Killer Joe
New member
Okay, just as a refresher, the Multiplayer Magic League (MML) is a year-long, point-based, non-sanctioned multiplayer game held during GASP game days (Gaming Association of Southwestern Pennsylvania).
Our point system, which I've mentioned many times on these boards is simple: each player you eliminate you recieve 1 Kill-Point, you also recieve Placement Points based on when you are eliminated from the game so if you're the first player eliminated you recieve 1 Placement Point, 2nd player eliminated; 2 Placement points, etc...You Also recieve 2 Victory Points if you win the game itself.
Got that? Because it has nothing to do with my rant.
Sort of...
Out of about 20 players who've participated in our league I'm about half way down the list with about 13 total points, not my usual placement, in past years I have dominated the league but am showing much restraint for the "good of the Game" this year.
The lead player has 50 points as of the May game, he's a very good player and he is very methodical in his approach to playing the game. He doesn't smack-talk, he doesn't draw any attention to himself and always appears as if he is of no threat to anyone. He's also a very Nice-Guy and it wouldn't be a nice thing to do to attack him and/or try to eliminate him from the game because he is always so helpful to all the players either giving advice or giving cards away or just being nice.
He does, however, have a pet-peeve: ME
Actually, I'm most of the player's pet-peeve, because to lose to me is to akin to being a mouse and having been caught by a cat who won't kill you right away, just slowly wears you down until you either conceede to death or actually die from a small puncture wound. I just can't help myself, I like to play long games and torture my opponents, just ask Moosie!
But this lead player has rallied the crowd to convince everyone that I am a threat and therefore I have been the first to get eliminated from the MML the last two times I've been there. With that said, I have always written about how players need to 'gang-up' on me to get me out of the game asap or die a slow and painful death because once my deck starts to get it's MO-JO then it truely can be tough to eliminate me. I have always thought it but have never mentioned (written) that players need to do that when I'm in first place in the standings. As of now, like Hillary, there is no way I'm ever going to gain enough points to win the whole thing this year. Yet I am painted as the lead player who needs to be "dealt with".
Then, after the other players have expended their resources trying to cut-me-down this lead player reins his terror on the unsuspecting lambs and he wins easily. See, with me out of the way he usually has no other threat except when Mooseman is there then he has to deal with him, too. Go Countermagic Cards!!!!!!!!
Yes, I am whining, I never saw it written anywhere that I can't whine but I have brought it on to myself, this I'm sure of. But here is where I am wrestling with myself: Should I target him in the MML monthly game? Yes, he does target me immediately each game and somehow it doesn't seem like that is bad sportsmanship, but I am "planning" on doing just that to him next month and it will most definitely seem like bad sportsmanship (with a dash of revenge)
Here's what I'm thinking of doing: I have the 1998 World Championship deck that Ben Rubin played (Dead Guy Red), I made the deck a 75 card deck (our rule this year is that decks must be a minimum of 75 cards because combo decks were getting ridiculous). It has some of these gems in it:
Mistress Red
4x Jackle Pup
4x Mogg Fanatic
2x Mogg Flunkies
4x Ball Lightning
2x Hammer of Bogarden
4x Seal of Fire
4x Lightning Bolt
4x Cursed Scroll
4x Fireblast
4x Incinerate
4x Volcanic Hammer
4x Lava Spike
1x Viashino Sandstalker
30 Mountains
Will this deck last in the long game? NOPE. But it will last long enough for me to burn him out by turn 4 or 5 which are the turns he has eliminated me. In fact, if I can burn him out first I'm sure I'd labeled "The Bad Guy" and I would feel bad about it, too. This guy has never been out first nor anywhere near the beginning of any game. Remember, he's a nice guy and players just don't (won't) attack him. He's currently 25+ points ahead of the next player.
Is this a bad-thing to do? Don't answer, I already know it is. It's spiteful and fueled by anger/frustration and nothing good ever comes from that.
~KJ
Here are the current standings:
Overall Standings to Date: May 2008
50 = 31 + 13 + 6.........AzureKnight
23 = 20 + 3 + 0...........Kara
19 = 17 + 2 + 0...........Mooseman
18 = 17 + 1 + 0...........Silverfire Prime
16 = 13 + 3 + 0...........Hellgod
16 = 16 + 0 + 0...........Lady B
15 = 7 + 6 + 2.............RX Maverick
14 = 11 + 3 + 0...........Dan
13 = 12 + 1 + 0...........KJ
12 = 11 + 1 + 0...........Randy Tobias
8 = 4 + 2 + 2...............Kevin "Goblin King"
8 = 7 + 1 + 0...............YoungBeard
6 = 6 + 0 + 0...............Jared
6 = 6 + 0 + 0...............Jon
6 = 5 + 1 + 0...............SamT
5 = 4 + 1 + 0...............Jim F
4 = 4 + 0 + 0...............Ethan
2 = 2 + 0 = 0...............nire.everlast
Our point system, which I've mentioned many times on these boards is simple: each player you eliminate you recieve 1 Kill-Point, you also recieve Placement Points based on when you are eliminated from the game so if you're the first player eliminated you recieve 1 Placement Point, 2nd player eliminated; 2 Placement points, etc...You Also recieve 2 Victory Points if you win the game itself.
