Quote So the question remains. Why complain about good decks instead of playing one? Well, I know I see things different than most, so I hope to hear how everyone else feels on this.
I guess my take on the situation is this:
Many players who play type 1 play it because they are reminiscent of the "old" days where "sedge troll control" was actually a deck. People play non-tier-1 decks because they are trying to find that niche in type 1 that identifies most with what they knew type 1 to be back in the beginning when they first started to play magic.
Another factor may of why people don't play
the most competative/dominant deck is because they have some issues about jumping on a bangwagon once it has gotten started.
"If I wasn't there in the beginning, then I won't be there at all."From what I gather about type 1, it is a mix of a few groups of people:
1. Truely competative players that build and play the best decks every time.
2. Casual players that play with budget decks because of the steps required to get power.
3. Casual/competative players who have all the cards but play whatever deck they want to because the deck is different, seems cool, or are trying to experient to find the next GAT.dec.
For people that fall into category 2, I think that they have a valid point at arguing about gush being cheap. However, that is the way the world turns. Not everyone can own a set of power because there aren't enough sets to go around. A teenager in high school who doesn't work would have a tough time getting that playset of workshops, moxes, et al.
One of the main questions that I have is exactly how much of the type-1
-OR- prospective type-1 community fall into category 2?
