enjoyonionrings
06-28-2009, 01:20 PM
I'm tired of seeing a new thread involving stuff like "I'm new to this game! Help!" or "I'm a returning play help me please!" every week or two. Here, let me answer some questions for you.
Q: "What's the top deck?"
A: In what format? Block? Standard? Extended? Legacy? Vintage? Or are you talking about some casual format?
Q: "What's the top deck in _________ format?"
A: DeckCheck is your friend.
Q: "How much does a top deck cost?"
A: DeckCheck + eBay or any other card dealer is your friend.
Q: "What's changed since _________?"
A: A lot of things. You might want to read up on what's currently legal in which format and whatnot as well as the Magic 2010 Rules Changes.
Q: "What kind of packs/decks should I buy?"
A: You haven't told me what your goal is for playing the game. Competitively? Casually? If you're playing competitively just buy singles. If you're playing casually, just start buying grab bags of cards and whatnot since you'll never put that Cryptic Command to good use anyways.
Q: "What sets do I buy?"
A: Whatever you want. You better read up on how the formats work and which sets are legal in what formats and when those sets rotate out of said formats.
Q: "Is it hard to learn the game?"
A: If you don't like to read cards or strategically plan your turns in competitive play, then this isn't your game. I hear that Pojo caters to a different game that lets you play "coinflip" where the winner can plop down their hand and win on turn one. That might be easier for you to understand if you're lazy.
Q: "I can't understand how to play the game!"
A: If you have a local card shop that carries Magic and at least holds Friday Night Magic, it might be a good place to start. Not all stores have the same community of helpful players but it's probably your best bet if online tutorials and manuals are giving you a hard time.
Q: "Are the cards expensive?"
A: It depends on what format you're playing Block/Standard/Extended chase rares can run roughly $20 to $25 depending on whether or not they're in season. Vintage and Legacy staples cost more. Also you probably came from another game that either had way higher prices for cards, worse rarity ratios, lower booster pack content, or was canceled by a failure of a company. And you probably spent hundreds if not thousands on competitive play for that game. Think about that for a second before asking this question.
Q: "Are ________(insert creature type/archetype) viable?"
A: It depends on what format you're playing as well as if you're playing competitively or not.
Q: "Where else can I go to read up about Magic?"
A: ChannelFireball.com, StarCityGames.com, MTGSalvation.com, MagicTheGathering.com (the official site), and many more. The official site for this game actually has staff and R&D members writing articles. There are daily articles from both staff and R&D, and the company actually talks to its players through this. The lead designer for the game has a weekly column. All your banned & restricted list justifications are posted, unlike other games that just ignore their playerbase.
Hope this helped at least a little bit and can cut down on "newbie threads". If you have questions, post them here.
Q: "What's the top deck?"
A: In what format? Block? Standard? Extended? Legacy? Vintage? Or are you talking about some casual format?
Q: "What's the top deck in _________ format?"
A: DeckCheck is your friend.
Q: "How much does a top deck cost?"
A: DeckCheck + eBay or any other card dealer is your friend.
Q: "What's changed since _________?"
A: A lot of things. You might want to read up on what's currently legal in which format and whatnot as well as the Magic 2010 Rules Changes.
Q: "What kind of packs/decks should I buy?"
A: You haven't told me what your goal is for playing the game. Competitively? Casually? If you're playing competitively just buy singles. If you're playing casually, just start buying grab bags of cards and whatnot since you'll never put that Cryptic Command to good use anyways.
Q: "What sets do I buy?"
A: Whatever you want. You better read up on how the formats work and which sets are legal in what formats and when those sets rotate out of said formats.
Q: "Is it hard to learn the game?"
A: If you don't like to read cards or strategically plan your turns in competitive play, then this isn't your game. I hear that Pojo caters to a different game that lets you play "coinflip" where the winner can plop down their hand and win on turn one. That might be easier for you to understand if you're lazy.
Q: "I can't understand how to play the game!"
A: If you have a local card shop that carries Magic and at least holds Friday Night Magic, it might be a good place to start. Not all stores have the same community of helpful players but it's probably your best bet if online tutorials and manuals are giving you a hard time.
Q: "Are the cards expensive?"
A: It depends on what format you're playing Block/Standard/Extended chase rares can run roughly $20 to $25 depending on whether or not they're in season. Vintage and Legacy staples cost more. Also you probably came from another game that either had way higher prices for cards, worse rarity ratios, lower booster pack content, or was canceled by a failure of a company. And you probably spent hundreds if not thousands on competitive play for that game. Think about that for a second before asking this question.
Q: "Are ________(insert creature type/archetype) viable?"
A: It depends on what format you're playing as well as if you're playing competitively or not.
Q: "Where else can I go to read up about Magic?"
A: ChannelFireball.com, StarCityGames.com, MTGSalvation.com, MagicTheGathering.com (the official site), and many more. The official site for this game actually has staff and R&D members writing articles. There are daily articles from both staff and R&D, and the company actually talks to its players through this. The lead designer for the game has a weekly column. All your banned & restricted list justifications are posted, unlike other games that just ignore their playerbase.
Hope this helped at least a little bit and can cut down on "newbie threads". If you have questions, post them here.