botb
05.20.26 | Hey, hmu sput |
Jmal00
05.20.26 | I’ll add you if you brawl |
WretchedCacophony
05.20.26 | "unless you’re a netdecker then begoneeee"
if you're not competitive then just say so lol |
evilford
05.20.26 | Very few things as toxic as people who complain about netdecking |
botb
05.20.26 | I like coming up with my own shit and not playing against the same 3 decks over and over how is that toxic at all |
JoyfulPlatypus
05.20.26 | I really used to like playing magic with some coworkers, but the guy who hosted our game nights was a real prick and kind of ruined the fun for me. But my wife still play Commander together from time to time.
As for Arena, I definitely used to dabble in it but haven't in a while. Maybe I could afford to try again. |
evilford
05.20.26 | Im not saying thats toxic at all. I just know a good number of people IRL whose identity basically revolves around how much they despise "netdecking" and won't shut up about it.
I think its time to normalize the desire to win games. It doesn't make you a so-called "try-hard" or sweat or whatever to desire to be good and win. There is a lot of work that goes into refining any particular archetype and leaving all the work that other players have done on the table is pretty silly.
Thats not to say there is shame in losing. And that's also not to saying that doing your own thing and brewing isn't cool. But if you actively try to shame people for running with some proven results in competitive environments, it might be time to re-evaluate your life. |
botb
05.20.26 | @platypus I’ve been playing since 97 (had an older brother, we both got decks around then) and have been through that whole ordeal about 3 separate times at this point. Had a high school friend steal a bunch of my cards, got a bunch of my old dual lands stolen by someone else, been in the pod with the “my parents buy me every card” kid that just plays infinite combos all the time, etc etc. I’ve found some of my most fun MTG have been either dueling with my wife or playing pre-cons with some friends.
@ford oh yeah dude I mean I get that, I’m not losing sleep over it. I often will get face rolled by a deck several times and then try to rework it in my own way. It’s often times not as unbeatable as whatever the pros are playing but it makes it feel more rewarding when I win. I just don’t love any pay-to-win methods on a game that’s about strategy. If you’re dropping 200$ on wildcards every season to build the exact deck you found on the internet I just don’t see how you’d get anything out of it. |
Jmal00
05.21.26 | Sent request |
botb
05.21.26 | Hell yeah, stoked to brawl! |
budgie
05.21.26 | yeah mtg wa a lot more fun when it was kitchen table magic with my friends making random decks with cool combos versus super figured out metas with 3 hypercompetitive decks that are annoying to play against |
Jmal00
05.21.26 | I love brawl |
WretchedCacophony
05.21.26 | 'If you’re dropping 200$ on wildcards every season to build the exact deck you found on the internet I just don’t see how you’d get anything out of it.'
Maybe we're talking about different approaches to the game. If you follow SCG or ChannelFireball you're probably a competitive tournament player. And if you're doing that then you absolutely want to have the best odds and play a tried and tested deck or build something that can beat them
However, if you're a regular player then understandably you don't want to play against the Standard meta since you'll get the same 3 decks usually 75% of the time.
You probably should play Modern or whatever they call Extended now |
botb
05.21.26 | I don’t think Arena had a “modern” option other than Historic and I’m under the impression that’s gonna be even worse for “check out my infinite combo on turn 3”
I’m def not a tournament guy and I’m not watching streamers and copy pasting their decks. I went mythic a couple seasons ago on a home brew Mardu aggro deck so I’m capable of building something competitive, I just have tired of the izzet meta in standard. I get more joy out of trying to build a deck specifically to shut down the meta decks, it’s just hard right now because the standard meta is so broken.
I am v excited for ranked brawl though, can’t wait to see how my U/B bounce boys stack up. |
ToSmokMuzyki
05.21.26 | give me whatever deck has the hot witch in it |
botb
05.21.26 | Smok you got that full playset of anime llanowar elves energy |
ToSmokMuzyki
05.21.26 | maybe that can be my side deck |
botb
05.21.26 | You got the ahegao playmat to match too right |
ToSmokMuzyki
05.21.26 | i wish i still didnt know what that was thanks |
Jmal00
05.21.26 | Smok why tf you just call me out like that. |
Jmal00
05.21.26 | Ranked brawl is cancer bro. Ranked anything is cancer on arena sept maybe draft. |
ToSmokMuzyki
05.21.26 | ?????? u play hot witch? |
