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Posted: Tue Oct 15, 2013 9:02 pm
by hamfactorial
Oh no! I've failed the Sally Challenge!

Big props to Haida for knowing about it :sherlock:

Posted: Tue Oct 15, 2013 9:03 pm
by Khaospawn
Alright bitches. Shut up because it's time for some official clan shit:

Tier 1 -> 2:

FIA
coffeecolder
JadePhoenix
DerWille
Aodh

Tier 2 -> 3:
Nuwen
Fate
Johnny_Spike
Helios
Sasky

If you don't have new access to the Restricted/Private forums by the end of the day just lmk.

Congrats!
I just want to also say congratulations to all the members promoted.

But I especially want to recognize all of our new Tier 3 Members. The Council discussed at length what it really means to be Tier 3, and in fact, this is one of my exact quotes:
More
importantly, they've grown as players. And we should recognize that.

And you know what, I think that is what exactly should separate a Tier 3 member from a Tier 2 member - Red Skillz. Somebody that is Tier 3 should be a bastion of knowledge and advice. This is someone that we can take their opinions, deck ideas, and brews as a serious contribution. These are people that we can trust to explain who we are and what really playing Red really means to the everyman.

I would put that trust in those 3. For serious.
Obviously, we promoted more than three.

:D

You guys have worked hard, especially in the last few months: growing as players, undertaking the responsibilities of managing and writing Primers, general awesomeness, and most importantly, helping other Red Mages work on their decks, game, and life.

Watching all of ya'll improve has made me
realize that this is the fucking best Clan and fellowship any one person could ask for.

I'm extremely proud to know all of you. :yes:

And to all of our new members: I'm glad to have you guys aboard. It's going to be an awesome year. :jam:

Posted: Tue Oct 15, 2013 9:33 pm
by redthirst
Originally posted by Khaospawn on MTGS
If you can't reasonably play back, that damn, dirty ape is gonna mash it's finger up your ass. And then your butt is going to hurt. Much like it does now.
Best thing I've read all day.

Posted: Tue Oct 15, 2013 9:37 pm
by Khaospawn
Originally posted by Khaospawn on MTGS
If you can't reasonably play back, that damn, dirty ape is gonna mash it's finger up your ass. And then your butt is going to hurt. Much like it does now.
Best thing I've read all day.
The visual I get from that is still cracking me up.

Posted: Tue Oct 15, 2013 9:37 pm
by Helios
The funniest part is that he told Khaos to foil out his skill-intensive Lightning Strikes.

Posted: Tue Oct 15, 2013 9:41 pm
by Khaospawn
The funniest part is that he told Khaos to foil out his skill-intensive Lightning Strikes.
Dude, I've been trying too! I can't find them anywhere. :gonk:
But for reals, if you guys can find me some.... :rolleyes:

Posted: Tue Oct 15, 2013 9:42 pm
by Khaospawn
I don't think that poster on Sally is a real person. He sounds an awful lot like Frieza.

Posted: Tue Oct 15, 2013 9:43 pm
by Helios
I have a japanese set, but they aren't foil. I'll see what I can do.

Hur: http://www.ebay.com/itm/4-Foil-Lightnin ... 2330bd87d3

Posted: Tue Oct 15, 2013 9:45 pm
by Platypus
Tier 1 -> 2:

FIA
coffeecolder
JadePhoenix
DerWille
Aodh

Tier 2 -> 3:
Nuwen
Fate
Johnny_Spike
Helios
Sasky
Congrats to all the promotions!

Posted: Tue Oct 15, 2013 9:46 pm
by Khaospawn
I have a japanese set, but they aren't foil. I'll see what I can do.

Hur: http://www.ebay.com/itm/4-Foil-Lightnin ... 2330bd87d3
Hmm..that's the price of a Stormbreath!

Posted: Tue Oct 15, 2013 9:49 pm
by Helios
Think about how much use you'll get out of the lightning strikes though....

Posted: Tue Oct 15, 2013 9:49 pm
by hamfactorial
Show me on the doll where the magma jetted you.

Posted: Tue Oct 15, 2013 9:50 pm
by Khaospawn
Show me on the doll where the magma jetted you.
I'll get the evidence bag for where he scryed all over you.

