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2 years ago ::
May 27, 2010 - 8:35PM
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I really like how they were buiding the deck as they were drafting, and referring to each pick as 'WE need this' or 'WE need more guys.' Go group drafts, one account! It's not account sharing because only one guy is clicking the mouse, and he keeps all the cardz.
An advantage not against the rules is not an unfair advantage. Feel free to hire pros to look over your shoulder and help you improve your game (as you draft or play).
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2 years ago ::
May 27, 2010 - 8:48PM
#52
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- St Z, Patron Saint of the 99 Post Club aka Th
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I remember when we had leagues, observers would sometimes help my opponents. It's just simply not against the rules and, since everyone can take advantage of it, not unfair in any way.
I can't spare a moment for the dog faced boy
I won't lend another hand to the worm girl of Hanoi
Don't deplete my oxygen for the guy who's turning blue
But ask me, and I'll do anything for you
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2 years ago ::
May 27, 2010 - 9:12PM
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Yeah, I remember that too. Playing against one guy and his entire clan of five people was really fun, especially when by group consensus they stopped him from throwing the game away five times. It was great that they all could trash talk me at once, because winning that match is a really sweet memory.
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2 years ago ::
May 27, 2010 - 9:12PM
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ok once lsv has chapin or kibler or someone talking over his shoulder and they are discussing picks then maybe. This would be no worse than teaching a friend how to draft by having them watch me. I mean really. And I fail to see how I have no grasp of rules, since a rule for this issue appears nowhere online. Its not illegal and enforcing it is like a teacher enforcing no open books, on an online exam for an online class. Unless you figure out a way to police people group drafts happen far more than this one video.
I like fun, but competitive decks. So I might not play what is optimal but they have normally been tested to have a 2/3 winrate.
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2 years ago ::
May 27, 2010 - 9:56PM
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I play MTG:O naked.
So yes, I'm usually alone.
"usually"...
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2 years ago ::
May 27, 2010 - 10:45PM
#56
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So.. you guys only play MTGO alone? You tell your friends that they have to be like the audience on Who Wants to be a Millionaire when you are in a draft?
Seriously?
I play MTG:O naked.
You too?
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2 years ago ::
May 27, 2010 - 10:47PM
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I play MTG:O naked.
So yes, I'm usually alone.
"usually"...
I haven't really been alone for 5 years now...
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2 years ago ::
May 28, 2010 - 3:52AM
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Since I'm evidently the only one that gives a flying **** about all this that would be considered blatant cheating at any dci sanctioned event
AM I THE ONLY ONE AROUND HERE WHO GIVES A **** ABOUT THE RULES!?
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This thread has been fun just wanted to report this for the lolz.
Also, man for someone who didnt really care the OP sure got upset.
Owner of TheCardNexus chain on mtgo.
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2 years ago ::
May 28, 2010 - 5:23AM
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It's a matter of the relative sizes of what's at stake and what they're doing....the entry fee is about $12-$15 and the first place prize is at most $32. When the stakes are that small, is a person commenting on the draft really that big a deal?
This is kind of like saying all petty crime should be made legal because in the grand scheme of things, it is pretty small. I can't agree.
And further, how many games of Magic are decided by someone making a totally dumb and utterly avoidable brain-fart mistake? A second person alongside you will greatly reduce the chance of that, even if they are no better than an average player.
All this is certainly news to me. And on learning it, there is no way I'd ever enter a sanctioned tournament online without all my old Magic buddies sitting beside me. Seems crazy to do otherwise.
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2 years ago ::
May 28, 2010 - 5:29AM
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It's a matter of the relative sizes of what's at stake and what they're doing....the entry fee is about $12-$15 and the first place prize is at most $32. When the stakes are that small, is a person commenting on the draft really that big a deal?
This is kind of like saying all petty crime should be made legal because in the grand scheme of things, it is pretty small. I can't agree.
And further, how many games of Magic are decided by someone making a totally dumb and utterly avoidable brain-fart mistake? A second person alongside you will greatly reduce the chance of that, even if they are no better than an average player.
All this is certainly news to me. And on learning it, there is no way I'd ever enter a sanctioned tournament online without all my old Magic buddies sitting beside me. Seems crazy to do otherwise.
This is news to you? I mean... it seems kind of like a common sense aspect of a social game that has both IRL and online applications.
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