tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5043446426963154821.post5709583844253452098..comments2022-10-10T12:54:00.839-04:00Comments on Kallixta's Notes: Different Experiences with Magic the Gathering and World of WarcraftKallixtahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08121048834646013472noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5043446426963154821.post-9395204932259171152012-04-07T10:11:11.747-04:002012-04-07T10:11:11.747-04:00Apparently Timmy wasn't named for Tim, but tha...Apparently Timmy wasn't named for Tim, but that association is strong. I bet most of us think of him. Timmy is the type player that sees some big creature and thinks "Cool!" Johnny is the type of player that enjoys winning in some innovative, tricky way. Spike wants to win, irrespective of the method.<br /><br />http://www.wizards.com/magic/magazine/article.aspx?x=mtgcom/daily/mr11b<br /><br />WoW Raiders have slightly different profiles. There are more than one kind of elitest jerk, after all.<br /><br />Since playing with friends is such an important part of MtG, almost all of us play by "House Rules" with friends. Wizards of the Coast now supports several formats, such as "Multiplayer", which my son and his friends play most often. There are also "Two-Headed Giant", "Tribal" and even "Elder Dragon Highlander".<br /><br />The rules have changed some, but mostly in the direction of "Intuitive". They've worked at making the text on cards much, much cleaner. Having played in the past, picking up the rules now would be much easier than adjusting to spec changes after an expansion!Kallixtahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08121048834646013472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5043446426963154821.post-22699051527634719292012-04-06T15:25:50.823-04:002012-04-06T15:25:50.823-04:00It's always easier to be a jerk on the interne...It's always easier to be a jerk on the internet—in real life finding new people to share your hobby tends to be a positive thing, so they're on their best behavior. *grin*<br /><br />Some of my best memories from college came from playing MtG with friends at the local shop, which luckily already had several female players by the time I joined in. But as things shifted towards 'who can buy the best deck' my group of friends moved to playing by ourselves. We came up with so many house rules variations on the basic game that I doubt I remember the real rules anymore. *grin* But when I left college, I also wandered out of the hobby.<br /><br />I've stuck my nose in a few times since then, but since my stash it 95% 3rd Ed. cards (and a smattering of later expansions) and I'd imagine most of them aren't tournament friendly anymore. Heck, I doubt I'd even understand a tenth of the current mechanics, much less be able to play effectively. *sighs* I need to form a retro MtG group or something… :P<br /><br />(Guesses: Timmy makes me think of the Prodigal Sorcerer (yay for Tim decks!), but for Spike I'm just coming up with the Vampire from BtVS and/or the little purple dragon from MLP? >.<;; )Martha (Perish Twice)http://www.martha.netnoreply@blogger.com