Level 9 spells include things like Time Stop (self-explanatory), Gate (go anywhere in any dimension), and Invulnerability (makes you immune to damage), which are effects you 100% couldn’t do before then. The ranger, on the other hand, could just take another turn.

It’s a problem dating all the way back to 1E when Garry…

Couldn’t he just say the Celtics?

I feel like Burneko’s article was much more obviously satire. If Kawakami was employing sarcasm, I legitimately couldn’t tell. 

Family Guy references go like this: if it’s after season six, you’re not expected to know it.

It was fantastic. If I had to summarize it in a sentence, it was Cloverfield with better casting in both humans and monsters. Which sounds redundant, but CF was just an American rerun of the original Godzilla anyways. 

You ever see the MK11 premiere? 

Considering it’s one guy doing this in his free time for no money, I’d say it looks pretty good.

Forgive me, I’ve only ever played Worlds and the original; never did the handhelds. 

Also, kinda weird to go from “look at this huge variety of wildly different monsters” to “oh, no, that’s the other giant ice-shark”. 

It’s a difference in platform, I believe. PS lobbies are very quiet because everyone’s in private parties all the time. 

The explanation I heard is that designing monster skeletons is a tremendous pain in the ass - the movesets and designs aren’t bad, but keeping the grappling moves in fidelity is apparently a monstrous issue. That’s why MH:W has so many reskins and really similar looking wyverns / dragons; it makes it a lot easier to…

Quick Sheathe (3) and Focus (3) totally change the feel of the greatsword, particularly if you shortcut the basic combo using tackles, cancel the recoveries using roll > sheathe, and don’t stupidly attempt the TCS every time you fail to be interrupted. I’ve used those tricks for so long that even walking around with…

Playing against either Urza- or Lorwyn- era blue is an exercise in masochism. Innistrad isn’t much fun either.

Shahrazad.

Who thought a day would come when Trump would not want to be on television?

Trump says the administration will fight all the subpoenas. The impression I get from the administration is a little less fervent, because he’s been passing around security clearances to his family like candy, and violating opsec is something that can be used as evidence. 

You can, but it highly depends on the velocity of the round and how it struck. If it isn’t carrying sufficient energy (the literature differs on calling this low-velocity or low-energy), it doesn’t strike with enough force to cause a temporary cavity, which is where the force of the impact deals damage to the…

Where’s Shia Lebouf when you need him?

Regarding 76: I wouldn’t. They’ve started to go all in on microtransactions and it will get worse. For example: they reduced the effectiveness of perks that slowed equipment wear and tear, then started selling premium repair packs.

My buddy that plays it says that matchmaking outside of the base Grandmaster level - I.E., the best one for farming - is effectively dead already.

Personally, I picked up the phone for one of these when it woke me up - I have to have my phone on hand at all times for medical emergencies. I hung up almost immediately, because I’m not a total idiot, but you better believe that every phonecall at 2 AM raises the hair on my neck.