There is very little interest in foils to use online, probably because many people think they look bad. For redemption, the bottleneck is the foil mythics, so the foil rares tend to take a hit and are worth less.
What's up with a lot of foil prices on the Traders site?
Like buy/sell on Verdant Catacombs is 26/29 but only 19/23 for foils with 0 in stock. Foil less than regular is very typical (my estimate is at least 25% of staples, sometimes even in stock). On many other bots the foil buy/sell disparity is far greater, with a lower buy price than regular copies and a higher sell price than regs. Is this supply and demand, risk aversion, or abysmal neglect to update prices, or something else?
Exception: If you're getting extra utility out of them, like, say, Energy field and/or web of inertia. Comboing your opponent into irrelevance is a path to victory.
As we announced on FFTR, according to Worth that is going to end soon. Either because you can't log on at all (XP and some Vista users as well) or because the .NET upgrade being planned will supposedly solve those issues.
With my slower computer and connection, I still have a MUCH harder time finishing matches on this client than I ever had on the previous client. It is the main reason that I rarely play anymore.
In the last round of an event, players are allowed to agree to split prizes. The only major restriction is that they can only split the prizes awarded by the event. As an example, in something like a qualifier event, if you and the other person are playing for an invite plus maybe 15 packs total prizes, you can't offer to give them 20 packs if they let you win and get the invite.
Great job Carl! Playing what you know can sometimes be much better than playing the "best" deck. A lesson I struggle with sometimes. Thanks for the reminder.
It wasn't indeed intended as a pejorative of any sort. (If anything, the opposite approach is more commonly linked to pejorative adjectives like "convolute".) The comparison was certainly not to reanimator, but to the Kor builds we've more frequently seen in the past, which all used the tribe as a shell for combos, and not for its built-in tribal synergy.
I asked about collusion and bribery some weeks ago.
I meant the "togethertalking" in same sentences.
I heard/read the high level judges say that you can talk about prizes and that you can talk about match outcome but you can not/should absolutely not talk about them in same sentences (togethertalking).
So the question is then if it is ok to talk about match outcome in one sentence and prizes in the next, thus not speaking of them in same sentences ? I would feel that this should not be ok, but also feel that it is hard to say exactly why.
Maybe there is something about togethertalking that I havent understood ?
Yes, but you have to remember that they have had 15++ years to build software that handles the myriad of interactions, so it is sure that there is something wrong with the effort/priority side (as opposed to the difficulty side of things).
Computer;
A computer is a general purpose device that can be programmed to carry out a set of arithmetic or logical operations automatically.
- wiki.com -
I was surprised! I'm working on another article (report).
I was actually wondering why no one actually plays BUG Control (with Time Vault/Voltaic Key/Tinker) or I just never bumped into such a deck. I would certainly try to find place for him in that kind of deck. With all those Shops around Green is a good color.
Well... City of Traitors has a cyclical relationship with the price structure. A few years ago it was even pricier than that. It probably will see a reprint in EMA but if not I don't expect it to come down to "affordable" levels any time soon. Also Thanks. Was curious if I'd missed a spike.
Er scratch that. Forgot it is likely on the reserve list. I keep forgetting EMA isn't online only.
Most of the stuff that I sold - except for Onslaught fetches - will IMO either stabilize or keep rising, because the prices were really low before, but I am not sure to the point to keep those cards as an investment. One card that I am the least sure about lasting is City of Traitors. I bought them a month ago for around 10 tix along with Ancient Tombs with the intention to build some artifact deck some day, and now it's at 40 tix.
Then there is more casual stuff like Meren of Clan Nel Toth that I don't really have a clue about it's future.
I'm glad to see you got your work published!
Puremtgo is just about the greatest place to write for, I'm very happy for you. Keep it up!
I think Deathrite Shaman is criminally underplayed to the moment. I even want to run it in a BUG combo deck with time vault, as Mana fixing/finisher/anti shops card.
Well, there's a vast difference between being on top of your game and being better than you were a year before.
The MTGO guys definitely struck gold with leagues (incidentally, a feature that the audience had been begging them to implement for what... eight years?), but other than that we're stuck with the same slow, buggy client and their poor, slow decision-making process.
