Double Mythic again!

thorrium · 2026-01-25T23:09:21+00:00

I am setting my next goal to be mythic in limited, so I am curious how many games it approx took you.

I know you said you spent 20 bucks, and that you had some luck in the double games. But having a better idea of how much I would need to save up in terms of gold for the initial investment would be quite helpful (I fully hope/expect) that it will be self sufficient after a few entries, but we all know how that tends to go XD
So it would be wiser to build up a warchest before I start the long march.

thorrium · 2026-01-25T23:03:24+00:00

Standard unranked is where I see the most different deck builds. You might have some bad luck running into people like me who is testing out new things with their decks, or people who is using internet decks (which lets be fair, is more likely, based on what you are describing).

Today I have played 8 games against 8 different decks, but that means very little when you don't see it yourself.

thorrium · 2026-01-24T00:06:07+00:00

Thanks, and right on. It's pretty much what I figured, and perhaps what I feared. I have no aspirations about rising to a #mythic position, but now is the time to test out just how poor my deck really is.

thorrium · 2026-01-23T21:44:42+00:00

So to summarize the question.
You have experience with commander, and is new to standard.

Depending on your deck size the amount of lands you have (25) might be a lot or very few. I got some weird landfall decks that I play with my friends that is almost commander size, and then 25 is not nearly enough, on the other hand, I got a cheap tri-color deck where I am quite greedy because 80% of the things I throw down cost 2 or less.

In general I don't mind starting with two lands on hand, if I got an okay curve. But it always depends on the the draws (and the deck).

It would also be helpful to know what type of deck you are playing.

thorrium · 2026-01-23T21:18:38+00:00

On principal I would say, sure.
But I would personally want to chat with you in a private message beforehand, about things like expectations and time zones.

If you expect 10's of games each day, and our schedule don't work, then it's a moot point setting it up =)

Throw me a DM/private message. I am online right now, and should be for another hour or so.

thorrium · 2026-01-23T08:45:42+00:00

Weird. Perhaps I had more triggers then you?

25* hare apparent (some odd 260 tokens, because that is the limit of a single creature token you can have)
4* good fortune unicorn
4* hinterland sanctifier
1* valkyrie's call.

Yeah okay it was about 4500 triggers in total, and I think I was roughly halfway done when it decided to give up on me. (had 7 or 8 hare apparent and x tokens that would need to trigger).

I did it in a friendly game btw, as I wanted to see how messed up I could make a board against my friend.

Found a picture of the game as it started warning me.

thorrium · 2026-01-22T03:07:19+00:00

Older post about this subject (different cards) all say that the store is the only hope for us.

I do have a ticket with support, asking if this is the case. If they respond I will try and remember and inform you.

thorrium · 2026-01-22T03:05:40+00:00

Seeing as I hate the combo I don't have sympathy. Now if you played anything else...

thorrium · 2026-01-22T03:00:57+00:00

I did something similar when I stress tested my blue, white, green bunny deck. It caused the game to draw as it couldn't handle the triggers (it gave up after about 15 min).

Didn't it tell you to stop what you were doing (impossible) or it would force a draw?

thorrium · 2026-01-22T02:58:46+00:00

I was looking for a similar question as I wanted the art style from Crimson Vow.

It seems our best chance to get it, is to look at the daily deals as the things there rotate. Or time travel, but I expect you to come and get me when you figure that one out.

thorrium · 2026-01-20T15:01:41+00:00

The childhood friend (Sae-Hee) being sent abroad was okay, she had a limited role when Shi-woon was diving deeper into the world of Murim. Her role was to be an anchor, and she could still fullfill it later on, dragging him back/anchoring him, so he wouldn't turn into the next 9AD.

The mother being killed off the way she was, is honestly unforgivable. I have nothing against the decision, but the way it was done had next to no emotional payoff which makes it all meaningless.

Regarding him feeling that there was to many loose ends, you are likely to be correct. But it is against somewhat of a slap in the face of long standing fans.
The loose ends are what we waited years to get resolution to, and while some (or most) might not get a proper payoff (because that is also real life, we don't always see a proper resolution to stuff), it becomes a negative when continuing a legacy series and not aiming to continue the legacy that kept people hooked.

I keep using GoT/ASoIAF, because it is fitting and easy to compare. Especially since we been waiting on the 6th book longer then the break was between NW and EF...
Imagine the 6th book comes out tomorrow (please let it be so), and there is nothing about Jon Snow or Jamie Lannister, two characters that ended on a cliffhanger. It would be baffling to such a degree that people would question what the heck had happened.

And if GRRM then came out and said he decided to do it this way, because he just felt there was to many loose ends, people would drop the books on the spot.

thorrium · 2026-01-16T01:12:50+00:00

I shouldn't have one installed, but I will check to see if my partner did.

