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  1. Jason Waddell

    General [Design Discussion] Perfect Imbalance

    This is kind of how Melee is. Nobody is arguing that it couldn't be improved, but its imperfections have come to represent part of its charm. The fact that the game continues to evolve despite 0 code updates is a testament to the community.
  2. Jason Waddell

    General [Design Discussion] Perfect Imbalance

    Let's calm it down bros. Good points on both sides, we all love each other, etc. et al
  3. Jason Waddell

    Kirblinx v Jason: non-white 4C Grid Draft

    Normally, yes, but Kirb was on a time constraint and we just hopped into the matches. Otherwise I may have tried to get the Tezz engine online. In retrospect I probably should have cut one of the Delve spells. I didn't have enough fuel for them. Additionally, I was really surprised with how...
  4. Jason Waddell

    Kirblinx v Jason: non-white 4C Grid Draft

    I make a random sampling of the, in this case, non-white cards and put them into the 18 packs. (well, a script does). Now I would: 1) select the 6 on-color shocklands 2) select 138 other cards at random 3) Randomize those to the 16 packs This ensures there is at least 1 dual land for each...
  5. Jason Waddell

    GBS

    Any of you have any recommendations for buying a headset for streaming?
  6. Jason Waddell

    Kirblinx v Jason: non-white 4C Grid Draft

    Comments: 4 color grid drafting worked way better than 5 color. I think I want to seed the dual lands into the draft pool to make sure they are there. Or, maybe seed the shocklands and let the others be random. 18 packs was too many for 4-color grid drafting. You get fewer off-color cards by...
  7. Jason Waddell

    Kirblinx v Jason: non-white 4C Grid Draft

    Kirblinx, that formatting is atrocious :p Here's mine. We played 2 matches, I won the first, Kirblinx won the second. It was streamed from the RipLab account, with bad audio quality.
  8. Jason Waddell

    General CBS

    http://www.twitch.tv/riptidelab
  9. Jason Waddell

    General CBS

    whomp whomp :( Next time!
  10. Jason Waddell

    General CBS

    Anyone want to get on Skype and play some cube in the next few hours?
  11. Jason Waddell

    Card/Deck Single Card Spotlight

    What are your thoughts on Murderous Cut?
  12. Jason Waddell

    General MODO draft my Cube - Saturday the 14th Nov, noon PST

    Hey Skrap, PM me with what you need (and I guess your email address). I'll try to ship it over today. There's a sticky post on this forum that explains decklists, but I think the screenshot you used is also perfectly acceptable.
  13. Jason Waddell

    General [Design Discussion] Perfect Imbalance

    I think for a meta to be cyclical, it has to be able to return to where it started. I don't see that happening. You can argue that people learned to evaluate spider spawning properly, or that Troll players learned to play other creatures (lol), but these things aren't ever going in reverse...
  14. Jason Waddell

    General CBS

    I think a better way to approach the Trygon Predator angle is to eliminate the need for it. Don't run "must kill" artifacts and enchantments, then spend your gold card on something that's sweeter.
  15. Jason Waddell

    General [Design Discussion] Perfect Imbalance

    Here's a question I've always had in mind. Do you think it would be possible to build a static set of, say, 8 "duel decks" that are approximately balanced with interesting and compelling gameplay? It would have to be a set of deep and skill-intensive decks, that ideally take years to master...
  16. Jason Waddell

    Article ChannelFireball: Utility Land Draft

    In my experience there are very few utility lands that are actually worth picking up over a dual. Constructed has given us plenty of evidence to this effect over the years.
  17. Jason Waddell

    Article ChannelFireball: Utility Land Draft

    I think Vault gets stronger the slower the environment, and the more prone you are to board stalls. It was okay in Standard, but the looser you get the more it takes over.
  18. Jason Waddell

    GBS

    Uh... I'm actually not much of a Brussels fan. If you come to Antwerp I can show you around and let you crash at my place though.
  19. Jason Waddell

    General [Design Discussion] Perfect Imbalance

    It's important to keep in mind the "size" of the pool you are drafting from. Cube is probably much more akin to a highlander moba with 12 champions than 100. We actually draft 100% of the resources (even if some end up in sideboards). From my understanding (correct me if I'm wrong), a large...
  20. Jason Waddell

    General CBS

    This is actually the first time I've heard somebody call pod in cube overpowered. It's very average in my cube. What are other people's experiences? Rasmus, any ways your environment deviates from the norm?
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