A message for people who build discard decks and counter spell decks

[Major Lee Ree]

I get it, you don't really want to play magic you want to play solitaire I'm playing out here to have good long interesting battles so I'll just quit and let you sit in the corner and play with yourself if you really don't want me to have or cast spells.

[Argstein]

derp
another proponent of "nongame theory"
i don't get how anyone can see a 2-player match as a 1-player thing just because of the strategy a player is using
go ahead and keep thinking you should get to decide what strategies an opponent can and cannot use

Originally posted by Red iKnight:

I'll just quit

okay
don't expect anyone to get upset about you quitting though

i mean damn with the amount of folks that apparently quit early the other folks with those builds must sure be getting their daily wins done quick as heck

and i doubt anyone here wants to play solitaire
they're playing a 2-player game and they're playing to win
furthermore you let them win every time on principle sounds like - for shame

[Humperdoo]

Originally posted by Red iKnight:

I get it, you don't really want to play magic you want to play solitaire I'm playing out here to have good long interesting battles so I'll just quit and let you sit in the corner and play with yourself if you really don't want me to have or cast spells.

Really good long interesting battles lol.Discard deck or not if that's what you want you got the wrong game.If your deck can't win by turn 3 or 4,give it up your toast most games.Might as well forget making your own deck and having some fun you'll only get to play a couple of land before your ground to dust.People are always coming on here and crying that all the decks are the same,it's pretty much true.You can't play a long interesting battle with a deck of your making you'll just get tromped by those decks.

[Malvastor]

Daily "people who play decks I don't like are playing Magic WRONG" thread

[anaris]

ironically, if you want to play long interesting battles, interaction is the only way to achieve it. it's like 99% of the POINT of control decks.

[Malvastor]

Originally posted by anaris:

ironically, if you want to play long interesting battles, interaction is the only way to achieve it. it's like 99% of the POINT of control decks.

Lies, what could be more interesting than 10-ish turns of "I play a creature and attack" "I block"?

[Zlehtnoba]

Originally posted by Humperdoo:

Originally posted by Red iKnight:

I get it, you don't really want to play magic you want to play solitaire I'm playing out here to have good long interesting battles so I'll just quit and let you sit in the corner and play with yourself if you really don't want me to have or cast spells.

Really good long interesting battles lol.Discard deck or not if that's what you want you got the wrong game.If your deck can't win by turn 3 or 4,give it up your toast most games.Might as well forget making your own deck and having some fun you'll only get to play a couple of land before your ground to dust.People are always coming on here and crying that all the decks are the same,it's pretty much true.You can't play a long interesting battle with a deck of your making you'll just get tromped by those decks.

Sounds like you never played Limited. If you want long battles with interesting decks, you should try it.

[Free Palestine]

Originally posted by Malvastor:

Originally posted by anaris:

ironically, if you want to play long interesting battles, interaction is the only way to achieve it. it's like 99% of the POINT of control decks.

Lies, what could be more interesting than 10-ish turns of "I play a creature and attack" "I block"?

11 turns of it? :)

[NewMoonShadow]

Originally posted by Argstein:

derp
another proponent of "nongame theory"
i don't get how anyone can see a 2-player match as a 1-player thing just because of the strategy a player is using
go ahead and keep thinking you should get to decide what strategies an opponent can and cannot use

Originally posted by Red iKnight:

I'll just quit

okay
don't expect anyone to get upset about you quitting though

i mean damn with the amount of folks that apparently quit early the other folks with those builds must sure be getting their daily wins done quick as heck

and i doubt anyone here wants to play solitaire
they're playing a 2-player game and they're playing to win
furthermore you let them win every time on principle sounds like - for shame

Mill decks are one thing, but DISCARD/counter/removal decks are basically an in-game way of reaching across the table and slapping your opponent's deck to the floor, and the only way to stop it is to run extremely specific counter cards. Which is probably fair enough if you're playing best-of-three matches and take advantage of the sideboard, but how many people play Arena that way?

[anaris]

Mill decks are one thing, but aggro decks are basically an in-game way of reaching across the table and slapping your opponent's cards to the floor, and the only way to stop it is to run creatures and destroy spells. Which is probably fair enough if you're playing best-of-three matches and take advantage of the sideboard, but how many people play Arena that way?

[anaris]

also complaining about things that aren't a problem in bo3 but refusing to play bo3 is not a winning move

[anaris]

also reminder: the nemesis of control decks is straight aggro, it's the archetype we have the worst matchup against.

[Andersen]

Discard is for people who are afraid to play the game

[Izzet Firemind]

I have an image in my head whenever I come across a mono black player. I can't help it.
With my minds eye I see a dark basement room. There's an edge-lord sitting behind a keyboard, drinking a strange flavor of Mt Dew. The RGB from his computer is glistening off of a light layer of perspiration and he's wearing his best EMO outfit. As he drags from his vape to blow dank clouds, he presses play. His palms get moist with sweaty anticipation. He grits his teeth and stares at the screen, waiting to see a hand full of discard and creature removal. He drew 2 Deep Cavern Bats, so he's feeling good about himself. No mulligans this time. He groans with glee as his opponent plays a creature. He has a "Cut Down" burning in his hand, and if he doesn't cast it at the first available target, he'll never forgive himself.
I know this comment is going to trigger some Mono black players. To them I say, please go take a shower. You should also go recycle that pile of empty Mt Dew bottles. You'll be able to walk around your room again, and you might make enough money from them to buy more vape juice. Stay sweaty, my friends.

[Malvastor]

I have an image in my head whenever I come across people raging about deck types:

https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSBslwSbte_tW7eVKqXsrQKoCbIH53oYjfXgw&s

[anaris]

i mean other than "oh boy it's lucky my own petard is totally unable to hoist me"