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Late Friday afternoon Zendikar Rising draft! ep3 https://www.twitch.tv/twitchyroy #mtg #magicarena #twitch #mtgznr
I tried U/W party again, but this draft didn’t go as well as the last one. I even got hit by network issues! Hopefully I can get an entry refund
YT: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xJtLtPFoMUw
@jaymelynilao fun buffer tasks!
Bonus #mtg content: a friend told me I was a featured opponent on another guy’s Youtube video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ypZOqgz2uMg It’s standard, he’s running UW control, I’m on Temur adventures. Our match goes long and is like almost half of this video! Spoiler: I lost!)
Zendikar Rising draft! ep2 https://www.twitch.tv/twitchyroy #mtg #magicarena #twitch #mtgznr
This draft went much better than the first 2 did! Went with UW party
Oops, forgot the YT link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EtrGmk9cxqA
@rovietoosin saan ka na lilipat?
@zalthehuman republic acts are laws passed by congress and signed by yhe president. administrative orders are issued by the executive branch as part of his duties and thus limited to the powers of the executive
Super annoyed that I have exactly 1340 gems rn lol. (I also have only 5kish gold, so that’s not an option either)
Fun fact: Japan uses a predetermined fortune telling calendar thing called Rokuyou (六曜) Six days. Most calendars have the type of day written on them by default. The most lucky day is Taian (大安). Every major PlayStation console launched on a 大安 day in Japan, except one.
I’ve been alive for 40+ years, I dont think I’ve believed anything in the past that would get me “cancelled” today. (not that I’m worth “cancelling”), so maybe “everyone” is a bit strong
Quoted paulg's tweet:Since everyone in the past believed things that would get you cancelled today, the factor that determines whether they’ll actually be cancelled is whether or not they happened to publish such beliefs. Which is almost random, but not quite; those who wrote little are safer.
Zendikar Rising draft! ep1 (contd) https://www.twitch.tv/twitchyroy #mtg #magicarena #twitch #mtgzkr
@TheZvi Maintenance has been extended. https://magicthegatheringarena.statuspage.io/ Probably better to wait for a while than trying stuff again
Zendikar Rising draft! ep1 https://www.twitch.tv/twitchyroy #mtg #magicarena #twitch #mtgzkn
So I managed to play one game (and lost) before server-related issues. Will continue later, but here’s my draft deck
I managed to play 2 drafts during this episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N2rcdcJSloo
Unfortunately (spoiler!) I performed very poorly D: Have to figure out what I’m doing wrong (aside from the obvious misplays), feel free to give feedback!
2nd draft deck (BG):
I got a bunch of Zendikar cards already (not sure if I also retained the stuff I got from the buggy renewal gift earlier)
I’ve been using git for at least 6 years, and every time I need to do a merge I still search for “git merging” to make sure I don’t merge in the wrong direction
There’s something to be said about how straightforward “Playstation 5” is compared to the debacle that is Xbox naming
Quoted IGN's tweet:The Xbox Series S will not run Xbox One X enhanced versions of backwards compatible games, but will instead run Xbox One S versions of Xbox One and Xbox 360 titles.
I had a data import screwup this morning that made me say “thank god for backups!”. Good job past me setting up regular backups! That’s what I get for coding something on very little sleep
Scientists Suggest We May Be Nearing the End of “Disc One”
@rocketkeis btw i’m enjoying your mini episode reviews on instagram lol
Dont both triggers go on the stack regardless of the order of the triggers? i.e. even if you sac the pact to doom foretold before the pact trigger resolves, youre still losing the game
Right! My bad
As I recall, the artwork of Finest Hour portrayed a knight fighting some kind of zombie horde? So there’s probably some level of monsters on the shard
@jaymelynilao san ka nanggaling? diba may curfew lol
DFCs have unlocked a lot of design space for Magic, but they are so clunky on paper
Amonkhet Remastered draft ep12 (series finale) https://www.twitch.tv/twitchyroy #mtg #magicarena #twitch #mtgakr
Thankfully, the planned series finale and 13th draft didn’t suck, actually went relatively well! But do we get the 7? YT: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LvN3bQZz39k
@bloodyvints is this already out?
Very regular occurrence here in the Philippines unfortunately. After a presidential election, it’s not uncommon that most of the legislators jump ship to the president’s party (or their allies), presumably so they can partake of the spoils of the majority.
