<![CDATA[CerealKillaz.org all News Posts]]> http://www.cerealkillaz.org en Mon, 20 May 2013 14:51:50 GMTCerealKillaz.org all News Postshttp://www.cerealkillaz.org<![CDATA[The Return of Dark Wars]]>

What is it?
Dark Wars is a multiplayer Free-For-All series in the Classic format.

Dark Wars consists of a number biweekly Qualifier events culminating in a Season Championship.

Dark Wars is presented entirely by Clan CerealKillaz. No outside sponsors are involved. We are the people your mother warned you about.

What can I win?
The winner of a Qualifier event will receive ten (10) Tickets.
The Season Championship winner will receive seventy five (75) Tickets.


Qualifier Structure

  • There will be up to 6 Tables of up to 6 players per Qualifier.
  • Winners of each table wll proceed to Final Table.
  • If there are not enough winners to fill the Final Table, remaining seats will be given to "last to die" players as available. 
  • You may win as many Qualifiers as you like.

Season Structure

  • Players get 2 points for making it to Final Table of a Qualifier.
  • Players get 2 points for winning a Qualifier.
  • Season ends when 6 players reach 20 points.

Championship Structure.

  • Top 18 players receive invitations. Unfilled seats will be filled on a first come-first served basis.
  • A Preliminary Round (6 Tables of 3 players each) will  determine players at Championship Table
  • Winner of the Championship Table will receive 75 Tickets.

When is it?
Dark Wars will premiere on May 22 at 9PM Eastern, and will happen every other Wednesday night at 9PM Eastern.

Where is it?
Games will be played in the Play > Casual Play > Anything Goes (v3) / Constructed Open Play > Getting Serious (Wide Beta) room.

Game chat, registration, & instructions happen in the CerealKillaz chat room. Type /join CK in your chat window.

Does it cost anything?
Dark Wars is free to enter! There is absolutely no cost - other than your time - to play.

How do I register?
Registration opens at 8PM Eastern. Decklists are not required. Simply PM me before the event starts and tell me you want to register. Simple as that.

How do I collect my prizes?
I will open a trade with the winner immediately following the event and transfer tickets.

Fine print
~ Deck changes between games are allowed and encouraged.
~ Games are played in the Play > Casual Play > Anything Goes/Getting Serious room
~ Games must be set as Constructed Classic, Multiplayer, watchable, single game win, and be marked "Dark Wars Table x".
~ First person listed makes table. Players have 10 minutes to make and join tables from time of pairings announcement.
~ Winner will be declared by MTGO client. If the entire table dies at once, the game will be replayed until there is one winner.
~ Whining, crying, & general chodeness will not be tolerated. A player will get 1 warning, then be ejected from event. Further violations after ejection may be cause for suspension from Dark Wars play.
~ Conceding a game without good cause may result in suspension from Dark Wars play.
~ Letting yourself time out ("ragequitting") will result in a ban from Dark Wars play. Period. I don't care if your router just died, or the power went out. You're done.
~ Results must be reported to host via PM immediately.
~ WotC employees are welcome to play, but are ineligible for any prizes. (Prizes would return to CK coffers) We request no "shop talk", unless prior arrangements are made.
~ Host has final say on any judgment calls.

What about...?
If you need further information, or have a question, feel free to contact me online, or through my Wizard's profile message box.

]]>Thu, 16 May 2013 18:47:10 GMT<![CDATA[Allies + Phyrexians = Slivers? I Don't Think So.]]>

Allies + Phyrexians = Slivers?
I Don't Think So

When I first saw/heard the (then) rumors that Slivers were returning w/M14, I was ecstatic! Woo hoo! Slivers have always been one of my favorite creature types/tribes. With their unique hiveness, they were, and remain, a powerful group of creatures.

Then I read a little closer, and my ecstacy turned to WTF?!?!?

Let me quote you the wiki about Slivers:

Slivers are creatures that share a hive mind, which allows them to share their abilities with other nearby slivers.

Slivers are depicted with an armored vertebrate body, a long, bifurcated whip-like tail, one arm with a single talon for a hand, and a head with an armored crest. Variations on this appearance exist in accordance with the abilities each has to offer to the hive.

