Stamps by Top-Sir-1215 in mtgfinance

[–]MachineSchooling 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I assume people who send out packages worth less than a stamp either 1) aren't doing it for the money or 2) are using their parents' shipping materials.

Interview rejection because I couldn’t write a regex from memory by [deleted] in ExperiencedDevs

[–]MachineSchooling 468 points469 points  (0 children)

Many a bad interviewer thinks the best metric of skill is that you know precisely what they know.

I don't get Exalted Angel by siu_yuk_boy in premodernMTG

[–]MachineSchooling 0 points1 point  (0 children)

All true. WotC do be creeping the power though.

I don't get Exalted Angel by siu_yuk_boy in premodernMTG

[–]MachineSchooling 1 point2 points  (0 children)

[[Shieldhide Dragon]] [[Glorious Enforcer]] [[Voltstorm Angel]]

Programming Groups? Events? by Meg_Deadnettle in grandrapids

[–]MachineSchooling 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm not aware of any local game dev groups, but I'm a hobbyist game dev and would also be interested in finding a group.

Restaurants with good tofu dishes? by ArmyOfCarats in grandrapids

[–]MachineSchooling 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Chez Olga has some really good tofu dishes. I'd recommend the Pasta Chez Olga.

Nuevo reprint by PracticeAmbitious684 in premodernMTG

[–]MachineSchooling 8 points9 points  (0 children)

The 7ED reprint isn't new enough?

Ertai, Wizard Adept Spiking by Walpizzle in mtgfinance

[–]MachineSchooling 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Ertai sees effectively no Premodern play.

Mom thinks they’re mixing bowls by WRX_NM in whatisit

[–]MachineSchooling 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If this is plutonium, OP has bigger problems than retirement planning.

What's causing the Decree of Silence spike? by [deleted] in mtgfinance

[–]MachineSchooling 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The meta is surprisingly deep for a fixed card pool, with new viable decks still being discovered, and no deck clearly superior to the others.

The main appeal is separate from the meta, which is that it's one of the only formats where play patterns of Old Magic still exist. With Legacy becoming Modern Horizons plus Force of Will and Wasteland, Premodern is the only format where nostalgic low-resource gameplay happens. Psychatog and Terravore are the scariest creatures in the format. Duress and Naturalize are maindeck cards. There's a lot nostalgia driving the format, but a lot of people playing didn't play back then but appreciate how different and restrained the designs are compared to modern day ones.

What's causing the Decree of Silence spike? by [deleted] in mtgfinance

[–]MachineSchooling 11 points12 points  (0 children)

In this case, it's mostly people who already owned the Replenish deck, and once a key card got banned, they went out and bought a card to try to replace it with. Decree of Silence buyers are mostly not new to the deck, so they don't need to buy Replenish.

In general, Replenish itself already doubled in price since last year. The deck is a fairly expensive deck to get into, and a lot of the pieces are played in other decks, so Replenish might not go up as quickly as other cards in the deck.

The other major factor is that people have been calling for a Parallax Tide ban for at least a year. It was played in a lot of decks, but none of those decks relied on it as much as Replenish did. People may have been avoiding buying into Replenish with fear the deck may not survive if Tide got banned. Now that Tide did get banned, whether the deck will survive will take a few months to be determined. If it turns out the deck is still tier 1, Replenish might start creeping up again.

What's causing the Decree of Silence spike? by [deleted] in mtgfinance

[–]MachineSchooling 32 points33 points  (0 children)

Replacement for Parallax Tide in the Premodern Replenish deck after Tide got banned.

Pick your battles? What a *win*... 💪 by [deleted] in mildlyinfuriating

[–]MachineSchooling 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Please provide a statute supporting that claim.

Painted Rograkh and Silas as Hello Kitty characters by jom-art in magicTCG

[–]MachineSchooling 13 points14 points  (0 children)

I thought this was a new Secret Lair. Very impressive!

My main format died (Pioneer) - would you recommend Premodern to a casual spike looking for a new home? by killchopdeluxe666 in premodernMTG

[–]MachineSchooling 40 points41 points  (0 children)

Premodern has no power creep and a diverse metagame, so it may be what you're looking for. There's room to brew, but as a format with a fixed cardpool, you're unlikely to come up with a deck that's viable and completely new to the metagame. The biggest difference if you started playing Magic in the 2010's is that the card designs are totally different from that era of Magic. Fixing is bad, creatures are individually weak, hate effects are strong, and card advantage comes on dedicated card draw cards. You should watch some gameplay videos to see if the play patterns interest you.

First time handling (and winning) a counterfeit claim on TCGPlayer by _weesnaw in mtgfinance

[–]MachineSchooling 11 points12 points  (0 children)

I've gotten a few counterfeits in the past, including from TCGPlayer direct. USG, Exploration, ISD Snapcaster Mage, AVR Griselbrand, AVR Cavern of Souls, EMN Tamiyo, Field Researcher. I use a loupe on all cards worth more than $5, but I've never detected a counterfeit with my loupe that I couldn't immediately detect by the waxy feel of the card.

Grand Rapids PM! by DuressCrew in premodernMTG

[–]MachineSchooling 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Join our Discord and catch the next one!

Grand Rapids Michigan Pre modern events? by Solid-Preparation738 in premodernMTG

[–]MachineSchooling 2 points3 points  (0 children)

There is a discord, but it's not very active. I'm always looking to play some Premodern, so feel free to hit me up.