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4 months ago ::
Feb 06, 2013 - 1:33PM
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This thread is to discuss Pro Tour Gatecrash, which begins Friday, February 15. The three-day live video webcast begins at 9 a.m. ET on Friday. To find the start time in your time zone, visit the webcast home page. The Pro Tour formats are Standard Block Constructed and Gatecrash Booster Draft, with a Standard Top 8. Friday and Saturday each begin with Booster Draft, a change from previous Pro Tours.
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3 months ago ::
Feb 15, 2013 - 7:11AM
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Date Joined:
Feb 19, 2009
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Not a fan of less feature matches. That and decklists are the main things I view event coverage in order to read.
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3 months ago ::
Feb 15, 2013 - 7:50AM
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Jun 30, 2008
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I never actually read the feature matches. It feels mostly like dead text to me anyways. I really love the video matches and the written features so I'm all for the change.
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3 months ago ::
Feb 15, 2013 - 8:01AM
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Not a fan of less feature matches. That and decklists are the main things I view event coverage in order to read.
I agree. Written features have always been my favorite part, followed by decklists. I remember in the past following events where there were multiple written feature matches every round. I like this "improved" coverage less and less. I can't watch the stream while at work and don't have the time to sit through hours of video at home. I can sneak in a written feature match or two at work or make time to read a few around the busy schedule at home. In addition to being able to read about a feature match in much less time than it takes to watch it, I enjoy reading much more than I enjoy mindlessly watching or listening to coverage.
For the video coverage I have watched, it usually is fairly bland. How about getting the winner of ALL feature matches into the booth immediately for a post-round interview asking about the match-up, their plays, what other lines of play they considered, etc.? They do this for many e-sports and it makes the players much more engaging.
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3 months ago ::
Feb 15, 2013 - 8:26AM
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Date Joined:
Feb 19, 2009
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On a different topic: I'd like to know what led to the decision to hold the February Pro Tour in Montreal, whose average high temperature in February is below freezing.
Last year's first Pro Tour was held in Honolulu, which is warm even during winter (speaking of the Northern Hemisphere, where the overwhelming majority of Magic players and people in general reside.) This winter warmth was used as a selling point to encourage PTQ-Dark Ascension participation.
Also, this year's May Pro Tour is in San Diego, which also has a mild to nonexistent cold season. Why weren't the two sites switched? Montreal is pleasant in May and San Diego is pleasant year-round, including in winter.
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3 months ago ::
Feb 15, 2013 - 9:02AM
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Date Joined:
Oct 16, 2007
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Personally I'll be sad to see the written reports reduced, because I just don't have the crazy quantities of free time needed to follow the live stream.
Also, whilst I'm commenting on coverage: could the coverage team please make a special effort to update the round-by-round results in a timely fashion? At GP London they were lagging about two hours behind the action, which is a bit useless!
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3 months ago ::
Feb 15, 2013 - 12:53PM
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Date Joined:
Dec 25, 2009
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Thank you for the cards in hand feature. It makes watching the play alot easier.
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3 months ago ::
Feb 15, 2013 - 2:03PM
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On a different topic: I'd like to know what led to the decision to hold the February Pro Tour in Montreal, whose average high temperature in February is below freezing.
Presumably they view "able to survive in arctic temperatures" as part of the skill involved in pro Magic.
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3 months ago ::
Feb 15, 2013 - 7:25PM
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Where can we find decklists from todays matches? Anywhere?
Residual energetic and psychic emenations from the spark of planewalkers going in and out of the blind eternities like it was a windmill eventually coalesced into beings named eldrazi who by their very nature could not consume mundane sources of nourishment to sustain their existence.
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3 months ago ::
Feb 15, 2013 - 7:47PM
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Strongly disagree with this decision. I can read dozens of times faster than I can listen, and I can scan through the text for the interesting parts. I've never watched the videos and bemoan the shrinking written coverage. Who has the time to watch hours of other people playing Magic?
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