If the Twin ban was more about shaking up the format to create excitement for the PT than anything else, and if you're unhappy about this, I'd recommend not watching the PT. (I already don't watch live MTG, so my absence will not matter.)
Or, if you must watch it, then at least spam chat with obnoxious anti-Tron or anti-Affinity memes. "Modern: big mana ramp or a million little dudes... how exciting!" Something like that. I'm not good at meme-crafting and Twitch chat is a cesspool that makes the living envy the dead, so who knows what will catch on there.
If "shake-up bans" are the bad part of the Faustian bargain that's necessary to have a Modern PT, is it possible to start a campaign to get rid of Modern PTs? "No Modern PT; Please, Think of the Format's Health." Like I said, I'm no good at sloganeering.
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UrMazuku posted a message on Current Modern Banlist Discussion (1/18/2016 update - Summer Bloom/Splinter Twin Banned)Posted in: Modern Archives -
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darthkramer posted a message on [Primer] Cutthroat AristocratsAnafenza has been popping up a lot more now that people are wise to how explosive this deck can get. I really don't want to have to put more removal than the 2x Bone Splinters I have in the main, but I may have to.Posted in: Standard Archives -
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Galspanic posted a message on TCGPlayer Preview - Shambling Vent"It has lifelink? I'm shocked!!"Posted in: The Rumor Mill
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Gutterstorm posted a message on Mothership Spoilers September 07 - Enemy manland, promos, Desolation Twin.Posted in: The Rumor MillQuote from EasyLover »Who cares bout the Izzet manland. i want Orzhov & Boros !
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hippohugger posted a message on Store owner gets incensed when I find some overlooked cards in the bargain binYou should have challenged him to a magic game right there. If you win, you get his store, his family and his money.Posted in: Magic General -
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cryogen posted a message on How to ship safely with a regular envelopePosted in: Magic GeneralQuote from Red4win »Does anyone know if you are able to write the non-machinable yourself and add some additional amount of postage or does it need to be done by the post office? Thank you everyone for all of the help!!
If you use a $0.70 stamp or two Forever stamps and write "nonmachinable" then they won't use a machine to sort it. Whenever I send out cards worth more than a few dollars I splurge for those stamps and will write it on the envelope as added insurance. I don't know what will happen if you used a regular stamp and wrote "nonmachinable" on it then stuck it in the mail box. They may send it back to you for insufficient postage.
Quote from Big Magic »You should be able to just write "DO NOT BEND", on the envelope. That's what I've done and so far no horror stories from people I've sent cards to.
Not true. Writing DO NOT BEND does not prevent them from machine sorting a letter. The only thing it does is provide the illusion of them handling it gently. Generally speaking, letter carriers aren't jerks who bend up your stuff anyway, and it's really only the large flat envelopes that get bent to fit in a mailbox. There isn't a need to bend regular letters.
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Me too. But that's why I secure the card in the middle of the envelope with tape. It seems to keep the machines from grabbing the paper and having the toploader slide around. I like the card stock method too but have had to pay postage on those before when they get to me.
I use the comic book backing boards. I'll stick the cards in a top loader and tape it to the cardboard. It's still thin enough that they take it at the post office without requesting extra postage. I've even used two pieces of cardboard taped together when I didn't have a top loader, and tucked a couple of extra cards between the top loader and cardboard when all of the cards wouldn't fit in one top loader. I've sent a lot of cards and never had a single problem at the post office or with the recipient.
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You can write Do Not Bend or Non-Machineable on the envelope yourself. Doing this will make the envelope a hand-sort only proposition, so you need to add $.22 extra postage ($.71 total). I can't even begin to tell you how many trades I've received Postage Due over the past 6 months. A lot of people will tell you that a toploader in a PWE should be fine with a single stamp, but if your Post Office actually adheres to their own printed guidelines, a single stamp is not enough.
I write DO NOT BEND on every envelope I send out and never had one returned for insufficient postage when I just use a regular Forever stamp. -
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dLANCER posted a message on How to ship safely with a regular envelopeMake sure the card doesn't flop or move in the envelope is the numba wan thing. So taping it to a index card or a folded piece of paper is vital. You can use a piece of paper to cover the opening of toploaders , and then tape that to toploader itself. No sticky residue on anything.Posted in: Magic General
I sure wish there was a envelope that just perfectly fitted 2 toploaders and 5 cards in a penny sleeve with out needing any other items to prevent movement in transit, something like 3 x 5.
Here are some photos!
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Juanlu posted a message on PT Brussels -- Dragons of Tarkir -- 4/10-12Rooting for Shota, he is a beast.Posted in: Standard Archives
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cryogen posted a message on Commander Tuck DiscussionPosted in: Commander Rules Discussion ForumQuote from Jial »I need some time to process this as this removes one of my only safety valves against some of the more annoying commanders like Derevi who thrive in the command zone. I guess it's time to break out Nevermore/et al again, which are nowhere near as helpful. What's funny is that my playgroup pointed to things like Chaos Warp/Oblation/Spell Crumple as answers for Derevi's shenanigans and now that has been yanked away. I highlight Derevi with this news due to it being in one of the nastiest color combinations in my playgroup and for being the commander that cares the least about going back to the CZ repeatedly.
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Pyrocumulus posted a message on Pro Tour Fate Reforged - Modern DiscussionPosted in: Modern ArchivesQuote from Celestial_Crusader »Does anyone know what is so special about the King of the Hill table?
It's the only place to get propane and propane accessories at the event. - To post a comment, please login or register a new account.
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