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    • BazaarOfBaghdad
      BazaarOfBaghdad last edited by

      After faithful attendance to weekly sessions of VSL, I decided to bite the hype of watching the Team Draft Super League. Randy's preview video was good, but that was about it. I was only able to watch it on youtube where they didn't (couldn't?) record the draft, which was probably the most intriguing part. Then the commentary - oh boy, each session felt significantly worse than ANY VSL team pair. I tried to get into the Amonkhet cards also, but I guess they don't stack up favorably compared to Vintage. With combat tricks, the pace of play is so noticeably slower too - painfully so. I felt like I wasted a couple hours of my life. Different reactions anyone?

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      • diophan
        diophan last edited by diophan

        I mostly only watched the draft itself. Ben Stark is one of the most insightful people for team draft (and draft in general), but doesn't sugar coat his opinions so that might bother some people.

        I do think, though, that the problem with team draft is that it is really fun to play, but not to watch. People are playing bad draft decks. The drafting is the interesting part. However team draft suffers from the same problem as vintage in that it's a format few people have played so the average Magic player won't understand what's going on.

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        • ?
          A Former User last edited by A Former User

          Even the most interesting streamers are less interesting when they draft the current set. I can keep Todd Stevens or Paul Cheon on with my girlfriend in the room, but even without game knowledge she notices when the commentator isn't excited to be streaming Amonkhet.

          Fun fact, I have to pick someone other than Rich Shay when she wants to share the living room because his commentary between games weirds her out.

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          • The Atog Lord
            The Atog Lord last edited by

            @The-Gremlin-Lord said in Team Draft Super League Fails for Me:

            Fun fact, I have to pick someone other than Rich Shay when she wants to share the living room because his commentary between games weirds her out.

            .... Why is that? Does she love Gremlins and dislike Atogs?

            "On the other hand, they have admitted that text matters." -- Smmenen

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            • ?
              A Former User @The Atog Lord last edited by

              @The-Atog-Lord said in Team Draft Super League Fails for Me:

              @The-Gremlin-Lord said in Team Draft Super League Fails for Me:

              Fun fact, I have to pick someone other than Rich Shay when she wants to share the living room because his commentary between games weirds her out.

              .... Why is that? Does she love Gremlins and dislike Atogs?

              "This guy knows way too much about falafel and it's really weirding me out."

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              • The Atog Lord
                The Atog Lord @Guest last edited by

                @The-Gremlin-Lord said in Team Draft Super League Fails for Me:

                "This guy knows way too much about falafel and it's really weirding me out."

                There's an obvious reason that I know a lot about falafel...

                "On the other hand, they have admitted that text matters." -- Smmenen

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                  EnglishNH @The Atog Lord last edited by

                  @The-Atog-Lord
                  Is it because falafel is an artifact and grants you +2/+2?

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                  • yugular
                    yugular TMD Supporter last edited by

                    I have zero interest for this League. I just hope next VSL season would start soon...

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                    • BandsWithOthers
                      BandsWithOthers last edited by BandsWithOthers

                      Wayyyyyy off topic but all this talk of Falafel reminded me of This little chestnut from 1994...who need falafel when you have...

                      Spoilt Hummus!

                      Spoilt Humos!!

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                      • The Atog Lord
                        The Atog Lord last edited by

                        I love these old Magic comics. They were great.

                        "On the other hand, they have admitted that text matters." -- Smmenen

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                        • BandsWithOthers
                          BandsWithOthers @The Atog Lord last edited by

                          @The-Atog-Lord I might Actually collect newer sets if the Foglios were still involved in MtG. I guess they just don't sell as much Mountain Dew to 12 year olds...

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                          • vaughnbros
                            vaughnbros @BandsWithOthers last edited by

                            @BandsWithOthers Bring back original text Rukh Egg!

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                            • BandsWithOthers
                              BandsWithOthers @vaughnbros last edited by

                              @vaughnbros Well y'know they did it with Time Vault...

                              I would gladly be the first in line to play Uba Egg Stax, Thirst for Knowlegg and of course replacing Narcomeba in Unmask Dregg.

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                              • vaughnbros
                                vaughnbros @BandsWithOthers last edited by

                                @BandsWithOthers Rukh Egg works under most dredge hate cards, with exception to Leyline and RIP. It would be wonderful. It would also probably have to be restricted because of that, but still. Better than it being completely unplayable.

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                                • BandsWithOthers
                                  BandsWithOthers @vaughnbros last edited by

                                  @vaughnbros Hah! I wonder which would be a faster track: unrestriction of one of the many cards that have been discussed, or a re- errata of Rukh Egg...

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