A plane is generally pretty large, but because our stay on them is rather limited we don't get to see everything. Think of it this way, the block of Innistrad took place primarily in the city of Thraben and the surrounding hinterlands, but that doesn't mean that we've seen everything there is to the plane. It's like if an alien visited Earth, saw England and assumed that was all of Earth.
We spent roughly the first 10 or so years of the game on basically one plane, being Dominaria, though we did see glimpses of other places.
You can be casual and still play a tier one deck, because not everyone enjoys the aspect of deck design and they would rather just pick up a net deck and enjoy playing the game on a more relaxed level. There's nothing wrong with seeing a deck online going "Hey, this is exactly what I want to play." and then playing it.
If you don't have anything in mind and just want more cards, go play sealed or draft... You get to crack packs, build decks on the spot, and keep all the goodies while also getting prize maybe.
I mean why buy 3 packs when you can buy 3 packs and a game?
Well.... anyone who disliked the changes more than they liked them wouldn't be here talking about it.
This isn't true to be honest, I've hated some changes to no end but I've liked the core game enough to return after quitting for spans of time, whether it was because of changes or simply because I needed a break.
Part of what kept me playing post 8th frame change was the fact that artifacts were awesome, and I love me some artifacts
Wizards tends to do a good job of paying homage to players of old when they do something new. It always felt like when they did something very different, there was something to appeal to the vintage player in me.
If I name a deck it's usually something that conveys what's going on in the deck and because it doesn't currently exist.
For example, my Vintage deck is "Tezsper", because it's an Esper coloured deck that uses Tezzeret as a central part of the deck. Hence the term "Tez-sper" as in Tezzeret Esper, because it was originally Tezzerator splashing white for a few spells. That's probably the most unique name I've ever given a deck though, and even then most people can figure it out given the a handful of cards in the list.
Edit: I'm also the guy who provided the name of "Orcish Survival" for a deck played by another player, and you can watch me lose to it on camera (They mention the name change too):
While we're on this point, how come cards like Hero's Downfall and Dreadbore don't just win you the game when you cast them?
Because only summoned planeswalkers can be destroyed. You weren't summoned to the fight; you planeswalked. That makes it different.
That's how it operates mechanically, but flavorwise, why?
The summoned planeswalker doesn't get killed by them, they get hit by something hard and unpleasant and decide "screw this, I'm not getting paid enough to put up with this, I'm out."
The same way a Lightning Bolt can "kill" a summoned planeswalker but only damages you.
I thought the 8th Edition / Modern card frame looked pretty weird at first, but it wasn't long before I realized how much easier it was to read cards from across a table (especially White cards).
I'm still not a fan of this one, the new card frames just look bad to me compared to the old stylized ones that had a theme for every colour. You have no idea how happy I was when they started making judge promos in the old frame or the old frames in Time Spiral that allowed for foiled versions of some cards.
As for the newest frame, I think a lot of people assumed I'd hate it because of how vocal I can be about disliking the 8th Ed frame, but honestly I didn't care, simply because changing from one from I don't like to another doesn't really matter to me. Though the M15 one does look a little better in my opinion.
Short answer is yes, there are a lot of things I miss about the older incarnations of Magic from rules to design philosophies, but as a whole I still enjoy the game and hope that one day the pendulum swings back. As for League, well it's not that much different, but I only played since the end of Season 2.
Go to your local LGS, give them your info, and they can look up your DCI number for you. Just bring a license or something to confirm it's you so they aren't getting in trouble for giving out someone's DCI# to a stranger.
Play an aggressive deck, and overwhelm him with stuff. I'm guessing you play casual magic and you're running a deck full of expensive big stuff which forces you to play one spell a turn and gives him enough time to build of some mana so he can counter your stuff. That means you're basically playing into what he wants you to do, so what you have to do is ask yourself how do you make his deck play into what benefits you.
Play a deck full of things like Bloodsoaked Champion, Bloodghast, and whatever. These are good if you have 4 of each and other similar effects because they come out before he has enough mana to counter them (free counters can happen but they will put you ahead still), and if he does counter or kill them, you can bring them back pretty easily.
All that would accomplish is creating far more data entry and delays between rounds than is required. I doubt very many cheaters are skilled enough to consistently force mulligans, and if they are they can probably just use that tactic during bad match ups only. Most people who cheat while shuffling do it like Jared, they simple put one land on top during the middle of the game, as opposed to multiple lands during the start of the game.
More so, certain decks would create really weird skews of mulligans, because against a Dredge deck it's not incorrect to mulligan if you think you can draw a cage/leyline earlier or something of the nature. This would mean that a player running Dredge would have multiple mulligans against him throughout the day, despite not cheating at all.
Recording mulligans would simply be busy work that yields little to no results in the grand scheme of things.
