I wanted to *be sure* that that was what you meant. So yes, you did need to expand on what your single statement. Post #53 was fine. Post #54 was frankly, condescending and obnoxious.
So I
did need to expand (unlike post #53), but once I did (like in post #54) it was condescending and obnoxious for me to do so? Catch-22.
And seriously? You really have a problem with me cutting out vowels and abbreviating words like Mountain now? When I've been doing it forever, including past games we've played like Commander or Tribal or whatever?
Nah. I've been poking fun at it for a while now, off an on. Maybe not as far back as "forever" but it amuses me. I don't have a problem with it. And if you think I do, then you completely missed my point. So I'll try to break it down...
1. I pointed out the oddity of using "damage resolves" in post #50. At the time, I assumed you'd just forgotten about it, that you'd gotten used to saying it that way, whatever.
2. You said that you didn't know what I meant in post #51. And then you repeated the "damage resolves" phrase, leading me to believe that you didn't get it.
3. So then in post #54 I tried a more thorough explanation, just to be as clear as possible, with a bit of a reminder about what the rules had changed from.
4. You indicated in post #55 that you did know the difference, and that it was just the way that you wanted to say it. That's it's something you've been doing for a long time.
5. So then in post #56, I said that ultimately, now that I have confirmation that we do understand the rules themselves in the same way and that you're using different words because you want to, it's not really a problem. As part of this, I contrasted it with your system of abbreviations.
Because, you see, that's why I made multiple posts about it and why I wanted clarification. When you abbreviate "damage" to "dmg" I can see a rationale for it: technically it does save time and space. It's like how
both of us use "U" for "untapped" and "T" for tapped. You go further and abbreviate other things, but in a manner that is tailored to your personal preferences and that's the part that amuses me and that I was poking fun at by doing things like changing "Mt" to "Meitnerium." Like, you don't abbreviate Forest, because you don't appear to want to. And that's fine. For once in history, when I was bringing up your abbreviations, it wasn't in the context of making fun of it, but of admitting that it does have a function. And that's the time you take issue with it? Go figure. So anyway, the point of contrast was that your abbreviations do technically constitute a shortcut, so even if it's not one that I'd be inclined to employ myself, I can see a rationale behind it, whereas throwing in the word "resolves" isn't a shortcut, but a longcut. And at first it threw me off, but once we're on the same page as far as what is meant, it doesn't really matter.
Including "Damage resolves", even after the M10 rules change? Look, to me, in this instance, "resolves" is the same as "dealt", especially that I'm not saying stuff like "combat damage on the stack, responses?" - Which I have before M10, when it *did* apply. It seems pretty clear that if no one has any (further) responses at the Blockers Declared step, it's going to the Combat Damage step and straight through to be being dealt/resolved.
Right, like I said it certainly doesn't cause any problems in this instance.
You want to get technical with the rules, you never said if you were going to mulligan or not after I said I was, both times.
It seems like you're just lashing out at this point, when there's a pretty obvious distinction. I think I've made myself pretty clear here, but just in case...
I am not advocating for thorough rules enforcement here and really, I don't see how games would ever get done if half the posts in these games were just "pass priority" or whatever. That just wouldn't work. But if you made some reference like "not taking manaburn" then I would be inclined to point out the incongruity, even though it has no bearing on the gameplay. This isn't about nitpicking the rules. Quite the opposite: I commented on it in the first place because it was a reference to an obsolete rule.
You want to talk about understanding the board state, you don't color your cards on the battlefield, which has been the accepted way of displaying useful information. Yeah, I get it's easier just to type it and not include the tags or use the drop down color box. Or even assume that because you're playing an all-white deck, it's "understood" that they're either white or artifact cards. It wasn't difficult to follow once I saw that's how you wanted to do things your way.
Whoa! Hold on there. I suppose that I missed a memo. No really, that's entirely possible...
I originally learned this whole CPA system of playing games over message board posts from
you. It was like a dozen years ago and I don't expect you to remember it, but there was nothing in there about changing font colors on cards and neither of us colored any of our card names. Of course I did see people doing this later, but I assumed that it was just something they thought was cool (it might also be that the forum software changed to make it easier). I had no idea that at some point it became an accepted standard. I wish someone had told me earlier. I can add colors to my cards if you like.
So you have your way and I have mine.
Yes, that's what I was saying! And if you just said something about how you knew the rules changed and you preferred to use "resolves" to refer to moving on to the next step, I'd probably have thought it was weird (still do), but I'd get it. Instead you expressed confusion and then acted like I did something wrong when I tried to clarify. It seems like you thought one or more of my posts was meant to be antagonistic, when really it was just me trying to be sure we were on the same page so that we could move on with the game. Part of me trying to be sure we were on the same page was a bit of ribbing, I suppose, but that's just me. I thought of it as good-natured. Like you said, we've been doing these games forever. At some point, I'm going to make my stupid comments that I think are totally witty. It's just something that's bound to happen. It doesn't seem that bad. I mean, if this is bad, Turgy has given me a
way harder time.
Pay 2 life to Mutagenic Growth my Corrupter.
Responses/further responses/dmg resolves?
I've got nothing but incredulity.
Some day, you are going to run out of instants. And if I'm still alive when that day comes, well, look out!