Jeff Lin@_jtl005_

I'm a gamer and fitness enthusiast. I strive to be as pro gay as possible in hopes that others can have a happier life than I did while I was in the closet!

Joined January 2020
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I just played a match against boros dragons as landfall in standard where every game of the match was "Who goes first wins", meaning that my lost coin flip translated into a match loss. This is a call for a more fair system like bidding life, so at least if you lose, it's skill.
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Also, life works in standard because every deck cares about life, as long as it's understood to mean "bid loser chooses to apply it either as gain or loss for opp". Obviously for formats like legacy/vintage, you need something else. Maybe bid treasures, bid scries, cards etc.
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Also that matchup is so boring. The determinants are basically: first find out if boros dragons is dysfunctional, because it needs to draw curve, lands, dragons while most decks only need curve, lands, while having a lower curve. After that check who played first.
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I made worlds by being runner up in AC13. In the finals, I messed up placing a counter on llanowar elf instead of icetill. It’s generous to assume I did this because I didn’t notice I milled too many forests. But I did know that, and I didn’t check my opponents total power
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On a 6 mile run to disconnect I realize I don’t waste opportunities by making mistakes. I lose opportunities by virtue of an immutable fact of being human: mistakes. The sooner I can accept it, the better, but im still only halfway to acceptance
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My hope is that this time, when the sting of defeat still comes with a great accomplishment, can be the time I finally learn that mistakes just have to be accepted. À missed chance to be a champion turns into a new chance to learn to accept my imperfections
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My opponents are playing excellently tonight in the challenge. Keep it up everyone!
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In magic, losing the coin flip matters too much. An entire tournament run can be defined by coin flip score like my 2-6 in the showcase. In pioneer, losing the coin flip against prowess is even more devastating because it makes academic into a burst lightning learn. @WotC_Magic
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Can anyone who's going to US RC in DC please bring me splash portal? I for sure need 2, might need up to 4. Thanks!
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Replying to @TheBoundBunny @dustoxgDP63
Granting it's a joke, but just want to point out a polar opposite difference is, when receiving a service or good you should be happy. When receiving 3 losses, you are expected to be sad/mad/etc.
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which is why I actually consider "Just play" to be fairly classy. Opponent kind of pokes a sore spot, maybe not intentionally. And you keep it level, terse, and objective. That's sportsmanship.
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I'm very pleased with my Rank 5 finish in AC11. It brings me back to the PT (for now the 4th time) with the valuable lesson (haha) that I can make it work on tier 1 decks, too. My previous experiences showed otherwise, so it was good for my confidence. I lost only to the winner
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Looking for a few more for AC11 team. DM if interested!
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I am very proud of this result mtggoldfish.com/deck/7379141… because to get it, I had to endure a staggering 0 for 6 coin flip wins in the swiss, while sick likely with Covid. I could have easily thrown my hands up and said "Guess RNG doesn't want us to play today" but I stuck with it
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The magnitude of needing to break serve every single match is depicted roughly here: For each time I lose the coin flip (and I lost 6 of them) I lose about 20% of a game of equity.
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I qualified for AC10! It'll be my 5th one.
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Thankfully, I was able to assess the fit between two mayoral candidates I don't really like and come to the conclusion on which one to support. (I ranked Mamdani and not Cuomo - everyone knew it was those two.) Sadly, this basic skill isn't a total given among left of center.
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And I would've had an actual reason to stay home rather than just "Because I want to make a whiny statement about how neither candidate is my perfect ideal." That day was over 100 F and every second of that day was accounted for - I still managed to show up for Mamdani.
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