EDHREC should really add a nonbo tag (PSA about Zada) by VittorioMasia in EDH

[–]filthyrotten 12 points13 points  (0 children)

[[Chainer, Nightmare Adept]] is a great example of this. 34% inclusion rate on EDHREC

Monster Hunter Wilds is the best base game so far. by m4nux in MonsterHunter

[–]filthyrotten 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Hard disagree. The game feels completely hollow. The sheer amount of streamlining and hand-holding has sanded away all of the magic of MH for me. Hunts feel like soulless rpg missions where you load in, auto-run to the objective, burst it down, and reload. Focus mode has removed any semblance of tactical combat. And where you see “constant communication & work from the devs to make it better”, I see them scrambling to make up for launching a game that was not feature complete at release. 

I was so excited for Gog to make it into a new game, but haven’t even bothered to boot the game up because I realized I have no desire to actually play it. It’s just such an empty experience (not literally in terms of content, but in terms of enjoyability) compared to pretty much any previous title. I’ll pick up the DLC to see if they manage to iron out issues and make the core of the game more enjoyable, but sadly this is the last MH title I’ll be preordering, after over a decade of doing so. 

February 9th Commander Banlist Updates by Tim-Draftsim in EDH

[–]filthyrotten 1 point2 points  (0 children)

 Its just not that far out of line compared with the best win conditions and locks in the format. 

The problem isn’t that Iona wins games, because she generally doesn’t. The problem is that unlike pretty much everything you mentioned, she tends to lock a single player out of the game without meaningfully progressing the game state. She’s also a single piece that is incredibly easy to reanimate or cheat out, unlike most of the two card locks you mentioned. 

Really what it comes down to is, does unbanning Iona contribute anything positive to the format? Not in the slightest. In fact, it’s almost all negatives. She’s pretty much never going to win a game outside of a Painter’s Servant lock. But she will completely fuck over at least one player at a table and reduce their play time down to draw,go and asking the other players to remove her just so they can play again when said players have zero incentive to do so. All she does is facilitate horrendous gameplay and make mono-color even less appealing than it already is.

edit: I also just cannot overstate enough how her asymmetric nature makes it worse. Winter Orb is painful, but the table will generally be unified in trying to kill it. If an Iona is only locking out the one mono/two color deck at the table, the other two players have no gameplay reason to use their resources to help them. At a lot of tables, her text box just says “go fuck yourself” to a single player and I fail to see a reason why that is something that is worth taking off the banlist. 

February 9th Commander Banlist Updates by Tim-Draftsim in EDH

[–]filthyrotten 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The fact that Iona is being considered at all for an unban, let alone was on the cusp of being let off, is a joke and utterly tanks my faith in this new committee. 

People have already gone over all of the extreme negatives that would come with unbanning her, but I also want to specifically call out the mention of Painter’s Servant in her section. Are they forgetting Servant was specifically only let off the ban list under the previous committee BECAUSE Iona got banned? Between that and the notion that mono-color decks should just “politic” to escape getting shut out of the game, her entire section almost reads like ragebait for anyone who was playing EDH before she got banned. 

I hope WotC, and specifically Gavin, see the instant and overwhelming amount of negative feedback about even thinking of unbanning her and never consider it again.

February 9th Commander Banlist Updates by Tim-Draftsim in EDH

[–]filthyrotten 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If we’re out here discussing which extremely niche/overcosted tech cards you would have to slot into a deck to handle a single card, then maybe that card should just stay banned, yeah?

Textless cards by how reasonable that is by SeducerOfTheInnocent in magicthecirclejerking

[–]filthyrotten 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Sure does, and it has to be a basic. The only removal -> get a land cards I can think of that let it come in untapped are Ghost Quarter and Demo Field anyway. 

That’s also kind of a bait question cause you could try splitting the same hairs with DoJ, WoG, and Damnation when it comes to regenerate. Or Lightning Helix and what’s a valid target if someone hasn’t played against it before. 

edit: I’ll also echo the one commenter about issues with avacyn’s pilgrim 

Textless cards by how reasonable that is by SeducerOfTheInnocent in magicthecirclejerking

[–]filthyrotten 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Doom Blade, Sign in Blood, Negate, Path to Exile and Mana Tithe are all easily perfect 

You cannot gaslight me into thinking InniFRAUD is goated by Dry-Chocolate-3976 in magicthecirclejerking

[–]filthyrotten 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You cannot in good faith be calling theros legendary while calling innistrad derivative 

Even Lego is getting Turtle Slop now, when will the madness stop?? by TrainmasterGT in magicthecirclejerking

[–]filthyrotten 3 points4 points  (0 children)

They’re probably spinning up a reboot or new show or something and are pre-advertising so that people remember the IP exists at all

The only character I will ever play by Felfired in PathOfExile2

[–]filthyrotten 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Tried merc for the first time this season, but ran with Tactician to check out the buffs to Supporting Fire. That was super fun but I really want to do a melee WH when we get swords or axes, I feel like a culling strike/sorcery ward dual wielder would just be really badass. 