(emphasis added by me)

Now look at the "Slivers" shown here as spoilers. Two Arms. Two Legs. No tail.

Read the rules text. "Sliver creatures you control...", not "All Slivers..."

These are not Slivers, in my book. Call them what you will, but these are not Slivers. To me, they are a cheap knockoff. Maybe call them Phyrexian Allies. Because they don't look or act like Slivers. 

You can call it a camel, but if it walks like a duck, quacks like duck, flies like a duck, and poops like a duck.... it's a friggin duck!

]]>Tue, 7 May 2013 17:53:15 GMT<![CDATA[Does Anyone Know]]> So uh does anyone know why my Magic Online Account Is Banned? i tried logging in and it wont let me?

]]>Sat, 1 Dec 2012 10:57:07 GMT<![CDATA[Here We go with the fake clans again!]]> Well, apparently, it's time for drama again. A douchebag named xXxEddiexXx, has quit the real CK and made his own, called Cereal Killaz Twisted. Dumbass couldn't even spell CerealKillaz right. If you have been duped by this guy, please contact meuslix@cerealkillaz.org. here's some screenshots of what he had to say:

/|\\

]]>Sat, 1 Dec 2012 09:37:34 GMT<![CDATA[CK NOOB WRECKS HIGH RANKING OH MEMBER TOO FUCKING FUNNY!!!]]> Ha ha ha ha ha Good Job Eddie Im Proud Of Ya But Fuck You For Using My Playmat Just Saying lol!!

]]>Fri, 30 Nov 2012 05:58:54 GMT<![CDATA[Only Hell Will Fill Your Void Reveal's Itself Again]]> Only Hell Will Fill Your Void Clan Tried To Beat Me Again With Their Gay Decks!!! So I Kicked The Shit Out Of That Bitch Ass Clan!!

]]>Sun, 18 Nov 2012 05:38:33 GMT<![CDATA[Dark Virtues Decks]]> ok...I attempted to move Dark Virtues thread to wiki development.

I apologize but now I cannot find it.
 

Can someone help?

]]>Tue, 6 Nov 2012 16:31:06 GMT<![CDATA[Dark Wars: A Legacy of Evil]]> Dark Wars: A Legacy of Evil...

 
Dark Wars is, was, and always will be the premiere multiplayer FFA Player Run Event. In years past, it has always been a Classic event, in both senses of that word. But now, it's time to dig deeper. Now, we head into the full darkness that is Legacy. This is the dark lair of Force of Will and the turn-0 kill. This is not the kiddie pool. These are shark infested waters over a razor sharp reef. The beach is swarming with ANTs. Swim at your peril. 
 
What is it? 
Dark Wars is a multiplayer Free-For-All series in the Legacy format.  
 
Dark Wars consists of six (6) biweekly Qualifier events culminating in a Season Championship.
 
Dark Wars is presented entirely by Clan CerealKillaz. No outside sponsors are involved. We are the people your mother warned you about.
 
What can I win?
The winner of a Qualifier event will receive ten (10) tickets, and a seat at the Season Championship. 
  • If you are unable to attend the Championship, your seat will be filled on a first come, first served basis from prior Dark Wars participants. If no prior participants are available, your seat will be empty.
  • If you win a second Qualifier, you will receive all prizes, but you must transfer one of your Championship seats to another prior participant. 
  • You may not win a third Qualifier, but you are welcome to wreck someone else's chances.
 
The winner of the Season Championship will receive seventy five (75) tickets.
 
When is it?
Dark Wars will premiere on November 7th at 6PM Pacific, and will happen every other Wednesday night at 6PM Pacific. 
 
Where is it?
Games will be played in the Play > Casual Play > Anything Goes (v3) / Getting Serious (v4) room.
 
Game chat, registration, & instructions happen in the CerealKillaz chat room. Type /join CK in your chat window. 
 
Does it cost anything? 
Dark Wars is free to enter! There is absolutely no cost - other than your time - to play.
 
How do I register?
PM me your decklist before event start. Simple as that.
 
How do I collect my prizes?
I will open a trade with the winner immediately following the event and transfer tickets.
 
