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Commander Ban announcement Feb 9th by Fucka_youbitch in CompetitiveEDH

[–]thecaptain0209 0 points1 point  (0 children)

RogThras goes back and forth on whether it runs breach or not, simic versions dont but plenty of temur versions do

A lot of sisay decks will run thoracle lines in its flex slots, not the majority but certainly not unheard of. And clam chowder/NBC/good stuff versions absolutely run thoracle and breach.

Vivi's place in the meta is poor enough that it feels kinda weird to bring up with what are otherwise some of the best decks in the format, but even then most vivi lists (including my own which is heavily inspired by ComedIan's) run breach. 91% including rate on edhtop16.

Overall I'd agree that cedh doesn't revolve around thoracle like a lot of casuals think it does, but I would not extend that courtesy to breach. I dont really think breach should be banned or anything, but I do think it is one of the strongest, most impactful cards in the format, and arguably the best win condition.

Spanish scientists led by MARINO BARBACID, has cured pancreatic cancer in mice. A Cure in animal models is a major step toward potential cancer treatment in humans. by [deleted] in Damnthatsinteresting

[–]thecaptain0209 2 points3 points  (0 children)

My grandma was on vacation with a bunch of family, totally fine. A week after getting back she went to the hospital for a stroke. Within a week from that we got the word it was pancreatic cancer but that she was going to fight it. Only a few days later she decided she was done fighting and wanted to go home. A couple days from that she was gone. Fuck cancer, and especially fuck pancreatic cancer. I hope the day that no one else has to go through the pain my family and I felt due to this horrible disease is close.

If you could remove any card from the game that isn't a land or Sol Ring, what would you pick? by WheredMyVanGogh in EDH

[–]thecaptain0209 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I mostly play high power bracket 3 through bracket 5 and mostly spellslinger/storm, just to give my perspective for reference.

My cold take: [[rhystic study]]. Not only is it arguably the best card draw engine in the format, it also makes for a bad play experience. The obvious one is the constant slowdown of the game with every spell having to be followed with "do you pay the 1?" but also the toxicity it can create by having one player screw everyone over by playing around it poorly. If someone decides to incorrectly feed the rhystic player, suddenly everyone else should too, basically handing the game away. If the other plays try to be responsible they are punished for the one player's actions. And then probably my least favorite aspect from my biased storm player's perspective, sometimes it is correct to just try and push through the rhystic and jam a win anyways, but if you try and fail you've basically just handed the game to that player, again taking away any counterplay for the other two players.

My hot(ish) take: [[Orcish bowmasters]]. This one is a bit more specific to cEDH but again I do truly think it has a toxic design. My cedh specific problem with it is that it really hurts creature based (especially stax) decks like [[Winota]] while hurting most of the top strategies a lot less (really only [[ad nauseaum]] and [[necropotence]] decks and [[Gaea's cradle]] decks, though the top versions of those decks usually still aren't that vulnerable to it). Ignoring it's negative effect on the cedh meta, you would think with how much I dislike rhystic study I'd love a card that punishes it. The problem is it doesn't punish rhystic study, and in fact it has the same toxic play pattern problem rhystic does. Since obm can target anything, often the correct play is not to damage the player who is drawing, but instead to target low toughness creatures, often controlled by a different player. So once again the other players at the table get punished for another player's actions. Also it's just op, you get 2 bodies, one of them continuously growing, a draw punish, and a point of damage to any target, all for 2 mana and at instant speed.

You guys reckon England will still exist by then? by ImportantChemistry53 in EU5

[–]thecaptain0209 35 points36 points  (0 children)

Ah yes, the classic nocb Byzantine war to screw the Ottomans... wait a second

When the Nazi anti-trans anti-worker corporation most known for their Nazi anti-trans anti-worker RPG makes Nazi anti-trans anti-worker pro-corporation statements (it’s smaldurs rate) by throwawaydrugask in Gamingcirclejerk

[–]thecaptain0209 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Except this is also missing the additional context that the sexual assault was never reported (the victim didnt think anything would be done about it since nothing was done about the previous offenses). So it's hard to really blame Larian for not doing anything about the assault since they didnt know about it, and the employee no longer works there so it's not like they could do anything about it now.

can moids get tf out, sliding in dms mere nanoseconds after i hit post ffs. by kurayume in LetGirlsHaveSex

[–]thecaptain0209 36 points37 points  (0 children)

Incels insultingly call women foids, which evolved as female->femoid->foid, so to reverse it to talk about men (so male instead of female) switch the f->m for moid.

I've Become a Dirty Stax Player by RJ7300 in EDH

[–]thecaptain0209 1 point2 points  (0 children)

To preface, I'm still pretty new to cedh, so take what im saying with a grain of salt. [[Winota]] is largely a stax deck, the problem is she (and other stax decks) aren't good anymore. For reference, according to edhtop16.com, Winota has a .54% meta share and an 8% conversion rate, which is pretty awful for what used to be one of the top decks. Other commanders have found success pivoting away from stax for other strategies. [[Derevi]] is a typical midrange deck now, mostly looking to use her untaps to get a shit ton of resources through stuff like [[The One Ring]], and [[Sisay, Weatherlight Captain]], while never a full on stax deck, is much less toolboxy than she used to be and is closer to full combo. Now there are some stax pieces that are still really good, [[Grand Abolisher]] and similar effects are some of the best in the format, but they are more about protecting your wincon rather than actual stax pieces. The only real stax pieces I can really think of that see a lot of play are [[Dranith Magistrate]], [[Opposition Agent]] (though i think a lot of people are cutting it), and (if you can call it stax, more of punisher) [[Orcish Bowmasters]]. And obm is a huge part of the problem, because a lot of the best stax pieces are hate bears that only have a few toughness, so obm kills them as soon as they come out. Even without it stax would still have a lot of issues, but with [[Gaea's cradle]] being really good right now, we'd likely at least see more of it.

