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[nockergeek]

I've been steeping myself in Magic for the last few days, just devouring articles and decklists. I'm a casual player, but I like having good decks (richman1's decks, or evildennis's decks come to mind), so as I'm returning to the game, I'm trying to re-teach myself what makes a good deck -- or perhaps just teach myself; I'm not sure I ever quite got it in my earlier periods of playing the game. Trying to play the game on a tight budget doesn't help, but through trading/selling off older games (bye-bye, Warlord), I can fill out my Magic collection nicely.

It's funny how we keep going back to the classics. First, I played Magic (actually, I played Spellfire first, but I don't count that), then Rage (and I still have a bunch of Rage cards that I need to have hidaman sort), then L5R, then Warlord... and now, I come back full circle. I think the fact that Magic is still going strong after all these years gives me a sense of stability -- other games and other companies have come and gone, but the 800 lb. gorilla is still around.

Magic Online, on the other hand? Playing online would be cool. Having to buy virtual cards, when I can barely afford real ones, is not.

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[rendertarget.livejournal.com]

I believe we've been trying to sue them for years. Unsuccessfully, of course, due to a lack of IP law in their particular country. But I won't take it personally if you use it. :)

[nockergeek.livejournal.com]

Well, if MTGO didn't require me to buy cards that don't really exist so that I can test my decks out online (effectively causing me to buy the same cards twice for two different playspaces), or to test possible tweaks to those decks, there'd be no need for Apprentice. If it had a free "workshop" section - an area where you could do deck-testing, but couldn't use those decks in online tournaments - then I'd be interested.

Until that time, Apprentice (and Magic Workstation) fill a badly-needed niche. MTGO could easily fill that niche, and do it better, but it doesn't yet.