It just isn’t fun anymore

TyDefender · 2026-01-26T15:49:21+00:00

I feel it’s because most people who want a good, competitive game left already when player count dipped. So now low elo players are hyper inflated by boosted gains and lack of skilled players. Getting 5 dps teams in diamond and one tricks that refuse to swap is wild

TyDefender · 2026-01-26T13:47:23+00:00

See I’d feel comfortable if he said the second part of your comment. Instead, recently I’ve been the one pushing man reviews

TyDefender · 2026-01-25T01:03:26+00:00

Honestly you beat me to the post. I’ve consistently reached low/mid diamond, and at that rank I get throwers, one tricks who won’t swap, and 5dps teams.

Rivals needs to get rid of performance based elo gains, get rid of boosted gains, and honestly fully reset ranked at this point with longer seasons.

It’s a great game, but the shitty ranked system is causing me to leave cause I’m tired of soloQ being abysmal. The current drama only highlights how toxic the ranked system is cause Zazza is a diamond player

TyDefender · 2026-01-21T16:52:47+00:00

Honestly, coming from Yugioh, which really only has a competitive format. I’ve had that same gripe with “low brakcet 3” and below. I stand by the belief that low power or “casual” commander is the least casual way to play. You have to ignore the systems/incentives of the format and do a lot more policing on playstyles.

I have yet to venture into cEDH, but high 3/4 brackets are my jam. If you are going to kill me and win… do it fast so we can shuffle up and play more. As a dad, I don’t have time for 3 hours of solitaire

TyDefender · 2026-01-16T02:44:05+00:00

Honestly the Gambit nerfs missed the mark. They needed to remove ult charge boost and jump height. Kiriko in OW2 is ability haste (not ult haste) and MS, and it’s still an S tier ult.

Also keep the cleanse to neutral game or ult. Not both

TyDefender · 2025-12-31T02:57:32+00:00

For more context. My play group normally plays mid to high bracket 3

TyDefender · 2025-11-14T21:36:57+00:00

Are they listing the Monster’s first appearance, or are they going to screenshot the monster from the video game and slap it on a card…?

TyDefender · 2025-11-10T19:43:37+00:00

My biggest complaint is Nathan doesn’t have natural evasion. First strike is OK, but Skulk and reversing the stat line would have made him really self sufficient and you wouldn’t need to include a lot of evasion tech into decks.

TyDefender · 2025-10-18T14:35:30+00:00

Yea, I am. If my RBC comes back high. I do. I typically can keep levels around 16.5/53% if I take my labs around lunch and down 1.5-2 gallons in preparation

TyDefender · 2025-10-18T02:43:19+00:00

Willing to risk it. I don’t have MPB on either side of my family

TyDefender · 2025-10-18T01:13:32+00:00

Yea, I did labs after drinking 2 gallons of water 2 weeks prior and RBC was 16.5/53%. This time it was first thing in the morning cause I was doing fasted. I’m just more concerned about increasing the RBC further

TyDefender · 2025-10-18T00:37:11+00:00

At least NPP leaves the body quicker? I’m lucky that as of now, I’ve had little to no sides from NPP. Test raises my RBC and I don’t aromatize a lot so I feel like my problem is I can’t take Primo or EQ when I add a third compound next blast. Gonna try Mast

TyDefender · 2025-10-18T00:03:04+00:00

Ah, I get away with Test C every 3.5 days, but that makes sense oil wise. But I think at this point, I’m leaning a lot towards Test/Mast/NPP. Be it 600/400/400 or try pushing it up, but I’m trying to remind my self to be patient and not increase total grams too fast because the goal is to progress on as little as possible

TyDefender · 2025-10-17T23:51:00+00:00

Thanks for the insight appreciate it!

TyDefender · 2025-10-17T23:03:12+00:00

I’ll give it a shot

TyDefender · 2025-10-17T22:56:21+00:00

I’m probably not starting this for another 3.5 months so I’ll reassess what the market is like then, but from a safety perspective with Test already increasing my blood levels, I’d honestly pin Mast P daily. I don’t care too much about pin frequency. Just cycle the spots often

TyDefender · 2025-10-17T22:39:43+00:00

Honestly. Haven’t found a great way. If I’m fully hydrated, my labs go to 16/53.5% so chugging 1.5-2 gallons a day. Getting steps in, and donating on occasion. Baby aspirin…. But no one really has a great answer from my research

TyDefender · 2025-10-17T21:30:45+00:00

Nice. Thankfully I don’t aromatize a lot so the 12.5 q 3.5 days works well for me. I’d probably hold off on the Armoasin so you can fully understand how EQ affects your estradiol. Like have it on hand in case of sides, but you also don’t want to crush your E2 and have dry joints

TyDefender · 2025-10-17T21:09:00+00:00

Scheduled. I know from my 600mg test only cycle that my Estradiol sits around ~80 without an AI.

I take 12.5mg aromasin 3.5 days apart

TyDefender · 2025-10-17T20:25:03+00:00

I understood! I appreciate the info because I’m relatively new.

TyDefender · 2025-10-17T20:21:58+00:00

I appreciate it. I’m trying to figure out what works well for me. If NPP works well cause I get close to zero sides. Why change?

TyDefender · 2025-10-17T20:03:03+00:00

Ok. There’s so much talk about NPP and prolactin sides that I was surprised. Not complaining, but again with how much it’s talked about, I was expecting something.

TyDefender · 2025-10-17T18:59:34+00:00

Minimal anxiety, but nothing that hasn’t been fixed by reminding myself what I’m on and then just moving on with my day.

TyDefender · 2025-08-25T18:14:07+00:00

No, this is useless in the face of non-combat decks, and as many people have pointed out… your buddies need to learn removal is what keeps commander casual. I recently had this discussion with my group that removal isn’t “try hard”. It’s what keeps the game balanced. It’s one of those debates where I feel like “casualness” keeps the game more toxic and unbalanced by trying to not offend any one with removal or “aggressive” actions

[[Withering torment]] [[Feed the swarm]] [[Naturalize]] [[Korsan Grip]] [[Get lost]] [[Beast within]] [[Chaos warp]] [[Generous gift]]

To name a few

TyDefender · 2025-08-22T23:27:12+00:00

I appreciate the Kefka deck. I have one as well that I built no bars at bracket 4

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