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Really good post. I liked it quite a bit. This is really smart and well thought out. It’s a 100% logical framework, and makes perfect sense. However, one thing that I learned--painfully--was that this doesn’t necessarily mean anything to a drafter. They're going to take whatever you...

Dark Dweller oracle is a pretty big deal. Most of the cubable sac outlets are overly narrow, or costed awkwardly. This is a nice flexible body, costed at 2, that fits comfortably into every red deck. I would 10/10 give it a whirl, there is almost no oppertunity cost with running it, and the...

I had a little time to look over the cube, and started to consider doing a more indepth analysis of the removal, but paused myself after reading your report. For the record, I do think this is perhaps a bit light on removal density, and not quite efficient enough. I also think some of the...

I've been busy with work, so its been hard for me to find time to comment. I don't really have time, unfortunatly, to put the removal suite under a microscope, but there are a few things that might help in regards to assessing removal: 1. Be very conscious of casting cost. Generally...

Generally, I've found that when people are being introduced to new ideas, they are more interested in what the idea means to them, within the context of what they are already doing. If I'm running a format structure that everyone is already happy with, there is very little to gain by introducing...

This is really good. Take all of the time you need. Looking forward to the discussion.

I just presumed she was exaggerating for effect, but I've found what you're describing pretty common in the States, so who knows. People tend to mix and match race, ethnicity, nationality, and religion quite a bit here to meet their own definitions, and the more diverse the area the more...

Thank you sir, handled in a way where you didn't betray yourself, while still providing a well-rounded persepective. Bravo. That sounds like something that I absolutely should do, or at least incorporate the mechanics in.

I dismissed the example you provided, because I had cited to peer reviewed research, while you provided anecdotal examples (that often featured a player winning at some point), and I figured that if we were seriously arguingthe idea that people like playing games that they don't believe as...

I kind of get the sense that its unlikely that we're going to have a conversation here. If we can't even agree that people dislike games where they are unable to win, I'm not sure where we going. Lotto and penny slots do allow people to occastionally win, btw, which is why people play them. One...

Here you go: https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2018/01/putting-monsterpaint-onjordan-peterson/550859/ Here is the scary guy: Mason takes extreme views where things are black and white, and as a result he can never rise above telling half-truths--he's an ideologue, or you could...

Thats a really good post. Here are a couple really good perspectives on WOTCs current problems:

Is there a 2cc option? Art on venom is pretty dope.

Yes thats true. It also happens sometimes that an excellent work will just exist at the wrong time, when a demographic is not ready or open to it. Being successful as an artist is nightmarishly difficult, but if you have that passion you still kind of just have to go for it.

Yeah, they are showing signs of the death spiral. Its unfortunate. I thought Rudy did a pretty good job covering some of the problems a few weeks ago, but thats a good summary. I'm a little surprised you left out the card quality thing though. I did find a post though about kamigawa, where...

Actually they took into account tournament attendence as well. The mechanical complexity of the set was off-putting to alot of players, which played into why they considered time spiral a failure. Something that we all know, from our own experiences, is that increasing game complexity can be...

Can we confirm that they viewed it as a failure only due to flavor? They were increasingly more conscious of mechnical complexity being an issue during that period, and didn't hide from that reality after Lorwyn block.

That also translated over mechanically too, when you went to fill out a tournament list. The actual flavor made the act of playing the set feel even more clunky. The little things...

I just want to say that I agree with this. The argument that kamigawa block failed because it was set in Japanese folklore, I think is pretty laughable. Japanese/anime culture was tremendously popular in the U.S amongst the nerd crowd at the time (and I'm presuming Europe as well), and had been...

Yeah, but thats just so miserably nihilistic to me, especially if you've ever been on the design end of things. Its easy to look at a cube and not see the tremendous time and care, as well as sentimental value that it represents. As frustrating as it might be to have market valuation not match...