@Carrotus – I think that’s a fair assessment. I like to mix it up sometimes and did here. I think Pitchburn is probably the more solid pick though.

@derp – You apparently caused a bit of an uproar with your dismissive and somewhat useless comments. My viewers tend to get a bit rabid when people make senseless statements like yours. Speaking to your point: Yes I know that Jar is worse than Tower Geist, but early in a set (and on videos) I like to take interesting rares to see how they work. I know what Tower Geist does, I have less experience with Jar of Eyeballs and this seems like a good place to get that experience.

@Derp – I don’t remember that part of the games so I can’t comment but I’ll just assume you were right.

@Not a Jerk – I tried to warn him about my viewers

@Sean – Right, I think I was thinking that if I can make him use up the 1 mana to activate it’s better than just killing it, but I also might have just missed it and forgot. Thanks for pointing it out either way.

@Physics – Thanks for the input. It’s hard for me to address your points without exact times of the match, but I do appreciate the feedback either way. Ya I think going for Jar is fine, even if it’s not as good in a vacuum as a Tower Geist. Card can do some work (in the right deck).

@ChrisKool – May he rest in peace for eternity, with an artifact.

@Canellum – I’ll check that play out once I can look back at the video. Thanks!

@Mook – This.

@Dave C – I’ll try that archetype out Dave, thanks for suggesting it. I normally think of BR as Neonate/Furor style, but maybe its just a grindy control deck at heart.

@derp(again) – Your method of communication is pretty poor. You are dismissive and accusative and have no regard for why or how people approach formats. Low on value.

@Juzaba – I forget, but probably just because I wasn’t going to use it’s tap ability.

@Felix – lol “BECOMES A FACTOR”

@Brockcity – I do too!

@Nil – Hey you saw it too, I mentioned this in a previous reply as well.

@CP – I don’t remember the spot exactly but you are right if I didn’t consider that play.

@shaun – I have to confess I’m a bit confused here, but I laughed so there’s that.

@Robin – Ya I’m glad I took Jar here. I think that Tower Geist is a very known quantity to me where Jar is not. I do think Tower Geist is a better card (as it should be for 4 mana instead of 3 and for colored mana as well.)

@kriz – I’ll have to go back and check those spots, but it sounds like you have it pretty well sussed out.

@miles – I have mentioned it above, but I think the Geist is the easy pick at a GP. The Jar pick here was to try it out and see what it can really do. I like Jar quite a bit, but it’s admittedly clunky. I should have spoken more about it but on the video for sure.

@oma – I haven’t had a chance to look at that play but I think you aren’t the only one who mentioned it so I probably just missed something. And I agree 100% about Jar being a value card for controlling decks. (now that I have played it)

@derp – You seem hung up on what pick is 10000% correct. There are different reasons to take different cards. In a vacuum I agree Tower Geist is better, but there are other factors at play. Also, staying open is something that I value highly even if you do not.

@Ryan <3

@Kuriboh – The sad thing is that he is just hung up on some point that he can't let go of. Yes we all understand that Tower Geist is the best card here, but Jar of Eyeballs is relatively unexplored, colorless, and interesting. Hopefully he can see that at some point. Also I totally don't believe that he stopped watching

@vispaste – Online comments are absolutely *not* always curt and offensive. We have stimulating discourse on the comments of my videos every week with the regulars that watch them. I am happy to engage in them as well and consider them part of the value of tuning in.

Re: talking about off color cards during a video. I have to speak to many different audiences. You probably just assume that everyone in the audience is you, but they are not. I take the time to call out some rares and such because there are viewers who wonder what type of rare is worth leaving your color for. It's not like I am actually considering taking the card, but I like to give a picture of what I am thinking about. As you quoted, I clearly was not taking the card when I said "it's not what I'm looking for here." I was perfectly happy with how the draft portion went FWIW. I have no regrets at all about what I picked and my method for doing so. I do wish I would have spoken about why I would take a card like Jar over Geist for example, but I apparently got a little rushed and didn't speak to it. Thanks for watching the videos either way and for taking the time to comment.

@frifgiwuer – I AGREE!

@oray – agreed.

Re: Facebook: I really like the idea. It’s the best way I’ve seen to discourage trolling. It doesn’t always work, because people on Facebook can still be “derp”s, but it does make things a little bit more sensible. But that’s up to MTGOacademy, and I wouldn’t presume to tell them what to do. They have to make their own decision based on their own information.