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Thank you everybody for the great responses.  I am very appreciative of it all.  Please forgive me if I don't remember who made what comment when I'm discussing it (as the new forums won't let you scroll up and see the previous posts).

I believe in tutors a lot.  Getting that one-of spell that can change the game drastically works wonders.  The only thing is that not all colors have access to the tutors that let you search out any card.  Black is the best staple for that (obviously), so Demonic and Diabolic are able to grab one whatever one needs.

I realize that certain colors can only tutor for certain things (Green mostly gets creature tutors for example).  I guess the best way to take advantage of that is to put a creature with the ability that you want in your deck.  This might be an obvious statement, but I threw it out there just to show my train of thought.

I think my biggest issue is that most of my decks I build with a mindset for single play, yet when a multiplayer threat comes down, it becomes a lot bigger challenge for me to play.  I enjoy that though, as it forces me to be a better player and make better decisions.  Has anybody else encountered this problem, or does everybody typically build decks just for multiplayer?  Or do people just sideboard for multiplayer with their main decks?

Another statement that has been brought up multiple times is that Lightning Bolt is not an essential red card for multiplayer, and is usually not the best option there.  Besides Earthquake , could anybody give me any good Red options for burn (besides things like Pyroclasm , Volcanic Spray , ect).  I just want to see what everybody suggests/likes to run.

This discussion has really gone where I was hoping it would, as it has answered a lot of questions for me.  The question I have regards the whole "group" thing on the forums.  Has a Multiplayer Group been made yet? 

From what I've noticed from playing, I can agree about burn to the face making people mad.  Unless somebody knows they've directly hit you, and you're seeking retribution, they will care.  The same goes for milling, pinging, and just about anything that makes other players think that you're singling them out.  If you have the defenses to stop them, it's not an issue.  However, most players don't always have that.

From these discussions, I've drawn the following conclusion: watch your meta, and plan accordingly.  I should've paid more attention to what shuts down my decks, and what is going to hose my plans.  You can be the best political player, yet if both players don't have the answers they need, that political alliance means nothing.  Such was what seemed to happen.

Since nobody in my playgroup plays Standard, I don't have to worry about us playing duels and having to face the dominant deck.  We stick with the banned/restricted Vintage list, and we haven't had many problems at all.  There is one guy with Gaea's Cradle , and another guy with Force of Will , but it's not as dominant as it would be in a duel because there are so many other players that will gang up on that player if they feel like they could become threatened.  Such is the point of multiplayer, and the most important lesson to grasp.  Right?