Posted: Tue Oct 15, 2013 9:50 pm
by Khaospawn
Think about how much use you'll get out of the lightning strikes though....
They're so skill intensive.

Posted: Tue Oct 15, 2013 9:51 pm
by hamfactorial
At the beginning of each opponent's upkeep, get fucked, scrub.

Posted: Tue Oct 15, 2013 9:51 pm
by Helios
Think about how much use you'll get out of the lightning strikes though....
They're so skill intensive.
The foiling will help illuminate the decision trees.

Posted: Tue Oct 15, 2013 9:54 pm
by hamfactorial
He has a few drops of Mizzium on his chin.

Posted: Tue Oct 15, 2013 9:57 pm
by Aodh
Feels good to be promoted. Sorry I haven't contributed as much lately, midterm week kept me busy. I went 3-3 drop at states with a Dos Rakis port. 2-1 against Junk, 1-2 against Esper, 2-0 against Simic evolve, 1-2 against Rakdos midrange, 2-0 against UW control, 1-2 against Junk Reanimator. Narrow losses, may have punted the Rakdos match--conceded before I was dead and actually would've won for 50% of his draws. Congrats to all the Top 16s.

Posted: Tue Oct 15, 2013 10:16 pm
by Nuwen
Man, I can't believe you're letting a scrub like me be called a peer. Everything I know about Magic is sourced to this forum. If I'm a shiny member, it's only because the content here has never led me astray.

I'm also amazed at Fate's dogged quest to perfect the archetype of his soul. You guys have let me see someone I love LEARN and connect realizations together, and I've gotten to see his mind tested in ways I never imagined.

And frankly, you've helped me healthily realize how much of a blind asshole I can be. There were days when I gave Fate flack for investing so much of himself in a game I didn't respect - I would make fun of the systemic variance and call the product distribution scheme a Ponzi. This forum provided support and a driving force for Fate when I couldn't, and I'm grateful beyond words. It has been only through Fate's rapid mastery of Magic that I have come to truly appreciate how intricate
this game can be.

Thanks for helping me be better, both as a person & player. <3

Excited to see the future, yo.

Posted: Tue Oct 15, 2013 10:20 pm
by redthirst
Bitches, amirite?

Posted: Tue Oct 15, 2013 10:21 pm
by Wraith223
What are these haters of RDW wanting, hour long games of "land, go"? I used to play RDW during the Innistrad/Scars blocks and won a ton of FNM nights. Earned myself a lot of packs from winnings. Folks would bitch and complain that the deck had no strategy. I just said your creatures and you now know what running the beaches of Normandy is like. Direct damage is boss and wonder why so many fail to see the awesomeness of that "strategy".

Starting the ham challenge as of yesterday due to increased job activity and family being over at the house. Yeh, it's cheating but those first few days are torture. Having the mind busy at work and inability to be alone in the evening helps. Projected end date December 7th. It's a hard goal (pun intended), but go big or go.....

Posted: Tue Oct 15, 2013 10:24 pm
by hamfactorial
Bitches, amirite?
Bitches love my top 8.

Posted: Tue Oct 15, 2013 10:29 pm
by Alex
Man, I can't believe you're letting a scrub like me be called a peer. Everything I know about Magic is sourced to this forum. If I'm a shiny member, it's only because the content here has never led me astray.

I'm also amazed at Fate's dogged quest to perfect the archetype of his soul. You guys have let me see someone I love LEARN and connect realizations together, and I've gotten to see his mind tested in ways I never imagined.

And frankly, you've helped me healthily realize how much of a blind asshole I can be. There were days when I gave Fate flack for investing so much of himself in a game I didn't respect - I would make fun of the systemic variance and call the product distribution scheme a Ponzi. This forum provided support and a driving force for Fate
when I couldn't, and I'm grateful beyond words. It has been only through Fate's rapid mastery of Magic that I have come to truly appreciate how intricate this game can be.

Thanks for helping me be better, both as a person & player. <3

Excited to see the future, yo.
We also really needed a clan babe. Both you and Fate fall into this category, so we lucked out.

Posted: Tue Oct 15, 2013 10:33 pm
by hamfactorial
I preferred the reply before the edit; it had more homogay

Posted: Tue Oct 15, 2013 10:35 pm
by hamfactorial
Did you guys see Kamahl's article on the Sally front page?