"Law science has nothing to do with science". Hmmm... Green chairs are not chairs? Apple computers are not computers? This red magic the gathering card has nothing to do with magic the gathering? Me. Is. Confused.
<So I have this minor stiffness in my foot sometimes when I wake up the muscle is very tense... Can you give me a diagnosis? I mean you're a doctor right, and we go see doctors about these kind of things. >
Please keep the discussion on topic as requested by a moderator. -Cythare
Just making sure that the phrase "doctor of the science of law" on the diploma is accurate. I will now certainly sleep better. Phew.
Great, so will the guy who has this:
Dr.sc.mus.: Doctor scientiae musicae, Doctor of Musicology
I understand this is an ego thing for you, that's alright. However, let's put it this way, I double majored in Physics and Electrical Engineering, and frankly the only reason I did Physics was to claim I have a degree in science. I know, it's shallow, but like you I have an ego and the cross over between the two majors was enough to allow me to accomplish it without extravagant effort, but I've always focused on engineering more, and I can tell you this much, I don't consider engineering to be a science in itself. I think it has to do with something a scientist once said "The first time you do something, it's science. The second time you do it, it's engineering... And the third time it's mass production." I don't think I have to get into detail to explain the meaning of this, but who knows.
In short, I'm basically asking you to be an adult in this matter, and to understand that the legal definition isn't the definition this person was using, nor the definition most people would bring to mind when reading it. You can tell people you're conducting science, or whatever, but let's be real here.
Have you seen Contract From Below?
We spent roughly the first 10 or so years of the game on basically one plane, being Dominaria, though we did see glimpses of other places.
I mean why buy 3 packs when you can buy 3 packs and a game?
I miss that sideways T
Part of what kept me playing post 8th frame change was the fact that artifacts were awesome, and I love me some artifacts
Wizards tends to do a good job of paying homage to players of old when they do something new. It always felt like when they did something very different, there was something to appeal to the vintage player in me.
For example, my Vintage deck is "Tezsper", because it's an Esper coloured deck that uses Tezzeret as a central part of the deck. Hence the term "Tez-sper" as in Tezzeret Esper, because it was originally Tezzerator splashing white for a few spells. That's probably the most unique name I've ever given a deck though, and even then most people can figure it out given the a handful of cards in the list.
Edit: I'm also the guy who provided the name of "Orcish Survival" for a deck played by another player, and you can watch me lose to it on camera (They mention the name change too):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wZ6uMTGVfWk
The summoned planeswalker doesn't get killed by them, they get hit by something hard and unpleasant and decide "screw this, I'm not getting paid enough to put up with this, I'm out."
The same way a Lightning Bolt can "kill" a summoned planeswalker but only damages you.
I'm still not a fan of this one, the new card frames just look bad to me compared to the old stylized ones that had a theme for every colour. You have no idea how happy I was when they started making judge promos in the old frame or the old frames in Time Spiral that allowed for foiled versions of some cards.
As for the newest frame, I think a lot of people assumed I'd hate it because of how vocal I can be about disliking the 8th Ed frame, but honestly I didn't care, simply because changing from one from I don't like to another doesn't really matter to me. Though the M15 one does look a little better in my opinion.
Play a deck full of things like Bloodsoaked Champion, Bloodghast, and whatever. These are good if you have 4 of each and other similar effects because they come out before he has enough mana to counter them (free counters can happen but they will put you ahead still), and if he does counter or kill them, you can bring them back pretty easily.
More so, certain decks would create really weird skews of mulligans, because against a Dredge deck it's not incorrect to mulligan if you think you can draw a cage/leyline earlier or something of the nature. This would mean that a player running Dredge would have multiple mulligans against him throughout the day, despite not cheating at all.
Recording mulligans would simply be busy work that yields little to no results in the grand scheme of things.
<So I have this minor stiffness in my foot sometimes when I wake up the muscle is very tense... Can you give me a diagnosis? I mean you're a doctor right, and we go see doctors about these kind of things. >
Please keep the discussion on topic as requested by a moderator. -Cythare
I understand this is an ego thing for you, that's alright. However, let's put it this way, I double majored in Physics and Electrical Engineering, and frankly the only reason I did Physics was to claim I have a degree in science. I know, it's shallow, but like you I have an ego and the cross over between the two majors was enough to allow me to accomplish it without extravagant effort, but I've always focused on engineering more, and I can tell you this much, I don't consider engineering to be a science in itself. I think it has to do with something a scientist once said "The first time you do something, it's science. The second time you do it, it's engineering... And the third time it's mass production." I don't think I have to get into detail to explain the meaning of this, but who knows.
In short, I'm basically asking you to be an adult in this matter, and to understand that the legal definition isn't the definition this person was using, nor the definition most people would bring to mind when reading it. You can tell people you're conducting science, or whatever, but let's be real here.