Still, you probably will open or get passed another oblivion ring, you are far less likely to obtain a kill condition than you are to obtain more removal.
I would have taken predator dragon because he's a rare and I'm a raredrafter.
But he also happens to be the right choice imo because predator dragon is a bomb and bombs are scarce in this format.
It also makes sense to pick oblivion ring because that's the best removal and devour = card disadvantage. And you could devour a bunch of stuff and then get bone sharded or the like. I did that to someone's devour 3 creature this week at fnm after he sacked everything to it. That felt good.
LOL, how would you even be able to communicate with the players and judges? You probably don't speak Chinese. I have always wondered this about playing overseas.
Anyway, you're in one of the best countries to visit, make the most of it.
It does seem really hard for the color of nature, abundant life, and prosperity to harbor a villain. I can't think of a good personality for a green villain at all.
Macgyver, are you at all interested in addressing the argument, or are you going to try and score ridiculous rhetorical points?
"I'm not gold" indeed. If you're not going to at least make the pretense of intellectual honesty, I'm really not sure why anyone should waste any of their time further trying to explain to you why the gold standard is a terrible idea.
I'm going to score ridiculous rhetorical points WHILE addressing the argument.
It's really easy to go "TO HELL WITH YOU MACGYVER! YOU'RE DISHONEST Q.E.D. NO NEED TO WASTE ANY TIME EXPLAINING WHY!" but it doesn't prove anything.
If you are saying I'm dishonest, you could at least point out where. (P.S. I'm not interested in the pretense of intellectual honesty, I'm here for the real thing.)
Here's my pre-ban Shahrazad deck, which is the only deck I have left after my collection was stolen by an ogre. However, I am currently constructing a Helix Pinnacle deck for Lorwyn block and several Elder Dragon Highlander decks.
My friend, who used to work at a store, said majority of the store's revenue came from their aggressive buying/selling cards online, ebay et al
The owner of a shop I went to up until Ravnica told me the exact same thing.
In my opinion, it's really not a good time to open up a game store in the United States. Our dollar is so weak, and the economy is so poor, that a lot of people don't have the kind of money for games as they used to.
But, if you think you have a strong enough business plan, go for it!
Basically I'm turning this argument on the gold itself. Apparently everything works because there is trust that other people will trade for the gold you could obtain for your Dollar. That sounds like it's made of nothing, too.
No, nothing is objectively valuable, if by that you mean is equally valued by everyone.
Without demand for gold, it's small supply would not make it valuable.
It's not nonsense. Gold will always be worth it's weight in gold. It doesn't need any external guarantee. Certificate money requires someone to promise someone something. Fiat money requires someone to force someone to accept something as money. Gold speaks for itself.
What I mean by objective value is that it is equally valuable whether anyone thinks it is or not. All matter has that kind of value. Because we can use it for something, it also has a practical value (speculative value, or market value also makes sense) which is affected by what we think something is worth. And to argue on the behalf of gold being worth something: it is really shiny and cool looking, and can be made into badass electronics (which we're all using right now).
Is anyone really trying to argue that gold doesn't have value? Then what does?
LOL I think it's safe to say that 60% of the tough picks in this format have to do specifically with oblivion ring.
But he also happens to be the right choice imo because predator dragon is a bomb and bombs are scarce in this format.
It also makes sense to pick oblivion ring because that's the best removal and devour = card disadvantage. And you could devour a bunch of stuff and then get bone sharded or the like. I did that to someone's devour 3 creature this week at fnm after he sacked everything to it. That felt good.
Still, oblivion ring is not a rare.
I like magic as a ccg better, but I guess I can see the market for an mmo.
This would be awesome. I hope it's this.
What deckbuilding restrictions?
Anyway, you're in one of the best countries to visit, make the most of it.
I'm going to score ridiculous rhetorical points WHILE addressing the argument.
It's really easy to go "TO HELL WITH YOU MACGYVER! YOU'RE DISHONEST Q.E.D. NO NEED TO WASTE ANY TIME EXPLAINING WHY!" but it doesn't prove anything.
If you are saying I'm dishonest, you could at least point out where. (P.S. I'm not interested in the pretense of intellectual honesty, I'm here for the real thing.)
4 Order of Leitbur
4 White Knight
4 Orim's Chant
4 Disenchant
4 Shahrazad
4 Fork
4 Lightning Bolt
4 Incinerate
4 Isochron Scepter
4 Sacred Foundry
4 Windswept Heath
8 Plains
The owner of a shop I went to up until Ravnica told me the exact same thing.
In my opinion, it's really not a good time to open up a game store in the United States. Our dollar is so weak, and the economy is so poor, that a lot of people don't have the kind of money for games as they used to.
But, if you think you have a strong enough business plan, go for it!
Then what does it say? "I'm not gold!"?
So, you mean, gold is worth nothing more than what gold is, which is a moderately rare metal used for certain circuitry? Yes, I agree completely.
No, it's existence as a certain kind of matter (Au) gives it it's basic, objective value. Speculation gives it it's market value.
Doesn't matter. Then someone is speculating wrong.
It can.
It's not nonsense. Gold will always be worth it's weight in gold. It doesn't need any external guarantee. Certificate money requires someone to promise someone something. Fiat money requires someone to force someone to accept something as money. Gold speaks for itself.
What I mean by objective value is that it is equally valuable whether anyone thinks it is or not. All matter has that kind of value. Because we can use it for something, it also has a practical value (speculative value, or market value also makes sense) which is affected by what we think something is worth. And to argue on the behalf of gold being worth something: it is really shiny and cool looking, and can be made into badass electronics (which we're all using right now).
Is anyone really trying to argue that gold doesn't have value? Then what does?