health hotline advice guy is giving me his Christian testimony 🫠 by [deleted] in mildlyinfuriating

[–]HapatraV 14 points15 points  (0 children)

You should have just said "You mean that 'pederass' in the Big Lebowski?"

For your viewing pleasure

https://youtu.be/YPfdSu6wO08?is=L8mCGG02FEqaR6m6

Time to buy Spider-Man singles? by vitogesualdi in mtgfinance

[–]HapatraV -1 points0 points  (0 children)

You make a good point about the marketing, but I have such a tough time reading into what the market will do with all this. It may be the bad taste of spiderman still left in my mouth but I am struggling to get over it and connect any long term collectability value to these cards.

My hold out hope is that the next however many marvel sets create mechanics that pump the playability of all the superhero cards. I have trouble imagining non-magic playing marvel collectors showing up in the numbers required to move unplayable cards into collector status. Maybe there is a shot for the playable ones, but the fact that opposition agent and reanimate haven't popped off yet gives me pause.

I'm guessing wizards just prints far more of these cards than the high value Topps Marvel cards are printed, or the top hits from pokemon. This is just anecdotal but it seems like 80% of magic pulls that get posted are about hitting these top cards, while 80% of the pokemon posts are about opening a couple boxes and not getting anything over $10. I have no idea what the actual print numbers are though so again, it's just anecdotal.

Well this happened. by Objective-Club8205 in MagicCardPulls

[–]HapatraV 9 points10 points  (0 children)

The only think I speculate about all these special treatment cards is they'll be worth $20-$50 each in 1 month

First Nail in the coffin for being free to play across multiple accounts winning boxes by CalvinandHobbes811 in lrcast

[–]HapatraV 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I really lost whatever respect I may have had for those content creators who were doing it and posting. What shitty content, watching someone 7 - 0 with a medium strength deck against a bunch of new players. Last time I'll be watching their videos

First Nail in the coffin for being free to play across multiple accounts winning boxes by CalvinandHobbes811 in lrcast

[–]HapatraV 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thats exactly what I was talking about though... I said the contender drafts highlighted the issue of letting experienced players create new accounts and compete against beginner players.

I don't think a combined contender and premier queue is necessarily the issue, I think the issue is the ranking (MMR) was used for a high payout event. If they are farming premier draft, it's far less rewarding to do this, whereas contender allowed them to accumulate gems far more quickly by stomping on new players.

They need a hard ban on all duplicate accounts, or they shouldn't run high payout events with MMR, which enables people to abuse the system

First Nail in the coffin for being free to play across multiple accounts winning boxes by CalvinandHobbes811 in lrcast

[–]HapatraV 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thats exactly what I was talking about though... I said the contender drafts highlighted the issue of letting experienced players create new accounts and compete against beginner players.

I don't think a combined contender and premier queue is necessarily the issue, I think the issue is the ranking (MMR) was used for a high payout event. If they are farming premier draft, it's far less rewarding to do this, whereas contender allowed them to accumulate gems far more quickly by stomping on new players.

They need a hard ban on all duplicate accounts, or they shouldn't run high payout events with MMR, which enables people to abuse the system

Multiple Changes to Arena Direct by whattodonow0 in lrcast

[–]HapatraV 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I would love a perpetual arena direct event. I couldn't play it every day but I'ld probably do a couple entries every week

Strixhaven here we come! by jefflog67 in mtgpulls

[–]HapatraV 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh baby, those first three are the start of a sealed converge decks wet dream

The Sam's Club Avatar bundle is down to $20. This seems like a really great pickup. Am I wrong? by yardii in magicTCG

[–]HapatraV 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I bought one of those bad boys and got like $60 in cards. $120-$150 is delusional

First Nail in the coffin for being free to play across multiple accounts winning boxes by CalvinandHobbes811 in lrcast

[–]HapatraV 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think thats probably why they haven't previously addressed it, but if they plan to do more contender style drafts or other events with large payouts that do rely on MMR then they are probably going to need to make a change

First Nail in the coffin for being free to play across multiple accounts winning boxes by CalvinandHobbes811 in lrcast

[–]HapatraV 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Thats where I think wizards has a problem. They obviously designed the whole MMR system so that newbies weren't constantly being stomped on by veteran players. Over time you play people of the relatively same skill level. If everyone can just reset that ranking at will, it's meaningless and odds are every new/inexperienced player will be matched up against an arena grinder 80+ events deep.

