yeah if I were healthy enough to play, I wouldn't unless it were in Louisville. I can't justify travel costs, then an incredibly high entry fee on top of everything else. Without GPTs happening anymore, byes are harder which is fine, but the costs are just absurd.
I mean for that money I could buy so many games for me and Cassius to play, and that entertainment would last much longer than a weekend.
Unfortunately, I don't think it's really possible to accurately compare GP numbers. Not only does a difference in cities matter (for instance, Phoenix is the main Southwest Airlines hub, so it would be a decent amount cheaper to fly to than Omaha, and it's easily drivable from LA), but so does the cost. While I do not play in the GP scene, I have seen a significant amount of chatter regarding the escalating cost. If the GP 2 years ago was $50 less to play in (completely made up number) that can impact attendance as well. Similarly, Modern has far fewer GPs, so the devoted Modern players have fewer options.
Yeah, that was also it, but I liked the difference between you guys. You're more high energy, while he would calmly tell you you shouldn't do the thing you were going to do. :)
We had a lot of fun doing this, so we'll definitely want to do it again. When it happens, I'll make sure to try a better audio setup, as the sound differences were a combination of him being a naturally low speaker and my voice being way louder that I like to think it is. :)
That was great, man. You should use the webcam even when you're alone! Why you never did before? Your gestures help selling your speeches about picks and blocks, even when they're misguided. :)
Will you try and talk Juca into appearing again? He complements you well, I think. (Does everybody speak perfect English in Brazil?) The only thing is, he was sitting farther than you from the microphone, so his voice was a bit too low at times. So maybe you should find a different setup, even if the framing with you in the foreground and him a bit behind looked good.
Outside of paying tickets (which WotC can't legally do), how else can WotC do payouts? Paying boosters took money out of the pockets of people playing Limited (by making their prizes worth less), and more people playing Limited means that Constructed product (at least for current sets) is worth less. (and honestly, part of that is probably the draft leagues--I wish the confluence of draft leagues, treasure chests, and awful Standard hadn't all happened at the same time so we could isolate the effects of each one on the economy).
Ham on Wry organized by BlippyTheSlug was canceled due to it being too hard for Blippy to get going last year. The CCC is not related to that in anyway. I feel both are losses to the community.
Are you referring to the Community Cup (the one with streamers and prominent community players being flown to the Headquarters for a weekend of various formats), or the Erik Friborg Memorial Vintage Event? I think I caused confusion by referring to the latter as a Community Cup.
The first one costs WotC a lot of money and time due to the flights and accommodation and staff time to organise it, the second one costs them peanuts (a few hundred tix). It doesn't bother me that the former one didn't take place last year, but it does matter to me that the Hamtastic Memorial Event was declined to be supported. I agree with Paul.
:Wotc are partly funding their prize payouts by sacrificing the value of my collection. And I am not happy about it :(
WotC is paying 100% of all constructed prizes directly out of the pockets of people holding constructed cards, this has been the case ever since the switch over to treasure chests.
The community cup was my favorite event of the year. Followed maybe by the Community Super League, which looks like it will go down as a 1-time occurrence. While I find it encouraging that WOTC is hiring a number of content creators to do everything from promotional videos to pro tour coverage, I do miss the more just for fun events.
I will look into it so it doesn't happen again.
Here is the original list.
https://www.mtggoldfish.com/deck/668295#online
hmm for some reason the deck creator here did not recognize Undiscovered Paradise
Much thanks Josh, as per usual you rock! :)
Does anyone know what the 2 missing cards in the Vintage Dredge deck were?
yeah if I were healthy enough to play, I wouldn't unless it were in Louisville. I can't justify travel costs, then an incredibly high entry fee on top of everything else. Without GPTs happening anymore, byes are harder which is fine, but the costs are just absurd.
I mean for that money I could buy so many games for me and Cassius to play, and that entertainment would last much longer than a weekend.
Nods, getting that changed over for you all
Unfortunately, I don't think it's really possible to accurately compare GP numbers. Not only does a difference in cities matter (for instance, Phoenix is the main Southwest Airlines hub, so it would be a decent amount cheaper to fly to than Omaha, and it's easily drivable from LA), but so does the cost. While I do not play in the GP scene, I have seen a significant amount of chatter regarding the escalating cost. If the GP 2 years ago was $50 less to play in (completely made up number) that can impact attendance as well. Similarly, Modern has far fewer GPs, so the devoted Modern players have fewer options.
The art for Iona should be the alt-art from the FTV series not the Zendikar version.
Don't pay out packs. They pay out TCs
"One more year and it can drive!" - Not in my part of the world ;)
Yeah, that was also it, but I liked the difference between you guys. You're more high energy, while he would calmly tell you you shouldn't do the thing you were going to do. :)
Glad you enjoyed it!
We had a lot of fun doing this, so we'll definitely want to do it again. When it happens, I'll make sure to try a better audio setup, as the sound differences were a combination of him being a naturally low speaker and my voice being way louder that I like to think it is. :)
Source?
MtgO traffic has been reduced more than 80 percent since 2010. That is a lot and has its' reasons.
That was great, man. You should use the webcam even when you're alone! Why you never did before? Your gestures help selling your speeches about picks and blocks, even when they're misguided. :)
Will you try and talk Juca into appearing again? He complements you well, I think. (Does everybody speak perfect English in Brazil?) The only thing is, he was sitting farther than you from the microphone, so his voice was a bit too low at times. So maybe you should find a different setup, even if the framing with you in the foreground and him a bit behind looked good.
Hi Michelle,
I was referring to the Community Cup that Wizards hosts in Renton with streamers and content creators.
Outside of paying tickets (which WotC can't legally do), how else can WotC do payouts? Paying boosters took money out of the pockets of people playing Limited (by making their prizes worth less), and more people playing Limited means that Constructed product (at least for current sets) is worth less. (and honestly, part of that is probably the draft leagues--I wish the confluence of draft leagues, treasure chests, and awful Standard hadn't all happened at the same time so we could isolate the effects of each one on the economy).
Ham on Wry organized by BlippyTheSlug was canceled due to it being too hard for Blippy to get going last year. The CCC is not related to that in anyway. I feel both are losses to the community.
How much has mtgo traffic fallen - since treasure chests were introduced ?
- since 2010 ?
Hi Steve,
Are you referring to the Community Cup (the one with streamers and prominent community players being flown to the Headquarters for a weekend of various formats), or the Erik Friborg Memorial Vintage Event? I think I caused confusion by referring to the latter as a Community Cup.
The first one costs WotC a lot of money and time due to the flights and accommodation and staff time to organise it, the second one costs them peanuts (a few hundred tix). It doesn't bother me that the former one didn't take place last year, but it does matter to me that the Hamtastic Memorial Event was declined to be supported. I agree with Paul.
Thanks AJ - very kind words!
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:Wotc are partly funding their prize payouts by sacrificing the value of my collection. And I am not happy about it :(
WotC is paying 100% of all constructed prizes directly out of the pockets of people holding constructed cards, this has been the case ever since the switch over to treasure chests.
The community cup was my favorite event of the year. Followed maybe by the Community Super League, which looks like it will go down as a 1-time occurrence. While I find it encouraging that WOTC is hiring a number of content creators to do everything from promotional videos to pro tour coverage, I do miss the more just for fun events.
Welcome back! Delighted when someone on my 'Always read this person' list returns.