It's usually the smelly ones who don't notice it. It also appears that you don't notice sarcasm either. Poor little guy.
TLDR: When you're butthurt about people being butthurt about other people being butthurt, you're just an idiot.
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Nov 8, 2015
Joban8 posted a message on The Magic Street Journal: How to Handle "That Guy"Posted in: Articles -
Nov 6, 2015
Joban8 posted a message on The Magic Street Journal: How to Handle "That Guy"Posted in: ArticlesQuote from Klamsmith »This isn't a platform for your victim complex. The article was fine until the phrase "The elephant in the room is women and minorities playing Magic in unwelcoming areas" where your article turns into the great plight facing women in gaming. Three of my good magic friends are homosexual we play magic at three different venues regularly. There are several female regulars we see and play with as well and if someone says something degrading to them they wouldn't hesitate to call them out on it, they don't expect a white knight to save them. The thing is "That Guy" is already reguarded as an a-hole wherever he is. Stereotypes exist thats the cold hard truth it's your job to change that perspective. This article shouldn't be about what I have to do as a player if I see BS I'm calling BS on someone acting like an a-hole. It shouldn't be about what a judge should do or what a store owner should do they already understand what needs to be done. It should be about helping women change that stigma of "just being there for their boyfriend" and "not understanding how to play". My wife plays magic with me as well the only time anyone said anything to her was two years ago when she boomerranged a guys first and second attempt at putting a land into play at fnm. Who just ended up rage quitting and leaving the store after she called him out. So yes magic has a number of "That Guys" who are the internet trolls of real life and the number one rule is don't feed the trolls.
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Bravo, my friend. This starting off fairly interesting until it turned into a soap box for political correctness. "That" guy certainly exists, but it's not a given that all ********s are racist/sexist/transphobic/other labels that you're trying to push. Stereotypes exist and they're not going away. I'm a man who's dating a transgender woman, but I don't get butthurt when we play with our group of friends and they crack an off-color joke every now and then. It's called humor and it's a two-way street; she gets in on the banter and gives it right back. I completely understand that when you're playing at an FNM or casual event with new players, these kinds of comments and jokes are uncalled for and simply make you an ********. However, in the comfort of your own playgroup, with people you know, what's the problem? Because chances are that if a player can't take a mild joke then they're not somebody I'd want in my playgroup. Everybody has their own insecurities and joking about them with others is a great way to find acceptance. You want to write a piece about social problems affecting LGSs? Investigate the poor hygiene that's exhibited by, unfortunately, a large number of players; I find that to be a much more influential factor affecting the experiences of new players...unless of course it's rude to stereotype people who suffer from alblutophobia? - To post a comment, please login or register a new account.
Yes. Spiritdancer is a glorified lightning rod; any relevant Modern deck can easily deal with her in games 1, 2, and 3. Enchantment hate isn't uncommon out of the SB, but it's far less prevalent than creature removal and sure as ***** doesn't get mainboarded often. Silhana Ledgewalker is a more than adequate replacement creature, but on paper it seems as though keeping 1-2 spiritdancer would be a good call just to make it more difficult for opponents during sideboarding, wondering whether or not you're playing any Kors. I'm actually baffled that anyone wouldn't want to play this. How many creatures/auras do we play in a typical game? This is the card draw engine we've desperately needed.
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I hear ya. The cycle started with Core Sets (I assume so anyway, I know Sanctity was M11), so I can see why it's fitting to reprint them now in M20, especially when WoTC is trying to legitimize Core Sets as a whole following their hiatus. However, what kinda bugs me is how close these spoilers + set release are occurring on the heels of MH1. I don't know if WotC assumed there wouldn't be much overlap between players interested in either/or set, but Sanctity & Void are reason enough for any modern player to care about the set IMO. Like a few folks mentioned on the previous page, the close proximity of set releases and disproportionate cost:value ratio of MH1 (at the moment anyway) don't give me much optimism about the supply of MH1 singles continuing to enter the market.
Also, just a hot tip for anyone feeling froggy and/or interested in playing Elemental tribal at some point in time: Pick up your Primal Beyonds before they spike. I started buying foils once Lightning Skelemental was spoiled, b/c I was legitimately interested in brewing some elemental tribal lists and I've been following its price since. IMO, it's primed for an outright buyout; one printing in Morningtide, < 100 copies available on TCGplayer, part of the same cycle as Aunties Hovel which spiked up to $30 w/in last few days, and this Core Set featuring an abnormally high number of elemental cards if not an actual set sub-theme. Currently non-foils are ~$5+ for LP+.
+ handful foil tokens, X rares currently <$3, solid stack of sweet slivers, & 5-6 uncommons I'll use in EDH
Solid box in terms of personal and entertainment value; Urza + sliver were both on my list of singles to eventually pick up for edh and a foil canopy land was pretty killer. If I opened this box without knowing what it cost, I'd say it was a fantastic above average box. And while I normally don't expect to get more value out of a box vs retail cost, this seemed like one which probably came close. I'm just curious to see where the market is at two weeks from now as supply/demand suggests single prices won't magically spike once more supply is available to the masses.
Tl;Dr: Wasn't thrilled about the set after spoilers, but picked up a box and had a good time. Lucked out finding a foil horizon land + quite a few cards I planned on picking up as singles (albeit mostly for edh). However, the odds of your foil rare being a horizon land are slim and I'm skeptical of the market's ability to sustain single prices enough to keep boxes/boosters propped up at their current price points.
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EDIT: No experience creating a discord server, but I started something up for anyone interested in continuing discussions in a new medium. Work in progress, but I figured it'd be nice to have a place where anyone from MTGS can go and discuss with folks they've become familiar with. Please shoot me a message if you're interested and/or savvy in Discord server creation/maintenance; any help would be great. Here's the link for those interested.