Magic: The Gathering - Page 400

On June 22 2013 01:47 Risen wrote:
What the dicks so many people.

On June 22 2013 06:27 NasKe_ wrote:
Does anyone here still drafts RTR Block? I've played 2 swiss this week and want some feedback for my draft.

On June 22 2013 04:53 Judicator wrote:


Hope you enjoy playing Magic, better bring your meal cause God knows you'll never get to eat lunch or dinner or see the light of day.

On June 22 2013 19:20 Jugan wrote:


This is so true, for those of you who have never played in a big tournament IRL. At Pro Tour: Berlin, there was no food at the venue. So some bloke set up a super ghetto grill outside on under 0C weather and was grilling patties and hotdogs, and selling them for 2-3 euro each. Needless to say, there was a crowd of people standing outside and eating out in the cold until someone would scream "PAIRINGS ARE UP" at which point everyone would scurry back inside, leaving many longing for sustenance.

On June 23 2013 00:23 Louuster wrote:


I think the issue here is not so much the fact that there isnt food at the venue, but rather that this is a 4500 ppl GP with god knows how many rounds, let alone trying to leave and re-enter the building on time if a lunch break is planned lol

On June 23 2013 02:54 forgotten myth wrote:
Hey all,

have just started getting into magic online from the few MtG vids of Day9 awhile back, and I had a question for those more familiar with the interface:

I noticed modern masters 64 players drafts are being run pretty regularly, but the buy in is pretty steep at 9 tickets and you have to get in pretty far in advance; are there are any regular swiss/4-3-2-2 drafts that I'm missing or is that simply not being done on magic online? I'd love to try out a fairies or giants deck in limited, and doing drafts seems like a great way to build a collection for those starting out, but if there's only the 64 drafts I may have to reconsider.

On June 23 2013 03:07 WolfintheSheep wrote:

Been a very long while since I've touched the MTGO client, but there should be Swiss/4-3-2-2 drafts. I don't think they're listed under tournaments though...but once again, very long time since I've touched it.

EDIT: Also...pretty sure you can't draft Faeries or Giants in the current set pool.

On June 23 2013 02:54 forgotten myth wrote:
Hey all,

have just started getting into magic online from the few MtG vids of Day9 awhile back, and I had a question for those more familiar with the interface:

I noticed modern masters 64 players drafts are being run pretty regularly, but the buy in is pretty steep at 9 tickets and you have to get in pretty far in advance; are there are any regular swiss/4-3-2-2 drafts that I'm missing or is that simply not being done on magic online? I'd love to try out a fairies or giants deck in limited, and doing drafts seems like a great way to build a collection for those starting out, but if there's only the 64 drafts I may have to reconsider.

On June 23 2013 03:39 micronesia wrote:
I do swiss as I think it's the most friendly for newer players, however, isn't 8-4 better than 4-3-2-2?

On June 23 2013 03:47 micronesia wrote:
The thing is, if you lose round one, you are out. You get no prize and you don't get to practice two more matches. If you do swiss, you get to play all three matches, even if you lose one or two of them. Swiss, to me, seems much better for learning. Also, if you have a really off two matches, there's a decent chance you will get a bye in round three and still recover one pack, at least.

Once you get good, I would think you would want to switch from swiss to 8-4... I just don't see a need for 4-3-2-2 in the interim.

On June 23 2013 03:44 forgotten myth wrote:
You are awesome Jugan =)

And micro, I'm with you basically: I'm new so I'd take swiss given the chance, but 4-3-2-2 feels like a slightly riskier/slightly higher pay off without me having to do, y'know, well.