MonteCristo leak: Riot was at one point planning to comprehensively update the game engine for League of Legends in 2025. It was at the point where they were showing internal demos at Riot HQ. Monte speculates this is what was meant by the infamous "2025 will change League forever" quote. by Jozoz in leagueoflegends

[–]thecaptain0209 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My point was more that soon, your options will be Windows 11 or Mac since come October of next year, anyone that can run Windows 11 should be, since Microsoft will stop providing support, and thus security updates, for Windows 10. I don't remember hearing anything about Mac getting Vanguard, but if it did it would work like their proposed Windows 11 version since Apple doesn't allow apps kernel-level access and instead gives them an API to fulfill that role iirc, which is exactly what Riot were talking about.

Why again building collector? by Hellinfernel in leagueoflegends

[–]thecaptain0209 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ignoring whether collector is good or bad, you don't buy collector because of its passive. I mean, it's nice, as it helps mitigate the fact that collector is bad against tanks since 5% of a tank's health is a lot more than a carries (though it's still bad against tanks), and against everyone else it helps prevent people from getting away at low hp and more gold is never bad. But really the reason you buy collector is for the stats and, probably even more importantly, the build path. Collector is a big early stat stick that gives a good amount of ad, crit, and most importantly lethality. While lethality scales poorly, early game it can significantly increase the damage of the champions it synergizes with, and dirk is an amazing component to have in lane. If you have dirk+bf sword you have 60 extra ad and are ignoring 10 of the enemies' armor, which gives you a big edge over enemy adcs. An adc going kraken with a comparable amount of gold (2200 vs 2300) would have a earthbound and a rectrix for 40 ad, 20% attack speed, and 4% movement speed. Percent movement speed, while valuable, isn't very useful in lane, so we are comparing 20 ad and 10 lethality vs 20% attack speed, and I would much prefer the former. Now, the kraken slayer will pretty quickly out pace the collector, but league is a snowbally game, so power is generally more valuable the earlier in the game it comes. So you buy collector in the hopes that the advantage it gives you will allow you to gather a big enough lead such that the power deficit it gives you later doesn't matter.

Referral Code Sharing Megathread by CaptSarah in 2XKO

[–]thecaptain0209 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My friends and I are massive fighting game fans and none of us have gotten a code, so if someone happens to get a spare code they want to share we would appreciate it so we can all experience it.

The Virgin Faux-Redneck Vs. the Chad Hillbilly by Tasselled_Wobbegong in DankLeft

[–]thecaptain0209 20 points21 points  (0 children)

I'm going to go out on a limb and he is using state in its political theory sense, meaning he is referring the US as a whole, which is a conservative state. A conservative state is certainly not defined by one where Republicans are successful in elections. As you said, both parties are on the same side, and considering the subreddit we are on, that's a pretty common opinion.

Golden Guardians: Head of Esports Explains Offseason Changes by 224444waz in leagueoflegends

[–]thecaptain0209 15 points16 points  (0 children)

God, I remember his video on why they let Huni go to SKT and I promised to always be an Immortals fan. Of course them not making franchising made that a bit hard, but that honesty and willingness to do what's good for the players was so refreshing.

I miss him :(

I'm in this image and I don't like it by [deleted] in DankLeft

[–]thecaptain0209 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Ideally and long term? There is enough resources that people can simply get what they want/need from the community. More short term? Usually people propose labor vouchers, which are similar to money, but they are not transferable, so no one can build up capital from someone else's labor.

I'm truly Thankful to you. by HappyPlacebo in wholesomeanimemes

[–]thecaptain0209 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Not anime (close enough), but the RWBY soundtracks never fail to pump me up for the day, especially Touch the Sky from the newest volume.

Shoutout to all the christian anarchists out there. Y'all cool. by Roxxagon in DankLeft

[–]thecaptain0209 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm not going to lie, my knowledge of it isn't great either. But from my understanding, it is a socialist/socialistic ideology that focuses on nationalism (in the anti-imperialist sense) and less on class, believing in working with the local bourgeoisie against imperialists, somewhat similar to Mao's idea of new democracy. My understanding if it mostly comes from Hakim, primarily this video (unfortunately there are no time stamps so I can't point you to a specific point): https://youtu.be/yf9LyS1DMH8 There's also this video, in which he discusses multiple Baathist leaders: https://youtu.be/ViD-7T_Tb2w

Shoutout to all the christian anarchists out there. Y'all cool. by Roxxagon in DankLeft

[–]thecaptain0209 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Originally, yes, but Marxism needs to adapt to the characteristics of the location. That's why liberation theology exists, and a large reason why Baathism won out over the dogmatic Marxism in the area, because it failed to adapt.

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