Posted: Tue Oct 15, 2013 10:37 pm
by Wraith223
Link me please so I learn the lingo.

Posted: Tue Oct 15, 2013 10:41 pm
by hamfactorial

Posted: Tue Oct 15, 2013 10:48 pm
by Jack
Quote:
Editor's Note: This hefty and deeply detailed article was originally posted on the Competitive Standard subforums by Kamahl, the Fallen. Since then, this edited copy has been published as an article, in anticipation for more Standard articles from Kamahl coming later this week. Stay tuned - lots of good content to come before this big weekend!

10/10/13, Editor's Note: Unfortunately, due to unforeseen circumstances, Kamahl's anticipated article(s) will be delayed until after the weekends. As long as circumstances don't trip us up again, however, it will be coming!



more Standard articles from Kamahl coming later this week.
Stay tuned - lots of good content to come

:isthatso:
What the fuck?

Posted: Tue Oct 15, 2013 10:50 pm
by RaidaTheBlade
Oh no! I've failed the Sally Challenge!

Big props to Haida for knowing about it :sherlock:
Not like it was hidden or anything ;P

Also, name's Raida :geek:

Posted: Tue Oct 15, 2013 10:54 pm
by RaidaTheBlade
Also, since I am newish and never spent much time on MTGS anyway, why're you all upset over this Kamahl person?

Posted: Tue Oct 15, 2013 10:55 pm
by hamfactorial
Oh no! I've failed the Sally Challenge!

Big props to Haida for knowing about it :sherlock:
Not like it was hidden or anything ;P

Also, name's Raida :geek:
Sorry redbro I'll say 10 Hail Chandras as penance!

Posted: Tue Oct 15, 2013 10:56 pm
by RaidaTheBlade
Sorry redbro I'll say 10 Hail Chandras as penance!
Heh, it's all cool :P I'm used to people getting it wrong, it's a weird username

Posted: Tue Oct 15, 2013 10:58 pm
by Alex
I preferred the reply before the edit; it had more homogay
It's pretty hetero. I mean, his name is fucking LINK FREEMAN. You are allowed to be in hetero love with a guy with an epic name like that?

Posted: Tue Oct 15, 2013 10:58 pm
by hamfactorial
We had a minor beef with him in his Dega midrange thread last standard season over his choice to run Purge the Profane instead of Rakdos's Return. He argued for days with us before quietly removing all mention of PtP from his decklists.

Posted: Tue Oct 15, 2013 11:03 pm
by RaidaTheBlade
Interesting... I can sorta see the point of PtP, but 2 life gain and only 2 card discard is so underwhelming compared to the insane dickery that is R'sR...

At any rate, I just read his article, and not sure how I feel about his RDW section... Feels a little generalized, not even mentioning all the different rdw styles, and something about it just doesn't feel right... Can't quite put my finger on it though e.e

Posted: Tue Oct 15, 2013 11:05 pm
by Jack
We had a minor beef with him in his Dega midrange thread last standard season over his choice to run Purge the Profane instead of Rakdos's Return. He argued for days with us before quietly removing all mention of PtP from his decklists.
To put it euphemistically.

To be blunt, he is, as redthirst would say it, a "fucking wad."

Posted: Tue Oct 15, 2013 11:06 pm
by Kazekirimaru
MTGS anymore is like a Walmart Fishtank. I only go over there anymore to tap on the glass and watch the bottomfeeders scatter.

Posted: Tue Oct 15, 2013 11:06 pm
by Jack
At any rate, I just read his article, and not sure how I feel about his RDW section... Feels a little generalized, not even mentioning all the different rdw styles, and something about it just doesn't feel right... Can't quite put my finger on it though e.e
Is it the Smelt in the sideboard?

Posted: Tue Oct 15, 2013 11:09 pm
by redthirst
The article isn't the worst thing I've seen published by a margin, though.

But the RDW section still makes me sad.

Posted: Tue Oct 15, 2013 11:13 pm
by RaidaTheBlade
It might be a combination of the smelt, the 4 BE's, the Denizens(who I am very critical of), and no Reckoners(who I kinda have a way-to-big hard-on for)