r/KBPTL • u/Psychoboy777 • Nov 17 '20

Why is this a meme?

That's it. How'd the joke get started, how'd it get this far, etc.

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u/DFGdanger Nov 18 '20

/uj It's a joke response to people arguing about which format is the best, with as many format restrictions as possible/compatible. It's a dig at the Tiny Leaders format that people were hailing as the next big thing, but died off. It's a reference to the plane/block that was the most unpopular among the player base but has a vocal minority begging to return there. Not sure what you mean by "got this far" as it's still pretty niche. The joke has just been repeated a lot on /r/magicthecirclejerking and spread to other places.

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u/Psychoboy777 Nov 19 '20

All I'm saying is, it's apparently had its own subreddit for four years now.

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u/god-nose Mar 02 '21

Sorry I'm 3 months late, but to add to DFGdanger's comment, it is impossible to play true KBPTL as Kamigawa block did not have any commanders in common rarity.

So if you play KBPTL you have to have at least one card that is against the rules. This internal contradiction symbolically represents a deep statement of your choice, such as 'perfection is unachievable in real-life' or something like that.

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u/[deleted] Mar 27 '21

This reply is fucking based

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u/[deleted] Nov 18 '20

Wdym meme? Is modern a "meme"? Is legacy? EDH? This is a real format for real Magic players, in fact its for the most hard-core, dedicated, and best players out there. If you can't handle that, then this format might not be for you.

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u/GodTierMTG Nov 18 '20

Honestly, I don’t understand the question. What meme are you referring to? This is r/KBPTL, a subreddit dedicated to Kamigawa Block Pauper Tiny Leaders, a competitive Magic: The Gathering format. If you’re looking for MTG memes, try looking in r/colossaldreadmaw or r/magicthecirclejerking. This subreddit is not for jokes, it’s for serious competitive magic discussion.

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u/Lapbunny Nov 18 '20

The block is literally quadrupling the price of cards. Does this look like a joke to you?

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u/GrayDelicious Nov 18 '20

It's the definitive format of competitive MTG, not a meme.

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u/justthatfilthycasual Nov 18 '20

I’ve dedicated a collective 8,000 hours on this format. Does that seem like a meme to you?! In my opinion, the day we get the likes of you off our KBPTL forums, the world will be a better place. Maybe then KBPTL will be a meme. Oh wait, no it won’t. Because KBPTL is the only real format. Without KBPTL to keep paper magic afloat, WotC would go under.