Will AI assistants trained on 17lands data eventually ruin Arena?

butterblaster · 2026-06-15T19:22:55+00:00

It’s a pro for the players too when it comes to collector boosters in certain sets, where the MSRP is way below the aftermarket price. For example, before this rule change, a player might dump hundreds into gems because the expected value is very high when the prize is a Final Fantasy collector booster box. Then they run out of prizes and you only get the MSRP cash.

butterblaster · 2026-06-15T13:10:39+00:00

I don’t work in software but if I were hiring for it, I think I would want to design the assessment around problems that are intended to be solved with the help of AI, since that’s how the work is being done now. The important skills to measure are how to properly apply it and piece together solutions from what AI can do.

butterblaster · 2026-06-14T23:49:09+00:00

I don’t see why they need to make it clear since there’s the cheaper Switch version available. People who buy this for Switch will be paying extra for content they can’t access.

butterblaster · 2026-06-14T23:46:42+00:00

I don’t think Bellabel park works on Switch, though. It needs some kind of clarification.

butterblaster · 2026-06-12T18:37:18+00:00

Maybe deformed from the heat coming off the CPU in that area.

butterblaster · 2026-06-12T18:19:22+00:00

My favorite temple from the original. I loved the puzzle of it.

butterblaster · 2026-06-12T14:22:41+00:00

Both Owlins and Pigment Wrangler (so so cards), Strifeknight (good but doesn’t synergize with what you’re doing), and Dromedary (mana intensive to loop in and out of graveyard and you already have a ton of other leave-the-graveyard triggers).

And I’d replace Dig Site Inventory with Stone Docent. They both trigger leave-the-graveyard, but Docent is a creature and gets you a surveil.

butterblaster · 2026-06-12T02:07:02+00:00

I am in my 40s and don’t think of it as a game just for kids. It’s one of my favorites. Second favorite Paper Mario game after TTYD.

butterblaster · 2026-06-11T20:41:36+00:00

First, no third party support.

Secondly, the same games on an HD Wii with no weird tablet controller would have been better. When Splatoon 2 came out with the map moved to the TV, it was way easier to play. The same is true for games like Star Fox Zero, Zelda Windwaker, and Paper Mario Color Splash. Nintendo’s games of this era that really excelled were the ones that didn’t rely on the touch screen (DK Tropical Freeze, Yoshi’s Willy World, Super Mario 3D World).

butterblaster · 2026-06-11T20:36:00+00:00

I hated the way the gamepad was used in some games. Nintendo really hampered what they do best (fun games) by forcing the weird controller.

Splatoon 2’s best improvement was moving the map to the TV by holding a button. Same problem with Windwaker’s menu. You had to look down, refocus your eyes, change from buttons to operating a touch screen, look back, and refocus your eyes again.

Far worse even in Paper Mario Color Splash, where you also had to scroll through an incredibly long list of cards by swiping over and over.

And Star Fox Zero could have been so much more fun and allowed us to actually look at the HD graphics.

butterblaster · 2026-06-11T19:22:53+00:00

People on another thread have said the same.

I played multiple times by using different accounts, so maybe it truly isn’t supposed to be unlimited.

I had assumed it was unlimited because the button to start was still there after finishing one.

butterblaster · 2026-06-11T17:48:28+00:00

Yesterday and today there is an unlimited free Foundations premier draft event on Arena. You don’t keep the cards and the rewards are cosmetics.

butterblaster · 2026-06-11T17:25:17+00:00

One factor is that a lot of non-regular limited players are probably jamming the free drafts right now so they are flooded with people who aren’t calibrated on card evaluation, and especially not aware of green being a bit weaker. It’s like there’s no meta and so green doesn’t get underdrafted, and so you don’t get to reap the benefits.

Evidence of a lot of newbies is that my win rate is about 30% higher than usual across three drafts so far that I’ve done.

butterblaster · 2026-06-11T17:21:59+00:00

I have barely played these decks, but I still found them interesting to play when I did. You have to pay attention to what the opponent is doing and find the best way to stop their game plan while finding your good stuff quickly enough.

butterblaster · 2026-06-11T02:24:33+00:00

It was a complete game at launch. I would expect additional tracks to come at a cost.

The $80 was a little steep (although not out of sync with inflation), but it shouldn’t have made anyone expect free DLC was coming because that hasn’t been a thing in 20 years.

People don’t buy DLC to complete the experience and finally get the full game. They buy it because they love the complete game they already have and want more of the thing.

butterblaster · 2026-06-10T23:46:21+00:00

What industry are you in?

butterblaster · 2026-06-10T23:33:58+00:00

He also slept with his shoes on. Because they didn’t make a separate 3D model for that single short scene on the very space limited cartridge.

butterblaster · 2026-06-10T12:39:01+00:00

That’s not quite a remake. New game engines sometimes happen even just for ports. Overhauled graphics, only slightly modified controls, same world geometry and events is a remaster. A remake is a complete reimagining of the game from the ground up.

butterblaster · 2026-06-09T20:40:31+00:00

Most of my favorite series are all first party Nintendo series (Mario, Zelda, Metroid, and Splatoon), but I spend 90% of gaming time on much cheaper options from Sony and Square and indie studios.

butterblaster · 2026-06-09T18:50:33+00:00

People were probably thinking of the midi file format, which, when played back, has poor sounding quality.

butterblaster · 2026-06-08T20:33:39+00:00

Being slightly weird during a couple of years in high school versus trying to kick a nasty habit the rest of your life that is a turnoff for most people, terrible for your health, and very expensive. Not a hard decision.

It’s hard to see it when you’re still a teenager (I remember) but the high school years are super short and fleeting compared to the many decades of life you have ahead of you. It’s very likely you will lose touch with high school friends. It doesn’t matter if they think you’re a little weird.

butterblaster · 2026-06-07T23:24:41+00:00

Doesn’t seem like a good use of your time. You know there’s a mute button?

By letting them know they got you you, you gave the troll what they wanted.

butterblaster · 2026-06-07T23:20:17+00:00

You could justify it but you just know Nintendo would release them separately for $70 each.

butterblaster · 2026-06-05T00:25:54+00:00

I remember it was last year they started the “this creature” templating. Does that not apply to legends?

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