garthvanbell.bsky.social
He/Him/His
|| Northern Nevada
Software Engineer
Nothingmancer
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Purple discord uses Vis as the logo for a reason. Dude is just absolutely iconic, dripped to the 9s. I may not love playing against him, but Viserai is one of the heroes that got me into the game
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Flubber still goes hard
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Congrats dude!!
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They might not like it, but this is what peak battle station looks like š¤š¤
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Also like not to mention the fact that thatās kind of a rude thing to say
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Overall pretty stoked with my return, enjoying the deck. Definitely feel like I have to dodge the big disrupters in the room though.
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And I want ANOTHER
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Bryan, if we donāt have some kind of eldritch horror involved in the set Iām gonna be very sad
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How dare you like a thing that other person doesnāt like. Their opinion is the only true one, clearly
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Glad to see some positivity about it. Im a big fan of the books, do yearly rereads. I think theyāve got the spirit of it, the actors are hitting their stride, and season 3 is shaping up to be good from what weāve seen. I think theyāre fun watches that Iāve certainly enjoyed!
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Hey man they ALREADY reprinted CnC, what more could we want?! (/s)
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Snow Crash is one of the best cyberpunk novels around. Which is great, because it apparently set out to be a satire of the genre. This and Neuromancer were eye-opening as a young reader. Love me some dystopian SciFi
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My brother got me into it, and one of my cousins gifted me a set of his old discs. Turns out a lot of my friends play, too! Iām pretty excited to get a little more active this year.
And yeah, ultimately thatās the conclusion I came to. I love the game, but right now just isnāt the time for me
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If itās a super complex call, I get it. Mistakes happen and weāre human. But repeated mistakes, several of which demonstrate a fundamental lack of understanding of core principles of the game like the stack? Ehhh yeah Iām a little less lenient
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not tagging any of this with the fab tag because I get not everyone shares these concerns, and Iād rather not inundate BryanGo or JWās timeline with negativity. If theyāre happy with the game theyāre designing Iām glad. If the majority of players are happy too, then thatās great. Just not for me
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Not to mention the erosion of class identity and homogenization of disruptive effects. As well as the rather lack in quality and verification of judging calls at events. Saw no fewer than five incorrect calls in Portland that cost games. That was deeply disappointing, as a judge.
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Debate them or change anyoneās mind. These are the problems I have with the game, and thatās all that they are.
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Card advantage and offensive overlap. Lack of forethought and testing in MST, the fact that ice (which is meant to curb aggro) showed up with the force of a fart in the wind, the fact that CyB exists and is their vision for control decks. These are all based on my experience, and Iām not trying to >
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Cost of entry for new players, prevalence of either aggro as the premier deck or solitaire decks like Enigma, prevalence of non-games, lack of a proper reprint policy, stated design philosophy of āoverpowered with silver bulletsā that removes player agency, contradictory design when it comes to >
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I havenāt either. Itās just about as much fun as watching paint dry at this point. Itās so far from a diverse meta itās not even funny. But thatās just the way it goes I guess
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Ah man. Another tourney, another 6/8 MST t8. And pushed aggro vis making an appearance. Iām shocked
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I agree, though the that there had to be bans at all is part of the issue I take with the set. Iād rather just have them release heroes in a healthy state and not absolutely take over the game for months after release. A little meta shakeup is great, but itās been every t8 since MST featuring MST
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MST really was one of the designed sets of all time
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King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard. Every show Iāve been to has been fantastic, and I always leave wanting to go to another. They streamed their entire 2024 tour on YouTube for those interested!
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It really feels like sometimes she just always has it and never doesnāt have it and those games are nightmares
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We donāt make the rules
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But the sideboard guide!
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I wasnāt communicating my disdain for certain decks and design choices (non-Nuu CYB, the wet fart that was iceās reintroduction, the general power creep of aggro) at armory events in a polite or constructive way. It was made clear to me that I was being overly competitive and making folks feel bad
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The Azalea game was wild, they popped my Kodachi with a dominated melting pointed Widowmaker when I had two Dreacts. Found ways to give needle my Ira trigger. Was a fun game to navigate, and got the concealed blade to pick my Kodachi back up the turn they popped my needle with a d react. Spooky shit
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Oh yes, #fabtcg #ArmoryRecap but not quite?