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TheCasualOblivion
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I miss the old days, back before Tempest when people who played blue actually knew how. I imagine there are people who know how to play blue effectively. Its just that there are so many people who don't, and it has been this way for a long time.
Here is an example:
Two player game, early in the game I play something like shock on an unimportant creature of my opponent, or I play vanilla 2/2 bears. My opponent counters it. Now, I know that the guy has about 4-6 counterspells in his deck and I want to smack him. I actually try to tell him he's made a mistake, to untap his lands and put that counterspell back in his hand. I know he doesn't have a lot of them, and I also know I have things coming later he needs to counter a lot more.
"I had one, so I used it. I always do."
And the game just goes on, and I win easily.
I miss the early days of my (magic) childhood. Back during Ice Age block, we only had 3 worthwhile counterspells (regular, Power Sink, and Force of Will). There was no choice but to learn how to make them count, and learn what NOT to counter.
I will teach these guys to play blue, if I do anything.
Here is an example:
Two player game, early in the game I play something like shock on an unimportant creature of my opponent, or I play vanilla 2/2 bears. My opponent counters it. Now, I know that the guy has about 4-6 counterspells in his deck and I want to smack him. I actually try to tell him he's made a mistake, to untap his lands and put that counterspell back in his hand. I know he doesn't have a lot of them, and I also know I have things coming later he needs to counter a lot more.
"I had one, so I used it. I always do."
And the game just goes on, and I win easily.
I miss the early days of my (magic) childhood. Back during Ice Age block, we only had 3 worthwhile counterspells (regular, Power Sink, and Force of Will). There was no choice but to learn how to make them count, and learn what NOT to counter.
I will teach these guys to play blue, if I do anything.