If I animate Glacial Chasm (say with Noyan Dar, Roil Shaper) and then proceed to equip it with Assault Suit, and then never hand over control of Glacial Chasm to an opponent during each upkeep, is that a way for me to bypass the cumulative upkeep sacrifice for not paying it?
Also, if I do hand over control of it to an opponent during each upkeep, the cumulative upkeep would never trigger anyways, yet opponents won't be able to attack due to the ability on Glacial Chasm, right?
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In general, an effect that makes a permanent a creature, as Noyan Dar's ability does, doesn't remove any abilities from the affected permanent unless the effect states otherwise (compare Noyan Dar with Titania's Song; see also this thread) (see also C.R. 205.1b). Therefore, Glacial Chasm would still have its cumulative upkeep ability (and its other abilities). And a cumulative upkeep ability will trigger only at the beginning of its controller's upkeep, and only if its source is on the battlefield (C.R. 702.23a, 109.5, 603.4; see also your previous thread).
Yes, I understood that from my previous thread. However, (I think it's a new, different question, which is why I made a new thread) if I don't hand control of Glacial Chasm to an opponent, what does Assault Suit do? Does it prevent me from sacrificing Glacial Chasm when I don't pay its cumulative upkeep cost?
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what does Assault Suit do? Does it prevent me from sacrificing
Yes, because the equipped creature can't be sacrificed.
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Yes, I understood that from my previous thread. However, (I think it's a new, different question, which is why I made a new thread) if I don't hand control of Glacial Chasm to an opponent, what does Assault Suit do? Does it prevent me from sacrificing Glacial Chasm when I don't pay its cumulative upkeep cost?
Yes, assuming it's attached to Glacial Chasm; this is the case even though Glacial Chasm is not normally a creature (C.R. 101.2, 702.23a). Assault Suit says "Equipped creature ... can't be sacrificed", and that applies here to Glacial Chasm, which Assault Suit is attached to (C.R. 611.3a, 301.5e).
EDIT: Corrected one rule citation after I saw comment 4.
EDIT (Jul. 19): Correctness edit.
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Also, if I do hand over control of it to an opponent during each upkeep, the cumulative upkeep would never trigger anyways, yet opponents won't be able to attack due to the ability on Glacial Chasm, right?
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EDIT: Corrected one rule citation after I saw comment 4.
EDIT (Jul. 19): Correctness edit.
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