Magic The Gathering players!!

[Lul Thyme]

Originally posted by MrFun


If you can find this, please post the info here.

http://forums.gleemax.com/showthread.php?t=973044

[Lul Thyme]

Originally posted by Seedle


Okay, glad someone else posted in this thread. I only started playing after 8th, so I don't really know what differences to highlight. But I've seen timing guides from the old days, and they were more trouble than they were worth to figure out, so I know there are differences. I guess just more subtle than I thought. Carry on, you actually know what you are talking about.

To be honest, the main advantages of the stack is that it's easier to understand and explain. In most common situations, the result is the same.

Originally posted by Seedle
As for MTGO: Is the new version really as bad as the scuttlebutt says, or is it just a whiny minority making noise?

I don't consider myself part of the whiny minority and I don't think I know anyone who likes it. For example, in the pauper community (consisting of 100+ players) we probably lost something like 5-10% of players who never returned because they can't run the new version, another 10% who can play but almost never do because of the new version.

The server lag situation probably improved a bit but the interface is more buggy and there is a lot of client lag if you don't have a high end machine.

If I could, I would probably go back to the previous version. If course the previous version also had problems and it's not MUCH better than the current version but the real problem is that they spent years working on this to get basically negative to no improvement.

When it came out, I was very receptive and ready to wait because they had harped that the architecture of this version would make improving much easier. Improvement has been coming very slowly, so a lot of that initial good will has died down.

[El_Cid]

Darn, for a second I thought this might be about the excellent Microprose version:

http://www.mobygames.com/game/magic-the-gathering

I got the expansions for this, 'duels of the planeswalkers' etc and it gets fired up every now and then. A fantastic conversion imho.

As for the card game...........a license to print money? even with the great artwork? Played it a bit but just prefer the PC version(single player etc).

[MrFun]

Originally posted by Lul Thyme


http://forums.gleemax.com/showthread.php?t=973044

thanks

[Seedle]

Originally posted by Lul Thyme

I don't consider myself part of the whiny minority and I don't think I know anyone who likes it. For example, in the pauper community (consisting of 100+ players) we probably lost something like 5-10% of players who never returned because they can't run the new version, another 10% who can play but almost never do because of the new version.

The server lag situation probably improved a bit but the interface is more buggy and there is a lot of client lag if you don't have a high end machine.

If I could, I would probably go back to the previous version. If course the previous version also had problems and it's not MUCH better than the current version but the real problem is that they spent years working on this to get basically negative to no improvement.

When it came out, I was very receptive and ready to wait because they had harped that the architecture of this version would make improving much easier. Improvement has been coming very slowly, so a lot of that initial good will has died down.

Okay, thanks for the info. Glad I never bothered to download it.

[Aeson]

Some free cards (while they last):

http://www.wizards.com/promo/hereirule/agecheck.aspx

[Seedle]

Thanks Aeson.

Now if I just had the money for FNM and that Hypnotic Specter...

[MrFun]

I have four or five Hypnotic Specters.

[Seedle]

Originally posted by MrFun
I have four or five Hypnotic Specters.

[snoopy369]

Well, if you have five, you can afford to give Seedle one...

[MrFun]

Originally posted by Seedle

Yeah, so if $5.00 is hard to come by for you these days, I can mail you a fifth Hypnotic Specter if I have five.

But if I have only four, you will be out of luck.

I can check my collection this evening when I'm home from work.

[MrFun]

Hey Seedle, thanks for PMing your address.

A free Hypnotic Specter card will be on its way soon.

[Seedle]

Originally posted by MrFun
Hey Seedle, thanks for PMing your address.

A free Hypnotic Specter card will be on its way soon.

[Lul Thyme]

Originally posted by Seedle


Okay, thanks for the info. Glad I never bothered to download it.

Note that I still play MTGO quite often.

Yes, it sucks that they spent so much time working on a new client for so little improvement if any. On the other hand, MTG is an awesome game and playing online is very convenient, hence MTGO remains a lot of fun, despite the fact that the client could be better.

[MrFun]

Yo Seedle! I'm mailing the Hypnotic Specter to you tomorrow morning (Friday).

It might be a little onery by time it gets to you and you let it out of the envelope, but as long as you feed it immediately, he should be happy with its new owner.