Looking for some good people to test with

[trotch]

After reading the stickies on the boards here, it is apparent that post quality is of major importance.  The number one thing I hear is "test before you post", which I agree with.  However, I really have noone to test with.  I live in a small town in South MN and I cant drive an hour to Minneapolis/Saint Paul each day to test.  So most of my testing will have to be done via apprentice/MWS.

I am fairly new to Type 1, and I'm not trying to develop new tech or anything right now, I'm just trying to find some decent people to play against so I can learn the ins and outs of the format so I can begin to make intelligent comments and improve the overall quality of the forums.  I don't expect to be let into the elite test circles or anything like that,  because I am a random scrub.  I have tried mIRC and things of that nature, but most of the players on there are bad/playing jank.

Surely there must be some people out there in a similar situation who need testing partners as well?

As a T2/Limited player transitioning into Type 1, I am in need of good playtest partners and am looking for advice as to where to find them.

Thanks.

Sidenote:  Mods, if this is in the wrong place, please move it.  Thanks.

[Hi-Val]

Have you tried asking on #tmdgame on EFnet? A lot of TMDers hang out there and are all pretty good. If you hang out on #themanadrain a lot and be respectful and polite, you'll probably make a few friends there who you can later ask to test with.

You can also use the "two-fisted" approach to testing. Make the two decks and play against yourself. A neat trick to use in Apprentice is to load up the program two times and then call yourself with it. A lot of the pro players play against themselves like this because you can make the optimal plays and you don't waste people's time if you end up not liking the concept, to mention nothing of geographic limitations like you describe.

[Zherbus]

Closed. There are threads for this very topic in the newbie forum.[/color]