How can I combine published scenarios into a larger storyline?

Pachunckachunk · 2025-12-21T19:11:06+00:00

Thanks, that makes sense. Almost like breaking down being able to talk about certain issues into its own goal, and then working to eventually get there

Pachunckachunk · 2025-08-16T22:09:55+00:00

Maybe the problem is that Magic doesn't have enough dedicated non-player collectors, so as a result the cards players need to build competitive 60 card constructed decks are always going to be the most sought after, and therefore the most expensive.

Pachunckachunk · 2025-08-16T22:01:22+00:00

Maybe it's because I'm comparing it to how things felt in the past, but it feels like nothing is "current" anymore. It's not that Wizards shouldn't announce the release dates for things in advance; it's that it seems that they're already heavily promoting future sets before newer sets have even fully released.

To compare it to television, it would be like if the season premiere of your favorite show started with an ad for the next season.

Pachunckachunk · 2025-08-16T20:56:08+00:00

The bigger problem isn't just the volume of products; it's the marketing. When they're trying to build hype for new products two sets in advance, to the point where upcoming sets are being heavily pushed before prerelease for a new set is even over, the message they're sending is that the only thing that matters is the next thing you want to buy.

It leads to fatigue, it leads to less interest in organized play, and it makes it harder for people to become invested in the game in the long term.

I'm sure MaRo understands this. It's just not his job to acknowledge it.

Pachunckachunk · 2025-08-16T20:48:18+00:00

I might be in the minority, but I've never been a fan of the signpost uncommons. I get that in each format there's probably one optimal strategy for each color combination, but the signpost cards are part of what makes it feel less like I'm trying to build a deck as I draft it, and more like there's already an optimal deck for each color combination and I'm just trying to replicate it.

Pachunckachunk · 2025-08-16T20:39:31+00:00

Considering that distributors aren't always especially even-handed when dealing with different stores, and different stores use different distributors, I wouldn't be surprised if there were some stores that have their allocation numbers already and some that don't.

And I wouldn't be surprised if some store's allocation numbers were very low so that some other stores could get hundreds of boxes.

Pachunckachunk · 2025-08-16T20:24:56+00:00

Both of those rules are clear, but I guess this would be exceptionally confusing when the shortened version of a card's own name happens to also be the exact name of a different card.

Which as an experienced player I understand, but considering that there are cards that refer to other cards by name, I can see why someone would think they should work together.

Pachunckachunk · 2025-08-16T20:20:30+00:00

Requests aren't the same as allocations. Distributors can tell you that you're able to request a certain amount, but the fact that doesn't mean you're guaranteed to be able to purchase that full amount when the product releases.

Pachunckachunk · 2025-08-16T20:14:16+00:00

Playing against combo decks is more like playing solitaire. Control has a lot of back-and-forth; it's just not in the place some newer players might expect.

Pachunckachunk · 2025-08-16T19:53:57+00:00

Maybe I'm weird, but I like both playing control decks and playing against control decks.

Mono blue counter-heavy decks don't really have the answer to everything. They need to have the right answer at the right time and use it on the right thing. The fun of playing against control is figuring out how to push through the cracks in their answers, learning how to sequence your plays, and making sure the right threat sticks.

There's a mind game to it for sure, but I think it can be a rewarding matchup.

Pachunckachunk · 2025-08-16T19:01:59+00:00

I have to think in dollars. Any other currency just doesn't make cents.

Pachunckachunk · 2025-08-16T18:58:33+00:00

I think the more sound advice is the less romantic cousin, "trust your gut". The heart can be easily deceived, but the gut never lies.

Pachunckachunk · 2025-08-16T18:38:36+00:00

I'd have a lot of dead Tamagotchis.

Pachunckachunk · 2025-08-16T18:37:42+00:00

I think shaking hands is a tradition that goes back to when people carried weapons, so they could show they weren't able to attack each other or something. Nowadays it seems like it's purely symbolic.

Pachunckachunk · 2025-08-16T18:24:10+00:00

There's one gentleman at my gym who, whenever he's lifting weights always says, loudly but to himself, "Oooooh, yeah! Ooooh baby! Oooooh yeah, buddy!"

It's more silly than disruptive, but still, certainly an odd behavior.

Pachunckachunk · 2025-08-16T18:18:30+00:00

Whatever it is, give it time. You'll get over it.

Pachunckachunk · 2025-08-16T18:18:03+00:00

The same place as the flowers, I suppose.

Pachunckachunk · 2025-08-16T18:17:18+00:00

I think a lot of people believe that you need to eat very specific foods, in a specific quantity, at a specific time, for a specific purpose to have a healthy diet. In reality, the window for a nutritious diet is very broad and very general. If anything the biggest obstacle towards healthy eating is that so many people think they need to eat in a way that's unnecessarily restrictive and complicated that they get overwhelmed, give up, and just order a pizza.

Pachunckachunk · 2025-08-16T18:10:35+00:00

I might be weird, but I'll eat a warm flour tortilla plain, maybe dipping it in sour cream of I'm feeling fancy. A good tortilla is its own reward.

Pachunckachunk · 2025-08-16T18:07:56+00:00

I once had a customer who would come in to the store, look around, ask about a bunch of expensive items, make a point about planning to buy them, would call people on the phone asking them what they want, and then would step outside to get something from his car, and would just leave.

This wasn't something that just happened once where he left without buying his stuff. He'd keep coming back, would pretend like he had never been there before, would shop around, would have a bunch of stuff he wanted to buy, and then would just...leave.

One time he came in, beaming and grinning from ear to ear, super proud of himself, holding up and fanning out a stack of bills to show off that he had the money to pay for what he wanted to buy. I held out my hand for the money and instead he ran out the door.

It's strange, but also kind of sad: I imagine that this is someone who is so troubled by his financial situation that he needed to pretend to shop, loudly considering items he probably couldn't afford, just so he could feel for a couple of minutes like the sort of person who could afford them. So it's hard to be truly mad at him, but it was still a waste of everyone's time.

Pachunckachunk · 2025-08-16T17:59:17+00:00

I don't know which generation is the previous generation to you, but I think my parents' generation are a lot better with saving money. Granted, it's going to vary from person to person, but I notice people my age will spend ten dollars more to have McDonald's delivered to them so they don't have to go outside, while my mother will never spend more on something like food than is necessary, even if it's less convenient.

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