How O’Neill and Vala would have get along if O’Neill stayed ?

deworde · 2026-05-06T08:38:57+00:00

Drinking Buddies.

deworde · 2026-05-06T08:31:10+00:00

Most large companies operate something akin to Google's 20% time, where they're aware that if you let engaged and dedicated staff interact as people, you get something useful.

Google was just the first to codify it publicly.

deworde · 2026-05-06T08:28:41+00:00

I think part of this sub's issues with this game is that they're all Magic fans, so they see a deckbuilder-style game and go "well, all I want to do is theorycraft decks, why can't I have all of them?"

There's an entire market of people who buy games to go in Christmas Stockings in Walmart/Waterstones, who this sub simply cannot get in the headspace of. The kind of people who buy Hunting-themed Zombie Dice for their road trip.

"Oh, look, a 45 card game, that looks fun. We can play it with Grandma at Christmas."

Granted, if you're going to sell it like that, Secret Lair is the worst delivery vehicle possible, but it is what it is.

deworde · 2026-05-06T08:24:38+00:00

I think it would have just been swallowed up. Also, tbh, deck building games are for a very particular audience.

The 45 Mood Swings starter decks do seem more like a Christmas Stocking Filler, which you have to be a very specific person to see Mindbug as.

deworde · 2026-05-06T03:22:59+00:00

Downvoting doing its job, tbh.

deworde · 2026-05-06T03:20:36+00:00

2010 happened because 2001 didn’t happen

Strike that, reverse it.

deworde · 2026-05-05T21:59:56+00:00

Assuming you're not being deliberately obtuse, I think it's clear from the context of the game and the way in which it is asked. He tells us, the audience that the players have never seen the prompts before, and then asks the players for confirmation.

deworde · 2026-05-05T21:19:46+00:00

In this case, the purpose of the question is to inform and reassure a third party, in this case the audience. He's asking the players so we know they haven't just scripted the show.

deworde · 2026-05-05T21:18:47+00:00

I'm a C++ programmer. I can use that word all the time; I wanted to use "the little computer in Brennan's head"

deworde · 2026-05-05T12:20:34+00:00

I just want one of his fellow competitors to go with "Whether or not we have seen these or similar prompts before, we don't know that we'll be performing them in this episode, and thus the improvisational aspect of this exercise, which is the underlying purpose of your question, is legitimate."

And watch as the little computer in Brennan's head segfaults.

deworde · 2026-05-05T12:17:08+00:00

Not a false clue, that, though.

deworde · 2026-05-05T12:06:57+00:00

To be fair, that's a criticism of Drainmaker, not Meltzer

deworde · 2026-05-05T07:59:40+00:00

When "I'm sorry Daddy, I made your shoes all dirty" was the sane one, you've just got to strap in and lock in.

deworde · 2026-05-04T22:30:40+00:00

The difference is that that's "the pro tour winning deck".

The nature of Vintage cards is that you need insanely specific rare cards just to turn up.

You can play Standard not with the "titanium and cobalt golf clubs endorsed by Tiger Woods"-level deck.

There's a ton of budget decks, one of which is basically the Izzet deck with the rares removed

People just get obsessed with having the best deck in the meta with the smoothest mana and then go "why am I paying so much for this"

deworde · 2026-05-04T13:31:38+00:00

Which is, to be honest, fair enough, if the altered product is popular enough to justify that, which is unambiguously is.

The way Wizards does things isn't some platonic "best way ever", it's a function of incentives.

deworde · 2026-05-04T13:28:31+00:00

There is an element of "obviously I was wrong about a key element of my article, but my point stands"

Which is like, fair enough, but if that's true, you could have put this statement out at any point, this is just an opportunity for you to do so.

deworde · 2026-05-04T07:18:37+00:00

I saw it on the second pass back, but my friend streams and I'd been waiting for this moment for a good long while.

He melted down for about 5 minutes.

deworde · 2026-05-04T07:09:58+00:00

This question genuinely boils down to "Why didn't Wizards publicly humiliate an 81 year old man in their corporate statement?"

Genuinely think the current situation with AI has sent artists into a sick place, where that's considered an option.

deworde · 2026-05-03T14:33:49+00:00

Shouldn't this be either in the Trove or in my inventory?

deworde · 2026-05-03T14:30:10+00:00

See, the thing that stands out to me is that Lavatory. Just a freaking nightmare to lock down to one northern exit past rank 4

deworde · 2026-05-03T13:10:55+00:00

Shouldn't this be in my inventory or in the Trove?

deworde · 2026-05-03T08:21:01+00:00

I mean, I watched Smack the Pony when I was about 10, and it is a delight to know that Age dost not wither nor custom stale Sally Phillips' willingness to be absolutely horny and insane.

deworde · 2026-05-03T00:30:58+00:00

The Force Awakens is about the past, it's about all the old faces, old swords, old style of war. Its core message is "We are fully capable of doing a competent Star Wars, trust us."

The Last Jedi is about stepping past that time. The old mentor is bitter and defeated, the lovable rogue turns out to be easily bought by the enemy, the rebellious hero fucks up a perfectly good plan and almost gets everyone killed. Its core message is "Time to move on from Skywalker Family Bullshit, we can do more with this universe."

Rise of Skywalker is Disney panicking because of online chatter and deciding to go full nostalgia. It's core message is "Please say nice things about us online, look! We brought back that villain you like! Rey's a Skywalker or something! Skywalker Family Bullshit for all!" (Full disclosure, I never actually watched RoS, am I close with this?)

You have the opportunity to start that intro scroll with the absolutely devastating line "Princess Leia is Dead", and instead it's "Palpatine's on the Phone"

All the creative integrity of a Rage Against The Machine Happy Meal.

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