Topic: Magic The Gathering Draft (Read 7130 times)

shraeye · « **Reply #25 on:** February 17, 2013, 12:42:32 am »

This weekend is bad for me as well. Let's discuss format issues and stuff, and then be totally ready to play next weekend!

Titandrake · « **Reply #26 on:** February 19, 2013, 04:29:42 am »

Might be in. I'm absolutely terrible at the game, and haven't been keeping up with the recent sets, but I haven't played in a couple years and I kind of want to.

Grujah · « **Reply #27 on:** February 19, 2013, 07:50:20 am »

Actually did 2 8-man drafts in the weekend, lost in semi-finals both times, also realized I suck badly at GTC.

Did rip foil Reckoner though

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ipofanes · « **Reply #28 on:** February 19, 2013, 09:31:59 am »

Haven't played myself for ages. Not /in, just some observations:

Ravnica sounds like it means "likeness" in some Slavic language.
I have mentioned elsewhere that M:tG has withstood power creep, but I didn't appreciate the dimension of this. I just saw that there's a Pegasus in Ravnica at the mana cost as venerable Mesa Pegasus. Only without banding. Yeah I know banding is outlawed for ages.

Davio · « **Reply #29 on:** February 19, 2013, 09:39:53 am »

I only want to play with the dexterity and gambling cards.

Grujah · « **Reply #30 on:** February 19, 2013, 10:04:10 am »

Quote from: ipofanes on February 19, 2013, 09:31:59 am

Haven't played myself for ages. Not /in, just some observations:

Ravnica sounds like it means "likeness" in some Slavic language.
I have mentioned elsewhere that M:tG has withstood power creep, but I didn't appreciate the dimension of this. I just saw that there's a Pegasus in Ravnica at the mana cost as venerable Mesa Pegasus. Only without banding. Yeah I know banding is outlawed for ages.

Actually, a Croat suggested the name and theme, IIRC. In Serbian, and Croatian (which are more-less the same) it means "Plains".

I assume you are talking about 1/3 Pegasus for 2, which is quite bad actually, it is a bit stronger Storm Crow, and it rarely kills anything, it is mostly a blocker or a very slow clock.. ugh.
And powercreep is BS, imho. I am a very new player, but started playing competitively from the start. True, with stuff like Baneslayer Angel and Thundermaw Hellkite creature P/T per CC did go up quite a bit, but from what I see, in "old days" there was a great imbalance with ton of crap cards on one side, and ridiculously overpowered cards on other, while today you have a much more balanced curve.

Bottom line, just look at legacy/vintage staples and compare the number of old and new cards, and you'll see that old ones are dominating those formats.

ipofanes · « **Reply #31 on:** February 19, 2013, 10:39:08 am »

ok, disregard my prev comment, thought it was a 1/1 flyer. 1/3 seems not half bad to me.

Titandrake · « **Reply #32 on:** February 19, 2013, 01:44:28 pm »

From my understanding, what the game designers felt was wrong about older Magic was that creatures were too weak for how fragile they were. Play a spell, you have to counter it or let it happen. Play a creature, you can counter it, or kill it with your own spell, or combat damage, etc.

So, they made creatures stronger and spells weaker. The part I don't really agree with is that they also made removal stronger. There's a developing arms race between creatures and removal. Creatures die more easily, but they often have some benefit on death (Wurmcoil Engine I'm looking at you.)

I think they're aware of this though, and they probably know what they're doing.

Axxle · « **Reply #33 on:** February 19, 2013, 01:52:21 pm »

Quote from: ipofanes on February 19, 2013, 10:39:08 am

ok, disregard my prev comment

So you're /in?

ipofanes · « **Reply #34 on:** February 20, 2013, 03:43:57 am »

Quote from: Axxle on February 19, 2013, 01:52:21 pm

Quote from: ipofanes on February 19, 2013, 10:39:08 am
ok, disregard my prev comment
So you're /in?

no.

I meant "disregard" as in "assume it was never made", not as in "assume the contrary"

Grujah · « **Reply #35 on:** February 25, 2013, 03:57:56 pm »

Cooome on, 2 more!

I mean, we can technically do it with 6 too, but it's just not the same..

Lekkit · « **Reply #36 on:** February 25, 2013, 04:50:07 pm »

If this is happening this weekend I could probably be in. I'm not really great a MTG, haven't really played since Ursa's Legacy, but I can still read on cards.

And I do play The Spoils, which is really similiar.

Axxle · « **Reply #37 on:** February 25, 2013, 05:54:06 pm »

I can see if I can recruit my brother. He's not an Effdyeser (coining it now) if that matters.

Axxle · « **Reply #38 on:** February 26, 2013, 05:13:44 pm »

My brother's willing to play if we need an 8th. Should we get a time finalized?

Grujah · « **Reply #39 on:** February 26, 2013, 06:41:39 pm »

Quote from: Axxle on February 26, 2013, 05:13:44 pm

My brother's willing to play if we need an 8th. Should we get a time finalized?

Yes.
Is idea to draft in realtime or what?

Axxle · « **Reply #40 on:** February 26, 2013, 06:50:08 pm »

Quote from: Grujah on February 26, 2013, 06:41:39 pm

Quote from: Axxle on February 26, 2013, 05:13:44 pm
My brother's willing to play if we need an 8th. Should we get a time finalized?

Yes.
Is idea to draft in realtime or what?

Definitely draft in real time, otherwise it'd take way too long. Don't care either way when games are played though.

Grujah · « **Reply #41 on:** February 26, 2013, 07:47:10 pm »

I'm down Thursday - Sunday, though I will have a DnD night during weekend, which is afternoon in US, but I can afterwards.

Lekkit · « **Reply #42 on:** February 27, 2013, 02:55:27 am »

I have a party to attend to saturday evening and I'll probably have an RPG session sometime friday night. I don't really know when either of those will end.

TheMunch · « **Reply #43 on:** February 27, 2013, 10:49:21 am »

Hey guys. So whats the current status? I have 6 on listed on the front page and didn't think I missed anyone, but Axxle says his brother is the 8th? If we have 8 I'm down for any day not today.

Lekkit · « **Reply #44 on:** February 27, 2013, 11:02:13 am »

I could probably play tomorrow.

Axxle · « **Reply #45 on:** February 27, 2013, 01:41:28 pm »

Hmm, i'll recoujt when i get to a computer

Axxle · « **Reply #46 on:** February 27, 2013, 02:57:17 pm »

Well no more Cockatrice (got a cease and desist), anyone have alternatives?

Lekkit · « **Reply #47 on:** February 27, 2013, 03:38:49 pm »

I think the draft part itself would be the hard part, but OCTGN is pretty neat.

Axxle · « **Reply #48 on:** February 27, 2013, 03:41:00 pm »

Quote from: TheMunch on February 27, 2013, 10:49:21 am

Hey guys. So whats the current status? I have 6 on listed on the front page and didn't think I missed anyone, but Axxle says his brother is the 8th? If we have 8 I'm down for any day not today.

You're missing Lekkit.

Titandrake · « **Reply #49 on:** February 27, 2013, 05:26:25 pm »

Magic Workstation is old, but still up. I think the only way to make draft work is to have one person (who isn't playing) generate the boosters and handle picks, because I don't know of any freeware program that has drafting implemented. Or you could look at http://tappedout.net/mtg-draft-simulator/, which I found by Googling.

I'm busy this whole week and part of next week, so I can't join.

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