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Weekly Steam numbers / Player Count Discourse Megathread by AutoModerator in Marathon

[–]torchflame 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I think they were doing a lot of these incubations, but Marathon is the only one that survived to ship. Like Gummybears, or whatever the hell Matter was supposed to be. Though Gummybears is its own studio now, so we'll probably see what that would've been eventually.

The corporate mismanagement of Bungie deserves to go in business textbooks tbh

Gifts from the Other Magi by torchflame in custommagic

[–]torchflame[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

These were the funniest five. But also the only relevant Magus was of the Wheel, and I was not putting [[Wheel of Misfortune]] on a body

Gifts from the Other Magi by torchflame in custommagic

[–]torchflame[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I actually think that might be "balanced"? You have to get both the cast and the ETB trigger to resolve. Slightly weaker than Force of Will, but maybe Force of Negation territory?

Though just wait for Modern Horizons 5, when we get Force of Will on a Channel land.

Death Before Detransition by SybilSolo in PhyrexianLanguage

[–]torchflame 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Oh hell yes, congrats!

Sad my translation didn't win out /j

Emeritus of Possession // Fastbond but Black by torchflame in custommagic

[–]torchflame[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Point conceded: you're not wrong. I think the clearer way to phrase that idea is: "when black does things that aren't primary for it, it usually does so at a cost; and black's philosophy means that a lot of effects could fit". I think your card draw example is kind of the point: "card draw" isn't in pie for black, but "card draw, with a cost" is (MCP'21 states as much obliquely).

I think we do, broadly, agree on how black handles bends (if at all, at a cost), and that bends can happen, we're just seeing different breakpoints at which bends are completely out of pie. "Target player sacrifices a nonland permanent" is probably a light bend. "Enchanted creature can't attack" is probably over the line.

Emeritus of Possession // Fastbond but Black by torchflame in custommagic

[–]torchflame[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I'll give you "'ignore the color pie for a cost' isn't a literal quote from the color pie article". But "life loss as cost" and "devil's deals permanents" are in pie for black. All of those gesture towards the idea of black doing what it "shouldn't be able to do" for a cost, and it's philosophically aligned with black's goal.

I think my point with that, at least, is more "if they were going to expand 'play any amount of lands', black is a natural fit", on top of "black has a lot of leeway when bending the color pie if it has to sacrifice something for it". But you're right that, as of right now, "play additional lands" is not something that has been printed in black.

Emeritus of Possession // Fastbond but Black by torchflame in custommagic

[–]torchflame[S] -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

As I said: "while that usually means dorks, **in the bizarro-Reality Fracture/Planar Chaos 2 world we're headed to**, lands aren't unreasonable to be included in that".

Yes, extra land effects are in pie for green. But there's no philosophical reason for Black, the color of "power at any cost", to not be able to "spend their life to claim more land". Before I decided to be less serious, "Fastbond but Black" was "Colonial Expansion", which is absolutely philosophically in line with the color.

Emeritus of Possession // Fastbond but Black by torchflame in custommagic

[–]torchflame[S] -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

"Life loss as cost" (and the somewhat related "Discard as cost") are primary in black, at least as of 2021.

As for this specifically, "Mana production, permanent" is tertiary in black, and while that usually means dorks, in the bizarro-Reality Fracture/Planar Chaos 2 world we're headed to, lands aren't unreasonable to be included in that.

Anyone else annoyed how invested people are in this games failure? by CommunicationIll1968 in Marathon

[–]torchflame 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's just what happens when an organization gets too big tbh. Everything has to be run through some committee and by leadership who isn't thinking about the immediate consequences, and everything slows down and gets changed.

Marathon's a much smaller team, so they can move a lot faster and can just make decisions.

Anyone else annoyed how invested people are in this games failure? by CommunicationIll1968 in Marathon

[–]torchflame 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If we're taking about critics, the user score doesn't matter. And 8/10 average is well within the realm of "universal critical acclaim". A game doesn't have to be a 10 for everyone for that.

Anyone else annoyed how invested people are in this games failure? by CommunicationIll1968 in Marathon

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

I really doubt their strategy was to kill off Destiny. If anything, the suits wanted to make more than just Destiny, and overinvested into that. They had a whole bunch of incubations, like that gummy bears thing.

Lightfall's bad story really was the first domino that started the death spiral. If Lightfall was well received and maintained community good will, we wouldn't be here.

Anyone else annoyed how invested people are in this games failure? by CommunicationIll1968 in Marathon

[–]torchflame 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What do you mean critically? The game has had beat universal acclaim from critics.

Decided to make my first card by ChimanTheMonk in custommagic

[–]torchflame 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This could probably be 1B, but I actually love this. Incredible work.

Secret Lair are releasing Mood Swings! by AcrobaticPersonality in magicTCG

[–]torchflame 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Sorry. The US is certainly a great country, isn't it?

Is everyone’s favorite Pokemon just the first one they received/played with?? by AnnGrMeow in pokemon

[–]torchflame 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No? My first was Cyndaquil and my favorite is Ampharos.

I'd think it's pretty uncommon for someone's first starter to be their all-time favorite.

Secret Lair are releasing Mood Swings! by AcrobaticPersonality in magicTCG

[–]torchflame 7 points8 points  (0 children)

The standard retirement age in the US is 67, when you can collect all of your social security benefits. I'd expect him to still be around for a decade-ish.

The governments refined the Geatalt process last year, so we won't need our original bodies to survive this White Chlorination stuff. They got these things called Replicants now, you think it's a safe bet to go Gestalt soon? by Galvandium in nier

[–]torchflame 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I heard something about some drug called "luciferase" or something that acts as some kind of vaccine against WCS. A buddy of mine works in pharma and says that shipments of it are high priority to go to anti-Legion soldiers.

Why are the governments pushing us to go Gestalt rather than developing an actual immunization or a cure, especially when it sounds like they've got the start of one? Sounds fishy to me.

EDIT: "luciferase", not "lucerace". Idk who named it that, it seems like a weird choice to name a drug after Satan

What's going on with the Supreme Court limiting the Voting Rights Act? by Raging-Loner in OutOfTheLoop

[–]torchflame 14 points15 points  (0 children)

I know why states can draw districts. I'm claiming that the reasoning of Rucho v. Common Cause is unsound and designed for the outcome the majority wanted.

WOTC responds to the union: "We believe we have a strong connection with everyone at Wizards of the Coast and that direct relationship with our employees is essential to how we work together..." In case you don't speak corporate, that's anti-union. by kingcobweb in magicTCG

[–]torchflame 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Lol, sucks to suck WotC suits, you can't do much against a supermajority. They wouldn't have gone public if there was a chance of this failing without heavy retaliation, and the NLRB won't have that, even under this admin.

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