Primordial Waters - What about Kobolds? You can explicitly redefine a creature's colors. And that's exactly the template to do it. In response to Anonymous, static abilities function in all zones. So Summoner's Pact would be unable to grab this blue fatty. Given the requirement to make a "rare blue fatty" I think the solution was really clever. It's creative and it has that "I'm not monocolored!" feeling that Conflux cards have.
Goblin Fire Drill - Imagine this card with just the first sentence. Use a slightly larger font and center the text like Furnace of Rath. It'd be 10/10. And the art is hilarious. This is my favorite card.
Tactical Advantage - Templating has a golden rule too: no ugly Magic cards. The following text is ugly: "Choose 1 - target creature gains deathtouch until end of turn, or target creature gains reach until end of turn, or target creature gains flanking until end of turn, or target creature gains forestwalk until end of turn." And don't forget the reminder text since this is a common. Ignoring the fact that they'd never put 4 keywords on a common card, I think this is templated correctly for a rare.
Not bad, better scripting and more practice will smooth you guys out. From the stammering in the beginning to the breath noises off and on are all things that can and I'm sure will be corrected soon. I had taken a break for about 3 months,did some real Magic for a while, but I like the idea of listening while I play and getting info on the current state. I'm not sure you will be able to keep up material for a weekly show,in the beginning, once you have established I think you may get some exclusive from WOTC, but even then bi or tri weekly should be pretty do-able. Keep it up, regardless of the naysayers, give it time.
Great idea guys! It's great to hear what's going on and getting future insight on what's coming up is sweet. I have to agree with Tarmotog..."Freed From The Real" is a good name! Has anyone thought of WOTC...Wizards Of The Chat...lol...sorry, i know that was corny. Keep it up guys.
Yey Pauper, swiss and 4/8 player queues...nay 2 player queues!
So, a worse reflecting pool that won't give you decent mana fixing and that won't give you decent turn 1 plays (wow I have a thoughtseize but, you know, just no black mana cause I cut 2 shocklands for these two crappy orchards, and my opponent is playing monoblue faeries)... If this is going to be very expensive, then it will be a sign of the fact the magic market has mental illness. This card won't probably see play in eternal formats and extended, and pool is just better in standard... Why do they bother printing this crap? at least the 5c land that can make mana just for creatures is funny!
The criticism of Moby Dick was that its drawback is too severe? Couldn't you just play a deck without spells that target creatures and have it simply be a 8/10 trampler for 5? If I understand the card correctly, it's not too severe, it's that the drawback can be mostly circumvented, leaving the drawback to be simply that you play with your hand revealed...
We did in fact have a script, but the script wasn't as detailed as it should have been. We'll definitely have a more detailed script for next week.
In terms of the more detailed information, again I'll take the personal responsibility for that. As the token tournament player, I'll be sure to add more next time.
As a semi-first attempt, I'm actually surprised at having as much coherency as we managed to achieve.
With that said, there's a lot to be improved upon. Any and all help is appreciated. Some very good constructive criticism from Bosh, and I think that will help us going forward. Thanks!
It's called the "Golden Rule". If a card contradicts the rules, then the card has precedence. If a card says it is blue, then it's blue, whatever the comprehensive rules have to say about a card's color being determined by it's casting cost. Transguild Courier and Ghostfire are two good examples of this.
Also, there is no reason tactical advantage should be a modal spell. Modal spells are used when the different functions of the card would have a different type of target, or one would have a target and another wouldn't. If Bant Charm wasn't modal, you'd need an artifact, a creature AND an instant spell to target in order to cast it.
If templating is going to be judged, I think the judges need to know a little bit more about it. I'm not even sure why it's judged anyway since templating isn't a design or even a development concern.
I think it would improve the article if you had an area where you show the three highest-rated cards, instead of having the reader have to scroll through and note which cards had the highest scores.
I actually felt bad about leaving it off the way I did. So, I went back and listened to it all. Okay, first off, like I said, I would recommend a script of some sort or at least an outline in the hands of everyone you plan to have on your show. Have your information in front of you. Don't be stumbling around trying to find the name of "that card" or "that event". Discuss not only what is going on, but give suggestions to it's listeners about an angle to take in upcoming weeks. Give them tools or suggestions to help them/us benefit from your information. Maybe deck tech discussions, the current meta game, hands on game walk-through. Be different, mix it up, do something different then other columnist post. You guys need to have first hand experience in what's going on, not just analyzing it from afar. Have some sort of organization as to who comes in and says what, you were kind of all over the place, not knowing when someone else would say something, if anything at all. I think a good name for this podcast, if it could live up to it, would be "The Word". Simple and direct. Make this the place that all magic players what to come check out. Keep in mind your competition; Top 8 Magic Podcast, Evan Erwin. Make sure you diversify yourselves enough to stand out.
I hope this was more informative for you then my last post. =)
You're right, Ghostfire has the same problem. Future Sight has some really weird stuff in it, and that's something weird they were doing to give red a burn spell that got around protection.