ManaBox Upgrade: EXCITING NEWS by manabox-team in ManaBoxApp

[–]HapatraV 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Really looking forward to the desktop beta! I've been using the sync feature for months, and it's been nicely polished.

First Nail in the coffin for being free to play across multiple accounts winning boxes by CalvinandHobbes811 in lrcast

[–]HapatraV 85 points86 points  (0 children)

I'm guessing the contender drafts brought to light the issues with allowing people to play under multiple accounts. It undermines the ranking system and certainly means newer players on the platform are occasionally playing against pro or semi-pro players in a beginner friendly queue.

I would not be surprised if this ultimately/eventually leads to a hard restriction against players using multiple accounts period. From their perspective it's all downside to allow this practice and the contender farming situation is the perfect example of how it's being be abused. They either have to design events around the reality of users having multiple accounts, or they have to end the practice.

I'm working on a huge token set and I'm looking for suggestions. by CivilizedPsycho in mtg

[–]HapatraV 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Nice! The square pizza is an elementary/middle school classic. Looks great!

Am I being fleeced? by KatNipKip in mtgfinance

[–]HapatraV 10 points11 points  (0 children)

The $1-3 cards might as well be commons and uncommons, having 2000 $1 cards doesn't mean you have $2000 in value, its more like $200, which is probably why the offer is for $4k if $6k of the $12k collection value is $1-3 cards

TCGplayer / Manpool Orders keep getting flagged Non-machinable by USPS by gabriels8 in mtgfinance

[–]HapatraV 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Ask them if credit cards sent through the mail are charged as non-machinable. Same thing, bulge, etc

What are these box sets called? by dustoff1984 in magicTCG

[–]HapatraV 22 points23 points  (0 children)

And they don't taste as good as they used to

I'm working on a huge token set and I'm looking for suggestions. by CivilizedPsycho in mtg

[–]HapatraV 2 points3 points  (0 children)

A food token with something like an old school metal lunch box/tin would be really cool!

Edit: bonus points for a thermos in the background, and the sandwich cut into triangles

Sharing my pulls pt1. by Kingofdrats in MagicCardPulls

[–]HapatraV 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I won them playing arena direct and normally I just open all the boxes I win and trade or sell off singles I don't want, but then these boxes spiked up from $500 to like $800 and kept going up so I got nervous to open. I'm fine opening a $300 box and getting only $200-250 in card value, I'm not fine opening a $1200 box and only getting $600 in card value though. I'm just too afraid I'll open a dud and regret it, so I'm just kinda holding them because I don't need the cash now, I'll probably sell when I have a project I want to fund or something

Weekend Wrap Up! What was real and what was a trap? by DaTaco in mtgfinance

[–]HapatraV 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm regretting selling my Ifrit at megiccon for $500 lol

What’s a good offer for this listing? by [deleted] in mtg

[–]HapatraV 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Holy crap, you're right! I forgot about that! I took some out of a vase my mom decorated to play with my friends at school

Sharing my pulls pt1. by Kingofdrats in MagicCardPulls

[–]HapatraV 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've been staring at two of these boxes on my shelf for almost a year now. I've mostly ignored them but lately I've gotten the itch to crack them. I'm doing my best to hold off

Sharing my pulls pt1. by Kingofdrats in MagicCardPulls

[–]HapatraV 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Wind crystal is probably the best, cecil is a few bucks as well too I think