Got that? Because it has nothing to do with my rant.
Sort of...
Out of about 20 players who've participated in our league I'm about half way down the list with about 13 total points, not my usual placement, in past years I have dominated the league but am showing much restraint for the "good of the Game" this year.
The lead player has 50 points as of the May game, he's a very good player and he is very methodical in his approach to playing the game. He doesn't smack-talk, he doesn't draw any attention to himself and always appears as if he is of no threat to anyone. He's also a very Nice-Guy and it wouldn't be a nice thing to do to attack him and/or try to eliminate him from the game because he is always so helpful to all the players either giving advice or giving cards away or just being nice.
He does, however, have a pet-peeve: ME
Actually, I'm most of the player's pet-peeve, because to lose to me is to akin to being a mouse and having been caught by a cat who won't kill you right away, just slowly wears you down until you either conceede to death or actually die from a small puncture wound. I just can't help myself, I like to play long games and torture my opponents, just ask Moosie!
But this lead player has rallied the crowd to convince everyone that I am a threat and therefore I have been the first to get eliminated from the MML the last two times I've been there. With that said, I have always written about how players need to 'gang-up' on me to get me out of the game asap or die a slow and painful death because once my deck starts to get it's MO-JO then it truely can be tough to eliminate me. I have always thought it but have never mentioned (written) that players need to do that when I'm in first place in the standings. As of now, like Hillary, there is no way I'm ever going to gain enough points to win the whole thing this year. Yet I am painted as the lead player who needs to be "dealt with".
Then, after the other players have expended their resources trying to cut-me-down this lead player reins his terror on the unsuspecting lambs and he wins easily. See, with me out of the way he usually has no other threat except when Mooseman is there then he has to deal with him, too.
Go Countermagic Cards!!!!!!!!Yes, I am whining, I never saw it written anywhere that I can't whine but I have brought it on to myself, this I'm sure of. But here is where I am wrestling with myself: Should I target him in the MML monthly game? Yes, he does target me immediately each game and somehow it doesn't seem like that is bad sportsmanship, but I am "planning" on doing just that to him next month and it will most definitely seem like bad sportsmanship (with a dash of revenge)
Here's what I'm thinking of doing: I have the 1998 World Championship deck that Ben Rubin played (Dead Guy Red), I made the deck a 75 card deck (our rule this year is that decks must be a minimum of 75 cards because combo decks were getting ridiculous). It has some of these gems in it:
Mistress Red
4x Jackle Pup
4x Mogg Fanatic
2x Mogg Flunkies
4x Ball Lightning
2x Hammer of Bogarden
4x Seal of Fire
4x Lightning Bolt
4x Cursed Scroll
4x Fireblast
4x Incinerate
4x Volcanic Hammer
4x Lava Spike
1x Viashino Sandstalker
30 Mountains
Will this deck last in the long game? NOPE. But it will last long enough for me to burn him out by turn 4 or 5 which are the turns he has eliminated me. In fact, if I can burn him out first I'm sure I'd labeled "The Bad Guy" and I would feel bad about it, too. This guy has never been out first nor anywhere near the beginning of any game. Remember, he's a nice guy and players just don't (won't) attack him. He's currently 25+ points ahead of the next player.
Is this a bad-thing to do? Don't answer, I already know it is. It's spiteful and fueled by anger/frustration and nothing good ever comes from that.
~KJ
Here are the current standings:
Overall Standings to Date: May 2008
50 = 31 + 13 + 6.........AzureKnight
23 = 20 + 3 + 0...........Kara
19 = 17 + 2 + 0...........Mooseman
18 = 17 + 1 + 0...........Silverfire Prime
16 = 13 + 3 + 0...........Hellgod
16 = 16 + 0 + 0...........Lady B
15 = 7 + 6 + 2.............RX Maverick
14 = 11 + 3 + 0...........Dan
13 = 12 + 1 + 0...........KJ
12 = 11 + 1 + 0...........Randy Tobias
8 = 4 + 2 + 2...............Kevin "Goblin King"
8 = 7 + 1 + 0...............YoungBeard
6 = 6 + 0 + 0...............Jared
6 = 6 + 0 + 0...............Jon
6 = 5 + 1 + 0...............SamT
5 = 4 + 1 + 0...............Jim F
4 = 4 + 0 + 0...............Ethan
2 = 2 + 0 = 0...............nire.everlast
