Help
There are many reactions I get when people see me playing Magic: The Gathering, most of them including something like:
"Oh, yeah, I used to play Pokemon, but I'm through that stage now."
So now I'm asking the ATT. What do you think about mtg?
Magic: The Gathering
MultiQuote
#5
- Deadpan Orator
-
- Group: Members
- Posts: 13,878
- Joined: 03-August 02
- Gender:Male
- Location:DC
Posted 07 January 2007 - 12:23 AM
Played it for a time back in high school, but then ran out of folks to play with, so my decks sit unused on a shelf.
-Pufer
-Pufer
"Believe nothing, no matter where you read it or who said it, even if I have said it, unless it agrees with your own reason and your own common sense." -The Buddha
#6
- Guardian
-
- Group: Moderators
- Posts: 12,036
- Joined: 05-July 00
- Gender:Male
Posted 07 January 2007 - 01:29 AM
Played it for a time back in middle school, until the school teachers started making rules and confiscating MTG decks they saw, which pretty much killed my opportunities to play with other people. So now, the decks sit unused in a box.
"Sometimes I get confused whether I'm posting on ATT or in the War Room. But then I remind myself: If it's moderators acting scatter-brained and foolish, then it's the War Room*.
*Unless it's Avatara, of course."
-- From the memoirs of Sundered Angel
*Unless it's Avatara, of course."
-- From the memoirs of Sundered Angel
#8
- Amor Vincit Omnia
-
- Group: Members
- Posts: 5,215
- Joined: 02-August 03
- Gender:Male
- Location:Nottingham, UK
Posted 07 January 2007 - 09:13 AM
I play, but not as often as I used to. My geek friend group has moved onto D & D of late.
"My friends tell me that I refuse to grow up, but I know they're just jealous because they don't have pajamas with feet."
-- Tom Sims
Never take life seriously. Nobody gets out alive anyway.
-- Tom Sims
Never take life seriously. Nobody gets out alive anyway.
#9
- Haruspex
-
- Group: Moderators
- Posts: 1,443
- Joined: 21-April 00
- Gender:Male
- Location:Minneapolis MN
Posted 07 January 2007 - 09:14 AM
Oh man, it's been ages since I owned any (I think that was back when Homelands came out). I have played it more recently, but now there's all kinds of wacky new rules and an insane level of interdependancey with all the creatures.
I miss the days when I could whip out a red/blue burn deck, conjure up a 20 point fireball, fork it, and take out two players at once.
I miss the days when I could whip out a red/blue burn deck, conjure up a 20 point fireball, fork it, and take out two players at once.
#10
- Digging for fire
-
- Group: Members
- Posts: 737
- Joined: 15-August 03
- Gender:Male
- Location:My computer...What else?
Posted 07 January 2007 - 08:08 PM
I bought a pack of it. The pictures were funny.
"There he goes. One of God's own prototypes. Some kind of high powered mutant never even considered for mass production. Too weird to live, and too rare to die."
"Adventure. Heh. Excitement. Heh. A Jedi craves not these things"
"Adventure. Heh. Excitement. Heh. A Jedi craves not these things"
#11
- (----------)/
-
- Group: Members
- Posts: 7,266
- Joined: 08-December 04
- Location:1600x1200 pixels of Linux
Posted 07 January 2007 - 08:10 PM
Congratulations. Your 2-year-old deck is obsolete. Please buy twenty rare cards if you wish to continue.
You put what in my Power Mac?
Its like what happens when you cross a phoenix with a super black hole; it's powerful enough to destroy itself, only to be reborn in a vicious cycle of torment and pain. Or in this case, nonsense.
-Avatara, on the life cycle of ATT.
Dude, imagine Redline Trash Talk; the unholy spawn of B&B and ATT.
-ephrin
Will not get involved in a creation/evolution debate.
We're being overrun!
Its like what happens when you cross a phoenix with a super black hole; it's powerful enough to destroy itself, only to be reborn in a vicious cycle of torment and pain. Or in this case, nonsense.
-Avatara, on the life cycle of ATT.
Dude, imagine Redline Trash Talk; the unholy spawn of B&B and ATT.
-ephrin
Will not get involved in a creation/evolution debate.
We're being overrun!
#13
- Ehhhhh...no?
-
- Group: Members
- Posts: 3,501
- Joined: 10-February 02
- Location:Anytown, Anystate, USA
Posted 08 January 2007 - 12:25 AM
I stopped playing actively in sixth grade, but I still enjoy whipping out a deck now and then.