Fine print
~ Deck changes between games are allowed and encouraged.
~ Games are played in the Play > Casual Play > Anything Goes/Getting Serious room
~ Games must be set as Constructed Legacy, Multiplayer, watchable, single game win, and be marked "Dark Wars Table x".
~ First person listed makes table. Players have 10 minutes to make and join tables from time of pairings announcement.
~ Winner will be declared by MTGO client. If the entire table dies at once, the game will be replayed until there is one winner.
~ Whining, crying, & general chodeness will not be tolerated. A player will get 1 warning, then be ejected from event. Further violations after ejection may be cause for suspension from Dark Wars play.
~ Conceding a game without good cause may result in suspension from Dark Wars play.
~ Letting yourself time out (“ragequitting”) will result in a ban from Dark Wars play. Period. I don't care if your router just died, or the power went out. You're done.
~ Results must be reported to host via PM immediately. 
~ WotC employees are welcome to play, but are ineligible for any prizes. (Prizes would return to CK coffers) We request no "shop talk", unless prior arrangements are made. 
~ Host has final say on any judgment calls. 
 
 
What about...?
If you need further information, or have a question, feel free to contact me online, or through my Wizard's profile message box.
 
]]>Wed, 31 Oct 2012 21:05:22 GMT<![CDATA[Wailing and Gnashing of Teeth]]>  

Wailing and Gnashing of Teeth
 
WotC has a history and reputation for making poorly timed, and poorly presented, announcements that affect the players in a major way. A prime example being when they fixed (by knocking a quite a few blocks out of the format) Extended at the start of PTQ Season for PT Amsterdam with a flippant “by the way” article. Or the “Your room is gone. Now!" announcement tucked away on the MTGO blog.
 
In my last article, I started talking a bit about the Modern meta, and how event results were missing. After I submitted that article,  WotC once again showed remarkable ineptitude in their handling of announcements by letting us know off-handedly in a forum reply that they had changed their daily Scheduled Event results reporting policy two weeks prior to telling us. 
 
I hurried and threw a quick addendum onto the article and resubmitted. Now that I have a bit more time, I'd like to tackle this horse apple in a little more detail.
 
Once again, here is the complete text of their “announcement”:
 
“Sorry for the delay in responding here. 
 
In regards to the recent reduced event coverage, this was a conscious decision by the Wizards R&D team that wasn’t made lightly. Ultimately, we feel that publishing every deck list leads to solving constructed formats far too efficiently, resulting in early stagnation that’s not fun for anybody. We still want to show new deck ideas every day and provide insight into the Magic play environment, but we don’t want metagame development to become purely a function of data analysis. Going forward, we’ll still provide the winning deck lists from all Premier Event top 8’s. We will also show the 4-0 and 3-1 deck lists for one completed Daily Event in each format per day.”
 
Personally, I think they waited until after the Community Cup Challenge to make this statement so the players at the CCC couldn't ask about it. (Also so I wouldn't raise a ruckus during the CCC, because they know I would have screamed blue murder and disrupted an otherwise enjoyable event.)
 
So let's take these one at a time. Keep in mind I can only speak for the Modern side of things, but I assume the same reasoning would apply to the other non-rotating formats.
 
Sorry for the delay in responding here. 
 
Apology not accepted.
 
…this was a conscious decision by the Wizards R&D team that wasn’t made lightly.
 
I don't think “conscious” really applies, and that it was made lightly. A little more thinking and foresight could have gone a long way.
 
…publishing every deck list leads to solving constructed formats far too efficiently… 
 
Uhhh… Yeah. Let's see. Modern is over a year old. Which means WotC has been publishing the results daily for over a year. I have been publishing new winning decks, often several at a time, almost every week in my articles for almost a year now. Is Modern “solved”? Is Legacy? Is Classic? Is Pauper? I don't think so. In fact, the Modern meta is wider than ever. I think. I don't know anymore because WotC won't tell us.
 
The only formats WotC could conceivably be referring to are Standard and Block. And I hear those gets “solved” rather quickly, regardless. After all, the card pool is only so big. I see draft strategy and constructed articles dealing with Standard and Block everywhere. So why is every other format being “punished” for Standard and Block being “easy”?
 
