My understanding is people do it as an escape from their lives as a chance to "be" someone else, or here in Japan to do it to stand out and be noticed.
Or because it's fun to make costumes and then wear the outfits of characters you enjoy.
That is uh...that is reading way too much into things methinks. Maybe if they were also roleplaying the character they were dressing up as for extended periods of time or something.
It's pretty simple. People like a show, people like costumes, and people like attention. Voila.
Yeah, there are people who like to roleplay those characters, and those are the people to whom I was referring. I also noted there are people who like to make the costumes and wear them.
Like, is there some sort of card verifying equipment at tourneys that can tell a fake card from a real one?
Some kind of special ink?
Judges are sometimes asked to make sure a given card is a real one, and there are a few tests that you can do to detect counterfeit cards.
It doesn't come up that often in the formats in which Jace is played, though. It's more likely to come up in formats where people are slinging around cards worth $500 or more, not $100.
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every person who doesn't like an acquired taste always seems to think everyone who likes it is faking it. it should be an official fallacy.
the "no true scotch man" fallacy.
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edited February 2011
Wasn't there a deleted scene that explained that the scientists had been working on the captured fighter for a while, and he used that to make the virus?
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Handsome CostanzaAsk me about 8bitdoRIP Iwata-sanRegistered Userregular
edited February 2011
I thought it worked because the Aliens bult a program that made it so they could access our satellites. So Jeff Goldbloom used that link to SICKENEFY THEIR OWN CURCUITS.
I can't count how many times she's called me cute or adorable or got really excited about something I told her. And she's all telling me about how I'm so easy to talk to and really disarming and junk.
I can't count how many times she's called me cute or adorable or got really excited about something I told her. And she's all telling me about how I'm so easy to talk to and really disarming and junk.
So, the fuck are you doing on the forums?
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I can't count how many times she's called me cute or adorable or got really excited about something I told her. And she's all telling me about how I'm so easy to talk to and really disarming and junk.
Man, that sucks.
good work? Non-frowny face?
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I can't count how many times she's called me cute or adorable or got really excited about something I told her. And she's all telling me about how I'm so easy to talk to and really disarming and junk.
I can't count how many times she's called me cute or adorable or got really excited about something I told her. And she's all telling me about how I'm so easy to talk to and really disarming and junk.
Right now I would call on advice from the great love doctor Devin The Dude and I quote:
"If I asked you to suck on my dick bitch, would yah?"
"and if I asked you to help with the rent, well, could yah?"
I can't count how many times she's called me cute or adorable or got really excited about something I told her. And she's all telling me about how I'm so easy to talk to and really disarming and junk.
So, the fuck are you doing on the forums?
Well, she just messaged me out of the blue on OKC, this is the first time I've talked to her.
I basically feel that the target demographic of Magic has decreased by about a year every year.
It's funny because I read Mark Rosewater's articles semi-regularly and he's clearly a really clever dude.
I don't know, I think that most of the people who play Magic now basically grew up with it.
When I walk into a game store for a draft it's pretty much entirely 20-something guys.
And one chick.
Well, that's Magic's actual demographic. What I mean is that the age group towards which the game is marketed is about thirteen.
(Though I seem to remember reading somewhere that that's the average age of a Magic player these days, although that statistic neglects to consider the thirteen-year-old's lack of disposable income.)
I personally frown on that, though. Usually if there's a card that's worth $100 for performing a function, there's a similar card that performs a similar function in a slightly less efficient manner worth a fraction of that amount. If you're playing a casual game with buddies, then instead of making a proxy card to win, just use a slightly slower substitute and have fun.
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every person who doesn't like an acquired taste always seems to think everyone who likes it is faking it. it should be an official fallacy.
No, I was waiting for the smug follow-up. People have a thing about Americans and guns, and how stupid blah blah, brutish, blah...
Then again... it's true. I love guns.
No, I mean.. you're just weird. So political about your guns. I always feel that I should have a really strong opinion about guns when Americans are near me, and also talking about guns.
Wasn't there a deleted scene that explained that the scientists had been working on the captured fighter for a while, and he used that to make the virus?
I wouldn't know, I bought that movie on VHS in 1997.
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Powerpuppiesdrinking coffee in themountain cabinRegistered Userregular
edited February 2011
"You've got 5 grams of coke?"
"I've got 4 grams on me and 1 gram in me, and my heart is going like the clappers, feels like I'm about to have a heart attack so if I collapse suddenly please remember to tell doctors that it might have something to do with the cocaine. "
Jace is kind of an exception to that rule because there isn't a single card that does everything that he does for less. (Because the card literally does four different things.)