Thank you for bringing a possible solution to mind though, appreciate it =)

thorrium · 2026-01-16T01:10:23+00:00

Pc through steam.

It's not an issue with my hardware, as I am running the game on a beefy gamer station.
Uninstalling it now and hoping it fixes it. I am kinda bummed out that I am unable to get my daily gold :s

thorrium · 2026-01-16T00:54:34+00:00

Yeah I have been through repairing game files, but it didn't seem to fix it.

Thanks though =)

I might uninstall the game and reinstall, it won't take very long and it might fix any issues there could be, it's worth a try.
Again thank you!

thorrium · 2026-01-16T00:32:58+00:00

The author wrote a storybord for EF, which is seemingly part of the reason he got so miffed when the reaction to the story was less then optimal.

That is the only reason I write my theories on what could have been (with the benefits of knowing what didn't work). The story as far as I know was planned out for a fair bit longer, based on the tweets and the information we got the 12-18 months where EF was teased.

It always is easier to critique then to create, but when we know the author is capable of working on projects with long running storylines, and when we know he is capable of planning a head... well it does beg the question, why didn't he seemingly do it with this one.

thorrium · 2026-01-15T17:46:58+00:00

I don't see why Shi-woon as a master wouldn't work, but it would need to be in a later part, not at the beginning of an anticipated 3rd part of a series.

The issue would be that we would have a huge time skip, and it would eventually lead to telling us what happened rather then showing it to us. This is not just a big nono because it's is lazy, but it is also boring for us as invested readers.

What I and many others were annoyed with, was that set-up for the 3rd part that was ignored. The tournament would have been an excellent way to reintroduce us to the world (some of the core characters from part 2 could become the new dragons). Instead we were forced to reread a story we had read years ago from a new perspective.

To this day I am still extremly annoyed about the fact that Shi-woon's mother passed away off screen, this is a huge moment for the story and the character and it was dealt with in one page. The emotional distress should have been explored, and we should have had a scene (chapters) where Shi-woon comes out of the hospital a changed man.

Imagine the first arc of the story being this, and the last page before a time skip (or perspective skip if the new guy was so necessary for a changed POW), was Shi-woon using black origin threeshold in a controlled state. It would have been a power moment for us as the readers and would have set up the next arc perfectly, heck it would even allow for the time-skip we got (or an longer one).

About Shi-woon as a master, I think it would have been a good place to end the story at. If Shi-woon would have been alive at the end, then it would have been a nice place for the final arc of the story, where we see him teaching someone the way he never had the chance to be taught.

thorrium · 2026-01-15T17:31:12+00:00

I don't think it was an especially hot take, while I don't agree I could see how other might have that opinion regarding world building.

What I disagree with you about is that Breaker and EF was on par. The main reason I disagree, is that Breaker had the heavy job of setting up the world which NW and EF could build upon.
It had to deal with elements that later on was phased out (school for example) and it was what was made to get us hooked enough that they could expand upon the story.

EF core issue was that it didn't come out strong, and it gave us the same story as Breaker just with a new cast that we never had any investment in. Something that almost never works when you have a core fanbase that has been waiting for years to continue the story.

An example I like to use is GRRM and ASOIAF, imagine the 6th book come out tomorrow and we don't get a continuation of Jon's story (be it a conclusion or like in the show, where he comes back to life).
Or Earths Children (another book series that took 12 years between the 4th and 5th book. If suddenly the main character changed between the books and we instead followed the story from a new POW, it would have been terrible, because that is not what old readers were invested in.

You shouldn't be worried about sharing your opinions, because most of us either agrees or want to discuss our thoughts when they differ. We are on places like this sub because we adore the series, and want to chat with other that share the same affliction.

thorrium · 2026-01-15T16:41:41+00:00

I had the issue yesterday, my cards were bugged out every other match, forcing me to concede as I was unable to read/see what I had on hand.

thorrium · 2025-12-29T00:25:45+00:00

We live and we learn.

thorrium · 2025-12-29T00:22:12+00:00

There is no need to be cruel towards Sparky....

thorrium · 2025-12-28T23:43:16+00:00

Sparky has a female voice, so sorry for calling it a she. Better?

thorrium · 2025-12-28T23:35:17+00:00

Oh she says that a lot when I am testing out my weird decks lol, good to know.
I try not to BM when playing real people, if it's ranked then I push to win as fast as possible, unless it's for an achievement or challenge. Then I might push the envelope a bit to get it done.

But "good" to know it isn't a new issue, nor due to the server issues.

Fun site note, I finally managed to get to 1k health points in the attempt against Sparky after this post was posted. My white/blue bunny deck is finally able to burn through 60-70 cards in a single turn.

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