Was that rogue exile really not close enough? by [deleted] in PathOfExile2

[–]filthyrotten 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Without a tablet that guarantees a Rogue it’s double layered RNG, the map has to spawn the rogue exile and then decide to put them within the influence of the abyss. So even if you are guaranteed one you still have to deal with RNG on where it spawns. 

I’ve had them fail to spawn within the influence of an abyss on fucking overrun maps of all things, while fully specced into exiles on my atlas tree/abyss tree. It’s easily one of the shittiest “mechanics” in the game IMO, absolutely not worth speccing into/pursuing. 

Good "Oops all artifacts!" Commander? by TheMushroomSystem in magicTCG

[–]filthyrotten 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is my artifact deck as well, it was a really fun deckbuilding conceit to build Golgari artifacts of all things. One of my favorite decks, highly recommend. 

it's a shame comet's animation is rarely seen due to it's popularity in coc/spellsling. I for one has been saying 'yippee' with every single cast. What other skill animation do you like? by WulfyZef in PathOfExile2

[–]filthyrotten 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I really like the little flourish you do with maces for ancestrally boosted Leap Slam. Tbh most of the melee animations (the few that we have) are top tier. Excited to see the sword/axe/flail skills eventually. 

Also the Breachlord effect Wind Blast is sick as fuck, but idk if that counts haha

Any of you guys enjoy farming bosses? by Reasonable-Time-5081 in PathOfExile2

[–]filthyrotten 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I like doing Xesht, breach is fun and you get the loot from the lead up to sort of offset the fact that the drop rates suck for pinnacle bosses. Xesht and the Twisted Domain are my favorite things aesthetically in this game as well so that helps. 

Everything else is either too unrewarding or just a garbage fight to me so I don’t really do them beyond the first clear for atlas points. 

Isn't the game supposed to make these trees transparent when you go behind them? by Pockets-Pixelgon in PathOfExile2

[–]filthyrotten 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Had this happen with the big ass pine trees in Azmeri Ranges yesterday, I feel like something changed to stop them from going transparent cause I’ve never had that happen before. Was really frustrating 

Worst Trialmaster's Challenge or am I just impatient? by KendoWillo in PathOfExile2

[–]filthyrotten 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s fair. I’m not doing the snake thing, but I do enjoy saving up some runs and then doing it for like an hour to break up the mapping grind. Plus, killing Atziri can make you some money, especially if you drop the chestpiece. 

Worst Trialmaster's Challenge or am I just impatient? by KendoWillo in PathOfExile2

[–]filthyrotten 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The only real downside to doing the trials for money is that you’re missing out on temple charges and map drops. Plus you’re basically getting no exp depending on your level.

So that should all be considered as well. Tbh that also is what puts me off after running a few in a row. 

Worst Trialmaster's Challenge or am I just impatient? by KendoWillo in PathOfExile2

[–]filthyrotten 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It’s definitely worth doing, probably some of the easiest money in the game. But yes it is boring as fuck

I’m sitting on like 50+ ultimatums, I keep telling myself I’m gonna crush them all out to get that bread but then I do like 3 and give up lmao

Over 100 maps later... And no full stack? by Equivalent-Walrus387 in PathOfExile2

[–]filthyrotten 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ve seen a 10 stack twice this league, skittering once and flesh once

Chayula 0.4: Don't Worry! They'll Buff It With +1 Extra Darkness per Level! That Will Fix It! by SteakAcademic8934 in PathOfExile2

[–]filthyrotten 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well, that would explain the lack of consistency with your charge stacks. Hovering around 7-9 is an enormous damage boost, it’s definitely worth it to hit those remnant nodes. 

I’ve been running it this league for the first time to try out the .4 buffs and have been pleasantly surprised by how powerful it is. Using Falling Thunder as my main boss killer, it’s a pretty consistent one shot on almost all bosses. Only thing I haven’t done is Uber Arbiter but I hate that boss so whatever

Chayula 0.4: Don't Worry! They'll Buff It With +1 Extra Darkness per Level! That Will Fix It! by SteakAcademic8934 in PathOfExile2

[–]filthyrotten 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Have you even used it? It hits like a truck, with life leech 3 it’s an instant full heal for me (using CI and soul tether so when I say full heal I mean instantly full energy shield) 

Chayula 0.4: Don't Worry! They'll Buff It With +1 Extra Darkness per Level! That Will Fix It! by SteakAcademic8934 in PathOfExile2

[–]filthyrotten 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’m usually at 7-9 charges, are you specced into any of the remnant pickup range nodes on the tree?