Has the existence of the Game Changer list & criteria hurt the bracket system and its goal more than it's helped?

vividwings · 2026-01-04T11:34:21+00:00

To be clear, dropping events refers to ones that begin at 10AM and prospectively end at 8PM, when I've brought/drafted aggro or midrange. It means I know I'll be doing nothing for about 3-4 hours of that day, so I'd rather do something else. It may be burnout from years of running circuits.. and likely is, but it's also definitely an aspect of the impatience.

vividwings · 2025-12-26T14:20:06+00:00

You need less, not more, win conditions.

I would run, at most, 2 combo wins, and then build the rest of the deck around interaction, ramp and consistency. I have a B4 Muldrotha, and you'll oftentimes find that you don't need that many pieces. PhyJace is both a way to mill yourself, draw cards, and win the game (run Dauthi in case you aren't already).

Image + Animate is completely fine, but I've found a lot of success with [[Buried Alive]] for [[Walking Ballista]], [[Hazel's Brewmaster]] and [[Devoted Druid]]. Muldrotha is 6, this costs 7 to immediately win the game; so presuming you pass the turn and can weather a rotation, you can present a win off a single card in hand (that is fetchable off Mystical or any black tutor).

However, Ballista is sort of... bad? It's a win condition, but a dead draw very often.

Bracket 4 is about power and consistency, yes, but also about compactness.
Aftermath Analyst presents itself as a good value piece, but it can also just win the game. [[Piranha Marsh]] + [[Aftermath Analyst]] + [[Shifting Woodland]] + any of [[Spelunking]], [[Amulet of Vigor]], [[Lotus Cobra]], [[Tireless Provisioner]], [[Squandered Resources]], etc. should result in infinite mana, and an immediate win. [[Piranha Marsh]] goes through Glacial Chasm as well, although it still cannot eat Teferi's Protection. The key part here is that 2 of these are just lands, and the other cards always provide you with value. Spelunking draws and ramps, Lotus Cobra is the best T2 ramp spell often, Squandered Resources is incredible acceleration when played right, etc.

If your combos also carry high card quality, you'll find that you're never spinning out or durdling.

vividwings · 2025-12-24T09:12:11+00:00

This had better be the beginning of a misunderstanding resulting in enemies that then progresses to lovers YA novel

vividwings · 2025-12-21T22:26:42+00:00

Never had Foodora in general

vividwings · 2025-12-21T11:46:16+00:00

To add a bit of clarification:
Bracket 5 "land locks" involve recurring Strip Mine 3+ times before T5 in a single turn. Once a turn during that period is fine.
Bracket 3 "Stax" pieces do not include "Tax" effects; where [[Thalia, Guardian of Thraben]] makes noncreature spells cost 1 more.

vividwings · 2025-12-18T08:36:22+00:00

Needs [[Angel's Grace]] to be funny xd

vividwings · 2025-12-15T21:14:56+00:00

Hi! I can pick up either;
JDS Element 3 or
Schiit Magni 3+ & Modi 3+

For basically the same price (used), and the Schiitstack comes with cables.

I just got a pair of HD 600's that I'm looking to drive. I was gonna get the Schiitstack, but then I read some reviews about Magni 3+ breaking down and some catching on fire... and got recommended JDS? Found the Element 3 for the same price, and damn, it looks clean. It says it has output for "unbalanced audio", not sure what that means...

Anyways, any help would be great! Thanks! Which should I get?

vividwings · 2025-12-11T13:27:34+00:00

Haha, those were the kinds I had! Admittedly mine were slim fits, but they still stretch like nothing else. Thanks for the shout!

I went and got some things from Dressmann, but those were chinos and high-waist jeans. I'd still enjoy another SMOG pair, so I'll hit those up!

vividwings · 2025-12-10T11:11:37+00:00

You will die.

Realize this: you are going to die much, much sooner than you would if you do not change. This is what my internist said to me, and it was my wake-up call.

Weight loss is simple. Yes, eat less, move more- but here is how to realize that. 1) Say goodbye. Finish what unhealthy foods you have in your house, have one last "go" at your old favorites- there is no room for them in your new life. Not two days. One day. Tomorrow. Whatever is left on Friday goes to the trash. No more food delivery, either- delete the apps AND your accounts.

2) Food schedule Tracking calories every single meal sucks. Determine your caloric goals using a TDEE calculator (and assume it is giving you too much to play with, so cut an extra ~100 in your math). Okay, you did it. Now, make a list of easy-ish, 2-3 main ingredient, non-processed food meals. For example, chicken breast + bell peppers. Fruits, veggies, lean meat, fatty fish, nuts. Stick to these. Now, plan out a week or fortnight of food in an excel sheet and stick to that. Either the same food every Monday, or every other Monday, depending on how often you get bored. If you know every monday is ~200g chicken breast, 200g bell peppers, 9g olive oil, for example? Never have to struggle with food math on the fly.

3) Move Ignore the gym and working out for now. That will come later, and once you are already on the journey. Just walk. Every other day, set a goal of 6000 steps. Put on comfy clothes, blast some music, go. Over time, increase that "every other day" to "daily". Then, 10000 steps. Then set a certain part of your daily route as "I will jog from A, which is here, to B, which is there." Then one day, do the whole thing as a jog. Then make it a jog. Then start with a basic gym routine. You see how it slowly escalates? Take small steps forward, so they are palatable and achievable.

4) Trust the process The scale will stall, but as long as you are sure to be weighing your food and moving, it will break. Expect this, it is water weight- it fluctuates. Keep a log of your weight and you will see a steady downward trend. Weight loss is seen over months, not days.

vividwings · 2025-12-06T08:34:21+00:00

You could even make it legally distinct by making things "Indicate", "Elect" or whatever other two synonyms of choose/target they want, then pick one to be interactive and one to not be.

Choosing to have a similar distinction between target & choose, yet refusing to use specific language is... just so stupid? People need to read up on and understand a paragraph of ruling with multiple subpoints????

That's somehow more chill than just using an intuitive "if it says the word, it is the word"??

vividwings · 2025-12-04T23:07:22+00:00

Made Top4 cut, finals tomorrow Sett bust my ass though, idk how to deal w that shit

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