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MTG Dark Ascension Pre Release
Jan. 29th, 2012 08:54 amOMG, It was HORRIBLE!
Usually, when I enter a sealed pool, I get something synergic and worthwhile. At least I can make it work, and eak out several wins... But this time around Oy!
The short version is that my bombs were always in colors that I couldn't play because there was not enough support to play them in those colors, and even if I could get a synergic pool that should have done well, I would lose to other people's bombs... and one of those bombs is like a COMMON. It's insane.
Actually, the biggest sting in the day wasn't even that I lost 5 out of 8 matches. I can *live* with losing as long as I'm playing. Even when I was grouchy, I was laughing at how stupid the day was going. No, the big deal is that apparently there was a huge break of conduct or some gang of people did something horrible, and they were all disqualified right before the second match, so I ended up waiting with nothing to do (Note, I should never leave the house without sketchpaper) for a hour while things happened.
There is *nothing* worse in a tournament than getting a bye, or getting a free win because someone didn't show up. You can have bad players, egotistic players, whatever. However, not playing the game while everyone around you is playing is just hard. It's boring, and you get to sit there doing nothing. It's mind numbing.
It's not like I can complain too much, though. I did get two Mythics, even though the value of those Mythics are probably bargain bin... and I did get a snapcaster, so I got a free game out the deal. There were a lot of cool cards, even if the neater ones ended up getting played against me, and
Usually, when I enter a sealed pool, I get something synergic and worthwhile. At least I can make it work, and eak out several wins... But this time around Oy!
The short version is that my bombs were always in colors that I couldn't play because there was not enough support to play them in those colors, and even if I could get a synergic pool that should have done well, I would lose to other people's bombs... and one of those bombs is like a COMMON. It's insane.
Actually, the biggest sting in the day wasn't even that I lost 5 out of 8 matches. I can *live* with losing as long as I'm playing. Even when I was grouchy, I was laughing at how stupid the day was going. No, the big deal is that apparently there was a huge break of conduct or some gang of people did something horrible, and they were all disqualified right before the second match, so I ended up waiting with nothing to do (Note, I should never leave the house without sketchpaper) for a hour while things happened.
There is *nothing* worse in a tournament than getting a bye, or getting a free win because someone didn't show up. You can have bad players, egotistic players, whatever. However, not playing the game while everyone around you is playing is just hard. It's boring, and you get to sit there doing nothing. It's mind numbing.
It's not like I can complain too much, though. I did get two Mythics, even though the value of those Mythics are probably bargain bin... and I did get a snapcaster, so I got a free game out the deal. There were a lot of cool cards, even if the neater ones ended up getting played against me, and
