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Aug 21, 2018Tiro of Meletis posted a message on The World of TherosGreat article. Spelling is Dekella, not Dikella, though.Posted in: Articles
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Nov 30, 2017Tiro of Meletis posted a message on If You Can't Take Criticism of Jeremy Hambly, You're Part of the ProblemActually, this article is the entire problem. Neo-Nazis? Really? Way to buy into propaganda. And the Trump reference about "locker room talk" - way to push your political agendas on a card game forum and assume your opinions are the status quo, and the only right way to think. That's why everyone is sick of liberals and SJWs. Arrogance and ignorance. No one gives a damn bro, we're here for card games. Get over yourselves and off your righteous soapbox.Posted in: Articles
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Oct 11, 2017Tiro of Meletis posted a message on The World of KamigawaNice! I love me some Kamigawa!Posted in: Articles
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Granted, many marine creatures are arthropods, but I'd have appreciated a little more aquatic influence in his features. For example, Awoken Horror is similarly inspired by centipedes, but its appendages are crustacean inspired, with a similar design for Hullbreaker Horror. In this case, there isn't a clear distinction between Insecta and the marine origin of Caetus - or if there is, the artwork is too distant to distinguish the details.
Yes, the card really should have created 1/1 serpents, and Caetus should have been a Kraken, probably. Perhaps the artwork of the token will clarify?
WHERE IS INVASION OF THEROS? I hope it's blue, or at least green or Simic.
Shame that amazing art was wasted on a Phyrexian though I'd have loved to see it in a Return to Theros. Same with the remarkable new art of Heliod by Jason Engle. It's annoying that they Phyrexianized Polukranos and Heliod in general... I was hoping they'd be hooks for a return set. And I had also be hoping to see Polukranos released to the living world again. I can only anticipate that perhaps they'll follow up with both characters eventually and do right by them. Welp, as long as they leave my precious Arixmethes out of all this mess.
I also suspect MTG has not learned restraint, either. This story was just so overblown and exhausting. It's as if they cannot rely or count on good writing to engage the reader, so they feel the need to plunge their collective settings into utter ruin every time, in the hopes that desperation will sell enough interest in the lore. When in reality, all it takes is good author, respect for the settings and Legendary characters, and a restraint. A highlight from the recent lore for me was Jace and Vraska on Ixalan for example - two characters simply bonding in a thematic setting. The work, authors, vision, and writing was all collectively better during the Gatewatch era honestly.
It's just such lazy and unappealing storytelling that makes me less and less invested in the lore. Planar overlords depicted as pushovers relative to mortals that would have otherwise worshipped these entities, just because the latter have sparks (which are explicitly stated to strictly allow for planar travel, not imbue a character with superior magic) really deprives all these planes as settings, and the vast majority of characters, of having any inherent value in the story, when all that matters is whatever protagonist the lore is promoting at the expense of any consistency or character development or challenges. There seem to be no limitations, and it cheapens the adventures of MTG characters knowing they can what... whip back an Eldrazi titan with a surral, "kill" a horizon spanning deity with a knife to the throat, or take out 5 crime families on their own turf just by showing up? lol k
I have doubts WOTC will sacrifice these planes, which are highly successful. Teferi pulling a time rewind on all this hot ass mess wouldn't trouble me in the slightest.
The creatures there are of no interest. And they're not impressive either.
Unique creature types? Simic on Ravnica did it better.
Large Dinosaurs? Ixalan did it better.
Large Sea Monsters? Theros did it better.
Large Land Monsters? Zendikar did it better.
Love that artwork of Ephara.
Sheoldread's execution deserved a story to itself imo.
Also, Heliod always being a creature and lacking indestructible is awkward, but he's not really intended to be a depiction of the Theros pantheon with this card, but represent the corruption of Phyrexia across Theros.
I just resent he cannot return gods to the hand. I'm still going to play his front face in Kestia. I can't stand Phyrexia's aesthetic or corruption, but there's no denying that the front-face Jason Engle constellation art of Heliod is gorgeous, and the effect is still useful for me in that Theros-themed deck.
Please depict Arixmethes and/or Thassa in some new art I'd love a Legendary Land for the city he's carrying, and for Olantin as well. It's disappointing that the Enchantment deck isn't Bant, but seeing a Theros legend on the cover is promising at least
This will probably be my favorite product of the year alongside Ixalan. And the letter better have Krakens! A pirate plane without sea monsters WOTC? Really?
Here's to them explaining Heliod's escape and restoration of Khrusor, though. And if the reason is devotion belief remembering and re-creating his spear, why isn't Thassa's Bident restored? Even the constellation artwork from THB depict her with a Bident instead of an iron fishing spear.