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Oh man...this subject...
I started playing about four years ago...at first I sucked. In one year I could then beat the people who taught me to play. Over another year I learned how the tournament system worked. The third year I played in type 2 tournaments and did very well scoring at least 50% or better usually around 75%. Then I started working (I was already in college) and I stopped playing in tournaments due to a lack of time. Its SO coincidental that this topic came up today as today I just came back from my first tournament in one year...and I owned! Not to brag though.
I love the game. The fantasy and collection part is good enough, but when you factor in that its not only a game, but a fair and balanced one it makes it classic.
HOWEVER many of the older players have complained to me that its become over commercialized and not only less fun, but less competitive as the better cards tend to be rare and simple to use so making a great deck comes down to money to buy cards that are simply better, but more expensive. I love proving them wrong though when I beat someone with a $150 deck with my $45 deck. My deck being mostly commons and uncommons since Im too poor to afford better...I resort to good deckbuilding.
Sincerely,
The Vault Dweller
I started playing about four years ago...at first I sucked. In one year I could then beat the people who taught me to play. Over another year I learned how the tournament system worked. The third year I played in type 2 tournaments and did very well scoring at least 50% or better usually around 75%. Then I started working (I was already in college) and I stopped playing in tournaments due to a lack of time. Its SO coincidental that this topic came up today as today I just came back from my first tournament in one year...and I owned! Not to brag though.
I love the game. The fantasy and collection part is good enough, but when you factor in that its not only a game, but a fair and balanced one it makes it classic.
HOWEVER many of the older players have complained to me that its become over commercialized and not only less fun, but less competitive as the better cards tend to be rare and simple to use so making a great deck comes down to money to buy cards that are simply better, but more expensive. I love proving them wrong though when I beat someone with a $150 deck with my $45 deck. My deck being mostly commons and uncommons since Im too poor to afford better...I resort to good deckbuilding.
Sincerely,
The Vault Dweller
