New Posts For Thread: Are people playing 8-4s really better drafters/players than Swiss?http://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75846/29377927/Are_people_playing_8-4s_really_better_draftersplayers_than_SwissBecause I play both and I just don't see it. The last 8-4 deck I drafted was just as good as the last Swiss deck I drafted (better even, due to pulling Thragtusk and Lilliana as rares) And when it lost it lost due to mana issues (two consecutive 2 laSo, 100% of the time for 100% of the people, 8-4 is the smartest choice, always? That is clearly false. There are new players who will not learn much from 8-4s while they could learn much more from swiss and seeing their deck in action quite a bit mohttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75846/29377927/Are_people_playing_8-4s_really_better_draftersplayers_than_Swiss?post_id=525204533#525204533So, 100% of the time for 100% of the people, 8-4 is the smartest choice, always? That is clearly false. There are new players who will not learn much from 8-4s while they could learn much more from swiss and seeing their deck in action quite a bit moWed, 17 Oct 2012 16:08:57 -0500Actually, I believe you have that backwards. It takes incredible skill to maintain a high rating in Swiss once you've gone past the point where finishing 2-1 means your rating goes down, rather than up. A person able to maintain an 1850 rating in Swihttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75846/29377927/Are_people_playing_8-4s_really_better_draftersplayers_than_Swiss?post_id=525144683#525144683Actually, I believe you have that backwards. It takes incredible skill to maintain a high rating in Swiss once you've gone past the point where finishing 2-1 means your rating goes down, rather than up. A person able to maintain an 1850 rating in SwiMon, 15 Oct 2012 21:53:22 -0500Actually, I believe you have that backwards. It takes incredible skill to maintain a high rating in Swiss once you've gone past the point where finishing 2-1 means your rating goes down, rather than up. A person able to maintain an 1850 rating in Swihttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75846/29377927/Are_people_playing_8-4s_really_better_draftersplayers_than_Swiss?post_id=525139581#525139581Actually, I believe you have that backwards. It takes incredible skill to maintain a high rating in Swiss once you've gone past the point where finishing 2-1 means your rating goes down, rather than up. A person able to maintain an 1850 rating in SwiMon, 15 Oct 2012 17:34:46 -0500It IS a better idea to play 8-4s than swiss, the payout difference by itself is enough incentive. And to say it isn't smart if you don't have a high enough EV? Your just holding yourself back. Real competitive players who WANT to win will play 8-4s,http://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75846/29377927/Are_people_playing_8-4s_really_better_draftersplayers_than_Swiss?post_id=524927953#524927953It IS a better idea to play 8-4s than swiss, the payout difference by itself is enough incentive. And to say it isn't smart if you don't have a high enough EV? Your just holding yourself back. Real competitive players who WANT to win will play 8-4s,Tue, 09 Oct 2012 14:06:16 -0500I only play AVR 8-4 and you'd think that this was the place with the best players, but while there certainly are good players there are also tons of scrubs where you go "wtf" because they play a lot of cards you'd never ever consider playing.Then agahttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75846/29377927/Are_people_playing_8-4s_really_better_draftersplayers_than_Swiss?post_id=524922441#524922441I only play AVR 8-4 and you'd think that this was the place with the best players, but while there certainly are good players there are also tons of scrubs where you go "wtf" because they play a lot of cards you'd never ever consider playing.Then agaTue, 09 Oct 2012 10:52:29 -0500