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[Ming]

Who magic here

[bubblecat]

I played a lot in middle school, the last time I played the physical game was right when the set with akroma angel of wrath had just come out

I played 2012 online game and had some fun with it and was doing pretty well too

[Ming]

Would anyone want to play?

And is there a way that does not involve buying Magic Online and then spending a thousand dollars on that?

[bubblecat]

I got it for free with playstation plus which I no longer have a subscription to

if a way to play the pc version for free exists then yeah I'd be down

[Royalkitten]

I've never played Magic.  Is it difficult?

[Ming]

The basic rules are fairly simple, and as a newbie you wouldn't typically be exposed to anything but easy to understand concepts and ideas.

But you can do some crazy things which just throws the rules out the window and start building new ones. Which is where things can start to seem complex or hard to follow.

(For experienced magic players, see Dredge decks as an example)

[Gropy]

I got the 2013 game edit and played it for about a week, learned all the rules and then it just got boring. 

[Ming]

I got the 2013 game edit and played it for about a week, learned all the rules and then it just got boring. 

Yeah sadly the DotPW games don't have anywhere close to all the cards and complexity of the paper card version. 

[Gropy]

Yeah it was boring, hardly any customizion and repeated game play, I guess it would have been fun if I had people to play with. But >friends. 

So is Ming-sama pro in MTG and collects cards irl?

[Ming]

Was the best player on campus when I was a student! (as evidenced by several tournaments)

I have a lot of cards IRL, but I sold all my really good stuff for a nice chunk of money since there's nobody to play with where I live now.

 

[Gropy]

Wow ming the local MTG geek. 
Did you win stuff in the tournaments? I remember once joining a yugioh tournament haha.

[Ming]

Oh just booster packs, or free drafting (a system in which everyone takes turns picking cards from boosters to make improvised decks, then duke it out in a tiny tournament to decide in what order people get to pick the good cards that were opened to keep as their own)

[Gropy]

So nothing major, still nice! Were you well known for being a nerd at MTG?

[Ming]

On campus? Yes, everyone who played knew who I was. I helped introduce a lot people and helped them out with cards, and even assisted in running events 

The college was primarily game development and research people, students or not, so a lot of us played things like board, card, and roleplaying games and no one got hassled for being a geek, in fact it was pretty normal. It was a paradise for nerds 

[Gropy]

Heh, did you introduce new people to the game and then later beat their ass in tournements? 

Oh yeah, I should have thought thats how game development schools are, it really does sound fun, nerdy things is something I've always been interested in. But like you said, theres really no opportunity or future in it.