Nah man, stores over here carry both R1 and R3 (sometimes R2)
Thursday evening Amonkhet Remastered draft (ep11) https://www.twitch.tv/twitchyroy #mtg #magicarena #mtgakr #twitch
I decided to do two drafts and both were terrible! Sigh. YT: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CmExO-0s_yQ
@quizandhers @triviastorm Uh, I’m trying to remember if they ever call him Mark Twain in the episode or just as Clemens. Well I guess we could just consider it. Also, it’s not necessary to tag me directly, I check the bot’s notifs every so often, so complaining directly to the bot should be fine.
I might need to dial down my expectations of how well otherwise tech savvy people understand concepts of how modern software works
Wednesday evening Amonkhet Remastered draft (ep10) https://www.twitch.tv/twitchyroy #mtg #magicarena #twitch #mtgakr
The draft deck was so-so, but we ran up against a few bombs so things didn’t go well. YT: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h2n3Z7VD4bA
@wrongwaygoback @Will__POP just wait until they get kaladesh back in, then use aetherworks marvel
@wrongwaygoback @Will__POP golos
High Score is a pretty good documentary so far, but the Dragon Quest erasure in ep3 is mildly annoying
Tuesday evening Amonkhet Remastered draft (ep9) https://www.twitch.tv/twitchyroy #mtg #magicarena #twitch #mtgakr
Draft was mediocre; luckily I didnt pay gems for this one. YT: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wzWPJGRgpg0
Monday evening Amonkhet Remastered draft (ep8) https://www.twitch.tv/twitchyroy #mtg #magicarena #twitch #mtgakr
Managed to break even again this time. YT: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jd2dKxl5_To
Attaching draft deck screenshot:
Unpopular opinion: I don’t think your life has to have a purpose, or you a grand ambition; I think it’s okay to just wander through life finding interesting things until you die
@SeresaTagAraw open to the public pa rin naman ang UP?
Friday evening Amonkhet Remastered draft (ep7) https://www.twitch.tv/twitchyroy #mtg #magicarena #twitch #mtgakr
Ugh, that was terrible. Worst draft of this series by far. YT: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WWUAYmyZ61s
Attaching draft deck screenshot:
A Shaggy and dog story
http://portsherry.com/comic/a-shaggy-and-dog-story/
Phew! My longest comic yet!
The Story of the Legendary Grilled Cheese.
Wednesday afternoon Amonkhet Remastered draft (ep6) https://www.twitch.tv/twitchyroy #mtg #magicarena #twitch #mtgakr
This draft was meh, and the outcome was meh. YT: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LwK2y2W8wY0
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Tuesday afternoon Amonkhet Remastered draft (ep5) https://www.twitch.tv/twitchyroy #mtg #magicarena #twitch #mtgakr
The draft wasn’t as good as the last one, but we still broke even. I wasn’t too dumb this time, but I did sneeze out some luck. YT: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m2QNniqY6fc
Attaching draft deck screenshot:
I wont stop upgrading to new beta versions of ios until they figure out how to stop killing my background processes from 10 seconds ago
Monday evening Amonkhet Remastered draft (ep4) https://www.twitch.tv/twitchyroy #mtg #magicarena #twitch #mtgakr
Draft was good, but I was too dumb to get to 7 wins D: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vcI0CRqRlwM
Twitter should consider just showing the person’s bio when you reply to a tweet, to help avoid dumbass moments like this.
Quoted DanSlott's tweet:There are definitely times when I should step away from Twitter for a bit… like… right… NOW.
All right, back to my script.
See ya later.
Do any other countries have this scale of time-based “mass recoveries”
Quoted ABSCBNNews's tweet:OVER 112,000 RECOVERIES. DOH logs additional 40,397 new recoveries, citing data reconciliation efforts and adjustment in classification under “OPLAN RECOVERY.” As of August 16, PH has total 112,586 #COVID19 recoveries.
Sunday afternoon Amonkhet Remastered draft https://www.twitch.tv/twitchyroy #mtg #magicarena #twitch #mtgakr
Draft was meh, but I rare-drafted a lot lol. YT: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xz3iXDVyPDQ
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TIL the term “glottal stop”. That’s totally what I meant!
Philippines: “McDo” with a very short O sound
