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On October 16 2015 11:24 Ashent wrote:
As this is TL and all, I wanted to ask if anyone here plays paper magic (or any magic, really) in South Korea? I moved here a few months ago. I play modern and legacy and like to play at Dalmuti in kyodae and Rolling Dice in Hongdae. Occasionally at the Kindle shop as well. If you're in South Korea, please message me!
If you're in Seoul you have the best bet of finding people. There's a ton of groups online specifically for Seoul that are fairly active. If you're anywhere else (like Daejeon where I am), it's a lot harder to find people to play.
I'm in this group if I ever find myself in Seoul for some Magic: https://www.facebook.com/groups/CasualMTGSeoul/
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On October 18 2015 12:27 Judicator wrote:Show nested quote +On October 18 2015 09:07 trinxified wrote:
So I'm playing this new free to play game at Steam...
Magic Duels Origins.
Is this game any good and worth the time? If you mean by the real game, then yes, but as any of us regulars can attest, this can be a very expensive hobby especially if you don't have any friends to lend cards from.
too boring/long to get all cards without paying?
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On October 18 2015 13:03 trinxified wrote:Show nested quote +On October 18 2015 12:27 Judicator wrote:On October 18 2015 09:07 trinxified wrote:
So I'm playing this new free to play game at Steam...
Magic Duels Origins.
Is this game any good and worth the time? If you mean by the real game, then yes, but as any of us regulars can attest, this can be a very expensive hobby especially if you don't have any friends to lend cards from. too boring/long to get all cards without paying?
Duels Origins suffers from having a shitty card pool and some idiotic limitations on including cards of higher rarities in decks. Once you've got the handle on the basics, you're probably better off taking one of the many other options for playing Magic.
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On October 18 2015 13:03 trinxified wrote:Show nested quote +On October 18 2015 12:27 Judicator wrote:On October 18 2015 09:07 trinxified wrote:
So I'm playing this new free to play game at Steam...
Magic Duels Origins.
Is this game any good and worth the time? If you mean by the real game, then yes, but as any of us regulars can attest, this can be a very expensive hobby especially if you don't have any friends to lend cards from. too boring/long to get all cards without paying?
No I mean MtG the game in real life or on their official client Magic Online. The game on steam is meant to introduce new players to the game, but doesn't go beyond the basics.
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It's funny, I played Magic Duels, ended up getting a pretty decent R/W deck, won 10 games in a row of multiplayer then got bored. The daily quests were non-functional and it took too long to grind packs. Plus there was only very short solo content and none of the puzzles that I loved from the other DotP games.
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hmm official client magic online? I looked at this but not sure how it works.
I'm really asking because hearthstone really annoys me. too bad I spent money on it too
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Paper magic is still the best option if possible, but not everyone has access to a good community for paper play. Magic Online is an alright substitute though it has its fair share of problems and you're still paying full value for cards without actually having physical product. There are also clients like Cockatrice and XMage which are not officially condoned/supported (since they allow you to play with the full card set without owning anything) but are useful for getting started when you're not willing to make the commitment to either of the previous options or want to playtest something before putting down the money to actually buy it.
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Snapcaster as a reprint for RPTQ promos. Pretty cool but I doubt I'll ever get one haha.
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I don't get why they keep making alt arts of the invitational cards. Defeats the purpose.
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ZigguratOfUr
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On October 19 2015 12:45 deth2munkies wrote:
I don't get why they keep making alt arts of the invitational cards. Defeats the purpose.
I don't think it's purpose defeating in any way. It preserves the original Snapcaster's price, while still incentivizing people to go to RPTQs. All of that seems very purposeful to me.
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if ur getting into it def play on xmage. It knows the rules, ppl play slow as hell but that's good for new players, and ppl are generally awful which is also good for new players.
MTGO is a fine client, it's def not great but also not the cancer everyone in the MTG community describe it as, it's just really expensive to maintain an online collection and draft regularly.
I spent $0 total on hearthstone and had the full collection (a long time ago before the expansions) after about a year and a little of infinite arenas and can prob still get a decent collection these days that can get me a playable constructed deck after dusting random crap, that's never ever happening on MTGO. Crap cards are gonna be worth like 1/10000 of a playable constructed card rather than 1/10 of a playable rare on hearthstone.
