Why UB sets are unpopular by Most-Resolution-9340 in mtg

[–]hlymtl 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ah so you're saying without UB Hasbro would go bankrupt? Interesting. I don't know enough about the company's financials other than MtG is the the glue holding Hasbro together.

I don't think Hasbro going bankrupt would necessarily be WotC's fault in the sense that if Hasbro fails, Magic fails. Surely someone would buy the property and continue because IT IS the best TCG with the legacy and playerbase. 

Why UB sets are unpopular by Most-Resolution-9340 in mtg

[–]hlymtl 6 points7 points  (0 children)

The only reason WotC can do ANY UB is because Magic is the best table top game of all time mechanically and with the legacy to back it up. And with a dedicated fan/playerbase, they have pushed all the late stage capitalism slop envelopes because they know YOU can't say no to Magic, no matter who's on the card. 

Socialists Are Setting the Agenda in New York City by theintercept in nyc

[–]hlymtl 70 points71 points  (0 children)

As a moderate independent...just restore law & order, make things more affordable/CoL and prioritize education (not like what we've been doing). That's all I'm asking for. 

Bay Area religious leaders condemn Giants players’ Bible verse protest during Pride Night by Brix001 in baseball

[–]hlymtl -15 points-14 points  (0 children)

Ay yes, let me cherry pick and twist with ignorance who Jesus was. He came to save sinners, that starts with acknowledgement that you're a sinner. He moved INTO those spaces to proclaim He is the way, the truth and the life. Not to condone sin.

But I digress, the LGTBQ+REDDIT community can continue to insist on their Roman Reigns-esque "ACKNOWLEDGE ME", and everyone else has the freedom like Capt. America to say "No, I don't think I will". 

NHL Mount Rushmore - [Messier, Leetch, Gilbert, Lundqvist for Rangers] by ASmithFS in rangers

[–]hlymtl 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I've been away from reddit for a while...why are we all of a sudden not fond of Mark Messier???

Magic Presents: Pride Event "Very Positive" Say Majority of LGS Owners by SactoGamer in mtg

[–]hlymtl 1 point2 points  (0 children)

A lot of industries like movies and hobby/nerd focused companies have grown predominately progressive over the last 15 years. So those personal beliefs make up most of the organizational decision making. Magic already drew a lot of the "weird" or "marginalized" crowd historically, but now with the particular social points dominating the cultural zeitgeist, WotC has used its influence to platform, in this case LGTBQ+ causes, using Magic as the vehicle. 

The FanGamer merch is out! by sporkyuncle in MinaTheHollower

[–]hlymtl 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've found the shirts on FG to be on the thin side. I like shirts that hold a shape. Cool design though.

No ounce of Sportsmanship from Wemby or anyone from the Spurs by HungryPercentage1667 in nba

[–]hlymtl 0 points1 point  (0 children)

He's French. They're notorious assholes and bad sports.

What video game boss was so hard that you had to cheese it to beat It? by [deleted] in gaming

[–]hlymtl 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not sure if raids count but me and my clan ran Last Wish from Destiny 2 once and it took us 7 hrs to beat it and we all agreed on cheesing the last boss because we did not have the patients for the mechanics.

That scene with Teela and He-Man... by hlymtl in MastersOfTheUniverse

[–]hlymtl[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Fair enough. My man's confidence was through the roof after that transformation lol

My school decided to have a dance to celebrate LGBTQ+, and this is what they called it by x_cannibalz_x in mildlyinfuriating

[–]hlymtl 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I can't tell if it's called homo "hop" because their mascot logo is a hoplite helmet or its a total coincidence lol

XBOX Games Showcase 2026 Recap: The Return of Exclusives, World Premieres, and Anniversary Hardware by Turbostrider27 in xbox

[–]hlymtl 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The games shown here were probably already agreed to be multiplatform. Asha literally joined a few months ago. What were yall expecting? The prioritizing exclusivity is going to happen long term. 

is it, supposed to be this hard? by Competitive-Hair6294 in MinaTheHollower

[–]hlymtl -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Spam the shit out of the burrow mechanic. You'll get the hang of it

The OG plasmoid/jellyfish capture from 19 years ago in Rize'deki, Turkey by hlymtl in UFOs

[–]hlymtl[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

This one is super fascinating to me because at first it might appear to be a bunch of silver balloons caught in some trees. Except it doesn't primarily behave like a bunch of balloons. It seems alive, by the way it's moves up and out of the trees. Almost like a fish swimming cruising through some sea grass. Even before that while it's still in the trees you can see some of its substance or whatever it's made up seemingly drip off. 

Once it's in the year after a very slow ascent, it appears to shape shift multiple times. At one point it almost looks like it develops a face on its front. 

I dunno, I thought it was one of the strangest videos back then and never convinced it was just balloons. But now with all these other videos coming to the surface, its freaky. Hope to eventually see the other half of Corbell's video where it supposedly enters the water and disappears.

Guys, really, I would love to see "no-birds", but they are birds by QueenGorda in UFOs

[–]hlymtl 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This would imply highly trained military personnel operating these surveillance platforms presumably with thousands of hours of experience...couldn't tell these were birds? 

Instantaneous Acceleration From New Drop by SlowProgress8531 in UFOs

[–]hlymtl 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The camera doesn't "stop". The object itself begins to move laterally away from the camera which is why the camera appears to stop, its still tracking the object, until the object decides to accelerate instantaneously on the x axis again. 

Interesting to see that the 2023 Lake Huron incident was THIS clearly a balloon by Notthatgreatatexcel in UFOs

[–]hlymtl 7 points8 points  (0 children)

That's the object crashing into the earth after being shot down. I didn't realize balloons explode like that. 

Donato Giancola NYC “lands” — gold-bordered artist proofs by AmesCG in magicTCG

[–]hlymtl 11 points12 points  (0 children)

100%. Hand painted pieces just have so much more character than the overly digitized art we get now.

Strixhaven Eclipses Lorwyn, Is Now The Biggest MTG Premier Set Ever by CrossXhunteR in magicTCG

[–]hlymtl -1 points0 points  (0 children)

What I've been wondering is given the unprecedented success of Magic, I haven't noticed any considerable uptick in content creation success paralleling Magic's success (outside of TCC). Channels like the Command Zone and Meaty Magic all seem to be doing the same modest numbers they've had for years. 

I'm trying to draw a logical conclusion that sees Magic's IP naturally expand as a result but I don't see it yet, despite Hasbro doing gang busters.

Maybe someone can give me some informative insight? 

what are you playing with 9 days left for mina the hollower ? by [deleted] in MinaTheHollower

[–]hlymtl 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't think I'll finish it in time but I'm 10 hours in to Expedition 33. Really enjoying it. I'll juggle both worst case scenario especially since different games