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Obā-san · 2012-02-06 13:07:55

I want these glasses.

And for every pair, a pair gets sent to a person in need. 0w0

Social entrepreneurship~

Princess Alice · 2012-02-06 13:24:09

Those are cool.

I think for my next pair of glasses I want to look for something a bit more...gender-neutral.

Haven · 2012-02-06 13:33:47

Hmm. I think I was awake from 2 am to 4:30 am or so, but fortunately I mostly just rolled over and stayed in bed. I think I made myself a sandwich too.

I feel a lot less sick though, which is good because today I commence operation Pay Electricity Bill And Then Read Some Harry Potter And Also Maybe Eat Dumplings.

That's more of a mission statement I guess.

You needed to know ALL of this.

Viani · 2012-02-06 13:47:31

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Tour-Guide-Underworld-x3-playset-REAL-DEAL-/250985153192?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3a6fe182a8

Tour-Guide from the Underworld

A TCG Secret Rare Exclusive.

3 of them cost around 400 - 500 dollars.

What the fuck Konami, you did it again. Not only that, you removed Envoy of the Beginning from the banlist and added it to the limited list.

I think I better cash out before the game dies.

Haven · 2012-02-06 13:52:39

Not only that, you removed Envoy of the Beginning from the banlist and added it to the limited list.

I read that as Evony of the Beginning. :/

Viani · 2012-02-06 13:53:23

YNOVE

HAS COME

Idler · 2012-02-06 13:56:41

Enoby of the Beginning

With Snap and Loopin

Ace Rimmer · 2012-02-06 14:06:30

@Haven, that blows because Envoy of the Beginning is worse than Chaos Emperor Dragon

Idler · 2012-02-06 14:09:41

I can't believe I actually had cause to type the words "the moon isn't made of garlic" today.

Viani · 2012-02-06 14:11:23

And because since the Fairy monster Honest exists, you can win games with just Honest and BLS since you can rake in around 9000 damage with a single battle phase.

Idler · 2012-02-06 14:13:31

why is yu-gi-oh so broken

Viani · 2012-02-06 14:19:52

"Money, Dear Boy."
-Pegasus

But yeah it's really because the only game circuit that matters is the one in Japan, and the American/European and what not circuits are mostly for drinking money from the players, which is why rarity spikes pop up and Secret Rare Exclusives that violate the game's sense of balance solely because they know people will spend thousands of dollars on the game to obtain them will buy them.

So it's like "Okay, sorry for making Chaos Emperor Dragon and ruining the format. Sure it was $350, but please forgive me for making it...it was fucked up man..." "Awww, it's okay Konami, we forgive you." "Well, to make it up to you, how about I make a TCG Secret Rare Exclusive card...Dark Armed Dragon, to make up for what I did in the past?" "Wait a second, this card is stupidly fucking overpowered! It's a Secret Rare with a 1:200 chance of being pulled from a pack, and it's only a Rare in Japan with a 1:10 ratio of being pulled from a pack..." "Oh my bad....well if you want to win in a tournament this year, I suggest you buy up!"

Justice4243 · 2012-02-06 14:22:17

"rarity spikes"

Show of hands. Whose brain went "PONIES!" when they read this?

Haven · 2012-02-06 14:24:57

^^ Suddenly, Jace TMS doesn't seem all that bad.

Idler · 2012-02-06 14:27:18

To quote someone on MTGS:

Calling it Jace, The Mindsculptor sounds nice, but it could just as easily have been Jace, when he's run out of Milk or Jace, after lunch.

Viani · 2012-02-06 14:32:39

And guess what, they did this with "Dark Armed Dragon", then "Judgment Dragon", then "Brionac, Dragon of the Ice Barrier", "Trishula, Dragon of the Ice Barrier", and now with "Tour Guide of the Underworld."

They are releasing intentionally overpowered and game-raping cards solely because you can't really win consistently against them, without them, and because people will pay -lol- $240 or more just to get them.

I mean it's the meta gamer's fault that this shit keeps happening. If the MUSTWIN attitude didn't cause them to dump their tax return money to get a playset of a card that's going to be reprinted once Konami decides to release the next money card...then...they would actually be going "Okay fine, we won't release overpowered cards to be used in tournaments solely because our sales increase by 300% anymore..."

Idler · 2012-02-06 14:35:03

...the Underworld has a tour guide?

Unknown · 2012-02-06 14:35:50

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Viani · 2012-02-06 14:37:31

Basically, in magic terms, it's a Diabolic Tutor that costs (0), searches any card and adds it to your hand and can search out other copies of itself.

Idler · 2012-02-06 14:38:47

...who goes on tours of the Underworld?

Squid: I was trying to explain that the moon and silver on Innistrad both repelling the monsters does not qualify as evidence that the moon is made of silver.

