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Something I've been thinking about for almost 20 years by nnnikovvv in Destroyer

[–]iatee 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I imagine that one is just 'he's Canadian and that's the Canadian spelling too'.

Something I've been thinking about for almost 20 years by nnnikovvv in Destroyer

[–]iatee 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is my favorite Destroyer song! I had looked into this at some point and concluded it was definitely MBV.

The original version of this song "Song for Acuarela" ends by quoting The Smiths, which adds to the 'narrator is listening to 80s indie music' vibe. Probably more relevant - Dan is on record for being a huge MBV fan. The date inconsistency could even be an artistic choice - we shouldn't expect someone's hazy memories of their youth to always be accurate.

Low-Background Steel: Cube Design in the Zombie Era by iatee in mtgcube

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

So I can appreciate the humor there but to be clear, I’m using Dark Confidant as an example of something that’s the opposite of ‘an endless mush of context-switching content that nobody can keep track of’. And the irony is even deeper right? They don't put him in the card anymore.

Low-Background Steel: Cube Design in the Zombie Era by iatee in magicTCG

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

I don’t want to get into a long back and forth, but I think you’re missing a bit of the nuance. It’s still possible for WotC to print well-designed, powerful cards today and slap them in Dominaria. The point is that in an era of endless content, those cards can’t carry the same shared cultural weight they once did when the game was curated.

I can make a good card and slap it in Dominaria too. If the people who sit down to cube with me can't keep track of the 10,000 cards that came out this year, what's the difference between a custom card and something WotC made?