If you want to play against other ppl MTGO is the only way to go, it's just not cheap.
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i got 23rd, $2500, and 10 pro points at PT BFZ with GW Megamorph. kinda sucks how there are no breakout decks, but i still don't think the format is solved. anyway the pro tour was super fun and surprisingly casual. it's kinda weird but it makes sense i guess. I just noticed that my opponents were much nicer at the PT than they are at GPs and Opens.
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ZigguratOfUr
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On October 19 2015 14:39 Whole wrote:
i got 23rd, $2500, and 10 pro points at PT BFZ with GW Megamorph. kinda sucks how there are no breakout decks, but i still don't think the format is solved. anyway the pro tour was super fun and surprisingly casual. it's kinda weird but it makes sense i guess. I just noticed that my opponents were much nicer at the PT than they are at GPs and Opens.
Great job!
And this chart proves true once again: ![[image loading]](http://i.imgur.com/phRpEI3.png)
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On October 19 2015 14:39 Whole wrote:
i got 23rd, $2500, and 10 pro points at PT BFZ with GW Megamorph. kinda sucks how there are no breakout decks, but i still don't think the format is solved. anyway the pro tour was super fun and surprisingly casual. it's kinda weird but it makes sense i guess. I just noticed that my opponents were much nicer at the PT than they are at GPs and Opens.
Amazing!
You should tell us which one you are though so we can cheer you on in future events 
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On October 19 2015 15:37 ZigguratOfUr wrote:Show nested quote +On October 19 2015 14:39 Whole wrote:
i got 23rd, $2500, and 10 pro points at PT BFZ with GW Megamorph. kinda sucks how there are no breakout decks, but i still don't think the format is solved. anyway the pro tour was super fun and surprisingly casual. it's kinda weird but it makes sense i guess. I just noticed that my opponents were much nicer at the PT than they are at GPs and Opens. Great job! And this chart proves true once again:
hahaha classic, applies to a lot of things actually
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On October 19 2015 14:39 Whole wrote:
i got 23rd, $2500, and 10 pro points at PT BFZ with GW Megamorph. kinda sucks how there are no breakout decks, but i still don't think the format is solved. anyway the pro tour was super fun and surprisingly casual. it's kinda weird but it makes sense i guess. I just noticed that my opponents were much nicer at the PT than they are at GPs and Opens.
Didn't that sam black bant* tokens go like 75% with their team? They didn't top 8 tho so it feels like CFB with esper dragons where they had a breakout deck but no one really payed attention.
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On October 19 2015 12:59 ZigguratOfUr wrote:Show nested quote +On October 19 2015 12:45 deth2munkies wrote:
I don't get why they keep making alt arts of the invitational cards. Defeats the purpose. I don't think it's purpose defeating in any way. It preserves the original Snapcaster's price, while still incentivizing people to go to RPTQs. All of that seems very purposeful to me.
Which you could have easily done retaining the original art and making it foily. The Invitational cards are all results of winning a tournament to get your face on a Magic card that you design. If people can get that card and never see your face, it cheapens that reward.
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On October 18 2015 16:20 TheYango wrote:
Paper magic is still the best option if possible, but not everyone has access to a good community for paper play. Magic Online is an alright substitute though it has its fair share of problems and you're still paying full value for cards without actually having physical product. There are also clients like Cockatrice and XMage which are not officially condoned/supported (since they allow you to play with the full card set without owning anything) but are useful for getting started when you're not willing to make the commitment to either of the previous options or want to playtest something before putting down the money to actually buy it.
I highly recommend familarizing yourself with Xmage to get into magic. It's completely free and has automatic rules enforcement just like MTGO. You also would want to get some idea of the metagame for the different formats and what type of format you're interested in. I recommend MTG Goldfish for following the metas in the different formats:
http://www.mtggoldfish.com/metagame#online
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If someone's just learning the game for the first time, learning about the "metas" is way beyond a level that's useful to them.
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Looking to maybe get into modern since it's the far and away more widely played format at my local shop. Are there any reasonable budget decks out there? I'd love to do something more burn related but idk what that really means in Modern lol
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