It really is a great game, but it fails in three areas:
1. It requires too much time.
2. It requires too much money.
3. There are too many blowhards and jerks, particularly at competitive levels.
That last point is what forced me out of the racket for good. Whether it's the snot-nosed thirteen-year-old who isn't really that smart but has parents who play so he has trendy decks loaded with four of every expensive rare or the balding thirty something with the patchy beard and greasy ponytail who knows eight different ways to shuffle and throws down his cards with the force of a lumberjack dropping his axe or some other activity that actually is impressive and manly, the typical player at Magic tournaments seems to wake up in the morning with the sole aim of being as big of a douche as possible. This includes calling judges over for nonexistant and petty rules violations and making scornful remarks about anyone who deviates from the norm. Yes, dickhole, my deck does have more than sixty cards and no, I don't feel the need for any s###ty black-backed card protectors.
Personal bitterness aside, as I said earlier, it is a great game.
It really is a great game, but it fails in three areas:
1. It requires too much time.
2. It requires too much money.
3. There are too many blowhards and jerks, particularly at competitive levels.
That last point is what forced me out of the racket for good. Whether it's the snot-nosed thirteen-year-old who isn't really that smart but has parents who play so he has trendy decks loaded with four of every expensive rare or the balding thirty something with the patchy beard and greasy ponytail who knows eight different ways to shuffle and throws down his cards with the force of a lumberjack dropping his axe or some other activity that actually is impressive and manly, the typical player at Magic tournaments seems to wake up in the morning with the sole aim of being as big of a douche as possible. This includes calling judges over for nonexistant and petty rules violations and making scornful remarks about anyone who deviates from the norm. Yes, dickhole, my deck does have more than sixty cards and no, I don't feel the need for any s###ty black-backed card protectors.
Personal bitterness aside, as I said earlier, it is a great game.
"For a writing to be a writing it must continue to 'act' and to be readable even when what is called the author of the writing no longer answers for what he has written..."
Jacques Derrida, "Signature Event Context"
Jacques Derrida, "Signature Event Context"
#14
- Amor Vincit Omnia
-
- Group: Members
- Posts: 5,215
- Joined: 02-August 03
- Gender:Male
- Location:Nottingham, UK
Posted 08 January 2007 - 11:24 AM
But my god doesn't it feel good when you crush that snotty 13 year old's hopes and dreams. And boy does it float my boat as I dance up and down on his battered and bloody remains, after his crushing, humiliating defeat.
Or is that just me?
Or is that just me?
"My friends tell me that I refuse to grow up, but I know they're just jealous because they don't have pajamas with feet."
-- Tom Sims
Never take life seriously. Nobody gets out alive anyway.
-- Tom Sims
Never take life seriously. Nobody gets out alive anyway.
#15
- The One Free Man
-
- Group: Members
- Posts: 1,651
- Joined: 14-November 05
- Gender:Male
- Location:right behind you.
Posted 08 January 2007 - 02:17 PM
Lektor, on Jan 7 2007, 07:13 AM, said:
I play, but not as often as I used to. My geek friend group has moved onto D & D of late.
Good for him.. I love D&D. ...
I probably shouldn't have said that...
Anyway, it's been approximately five years since I played MTG. Ah well.
"THERE IS NOTHING MORE PRODUCTIVE THAN CHEESE!" -- mrxak
#16
- Dua
-
- Group: Members
- Posts: 203
- Joined: 13-November 06
Posted 08 January 2007 - 02:24 PM
Yeah, it is my dream that they make some computer game where all of the cards are equally accessible by anyone 
so I can use my overwhelming intellect to crush these snotty nerds.
But this is why I love draft tournaments, where every player has an equal chance.
so I can use my overwhelming intellect to crush these snotty nerds. But this is why I love draft tournaments, where every player has an equal chance.
#17
- Rabid Haiku Generator
-
- Group: Super Moderators
- Posts: 25,415
- Joined: 01-September 00
- Gender:Male
- Location:Drifting through space in a broken escape pod.
Posted 18 January 2007 - 03:08 PM
stealthymatt, on Jan 6 2007, 05:48 PM, said:
There are many reactions I get when people see me playing Magic: The Gathering, most of them including something like:
"Oh, yeah, I used to play Pokemon, but I'm through that stage now."
So now I'm asking the ATT. What do you think about mtg?
"Oh, yeah, I used to play Pokemon, but I'm through that stage now."
So now I'm asking the ATT. What do you think about mtg?
I don't own a deck, but I've played and it's quite fun. I've somewhat considered buying one of those pre-made decks to avoid the massive costs usually associated with the game, in order to play occasionally with friends, but mostly I play D&D with those people on a weekly basis (may start a second game too on saturdays with a slightly different group of people). It's not really and RP group, more like a hack and slash, but it's crazy fun and we yell at each other and laugh a lot, and most importantly it gets me away from the computer.
#18
- Rabid Haiku Generator
-
- Group: Super Moderators
- Posts: 25,415
- Joined: 01-September 00
- Gender:Male
- Location:Drifting through space in a broken escape pod.
