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24-03-2001
 Net Decks
Hello people.
I wish to rant on about magic for a bit, in fact I wish to talk about one peculiar
subject. Net decks, and the lame individuals who use them.
See, the way I see it is that Magic was firstly made for fun. It should be played
for fun as far as I am concerned! The thing that seems to have changed, is the fact
that WOTC now are offering prize money for tournaments - lots of money - and all
the greedy types of persons who understandably want to win are turning to net decks
to aid them.
The problems with this:
1) Originality. These people are not original, the only thing they bring to the game
is their foul stench!
2) Yawn......mirror match ups! Two deck's basically the same, fighting one another.
Yawn! it becomes a game of luck only! Yawn!
3) It halves the game...... Sure it does, half the game is building a deck!
4) Its a form of theft (well kinda). The person who came up with the deck in the
first place I have respect for!
5) Honour! Where are these people's honour? I personally feel that to use a deck
that I didn't come up with an insult to my creativity!
6) The meta game. People start building decks specifically to do well against certain
deck types. Fair enough, just be original with it!
7) *(Boy this annoys the hell out of me!)* The winner is no longer the best deck builder,
there is a massive proportion of luck involved! Now I see magic as a strategy game not
a luck game!
8) Costs. Certain cards become more sort after if 80% of people in tournaments use them
in their decks! (I wish that all cards were as common as any other card, and that only
its usefulness would add to its value)
If you can't go to a tournament with a deck you built/designed, then stay at home and
play a game of 'snap'. The drive to win money is fair enough, just use your own head,
you might even come up with something good! I understand that decks using similar
strategies, might play and look similar, but if that pile of cards held in your grasp
is your own, the feeling of pride if you win will be worth it!
I hope you have spotted the message hidden in this article, Be rouge [and when being
red isn't enough, be rogue :-) Ed], be different, surprise your opponents, be original.
If you are then you will find you will add to the game, rather than just playing it!
Now feel free to e-mail me if you have a comment, or better an insult.
adam.tew@hants.gov.uk
PS respect due for original players like "Steve Tate", and "Kahana Chin" for writing
some class articles.
Adam Tew :)
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