I'm back to cheap mono-colored builds for a while, haha. I have sold basically all expensive cards given that Legacy stuff spiked in price lately, and I also don't want to hold onto Onslaught fetches as the standard rotation approaches. But it was fun while it lasted, it is much more rewarding to play and deckbuild without strict budgetary restrictions.
I wouldn't assume "straightforward" is a pejorative in this case... Nor a comparison to the deck SoJ played. Also in regards to RIP/LotV preboarding is the charm of TW. And I expect as soon as that starts trending, the meta will swing away from reanimator yet again.
I'm not really sure how an aggro build with a lot of synergy is any more straight forward than the "Entomb random large creature, reanimate random large creature deck." It is one of the most simplistic decks to play or play against. You either stop the huge creature and win, or don't and lose.
I'm very tempted to start putting 4 Rest in Peace or leylines of the void into every deck I make just to shut down that matchup.
Being at the top of your game doesn't necessarily mean you're in the same league as your competitors. Magic has a much more complicated set of rules than Hearthstone and therefore reasonable for more effort to go into keeping magic online stable.
Magic online 2016 is much better than Magic online 2015. That is what Pete is saying.
I don't know how you can say MTGO is on top of their game unless the only standard you're holding them to is their terrible no-good awful history. If you compare them to Hearthstone or LoL, it's not even close. Soulflayer has literally been broken for months. OGW has been out for a month and you still can't undo the mana from Kozilek's Translator. It also "tapped" for three weeks. Devouring Greed/Rage was broken for three days. You can say they "fixed" it but CCC was only available for seven days (minus a downtime) so the format was warped for essentially ½ of it.
This is a great start to the hover over images. It gets a little crazy when looking at the cards quickly because, like you said, the page jumps down, but this site could definitely use this. I really wish I had the know-how to help you perfect it, but I know nothing about coding unless it's RPG Maker. Please keep up the hard work!
There is very little interest in foils to use online, probably because many people think they look bad. For redemption, the bottleneck is the foil mythics, so the foil rares tend to take a hit and are worth less.
What's up with a lot of foil prices on the Traders site?
Like buy/sell on Verdant Catacombs is 26/29 but only 19/23 for foils with 0 in stock. Foil less than regular is very typical (my estimate is at least 25% of staples, sometimes even in stock). On many other bots the foil buy/sell disparity is far greater, with a lower buy price than regular copies and a higher sell price than regs. Is this supply and demand, risk aversion, or abysmal neglect to update prices, or something else?
Exception: If you're getting extra utility out of them, like, say, Energy field and/or web of inertia. Comboing your opponent into irrelevance is a path to victory.
As we announced on FFTR, according to Worth that is going to end soon. Either because you can't log on at all (XP and some Vista users as well) or because the .NET upgrade being planned will supposedly solve those issues.
With my slower computer and connection, I still have a MUCH harder time finishing matches on this client than I ever had on the previous client. It is the main reason that I rarely play anymore.
Online the rules are slightly different.
In the last round of an event, players are allowed to agree to split prizes. The only major restriction is that they can only split the prizes awarded by the event. As an example, in something like a qualifier event, if you and the other person are playing for an invite plus maybe 15 packs total prizes, you can't offer to give them 20 packs if they let you win and get the invite.
Great job Carl! Playing what you know can sometimes be much better than playing the "best" deck. A lesson I struggle with sometimes. Thanks for the reminder.
I'm back to cheap mono-colored builds for a while
Well, it's been nice to see another side of your building style, miha. :)
Until the next price cycle, I guess!
It wasn't indeed intended as a pejorative of any sort. (If anything, the opposite approach is more commonly linked to pejorative adjectives like "convolute".) The comparison was certainly not to reanimator, but to the Kor builds we've more frequently seen in the past, which all used the tribe as a shell for combos, and not for its built-in tribal synergy.
I think is a very bad idea if you want to win. I'd use something that cycles like Relic or Nihil Spellbomb
I asked about collusion and bribery some weeks ago.
I meant the "togethertalking" in same sentences.
I heard/read the high level judges say that you can talk about prizes and that you can talk about match outcome but you can not/should absolutely not talk about them in same sentences (togethertalking).