I want to see this nomenclature on a creature in a normal set that Wizards makes, in a way that makes sense before I agree that this kind of thing should be done this way. This submission creates a lot of extra complexity for a minor sense of flavor.
Wicked, have been waiting for the article to go up for ages, since the scores were posted. It's a shame we couldn't get Rushmore111's comments as well, I really wanted to hear criticism from every judge, but never mind. Being my first go, I've gotta say that I loved it, now for the next one!
First of all, yes, this show will be coming out weekly.
As for smoothing things out, I have to agree. It was shaky at the beginning, and even in between, there were issues from time to time. These will be addressed. Thanks for the comments.
The beginning was pretty shaky I admit. I'm sorry you couldn't get past the first 2 minutes. The script will be refined further so that there's a smoother beginning next time.
Also, the topics are updated on a weekly basis. Some of the topics that were bigger on the agenda were a bit dated (namely the 2 man queues), but there was a lot of information that was worth mentioning. However, should you have any suggestions as to what we should talk about, feel free to recommend That said, I'm not 100% sure if your comment on the relevance of the news items are even valid as you listened only to the first 2 minutes. :P
Although I personally stand by this edition, I assure you it'll get better.
Isn't this the same as Changeling except with color instead of creature types? What about Ghostfire? That has red mana in the mana cost, but they had no trouble putting "Ghostfire is colorless" on the card. I don't see how this is any different?
Ancestral Vison - no mana cost
Painter's Servant - no colored mana in the mana cost
Pact of Negation - no mana cost
Wayward Angel - I don't get your point, its a white card gains an ability to stop being white and become black
Slaughter Pact - no mana cost
Crookshank Kobolds - no mana cost
Lifelace - it changes the color of another card, changing the definition of the target card.
The card has green mana in the mana cost, that makes it green on its own, REGARDLESS OF THE COLOR OF ITS FRAME. You can't just say its blue. If there's no mana cost, then you can define it as a color, and you can have an ability that changes the color if something else happens, but you can not just say, "it's blue," and make it blue.
Primordial Waters - What about Kobolds? You can explicitly redefine a creature's colors. And that's exactly the template to do it. In response to Anonymous, static abilities function in all zones. So Summoner's Pact would be unable to grab this blue fatty. Given the requirement to make a "rare blue fatty" I think the solution was really clever. It's creative and it has that "I'm not monocolored!" feeling that Conflux cards have.
Goblin Fire Drill - Imagine this card with just the first sentence. Use a slightly larger font and center the text like Furnace of Rath. It'd be 10/10. And the art is hilarious. This is my favorite card.
Tactical Advantage - Templating has a golden rule too: no ugly Magic cards. The following text is ugly: "Choose 1 - target creature gains deathtouch until end of turn, or target creature gains reach until end of turn, or target creature gains flanking until end of turn, or target creature gains forestwalk until end of turn." And don't forget the reminder text since this is a common. Ignoring the fact that they'd never put 4 keywords on a common card, I think this is templated correctly for a rare.
Matrix of One - I like it. Sweet frame too.
FUN!
Not bad, better scripting and more practice will smooth you guys out. From the stammering in the beginning to the breath noises off and on are all things that can and I'm sure will be corrected soon. I had taken a break for about 3 months,did some real Magic for a while, but I like the idea of listening while I play and getting info on the current state. I'm not sure you will be able to keep up material for a weekly show,in the beginning, once you have established I think you may get some exclusive from WOTC, but even then bi or tri weekly should be pretty do-able. Keep it up, regardless of the naysayers, give it time.
Great idea guys! It's great to hear what's going on and getting future insight on what's coming up is sweet. I have to agree with Tarmotog..."Freed From The Real" is a good name! Has anyone thought of WOTC...Wizards Of The Chat...lol...sorry, i know that was corny. Keep it up guys.
Yey Pauper, swiss and 4/8 player queues...nay 2 player queues!
I was thinking "PureMTGO Twincast" because you can stream it or download it. Just a thought. I like the idead of Podcast.
So, a worse reflecting pool that won't give you decent mana fixing and that won't give you decent turn 1 plays (wow I have a thoughtseize but, you know, just no black mana cause I cut 2 shocklands for these two crappy orchards, and my opponent is playing monoblue faeries)... If this is going to be very expensive, then it will be a sign of the fact the magic market has mental illness. This card won't probably see play in eternal formats and extended, and pool is just better in standard... Why do they bother printing this crap? at least the 5c land that can make mana just for creatures is funny!
The criticism of Moby Dick was that its drawback is too severe? Couldn't you just play a deck without spells that target creatures and have it simply be a 8/10 trampler for 5? If I understand the card correctly, it's not too severe, it's that the drawback can be mostly circumvented, leaving the drawback to be simply that you play with your hand revealed...
It'll be up for the next podcast. Sorry for the inconvenience.
Again thanks for the words.
We did in fact have a script, but the script wasn't as detailed as it should have been. We'll definitely have a more detailed script for next week.
In terms of the more detailed information, again I'll take the personal responsibility for that. As the token tournament player, I'll be sure to add more next time.
Thanks for your podcast name suggestion.
-Sebastian
Great stuff, look forward to listening to the upcoming episodes!
