Magic: The Gathering

[The Good Reverend Roger]

Tell the fuckers to quit their fucking whining and play the game.

[Don Coyote]

Tell the fuckers to quit their fucking whining and play the game.

I haven't played since '02 because of this shit and because I moved.

[Cainad (dec.)]

Wow, you really were playing with pussies. Damn.

I quit because (a) I suck at it, (b) people would get touchy and make it seem personal if anyone initiated the attack, especially in 3+ person matches, and (c) it turns out I am a twitchy bitch and the glacial pace of the way most people I know play made me pull my hair out.

[Don Coyote]

Wow, you really were playing with pussies. Damn.

I quit because (a) I suck at it, (b) people would get touchy and make it seem personal if anyone initiated the attack, especially in 3+ person matches, and (c) it turns out I am a twitchy bitch and the glacial pace of the way most people I know play made me pull my hair out.

Ya, like I said, when it was just me playing against my brother, the tempo was usually high. He started it when he discovered "Unnaffected by Summoning Sickness" in Mirage and we ended both going towards who can make the faster deck. My friends didn't appreciate "turn one shock your first critter/you, turn two, shock your next critter/you, turn three I destroy the only land you have played so far and shock you" or "turn two I attack you for 3, turn three I attack you for 6 etc" Simple fucking tempo control would just kill their game and they would just get sad/upset over it and whine. Me, I would concede as soon as I realized that I couldn't regain the momentum.

[Cuddlefish]

Cause the death of my own creatures to inflict damage/loss of life/reduce power and/or toughness on other creatures. I'm sorry, but I didn't really feel like letting you locking down my creature.

This is practically the basis of my mono-red skullclamp deck. Kill my creatures, you die. Don't kill them, you die. Thanks for playing!

[Eater of Clowns]

When I played, ten years ago or so, I would hate when people tried to tell me how you should play, whether that be with an efficient murder machine deck or a drawn out attack and counterattack deck.

I was a fan of monstrous, stupid powerful creatures, and my decks were designed to shut down creatures long enough to let me get my stupid powerful ones out.  It wasn't crazy effective, but I had fun with it.  There'd always be the guys at the tournaments I knew for sure would bring me down with their ridiculous combos 9/10 times and that was fine.  That one time I got the right card out and fucked their worlds was pretty awesome as well.

Shit, my friend and I used to roll team games against each other with 3 decks a piece, doing nothing but build for like 10 rounds and then having a stupidly powerful battle.

I think I still have a monochrome deck of every color but blue built in my basement.

[Luna]

EoC, don't you realize?  The point of a game is to WIN, to reduce the person across the table from you to TEARS!

How DARE you think you should be having fun?

[Bebek Sincap Ratatosk]

My regular gaming group ends up rooting for each other half the time, or saying "Oh you should totally take out my X rather than my Y with that  Path to Exile..."

[Don Coyote]

EoC, don't you realize?  The point of a game is to WIN, to reduce the person across the table from you to TEARS!

How DARE you think you should be having fun?

No EoC is on the correct motorcycle. He does what is fun for him, and doesn't give a shit that his way doesn't win. My friends on the other hand, do what they think is fun, AND THEN sulk, cry and/or quit because they lost.

[The Good Reverend Roger]

For a few months, we specialized in making the WORST decks, hence my reply on page 1.

[navkat]

Wow. I play for fun. Sometimes I get my ass handed to me, sometimes I mop up the table. Every game, I learn something which is exactly why it's infinitely fun for me.

[Don Coyote]

For a few months, we specialized in making the WORST decks, hence my reply on page 1.

For a while I was doing that, although it was more "how shitty can I make this deck and still win" I did make some really terrible decks.

[Phox]

For a few months, we specialized in making the WORST decks, hence my reply on page 1.

For a while I was doing that, although it was more "how shitty can I make this deck and still win" I did make some really terrible decks.

I went through that phase too. I still managed to win at least half the time. 

[Luna]

EoC, don't you realize?  The point of a game is to WIN, to reduce the person across the table from you to TEARS!

How DARE you think you should be having fun?

No EoC is on the correct motorcycle. He does what is fun for him, and doesn't give a shit that his way doesn't win. My friends on the other hand, do what they think is fun, AND THEN sulk, cry and/or quit because they lost.

That WAS sarcasm, actually.

I stopped playing mostly because I got sick of people whining if they lost... and even if they won, but didn't win RIGHT.

[Don Coyote]

EoC, don't you realize?  The point of a game is to WIN, to reduce the person across the table from you to TEARS!

How DARE you think you should be having fun?

No EoC is on the correct motorcycle. He does what is fun for him, and doesn't give a shit that his way doesn't win. My friends on the other hand, do what they think is fun, AND THEN sulk, cry and/or quit because they lost.

That WAS sarcasm, actually.

I stopped playing mostly because I got sick of people whining if they lost... and even if they won, but didn't win RIGHT.

wait...wut?

whining because they didn't win the right way?

I have no words to describe the rage and wrath. Instead I am going to the nearest game store and gunning down everyone.