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So this morning I woke up and asked myself why do I play Vintage. I was wondering if it is the use of the old cards, the pure brokenness of the format, or just it simply appeals to me the most. I later realized it is the pure brokenness of the format and how a turn can last 20 mins and still not be board of playing. So I am here to ask all of you, why do you play vintage?
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« Reply #1 on: February 03, 2009, 08:55:42 am » |
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So this morning I woke up and asked myself why do I play Vintage. I was wondering if it is the use of the old cards, the pure brokenness of the format, or just it simply appeals to me the most. I later realized it is the pure brokenness of the format and how a turn can last 20 mins and still not be board of playing. So I am here to ask all of you, why do you play vintage?
I think you answered by yourselve for the most of us  The pure brokeness and interactivity of the matches. The better question is "why doesn't all play vintage?"  |
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« Reply #2 on: February 03, 2009, 09:05:57 am » |
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Because I don't have to buy new cards and find a new deck for the 5 times a year I want to go to a tourney.
Also, it takes up a lot less effort to keep up with Vintage then it does to be competative in a format like Standard or Extended as the metagame changes a lot less frequently in Vintage.
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« Reply #3 on: February 03, 2009, 09:11:26 am » |
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I guess on retrospect it would mostly be the pure brokenness of the format. It leads to a ton of fun in games, even in the long ones. That and I got sick of trying to stay on the Standard treadmill.
If I were to be putting the money I am saving by not playing Standard into a bank account specifically for power and duals I should be able to have a full set of each in just under two years. That to me says I was spending way too much time, money, and energy on a format that is very fleeting at best.
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« Reply #4 on: February 03, 2009, 09:26:28 am » |
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I guess on retrospect it would mostly be the pure brokenness of the format. It leads to a ton of fun in games, even in the long ones. That and I got sick of trying to stay on the Standard treadmill.
If I were to be putting the money I am saving by not playing Standard into a bank account specifically for power and duals I should be able to have a full set of each in just under two years. That to me says I was spending way too much time, money, and energy on a format that is very fleeting at best.
I totally agree with you about standard, I'm just at the point where I have been playing for so long that I can play both. Since were allowed 10 proxies I can practically build anything with a set of duals, fetches, and FOW's. |
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« Reply #5 on: February 03, 2009, 09:46:40 am » |
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I totally agree with everything said in this thread, and I would like to add: Because Eternal players tend to be more my age and laid back then standard / extended players who seem to mostly consist of 14-18 year olds.
Who either take their selfs WAY to serious or not at all. The average "eternal crowd" seems to be more into the mid / late twenties which just makes it easier to hang out with if you are also around that age (like me and i guess the most of you guys here).
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« Reply #6 on: February 03, 2009, 09:58:16 am » |
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Totally agree with Marske's view on the eternals being better formats social for those of us who are college grads and/or grad students.
But, vintage over legacy (which is much harder than Vintage over, say, block constructed) is all about being able to play with a few cards that are a whole lot of fun but would ruin Legacy as a format. For me, that's Oath of Druids and Mana Drain. Legacy has actual support from Wizards, more deck diversity, and costs less.
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« Reply #7 on: February 03, 2009, 10:10:33 am » |
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Foil. German. Worldgorger Dragon.
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« Reply #8 on: February 03, 2009, 01:11:00 pm » |
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« Reply #9 on: February 03, 2009, 01:15:24 pm » |
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It's the only format that Yawgmoth's Will is legal in.
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« Reply #10 on: February 03, 2009, 01:38:14 pm » |
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It's the only format that Yawgmoth's Will is legal in.
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« Reply #11 on: February 03, 2009, 02:17:23 pm » |
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It's the only format I counter soly's yawgmoth's will.
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Somebody tell Chapin how counterbalance works?
"Of all the major Vintage archetypes that exist and have existed for a significant period of time, Oath of Druids is basically the only won that has never won Vintage Championships and never will (the other being Dredge, which will never win either)." - Some guy who does not know vintage....
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« Reply #12 on: February 03, 2009, 04:51:49 pm » |
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I play because it is fun, the cards are awesome, and the cards look sexy.
That and I hate to keep up with new cards and I like my Yawg will insane plays with good under costed old stuff.
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"To me, T2 and extended are like a bicycle race, Legacy is like dirt-bike racing, and vintage is like high performance turbo-bike racing where everyone has samurai swords." - Harlequin
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« Reply #13 on: February 03, 2009, 08:23:23 pm » |
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I'd say the main reason I play Vintage is because I want to be able to play with all of my favorite cards from over the years. Nostalgia definitely plays a part in it too. Foil. German. Worldgorger Dragon.
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« Reply #14 on: February 04, 2009, 02:13:55 am » |
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Not that I play anymore but I did play because 80% of the time it was dead money
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« Reply #15 on: February 04, 2009, 03:52:08 am » |
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Since when did you quit? /LIES
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Somebody tell Chapin how counterbalance works?
"Of all the major Vintage archetypes that exist and have existed for a significant period of time, Oath of Druids is basically the only won that has never won Vintage Championships and never will (the other being Dredge, which will never win either)." - Some guy who does not know vintage....
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« Reply #16 on: February 04, 2009, 12:20:55 pm » |
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No one really quits the cardboard crack, it is all just an attempt to avoid the truth...vintage magic is like a drug that feels good and doesn't hurt the body to boot!
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"To me, T2 and extended are like a bicycle race, Legacy is like dirt-bike racing, and vintage is like high performance turbo-bike racing where everyone has samurai swords." - Harlequin
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