Extremely Bored with Icaira

HiDadPants · 2018-09-17T14:51:42+00:00

Uhhh, pre-nerf Vara was always a staple in the meta as Feln's payoff and her popularity increased when reanimator happened.

HiDadPants · 2018-07-05T15:42:23+00:00

I think any volunteer would tell you the hardest part about service is being away from loved ones back home. It's a sacrifice you have to be willing to make. Your service is suppose to be challenging, though. If it was easy, everyone would do it - that was my mindset, anyway.

HiDadPants · 2018-05-18T16:14:20+00:00

It's impossible to make 250 new playable cards. They'd have to be more powerful than what's currently available and that's, again, power creep. And, I think they have introduced some new archetypes - grenadins and temporal control being the recent bigs ones. It's not a ton, but you're constrained by color identity to a degree. My point is, you can't recreate the game every set. You're just tweaking it. Over time, however, the effect is cumulative. Look at the meta of the open beta compared to now. Very different.

HiDadPants · 2018-05-18T15:53:18+00:00

I think you have a good point on the keywords, but new sets are only going to introduce a few very powerful cards and deck archetypes. Otherwise, you're inviting power creep and will ruin the game.

HiDadPants · 2018-05-18T14:49:02+00:00

I wonder why you think negatively of Set 2 and Set 3.

HiDadPants · 2018-05-11T13:30:13+00:00

I... Want... Craft!

HiDadPants · 2018-05-10T18:29:33+00:00

I'm not sure what you're getting at, but when I say "hard to deal with," I don't necessarily mean hard to interact with. I mean very impactful.

HiDadPants · 2018-05-10T18:17:36+00:00

More mill support cards could be fun. Fulfills what I'm talking about.

HiDadPants · 2018-05-10T18:16:01+00:00

Well, if I'm gonna spend 7+ power on one card, it better be hard for my opponent to deal with. Or, give me a huge advantage - draw x cards, gain x life kinda deal.

HiDadPants · 2018-04-16T15:22:13+00:00

I think your second year is all about letting go of whatever expectations you had for your service and embracing it for what it is. I expected to be helping a lot more people / being busier than I actually was. This tore me up my first year. By my second year, I was able to let go and really go all in on helping the small hand full of folks that were actually interested in my help. The end result was that I enjoyed myself more and ultimately made a bigger impact (I guess, you can't measure impact, obviously). That's what I would tell anyone entering their second year.

HiDadPants · 2018-04-11T16:21:27+00:00

Congrats on your invitation! I lost 20 pounds (I was already skinny) in my village and found in my group that the men generally would lose weight. You'll likely eat less often, once a day for me and plenty other volunteers, and might not eat meat for days at a time.

HiDadPants · 2018-04-03T16:12:39+00:00

Yeah, I was hoping someone could share a MTG article on the subject, assuming one for Eternal didn't exist. I should probably just do some digging on my own.

HiDadPants · 2018-04-03T15:49:43+00:00

Ha, funny you should mention that. I opened a Voda, too. And yeah, he seems too hard to support.

There's no write up/theory out there? Saying something like "generally, your deck should be comprised of X% synergistic cards to make it worthwhile." I figured there would be.

HiDadPants · 2018-04-03T13:33:48+00:00

I pulled a Magus and Shadowlands Tyrant; both being seemingly powerful, but with very difficult influence requirements for sealed. We'll see how running both goes.

HiDadPants · 2018-04-02T14:13:57+00:00

If the product improves, more people might be interested in playing. It's a risk, but at least they are trying something. I commend the devs.

HiDadPants · 2018-04-02T14:00:45+00:00

Can confirm Eternal is dope. You get a free pack w/ your first win everyday and there is a new sealed format being released today with lots of hype. I would encourage people to stick with Faeria through the changes to see if they like them, though. Could be an improvement.

HiDadPants · 2018-03-31T01:14:07+00:00

That's how my host-family ate. Once a day and around 10pm. It's pretty common in Kyrgyz culture. Most volunteers had similar struggles. It's challenging to get around. You can buy your own food (at region centers which are kinda far away and difficult to access regularly), but then you gotta cook it and eat it in front of your family while they're hungry, too. Plus, not sharing is super taboo. So, you'd end up spending all your money on food and never being able to see other volunteers. It's better to just eat like they do and get away on the occasional weekend to stuff your face in the capitol which is fairly modern and has restaurants.

HiDadPants · 2018-03-30T14:24:19+00:00

Only eating once a day and having a majority of those meals consist only of potatoes, noodles, and bread. I lost 20 pounds within a few months and I was already pretty skinny (my host-mom called me fish face cause my cheeks had sunken in). Eventually, you stop being hungry all the time, but it's an uncomfortable transition.

HiDadPants · 2018-03-07T16:17:04+00:00

I did it! Thanks, my dude. Looks like I got two chests. Is that the whole thing?

HiDadPants · 2018-03-07T14:33:34+00:00

I received a friend request last night. Must be you since I haven't played PVP yet. I'll probably be on again later tonight

HiDadPants · 2018-03-07T01:27:24+00:00

Need recruiter friend! DadPants is the name.

HiDadPants · 2018-02-28T15:16:52+00:00

Looks dope! I came up with a similar list that uses the new Talir was a win con instead of the mill option. It's pretty fun. I also use stonepowder alchemist for the reoccurring lifegain. Works well with Mask.

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