The Technomancer
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I'd agree, but I really hope they start allowing the Gatewatch to branch out into different dual colors for different stories
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I'd agree, but I really hope they start allowing the Gatewatch to branch out into different dual colors for different stories
Won't happen till Return to Ravnica 2. Bank on it.
They might eventually, but I'd guess that they'd do it as a big event. I could see them going clockwise around though (RG Chandra, UB Jace, etc.). I think that fits a bit more than going the other way, given the characters. The one standout is Gideon, who I think feels closer to GW than WU.
If they do something like that, I think it's a long ways off. I'd guess that more, multicolored walkers join the Gatewatch before we get multicolored versions of the central 5.
Etrian Oddity
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I fucking hate this boring Jacetice League shit. I'm done giving a damn about the story if they waste this great opportunity to turn Chandra into Rakdos.
Angry Grimace
Two cannibals are eating a clown. One turns to the other and says "does something taste funny to you?"
No no no guys
see, we have a mono-red Chandra in standard now but we need a different mono-red Chandra because
see, we have a mono-red Chandra in standard now but we need a different mono-red Chandra because
SigmasonicX
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Remember, this panel is at PAX, not a Magic convention. This is probably aimed at general audiences.
"God's Beard!"
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Yes that is literally who this is for.
blindrocket
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Interview with Mark Rosewater at Pax
Questions about Damnation, expensive reprints, MTGO, etc.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YzYFGMaNkVM&feature=youtu.be
Questions about Damnation, expensive reprints, MTGO, etc.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YzYFGMaNkVM&feature=youtu.be
SigmasonicX
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For those who don't get it, it's a joke video. Mark and the Professor are friends.
But speaking of which, Blogatog Live in a few minutes, which is an actual Q&A with MaRo.
blindrocket
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SigmasonicX
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Mark's showing a home video made by his daughter. There are a lot of puns.
EDIT: They briefly explored having boats in Theros, but Mark said to hold off until an artifact set.
EDIT: They tested energy with instead putting charge counters on artifacts and you can take counters from any artifact you control, but that was much harder to track than the current version. Mark says energy will be easy to understand once you start playing. Erik(?) says in contrast to mana, where you want to use up as much as possible in one turn, you will use energy differently.
EDIT: There are fans of fungus tribal in R&D, but they need the right world for it.
EDIT: They briefly explored having boats in Theros, but Mark said to hold off until an artifact set.
EDIT: They tested energy with instead putting charge counters on artifacts and you can take counters from any artifact you control, but that was much harder to track than the current version. Mark says energy will be easy to understand once you start playing. Erik(?) says in contrast to mana, where you want to use up as much as possible in one turn, you will use energy differently.
EDIT: There are fans of fungus tribal in R&D, but they need the right world for it.
Angry Grimace
Two cannibals are eating a clown. One turns to the other and says "does something taste funny to you?"
I personally find it really funny that they made Gideon Jura as a perpetually shirtless hunk canon.
Not as good as Jace's cloak collection though.
blindrocket
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They'd want it to be a big part of the mechanics.
Is it hard to get into Magic Duels if I have never played the card game before? I found some decade old Magic the Gathering cards and I'm loving the art and descriptions, and I'm loving card games like Hearthstone and Pokemon TCG Online, so I thought this might be along the same road.
Familienoberhauptvogel
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DashReindeer
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I don't know that I agree. I kind of dislike this sort of lampshading, as it allows them to sort of handwave away any criticism of their trite writing and shallow characters. I'd much rather they tried to add more to the characters than point out what is kind of dumb about them in the first place.
Familienoberhauptvogel
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All of these draw cards in at least 1 iteration
Sorin Markov
Chandra Nalaar
Nissa Revane
Ugin
Sarkhan Christ
Ral Zarek
Nahiri
Kiora
DashReindeer
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But Blue Sarkhan draws too. I don't quite understand...
Angry Grimace
Two cannibals are eating a clown. One turns to the other and says "does something taste funny to you?"
LSV playing a noob
SigmasonicX
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If you've been playing Hearthstone, then the app itself will be a downgrade, but it's a good way to learn Magic.
EDIT: New card, Armorcraft Judge, 3G, creature, draw a card for each creature with a +1/+1 counter.
EDIT: Fortuitous Bind - 2B, sorcery, choose one or both, return artifact or creature from graveyard to hand
Familienoberhauptvogel
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so one of two sarkhans that draws cards?
taking extra turns is technically drawing cards (messed up Ral doesn't draw)
But yes most of these draw cards some of which (Nissa, Sarkhan, Kiora) even have multiple iterations drawing cards
charlequin
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Duels is designed to teach you the game. Give it a shot, it'll ease you in just fine.
People complain about stupid, irrelevant stuff way more than they apply actual literary analysis, tho. The creative team are used to people saying seriously, deeply wrong things like "the old planeswalkers had good characterization" so it's gonna take more than being what people bitch about on reddit to move the needle there.
a) Fungus tribal in magic terms would need to be super heavy on 1/1 tokens or +1/+1 counters or both so it'd need to be a set with the space, and
b) There's fungus everywhere but only so many places where the idea of fungus expanding to be THE ENTIRE ECOSYSTEM really scan. You're probably either looking at some kind of jungle world or underground cave world.
SigmasonicX
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New cards so far from Spellslinging:
blindrocket
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Morbid Curiosity and draw 7 cards.... niiiiiice
Familienoberhauptvogel
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nissa gets you forests and draws for you. Kiora is an explore on a stick. Ugin draws you 7(!) cards
Angry Grimace
Two cannibals are eating a clown. One turns to the other and says "does something taste funny to you?"
This is pretty cringey.
Familienoberhauptvogel
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it's your reason Jace isn't on that list. I provided irrefutable evidence that the same reasoning would exclude the majority of your list.
FreedomFrisbee
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I only made it 2 minutes
Angry Grimace
Two cannibals are eating a clown. One turns to the other and says "does something taste funny to you?"
what was even the point of the cheating?
blindrocket
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Agreed.
Etrian Oddity
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New cards so far from Spellslinging:
Very nice.
"God's Beard!"
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How to beat BW Control in Standard:
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Familienoberhauptvogel
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so it's because he group hugs?
charlequin
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LSV is always a completely good sport.
Angry Grimace
Two cannibals are eating a clown. One turns to the other and says "does something taste funny to you?"
The concept of pre-cons with new cards being played is fine, they just need to cover it normally and get rid of this cringey comedy crap.
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