Viani · 2012-02-06 14:40:18

This little girl pictured here drives a tour bus around in hell. So it's kind of like the plot from The Divine Comedy, where you have somebody guide you around the different areas of hell and discuss things.

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Obā-san · 2012-02-06 14:42:14

I've been out of the YGO loop for a while, why is Tour Guide Of The Underworld so Game-Rape-y?

Idler · 2012-02-06 14:42:15

Hell's tour guide is surprisingly adorable.

Haven · 2012-02-06 14:42:31

Isn't the Helvault supposed to be a chunk of the moon?

Ace Rimmer · 2012-02-06 14:42:42

@Tno, the fact that it became a massive money sink is why I stopped playing YGO

Obā-san · 2012-02-06 14:44:15

YGO does have some way-cool card designs.

Idler · 2012-02-06 14:46:41

Haven: I think the idea that Innistrad's moon is made of silver is just a theory that the natives have.

Viani · 2012-02-06 14:46:50

I've been out of the YGO loop for a while, why is Tour Guide Of The Underworld so Game-Rape-y?

http://yugioh.wikia.com/wiki/Card_Tips:Tour_Guide_From_the_Underworld

This explains it better than I do, but essentially it can fetch monsters that work with the graveyard instead of the field very quickly and has a similar goal next to Sangan (which was limited due to how unbalanced it made the game due to it being extremely easy to use, can be put into every deck and basically eliminated the need for all other cards similar to it's effect), and that it fuels the field and graveyard extremely quickly with LIGHT Fiend monsters, allowing for Black Luster Soldier to have all the materials it needs in the first turn to win the game with it's effect.

So Normal Summon Tour-guide, grab a LIGHT Fiend Level 3 monster, drop them both in the graveyard, remove them for Black Luster Soldier Envoy, and then essentially win within the 2nd or 3rd turn.

Obā-san · 2012-02-06 14:48:05

(*Comprehends*)

OH SHIT.

Idler · 2012-02-06 14:48:40

Yu-Gi-Oh had such a bizarre all-over-the-place flavour to it. I mean, you had spaceships and loincloth-wearing swordsmen existing in the same world.

Vriska · 2012-02-06 14:48:58

I never had any interest in Yu-Gi-Oh myself. Had some Pokemon cards though.

Obā-san · 2012-02-06 14:48:58

YGO has no flavour.

Viani · 2012-02-06 14:49:36

Basically if you have 3 of these there's a high chance that you can get the strongest card in the current game on the field, set up your defense to keep it out, and basically win. Which is why people are paying $120.00 for a copy...which is stupid now that I think about it.

Idler · 2012-02-06 14:49:54

I think some of the cards are supposed to have stories behind them, but...it's just kinda retarded. Magic's flavour is way more intricate.

Obā-san · 2012-02-06 14:50:04

Yeah.

Nice art though.

^Indeed.

Viani · 2012-02-06 14:51:12

I can't wait for them to unban Chaos Emperor Dragon.

Obā-san · 2012-02-06 14:51:32

Wait, what?

Idler · 2012-02-06 14:51:58

Part of me wants us to actually move off of Innistrad already, even though I love its flavour. I wanna know where we're going next!

Obā-san · 2012-02-06 14:52:26

Steampunk sky-pirates.

Haven · 2012-02-06 14:52:45

I mean, you had spaceships and loincloth-wearing swordsmen existing in the same world.

Dominaria is kind of like that too, although I guess all the "spaceships" I can think of were either designed by Urza or Phyrexia. Of course, having more planar variety is one of the things I like most about post-Eighth Edition Magic.

Viani · 2012-02-06 14:54:07

Just because I can sell my copy for a absurd amount of money.

Idler · 2012-02-06 14:55:06

I'm still pulling for us to go to Arkhos next.

Haven · 2012-02-06 14:56:20

That would be awesome. Although that alleged return to Ravnica would've been great too.

Ace Rimmer · 2012-02-06 14:57:37

I wonder how much my secret rare Gilford the Lightning is

Obā-san · 2012-02-06 14:58:13

Jack shit, it's from a tin.

Idler · 2012-02-06 14:59:10

We know that the next plane probably won't have dinosaurs on it. Yes, that is an actual piece of information given to MTGS by their confidential source.

Haven · 2012-02-06 15:00:08

I guess that rules out Muraganda.

Imipolex G · 2012-02-06 15:01:11

WTF is anyone talking about

Idler · 2012-02-06 15:02:54

I wonder what description of the plane was given to them that they concluded it probably doesn't have dinosaurs?

Well, Arkhos doesn't seem like the most dinosaury place, although since dreams mix with reality there, in theory it could have just about anything.

Most likely it's somewhere entirely new. I kinda like Naney's idea about it being set in a sky-world.

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