We still want to show new deck ideas every day and provide insight…   
 
Uh huh. Reading the “new deck ideas” provided on the mothership is often less than insightful. Many of the “new deck ideas” presented fall flat when taken out for prolonged test runs. Yes, there have been a few nice ones, especially from deck crafter extraordinaire Gavin Verhey. But they are few and far between. The majority (of non-Gavin decks) presented on the mothership are just… Meh! I believe that the brewers out here in the real world are where the new deck ideas come from. Not from the mothership. 
 
…we don’t want metagame development to become purely a function of data analysis. 
 
I thought the metagame was data analysis? Hello? Isn't developing metagame information based on looking at what's being played, what's doing what, how well is this or that performing, and how does this match up against that? That sounds like data analysis to me. If metagame development isn't data analysis, what is it? A Ouija Board?
 
I've seen the Modern metagame reports provided on the mothership. They are vague and somewhat inaccurate, with no real insight into what's really happening in the Modern world. I take Modern meta information from the mothership – outside of actual results - with several grains of salt.
 
Going forward, we’ll still provide the winning deck lists from all Premier Event top 8’s. We will also show the 4-0 and 3-1 deck lists for one completed Daily Event in each format per day.
 
Fine and dandy. Not. How do you chose which one event gets published? The one with “the usual suspects”? The one that show innovative decks? Pick one at random? This is nothing but a tease. I feel that the non-rotating formats (Legacy, Classic, Modern, and Pauper) are being harshly and unfairly “punished” for Standard and Block's limited card pool.
 
I also believe this policy will have the effect of narrowing the Modern meta in the long haul. In the Modern world, Jund and Affinity have shown themselves to be the “go to” decks in an unknown environment. Since the Modern meta is ipso facto “unknown” now, this means players (especially players new to the competitive scene) will have even more reason to play Jund and Affinity. Modern may become nothing more than a series of Jund vs Affinity, and mirror matches. I sincerely hope this turns out not to be the case.
 
Please reconsider this policy change.
]]>Mon, 29 Oct 2012 15:31:58 GMT<![CDATA[TROLL]]>  

Ladies and gentelmen 

I would like to take a quick moment to say, thank you. I have not been the most active person and have not been in the clan very long but nonethless CK has enhanced my gaming experince on magic online and certainly has been relevant in making me a better player overall. However, "thank you" is not the subject of this post.

Unlike 99.99999% of the magic online community, every single person in the clan has made an oath to never concede in the face of defeat or out of anger, in hopes that we may end the spineless act of conceding. Alas brothers and sisters our efforts have been futile in cleasing the MGTO comminty. Thus for our own ammusment I think it would be very funny to post some of our best troll screen shots. Seeing our opponents get angry and concede, then later laughing is certainly the cat's meow. 

With that said i would like to start this thread with a simple turn 4 troll with no other than Mr.Aeons himself Emrakul.

 

I do hope you all post more and better ones than this! 

 

]]>Fri, 26 Oct 2012 08:10:59 GMT<![CDATA[Pwn The Poobah! Earn a seat at the CCC!]]>

 

Pwn The Poobah!

Earn A Seat At The CCC!

 

Once more into the breach! In conjunction with Wotc, and with support from Alphabot and clan CerealKillaz, I am pleased to announce a very unique event:

Pwn The Poobah!

This is a Player Run Event where not only can you win fabulous prizes, but you can also win a chance to represent us, the Online Player Community, at the Community Cup Challenge directly!

My instructions were simple: "Hold a Magic Online tournament and place four users as the winners."

The "Pwn The Poobah" comes into play Thursday during the Multiball portion of the Community Cup Challenge. As a reward for making it to the T4 of this event, the T4 players may serve as "proxy members" of the Community Team, and will play a match against WotC employees. If the T4 player wins, they’ll score on behalf of the Community Team for the Multiball round of the Community Cup Challenge. If they lose, WotC gets the points.

 

Here's how the PRE portion works: We will start with X rounds of Swiss pairing, the number of rounds depending on the number of players. This will be followed by a T8 cutoff. The T8 will play to T4, and stop. This T4 will be my minions ("Team Blippy") at the Community Cup Challenge.

If time permits, the T4 will continue to play for position.

Tuesday, October 23rd
530PM PDT / 930PM EDT
Format: Constructed Modern
Registration is now open at Gatherling
X rounds Swiss pairing followed by T8 playoff.