What about "Oh No! MODO!!"? Just trying to find something that rhymes and I think its funny to say....
It can also be "Oh no, MODO".
Or what about, "Weekly Downtime"... you know.. after the weekly downtimes that all MTGO players dread.
Name - Purecast?
Hey guys,
I cannot seem to find an RSS link to get this podcast automatically in my itunes... am I just missing something simple or is it not created yet?
But good things in store for the future.
As a semi-first attempt, I'm actually surprised at having as much coherency as we managed to achieve.
With that said, there's a lot to be improved upon. Any and all help is appreciated. Some very good constructive criticism from Bosh, and I think that will help us going forward. Thanks!
It's called the "Golden Rule". If a card contradicts the rules, then the card has precedence. If a card says it is blue, then it's blue, whatever the comprehensive rules have to say about a card's color being determined by it's casting cost. Transguild Courier and Ghostfire are two good examples of this.
Also, there is no reason tactical advantage should be a modal spell. Modal spells are used when the different functions of the card would have a different type of target, or one would have a target and another wouldn't. If Bant Charm wasn't modal, you'd need an artifact, a creature AND an instant spell to target in order to cast it.
If templating is going to be judged, I think the judges need to know a little bit more about it. I'm not even sure why it's judged anyway since templating isn't a design or even a development concern.
I think it would improve the article if you had an area where you show the three highest-rated cards, instead of having the reader have to scroll through and note which cards had the highest scores.
Well reported - congrats to the winners!
I actually felt bad about leaving it off the way I did. So, I went back and listened to it all. Okay, first off, like I said, I would recommend a script of some sort or at least an outline in the hands of everyone you plan to have on your show. Have your information in front of you. Don't be stumbling around trying to find the name of "that card" or "that event". Discuss not only what is going on, but give suggestions to it's listeners about an angle to take in upcoming weeks. Give them tools or suggestions to help them/us benefit from your information. Maybe deck tech discussions, the current meta game, hands on game walk-through. Be different, mix it up, do something different then other columnist post. You guys need to have first hand experience in what's going on, not just analyzing it from afar. Have some sort of organization as to who comes in and says what, you were kind of all over the place, not knowing when someone else would say something, if anything at all. I think a good name for this podcast, if it could live up to it, would be "The Word". Simple and direct. Make this the place that all magic players what to come check out. Keep in mind your competition; Top 8 Magic Podcast, Evan Erwin. Make sure you diversify yourselves enough to stand out.
I hope this was more informative for you then my last post. =)
Looking forward to next time.
Yeah, I definitely agree with you that it's clunky and confusing; I was just saying that it doesn't seem to be incorrect/impossible/against the rules.
You're right, Ghostfire has the same problem. Future Sight has some really weird stuff in it, and that's something weird they were doing to give red a burn spell that got around protection.
I want to see this nomenclature on a creature in a normal set that Wizards makes, in a way that makes sense before I agree that this kind of thing should be done this way. This submission creates a lot of extra complexity for a minor sense of flavor.
Wicked, have been waiting for the article to go up for ages, since the scores were posted. It's a shame we couldn't get Rushmore111's comments as well, I really wanted to hear criticism from every judge, but never mind. Being my first go, I've gotta say that I loved it, now for the next one!
First of all, yes, this show will be coming out weekly.
As for smoothing things out, I have to agree. It was shaky at the beginning, and even in between, there were issues from time to time. These will be addressed. Thanks for the comments.
Thanks for the comments.
As for the sound quality, that's definitely my mistake. I'll be sure to adjust it for the next podcast.
As for the name suggestion, I think that's a pretty cool name. Definitely added to the list.
The beginning was pretty shaky I admit. I'm sorry you couldn't get past the first 2 minutes. The script will be refined further so that there's a smoother beginning next time.
Also, the topics are updated on a weekly basis. Some of the topics that were bigger on the agenda were a bit dated (namely the 2 man queues), but there was a lot of information that was worth mentioning. However, should you have any suggestions as to what we should talk about, feel free to recommend That said, I'm not 100% sure if your comment on the relevance of the news items are even valid as you listened only to the first 2 minutes. :P
Although I personally stand by this edition, I assure you it'll get better.
Isn't this the same as Changeling except with color instead of creature types? What about Ghostfire? That has red mana in the mana cost, but they had no trouble putting "Ghostfire is colorless" on the card. I don't see how this is any different?
Did you read the comprehensive rule I quoted?
Ancestral Vison - no mana cost
Painter's Servant - no colored mana in the mana cost
Pact of Negation - no mana cost
Wayward Angel - I don't get your point, its a white card gains an ability to stop being white and become black
Slaughter Pact - no mana cost
Crookshank Kobolds - no mana cost
Lifelace - it changes the color of another card, changing the definition of the target card.
The card has green mana in the mana cost, that makes it green on its own, REGARDLESS OF THE COLOR OF ITS FRAME. You can't just say its blue. If there's no mana cost, then you can define it as a color, and you can have an ability that changes the color if something else happens, but you can not just say, "it's blue," and make it blue.