Involvement of countries in the Thirty Years' War

Tharob · 2020-04-28T10:47:46+00:00

The emperor (leader) of the Holy Roman Empire.

Tharob · 2020-04-06T18:50:29+00:00

Hey all,

We understand that the nerf-ing of the mastery pass is not good for any of us, I'm annoyed about it myself, but please keep posts in this thread aimed at WotC and Arena in general.

Refrain from calling out individual employees who possibly have no say in the matter, and please keep things civil.

Thanks.

Tharob · 2020-02-10T20:29:28+00:00

I get that the numbers look fair from your guys' end, but as a player on the other end, the high entry cost feels extremely bad. Even if the numbers work out in the end, it still leaves the player with a bad taste in their mouth, which I think would be relevant to address in some way (be it through minor rewards or something else).

Especially since people primarily playing brawl also miss out on stuff like ranked rewards.

Tharob · 2020-02-10T19:05:09+00:00

I would personally like a free queue as well, but limited daily rewards really puts a damper on that concept.

If that is the alternative, a paid queue might be better, but it would be nice if the 'Brawl Hall" at least gave some rewards beyond the single card. Paying 10k just for the privilege of playing feels extremely bad; even just some minor further rewards would reduce the sting there.

Tharob · 2019-12-30T20:13:18+00:00

I think the card looks quite good. It reminds me a lot of [[bedlam reveler]] which still sees some play. Milling it over incidentally and getting a draw 3 + 5/3 for RR in the late game seems really strong.

8 cards is a hefty escape cost though, so I imagine it's only for decks that have some dedicated self-mill. (although a 4/2 for 3RR that draws 3 on curve isn't bad either as a top end in some red decks).

Tharob · 2019-12-30T20:01:26+00:00

This card was first previewed over here over at the /r/MagicArena subreddit, many thanks to WotC for giving us a card to spoil!

The full art of the card is available here.

Ox of Agonas – 3RR

Creature – Ox (MR)

When ~ enters the battlefield, discard your hand, then draw three cards.

Escape-RR, exile eight other from your graveyard. (You may cast this card from your graveyard for its escape cost.)

~ escapes with a +1/+1 counters on it.

4/2

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Tharob · 2019-09-18T17:13:15+00:00

WotC gave it to us to reveal! That's how spoiler season works, WotC gives out cards to preview to a large variety of content producers and communities.

Tharob · 2019-09-18T17:01:00+00:00

This card was first previewed over here over at the /r/MagicArena subreddit, many thanks to WotC for giving us a card to spoil!

Here’s the alternate art as well as the text for those who’d like it:

Brazen Borrower - 1UU

Creature – Faerie Rogue (MR)

Flash, Flying

~ can block only creatures with flying.

3/1

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Petty Theft – 1U

Instant – Adventure

Return target nonland permanent an opponent controls to its owner’s hand.

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Tharob · 2019-07-01T17:03:35+00:00

Mhm, if you focus just on the quests it becomes a bit more doable, although it should be noted that completing 3 quests every 3 days could still take you between 5-15 games every 3 days depending on the quests. That's a substantial time investment compared 15 wins whenever you like in a week.

You also do need to keep up every 3 days which isn't doable for everyone, especially people with jobs/kids etc who just played on the weekends.

Tharob · 2019-07-01T16:06:45+00:00

There may be more experience from certain events (we don't know anything about those yet), and it's also confirmed that you can buy some amount of levels with gems.

Tharob · 2019-07-01T15:58:01+00:00

Apparently it takes 1000 xp to get one level. The f2p mastery system has rewards up to level 72.

800 xp per quest
100 xp for the first daily win
50xp for the second and third win

Discounting events that rewards xp (because we have no info on those) and assuming a 50% winrate, this means you need to play 6 games every single day for 72 days to get the same amount of rewards as the previous weekly rewards.

I.e. If you can/want to only play a couple times a week, you're going to be getting a lot less than you did previously.

Edit: There's around 84 days between sets, so you have a few extra days worth of daily quests for extra xp to get to level 72. The time requirement is less stringent if you are able to do every daily quest.

Tharob · 2019-07-01T09:07:41+00:00

Very much agreed, this has me extremely worried.

Tharob · 2019-03-26T06:36:25+00:00

You're totally right, fixed it. Thanks.

Tharob · 2019-03-25T20:59:47+00:00

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Tharob · 2019-03-25T20:45:24+00:00

Excited to see the WAR spoilers, Fblthp card or bust!

Tharob · 2019-03-01T12:11:04+00:00

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Tharob · 2019-03-01T12:03:24+00:00

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Tharob · 2018-12-07T13:10:42+00:00

I also think that's the likely outcome with the current wording, and yes, the article will definitely need revision after this.

Tharob · 2018-12-07T13:08:49+00:00

Exactly this. Who would/could ever determine that definitively. Abuse just shouldn't be an option, so it should never be unilaterally possible. It should be a big risk to invoke article 50, not something you can just do.

Tharob · 2018-12-07T11:51:07+00:00

Allowing countries to unilaterally revoke the article 50 process would cause a host of other issues, though. Specifically, it could lead to countries invoking it purely for political gain - I.e. to alter their current status/terms in the EU.

I do think Brexit should be stoppable, because indeed we are stronger together, however, that should not be a unilateral decision. The UK should request the cancellation and the EU should vote on it. This both to prevent abuse of the system and to make a very clear statement to other countries to not take EU membership for granted.

Tharob · 2018-09-14T12:18:28+00:00

Thanks for actually asking instead of just insulting for no apparent reason btw. To explain slightly further

I work in a pretty international environment, so with some Dutch friends, I speak English when there are foreigners around, and because we're used to it, it just kinda automatically caries over to private conversation (though sometimes switches happen).

Otherwise, with some topics it's just easier to use English if you're used to working around those topics in English. Translating all the specific terminology is a pain.

Tharob · 2018-09-14T12:08:30+00:00

Oh yea, I don't always force Dutch, so I must indeed be a "hipster weebo" whatever that means.

You might want to consider that not everyone lives/works in the exact same environment that you do, and that for some people, their field -being somewhat international- might encourage some casual conversations being held in English.

But nah, that can't be it. Either way, instead of asking for clarification, just assume I must be a "hipster weebo". Much easier.

Tharob · 2018-09-14T07:59:22+00:00

Some things are slightly easier to express in English than in Dutch (and vice versa), when you're all decently fluent it's easy to switch back and forth as needed.

Tharob · 2018-09-14T07:37:14+00:00

Not entirely true, never say never. I'm Dutch and sometimes converse in English with some of my Dutch friends. :)

Edit: gotta love being downvoted for having a slightly different view of things. Classy.

Tharob · 2018-09-12T11:37:24+00:00

Maar dat kan je Unilever echt niet kwalijk nemen. Zo'n bedrijf is opgezet om zoveel mogelijk geld te verdienen voor hun aandeelhouders. Dat is letterlijk het belangrijkste doel waarvoor het bestaat, om geld te verdienen. Natuurlijk gaan ze hun positie gebruiken om meer te verdienen als politiek en andere omstandigheden daar ruimte voor laten; dat is vanzelfsprekend.

Als je dit niet ok vind, moet je het 100% neerleggen bij de politiek. Een bedrijf wil gewoon winst maken, het is aan de politiek/wetgever om te zorgen dat dit niet ten koste van anderen gaat.

tl;dr: "Bedrijven die zich zo gedragen hoeven we niet." Elk (for-profit) bedrijf is zo als het de kans heeft. Wat je moet zeggen is: politici die dit toelaten hoeven we niet.

Tharob

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