So the question is then if it is ok to talk about match outcome in one sentence and prizes in the next, thus not speaking of them in same sentences ? I would feel that this should not be ok, but also feel that it is hard to say exactly why.
Maybe there is something about togethertalking that I havent understood ?
Yes, but you have to remember that they have had 15++ years to build software that handles the myriad of interactions, so it is sure that there is something wrong with the effort/priority side (as opposed to the difficulty side of things).
Computer;
A computer is a general purpose device that can be programmed to carry out a set of arithmetic or logical operations automatically.
- wiki.com -
I was surprised! I'm working on another article (report).
I was actually wondering why no one actually plays BUG Control (with Time Vault/Voltaic Key/Tinker) or I just never bumped into such a deck. I would certainly try to find place for him in that kind of deck. With all those Shops around Green is a good color.
It is indeed on the list, sadly.
Well... City of Traitors has a cyclical relationship with the price structure. A few years ago it was even pricier than that. It probably will see a reprint in EMA but if not I don't expect it to come down to "affordable" levels any time soon. Also Thanks. Was curious if I'd missed a spike.
Er scratch that. Forgot it is likely on the reserve list. I keep forgetting EMA isn't online only.
Most of the stuff that I sold - except for Onslaught fetches - will IMO either stabilize or keep rising, because the prices were really low before, but I am not sure to the point to keep those cards as an investment. One card that I am the least sure about lasting is City of Traitors. I bought them a month ago for around 10 tix along with Ancient Tombs with the intention to build some artifact deck some day, and now it's at 40 tix.
Then there is more casual stuff like Meren of Clan Nel Toth that I don't really have a clue about it's future.
I'm glad to see you got your work published!
Puremtgo is just about the greatest place to write for, I'm very happy for you. Keep it up!
I think Deathrite Shaman is criminally underplayed to the moment. I even want to run it in a BUG combo deck with time vault, as Mana fixing/finisher/anti shops card.
Can't wait for the next one!
Anything in particularly trending hot that you don't think will last?
Well, there's a vast difference between being on top of your game and being better than you were a year before.
The MTGO guys definitely struck gold with leagues (incidentally, a feature that the audience had been begging them to implement for what... eight years?), but other than that we're stuck with the same slow, buggy client and their poor, slow decision-making process.
I'm back to cheap mono-colored builds for a while, haha. I have sold basically all expensive cards given that Legacy stuff spiked in price lately, and I also don't want to hold onto Onslaught fetches as the standard rotation approaches. But it was fun while it lasted, it is much more rewarding to play and deckbuild without strict budgetary restrictions.
I wouldn't assume "straightforward" is a pejorative in this case... Nor a comparison to the deck SoJ played. Also in regards to RIP/LotV preboarding is the charm of TW. And I expect as soon as that starts trending, the meta will swing away from reanimator yet again.
I'm not really sure how an aggro build with a lot of synergy is any more straight forward than the "Entomb random large creature, reanimate random large creature deck." It is one of the most simplistic decks to play or play against. You either stop the huge creature and win, or don't and lose.
I'm very tempted to start putting 4 Rest in Peace or leylines of the void into every deck I make just to shut down that matchup.
Being at the top of your game doesn't necessarily mean you're in the same league as your competitors. Magic has a much more complicated set of rules than Hearthstone and therefore reasonable for more effort to go into keeping magic online stable.
Magic online 2016 is much better than Magic online 2015. That is what Pete is saying.
I don't know how you can say MTGO is on top of their game unless the only standard you're holding them to is their terrible no-good awful history. If you compare them to Hearthstone or LoL, it's not even close. Soulflayer has literally been broken for months. OGW has been out for a month and you still can't undo the mana from Kozilek's Translator. It also "tapped" for three weeks. Devouring Greed/Rage was broken for three days. You can say they "fixed" it but CCC was only available for seven days (minus a downtime) so the format was warped for essentially ½ of it.
This is a great start to the hover over images. It gets a little crazy when looking at the cards quickly because, like you said, the page jumps down, but this site could definitely use this. I really wish I had the know-how to help you perfect it, but I know nothing about coding unless it's RPG Maker. Please keep up the hard work!