Posted 18 January 2007 - 03:10 PM
stealthymatt, on Jan 8 2007, 02:24 PM, said:
Yeah, it is my dream that they make some computer game where all of the cards are equally accessible by anyone so I can use my overwhelming intellect to crush these snotty nerds.
But this is why I love draft tournaments, where every player has an equal chance.
so I can use my overwhelming intellect to crush these snotty nerds. But this is why I love draft tournaments, where every player has an equal chance.
I've seen (and played) a java MTG with all the cards that ever existed in it. Multiplayer over the internet, but pretty basic. Essentially little images of the cards can be moved around, and you can make little counters, but that's it.
#19
- Dua
-
- Group: Members
- Posts: 203
- Joined: 13-November 06
Posted 25 January 2007 - 05:30 PM
if you're talking about Magic: Online, each card you buy costs just as much as the real card would cost, and it only has cards that have been released in the last 5 years or so.
#20
- (----------)/
-
- Group: Members
- Posts: 7,266
- Joined: 08-December 04
- Location:1600x1200 pixels of Linux
Posted 26 January 2007 - 03:19 PM
Where's my Ray of Erasure?
You put what in my Power Mac?
Its like what happens when you cross a phoenix with a super black hole; it's powerful enough to destroy itself, only to be reborn in a vicious cycle of torment and pain. Or in this case, nonsense.
-Avatara, on the life cycle of ATT.
Dude, imagine Redline Trash Talk; the unholy spawn of B&B and ATT.
-ephrin
Will not get involved in a creation/evolution debate.
We're being overrun!
Its like what happens when you cross a phoenix with a super black hole; it's powerful enough to destroy itself, only to be reborn in a vicious cycle of torment and pain. Or in this case, nonsense.
-Avatara, on the life cycle of ATT.
Dude, imagine Redline Trash Talk; the unholy spawn of B&B and ATT.
-ephrin
Will not get involved in a creation/evolution debate.
We're being overrun!
#21
- Rabid Haiku Generator
-
- Group: Super Moderators
- Posts: 25,415
- Joined: 01-September 00
- Gender:Male
- Location:Drifting through space in a broken escape pod.
Posted 27 January 2007 - 07:36 PM
stealthymatt, on Jan 25 2007, 05:30 PM, said:
if you're talking about Magic: Online, each card you buy costs just as much as the real card would cost, and it only has cards that have been released in the last 5 years or so.
If you're asking me, no, wasn't that. I forget what it was. But basically there was a library of card images that you would download along with the game and could (so long as you didn't violate rules with numbers of cards you had and such) have anything you wanted. There were no values assigned, you just picked from a huge database.
#22
- Dua
-
- Group: Members
- Posts: 203
- Joined: 13-November 06
Posted 29 January 2007 - 03:44 PM
sweet...if you ever remember I'll look into it.
#23
- (----------)/
-
- Group: Members
- Posts: 7,266
- Joined: 08-December 04
- Location:1600x1200 pixels of Linux
Posted 30 January 2007 - 01:39 AM
I might like to look at it as well...
You put what in my Power Mac?
Its like what happens when you cross a phoenix with a super black hole; it's powerful enough to destroy itself, only to be reborn in a vicious cycle of torment and pain. Or in this case, nonsense.
-Avatara, on the life cycle of ATT.
Dude, imagine Redline Trash Talk; the unholy spawn of B&B and ATT.
-ephrin
Will not get involved in a creation/evolution debate.
We're being overrun!
Its like what happens when you cross a phoenix with a super black hole; it's powerful enough to destroy itself, only to be reborn in a vicious cycle of torment and pain. Or in this case, nonsense.
-Avatara, on the life cycle of ATT.
Dude, imagine Redline Trash Talk; the unholy spawn of B&B and ATT.
-ephrin
Will not get involved in a creation/evolution debate.
We're being overrun!
#24
- Rabid Haiku Generator
-
- Group: Super Moderators
- Posts: 25,415
- Joined: 01-September 00
- Gender:Male
- Location:Drifting through space in a broken escape pod.
Posted 30 January 2007 - 02:49 AM
I dunno guys. I deleted it from my computer a couple years ago, and I don't remember what it was called or anything.
#25
- Rawr: Ethanol
-
- Group: Members
- Posts: 1,901
- Joined: 07-October 06
- Gender:Female
- Location:A little country you've probably never heard of...
Posted 31 January 2007 - 11:25 PM
I used to play Yu-Gi-Oh but then my teacher started confiscating people's decks, and I could wipe everyone in the class, so it wasn't worth continuing.
I love D&D, but no-one in my family wants to play it.
I love D&D, but no-one in my family wants to play it.
And the winner of the text only entry goes to CrazyChick for "Watch for B&B on bridge." Encountering the B&B anywhere is dangerous enough. Throwing a bridge into the recipe is an equation for disaster. - Ragashingo