Each T4 player will receive:
20 Tickets bot credit at Alphabot
10 Tickets from clan CerealKillaz
A chance to play for Community Team points in the Community Cup Challenge

Door Prizes courtesy of clan CerealKillaz
1 Premium Deck Series: Slivers
1 Alara Foil Booster

 

Here's how the Community Cup Challenge portion works: At the appointed time, the T4 player will make a table labeled "CCC Pwn The Poobah" in the Anything Goes/Getting Serious room. This table must be Constructed Modern, best two of three, watchable, and timed at thirty minutes. The appointed Poobah will join, and the mayhem will commence!

Scoring for this portion of the event is done by WotC, not me. But please do keep me informed of results!

Thursday, October 25th
Multiball portion of the Community Cup Challenge begins at 4PM Pacific
Pwn The Poobah Format: Constructed Modern
Matches will be played in the Anything Goes/Getting Serious room.
Player must use decks as registered in PRE.
Poobahs must use pre-registered decks.

Scheduled Matches:
1st Place vs Poobah1
2nd Place vs Poobah2
3rd Place vs Poobah3
4th Place vs Poobah4

Placement based on event standings at end of preliminary rounds of PRE portion.
-or-
Placement based on T4 playoff.

]]>Fri, 19 Oct 2012 03:28:34 GMT<![CDATA[Video]]> This is the funniest video i have ever seen. just wanted to share it...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h1vTgp0L1Og&feature=player_embedded

]]>Tue, 16 Oct 2012 07:11:23 GMT<![CDATA[Music]]> Hey guys

with all the talking about music we do on vent, i want to share something with you guys.

http://youtu.be/jrWeb5lzsp8

this is a link to a clip a friend of my daughter made of her...i think she is amazing. Ok i know, i am her mother and should always think she is amazing, but see for yourself!!

Gabrielle

]]>Sun, 7 Oct 2012 16:16:25 GMT<![CDATA[xXxQuickMagic'sxXx Ninja Extraordinaire ]]> I Will Do What I Must To Prove Loyalty To My Clan!!

]]>Wed, 26 Sep 2012 04:33:58 GMT<![CDATA[Poetically Inclined]]>  

Don't Quit
 
When things go wrong, as they sometimes will, 
When the road you're trudging seems all uphill, 
When the funds are low and the debts are high, 
And you want to smile, but you have to sigh, 
When care is pressing you down a bit, 
Rest, if you must, but don't you quit.
 
Life is queer with its twists and turns, 
As every one of us sometimes learns, 
And many a failure turns about, 
When he might have won had he stuck it out; 
Don't give up though the pace seems slow-- 
You may succeed with another blow.
 
Often the goal is nearer than, 
It seems to a faint and faltering man, 
Often the struggler has given up, 
When he might have captured the victor's cup, 
And he learned too late when the night slipped 
 
down, 
How close he was to the golden crown.
 
Success is failure turned inside out-- 
The silver tint of the clouds of doubt, 
And you never can tell how close you are, 
It may be near when it seems so far, 
So stick to the fight when you're hardest hit-- 
It's when things seem worst that you must not quit.
 
- Anonymous
]]>Wed, 19 Sep 2012 14:03:49 GMT<![CDATA[xXxQuickMagic'sxXx Quick Kill Thread]]> Turn 1 Death Equals Concede Face For This Choobtastic Choob!

]]>Mon, 17 Sep 2012 07:48:30 GMT<![CDATA[TS_girl_n_California can't Play with CK]]>

]]>Sat, 15 Sep 2012 13:46:29 GMT<![CDATA[OH FUCKER!!!]]> CK FUCKING UP BITCH ASS OH!!!

]]>Fri, 14 Sep 2012 07:14:34 GMT<![CDATA[Our Fearless Leader!!]]> The Big Boss Kicking Ass!!!!

]]>Thu, 13 Sep 2012 22:40:13 GMT<![CDATA[Battle Of The Clans!!!]]> ok so Furyboom And Elbinic tried jumping us in 2hg so we did as Ck normally does and beat that ass!!!! ONLY HELL WILL FILL YOUR VOID AINT TOUCHING CK'S SHIT!!!

]]>Thu, 16 Aug 2012 06:31:03 GMT