What is the point of playing magic?

M4ks · Joined: 24 Apr 2006 Posts: 86

To be perfectly honest, the reason I play is merely to win, the higher the level of the event and the higher my final place the more I enjoy it, this is why I have recently almost stopped going to fnm's and such as the level of play is so low and there is no fulfillment to be had beating scrubs.

Amaterasu · Joined: 14 Sep 2006 Posts: 39

It's fun and having something to do is always a plus.

and, as guy, I like winning. It feels freakin' awesome.

delicious · Joined: 08 Jun 2007 Posts: 60

it's a very simple answer. it's fun Smile

. my friends like to play and so do i. it's a social gathering of friends ^_^

sc4rs · Joined: 23 Mar 2006 Posts: 387

HUNGTACTICS · Joined: 30 Mar 2007 Posts: 102

imo arcanis looks like a nerd

rockshard · Joined: 24 Jun 2007 Posts: 111

After I quit playing irl last year I felt like I was in too deep and yea I definitely feel like it is a money drain. I realized when I got back in this month that it's a great game and I really love to play it but I will stick to MWS and 2-headed giant.

So my answer is a) fun and a bit of c) I have nothing better to do, because that's when I usually log on.

pG · Joined: 31 Aug 2004 Posts: 57

i play magic to make people with worse lives then me KNOW that they have worse lives then me. telling people how bad there constructed deck choice is or their draft picks makes me hard, i also have an uncontrollable urge to 'bro rape' people are pre-releases

-pG-

Lunarvoltage · Joined: 27 Apr 2006 Posts: 50

Arcanis · Joined: 03 Nov 2004 Posts: 16

tg · Joined: 04 Feb 2006 Posts: 50

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ShadeMistres · Joined: 05 Jul 2007 Posts: 45

Yes, he does know, and he's fine with it Razz

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snoopster · Joined: 04 Dec 2004 Posts: 651 Location: nj

rockshard · Joined: 24 Jun 2007 Posts: 111

I never had a chocolate covered banana. I look forward to trying one, I bet they're really good!

Jorbes · Joined: 14 Feb 2006 Posts: 187 Location: Netherland

I guess this question can be generalized by:

Why do you <enter random hobby here>?

Why do people build modeltraintrack+environment?
Why do people collect dolls?
Why do people pimp their car?
Why... why... OH DEAR GOD WHY!!!!!

One of the many reasons could be to express your creativity.

I enjoy looking at a collection of cards and find some form of synergy between some of them, but needles to say, as soon as I find them, the whole world already knows about it and someone probably already won a big tournament with it.

I suck at magic btw, I truly do!
Yes, I _could_ be a decent judge if I wanted to become one, simply because knowing the rules and knowing how to apply them is a whole different game than finding that one winning deck nobody is expecting to be facing, therefor, not being prepared for it.

And that is the beauty of this (online/sittin'-at-a-table) game, there are so many aspects.

-You can become an oldskool player that plays with $ 10000,- decks in Type 1 tournaments.

-You can become the person that "breaks the card", finding that one combo that's gonna turn the meta game.

-You can become the average T2 netdecker, that has enough money to just buy the cards you need as soon as someone comes up with that deck to beat, created by the previous "You"

-You can become a (wannabe) pro player, traveling all over the world, meeting all kinds of interesting people, seeing all these (nice) places, this would require some skill and some larger budget.

-You can become a factor in the MTG communitie by setting up a great website where people can talk about the game, share ideas and play against each other using software like GO, MWS and Apprentice.

-You can become a fan of the game, that simply does not play alot, because you are too busy writing software for the game, so that maybe one day, you can use this software to become a (better / good) player.

This last person is me Smile

Realizing I totally suck at the game and can't do anything better than netdeck, I decided to put my energy and TIME in the non-playing part of the game. There were websites the plenty when I was thinking of what to do, but the general thought about mtg software on these website (M-L, Salvation, etc) was that most of em had something missing (multiplayer, draft, an endless list of bugs). That's when I decided to give it a try and now, almost 2 years later, we @ project-GO feel generally satisfied with the result, yet there is a lot more to do.
Someday I hope, by analyzing the games other people play (learn by example is what beta's are good at), to become a skilled player, with money to spend on the game as well.
(I need to bitchslap my boss for a payraise, although I doubt I'll get one considering Im writing this post, that is turning out to have the length of an article, in my boss' time)

In short, I guess people have MTG as a hobby because they want to be part of the/a community, in wichever way, shape or form that may be.

As for the stereotype goes, it takes a rare pool of genes to be creative, smart and goodlooking Wink

You can't have it all people, live with it.

Untill next time!

Rotstejn · Joined: 08 Mar 2006 Posts: 148 Location: Belgium