Quote from DementedKirby »Interesting... I will probably just maintain my primers here just because they have some history and have been here for a while. There's lots of discussions and I believe that they'll still be useful if I'm still able to edit and maintain them. That being said, the staff here at MTGSalvation have made the experience and forums an amazing place and their dedication deserves way more merit and credit than can be given. I hope that, once MTGNexus is up and running, an announcement can be made and thus be able to create an account there (and hopefully no one takes my username). It won't be easy juggling between being active in two different sites, but I will probably only be attentive here to my primers. If the exodus towards MTGNexus is a certain thing, then I will join that immigration.
If the people who make up the relevant parts of the community to you are moving, then going over there could be reasonable. If not, then, at least personally, the community is way more important than the staff. In my case, at this point in time, I'm almost exclusively focused on the Mafia side of things, with the occasional foray into EDH. The EDH section is losing a number of serious people to this schism, so I'm probably just forgoing the game altogether for the time being; I haven't played Magic since August of last year anyways, if I recall correctly. Both communities will probably change, but it's a question of convenience of staying here or loyalty to people who are moving, the primary group of which and force behind which is staff. Both sites are at an unstable state. This site needs a staff that is actively focused on it and appreciates the community, Nexus will need people who like the old staff of Salvation enough to want to be there, and doesn't have the funding or people to be as stable as Salvation potentially can be at this time.
That said, as a user, you probably won't even notice most of it. The staff are just people, just the same as users. Their authority is an artificial concept. So make sure that whatever you choose, it's based on your feelings about the community, not just following either the staff to Nexus or just staying here for the site structure itself, as either way, you'll likely end up disappointed if that's the reasoning for your choice.
Drop of Honey?
I'd suggest that you cut Vernal Bloom, Darksteel Pendant, That Which Was Taken, Protean Hulk (BANNED), and Deadwood Treefolk.
I guess I meant this on a more personal level. To those people who are arguing for this change, what is spurring you on? What inspired you to argue for this change? Specifically, what inspired for you to argue for it rather than some other change?
Given that the RC has been resistant to this change in the past, what's the plan if no change is implemented?
Yeah, ok. I'm only a year and a few months older than Airithne, so much younger than you ancient relics.
Most of the past decade for me. I'll try and post a list of my favorites here at some point soon. Haven't gone over everything I've watched in quite some time.
I feel Trigun and Bebop kinda form a dichotomy; Trigun is more comedy focused with serious parts, while Bebop is more serious-focused with comedy parts.
Key word: Hopefully. Here's a point: It would draw much more attention nowadays to the 246 (adding the five FRF legendaries) hybrid cards than back when Memnarch was made legal, given the popularity difference of the format. While it is a relatively small number of potential slots in decks to have an argument about, given that I'm guessing that it's not specific-card motivated, it is still a point of note that attention would be drawn to hybrid cards.
So what is the motivation for arguing for the change in the first place?
What are you expecting us to do? Convince the RC as a mob?
In a small fraction of the possible decks in the format? Yes, I do.
See previous point about a the fraction of decks.
Well, 246 (adding the five new legendaries) cards is a lot more than 10 (Bosh, Memnarch, Thelon, Daughter of Autumn, Rhys the Exiled, the five relevant FRF generals)... though the percentages might be similar.
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Also, here's something:
Let's say I make a mono-red deck entirely out of hybrid cards, with a mono-red general. I know that the hybrid supporters been generally talking about fringe play, but this would be a possibility. Does this really make sense as a mono-red deck?
Yeah, the notable use difference is that Rings interacts with much more, from Fetches (which is an amazing interaction), to Greater Good, Sensei's Divining Top, Birthing Pod, Fauna Shaman, Knight of the Reliquary...
Clearly you should make it into a primer.
Thoughts on Rings of Brighthearth? Given the number of activated abilities in the deck spread between the four different permanent types that you are running, it seems like it would be amazing. It also allows you to get two things back with your general, which could be quite reasonable.
A playstyle question: How often do you find yourself entwining Tooth and Nail versus using each of the two modes individually?