But there are cards that have similar functions to some of his abilities for a lot less. One of his more commonly-used abilities is to rearrange the top of your deck to make sure you draw the cards you want. If you need that functionality in a deck, you can use Sensei's Divining Top, which does very close to the same thing, and runs about $10.
If that's too pricey, you can go with an even slightly more neutered version, Crystal Ball, which you could probably get for free if you just asked around.
So, to me, using a proxy in a deck for anything but testing purposes is a sign of poor creativity and maybe misplaced priorities.
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every person who doesn't like an acquired taste always seems to think everyone who likes it is faking it. it should be an official fallacy.
No, I was waiting for the smug follow-up. People have a thing about Americans and guns, and how stupid blah blah, brutish, blah...
Then again... it's true. I love guns.
No, I mean.. you're just weird. So political about your guns. I always feel that I should have a really strong opinion about guns when Americans are near me, and also talking about guns.
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People as in handful.
The best one is the one where they're arguing about baby names and Summer goes "I don't care! Personally I much prefer Moon over June!"
Yeah, there are people who like to roleplay those characters, and those are the people to whom I was referring. I also noted there are people who like to make the costumes and wear them.
Now I'm looking through Petfinder for no reason.
So many puppies.
I don't know, I think that most of the people who play Magic now basically grew up with it.
When I walk into a game store for a draft it's pretty much entirely 20-something guys.
And one chick.
Judges are sometimes asked to make sure a given card is a real one, and there are a few tests that you can do to detect counterfeit cards.
It doesn't come up that often in the formats in which Jace is played, though. It's more likely to come up in formats where people are slinging around cards worth $500 or more, not $100.
the "no true scotch man" fallacy.
Resident 8bitdo expert.
Resident hybrid/flap cover expert.
Yeah that will never be a hobby of mine.
It's like any sport, most people play it just for kicks.
I can't count how many times she's called me cute or adorable or got really excited about something I told her. And she's all telling me about how I'm so easy to talk to and really disarming and junk.
I don't really care when the mythics are really specialized or situational or have high mana costs.
Multi-colored legendary creature as a mythic? Sure.
Two-mana mono-green mana-producer? Fuck you.
Free card advantage for blue every turn? Fuck you.
the "no true scotch man" fallacy.
So, the fuck are you doing on the forums?
Which goes back to my original point.
Why not just print out the $100/$500 cards and play those with friends instead?
Man, that sucks.
It's a trap, a trap!
Some people do, if they're not planning on competing.
the "no true scotch man" fallacy.
Right now I would call on advice from the great love doctor Devin The Dude and I quote:
"If I asked you to suck on my dick bitch, would yah?"
"and if I asked you to help with the rent, well, could yah?"
Great song, it shall guide you to salvation.
Resident 8bitdo expert.
Resident hybrid/flap cover expert.
I know! You were the one that brought up competition.
Well, she just messaged me out of the blue on OKC, this is the first time I've talked to her.
Well, that's Magic's actual demographic. What I mean is that the age group towards which the game is marketed is about thirteen.
(Though I seem to remember reading somewhere that that's the average age of a Magic player these days, although that statistic neglects to consider the thirteen-year-old's lack of disposable income.)
People proxy casual matches all the time for all sorts o' thangs.
the "no true scotch man" fallacy.
No, I mean.. you're just weird. So political about your guns. I always feel that I should have a really strong opinion about guns when Americans are near me, and also talking about guns.
I thought that you were genuinely confused how market demand could drive up the price of a single card to $100.
the "no true scotch man" fallacy.
Yes, that is a working video/photo camera, for only $95.
I wouldn't know, I bought that movie on VHS in 1997.
"I've got 4 grams on me and 1 gram in me, and my heart is going like the clappers, feels like I'm about to have a heart attack so if I collapse suddenly please remember to tell doctors that it might have something to do with the cocaine. "
Yeah, commonly we just take our shitty commons and scrawl "Jace" across them in black marker :P.
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Available Stateside?
But there are cards that have similar functions to some of his abilities for a lot less. One of his more commonly-used abilities is to rearrange the top of your deck to make sure you draw the cards you want. If you need that functionality in a deck, you can use Sensei's Divining Top, which does very close to the same thing, and runs about $10.
If that's too pricey, you can go with an even slightly more neutered version, Crystal Ball, which you could probably get for free if you just asked around.
So, to me, using a proxy in a deck for anything but testing purposes is a sign of poor creativity and maybe misplaced priorities.
the "no true scotch man" fallacy.
Americans are weird.