RoddPrime
9/12/2010 5:51:00 PM
On Sep 12, 12:47 pm, demonturtle <crankytur...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I am a relative latecomer to the game. I think I jumped in around
> Gehenna; I had resisted for some time because it looked complicated
> and I was a dedicated RPGer. But once my D&D group broke up Peter
> Bakija convinced me to try it, and I was instantly hooked. Complexity
> was GOOD; what had turned me off about Magic was the ability for a
> player to win fast with a nigh-unbeatable combo with no chance of the
> other player turning it around. I also preferred multiplayer games to
> one-on-one; I had started playing Shadowfist not too long before
> trying VTES for that reason (which was how I met Peter, who is also a
> kick-ass 'Fist player).
>
> I have loved the game since I started playing. The depth of strategy,
> the need to be able to read multiple other strategies, metagame, and
> bounce back from certain doom were very appealing. Despite a basic
> mechanic this game has incredible diversity; yeah, Dominate is good,
> but there are lots of way to win, and that's always an important
> factor in any game that I play. There's no other game quite like it,
> in terms of both relative camaraderie and variety of options for
> strategy.
>
> So yeah, I'm sticking with it.
>
> Cheers,
>
> John
>
> On Sep 12, 11:15 am, Martin Tibor Major <major.martin.ti...@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > On szept. 12, 15:39, LunaSlave <ninespir...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > > Who will continue to play? Who will end up getting rid of their cards?
> > > I'm curious what other people are feeling about their personal future
> > > with the game - and I'm curious what effect you think this will end up
> > > having on things like the secondary market...
>
> > > I know myself, I'm going to continue to play and collect - I'm a lifer.
>
> > I will continue to play, no question. I have ideas and untested decks
> > for a very long time and there are decks I alway will love to play
> > again and again. So if you are asking me I think I will continue
> > playing the game for several years. And by the way: I see no reason
> > why we players shouldn't continue organizing continental tournaments!
> > This whole game was kept alive by us players, so basically all we lost
> > is that there will no new cards. With a group range from 1-6 and all
> > the cards we have, I think this is really not that bad.
>
> > by: mephistopheles
I certainly could care less if someone quits a game or not. To me a
game is a game no matter what. It may be many things, but still a
game. I don't care if it is basketball, video games, or VTES. I don't
like to draw lines. If someone revolves their life around playing a
game as a center piece I hope it is a profession. A gamer will always
enjoy some kind of game. Perhaps it is part of human nature.
If someone quits solely based on the game having no more print sets
then that is kind of dumb. Go play Magic. However, if you see the news
as a signal of many things to come and don't like what you see for the
future of VTES then ride it out until you feel it's no longer what you
want to play. If someone crucifies you for not putting a game as
priority in your life then screw them. Many people have dropped over
the years for far better reasons than no future print sets (silly
reason). Who am I to judge if someone simply isn't feeling it or is
taking on a new path or priority in life? If you have revised your
old decks and you got bored of new decks at some point then that is up
to that person. This extreme attitude of either Blind Hate for those
don't decide to keep playing or those with Blind Decisions based
strictly on no future print sets is plain silly.