Yup, you’ve read it right! Magic's organized play changes, can be a good thing. That's coming from a girlfriend or a wife's (of a Magic player's) point of view. My apologies and excuse me for generalizing, I know there are also players of the opposite sex, in the MtG community. So, kidding aside, anything that lessens the interest of a Magic player or group of Magic players, is another reason for him or them to be away or totally leave the game. It’ll no longer be a funny remark, to hear MtG players say “that a friend left or stopped playing MtG, because he got a girlfriend or got married”. I mean, I used to say to my friends when I was still single, that having a girlfriend is a distraction to playing Magic. But because WotC, from what they’ve been doing, so far, starting from Planeswalker Points and until recently, it’s kind of alarming. It somehow, makes me feel, that there’s not much to look forward to or makes me a little bit less interested in the game. And if that ever happen, that would mean more time, for a Magic player to be with his wife or girlfriend. That is, if the latter, have not yet fully or effectively took them away, yet from the game. And not that Magic players don't spend time with their love ones, but anything that frees up a few hours of your day, can be spent with someone or something else right?
But why do we spend a considerable amount of time playing Magic cards? For most of us, we all started for the fun of the game and eventually got hooked. This “getting hooked thing” has something to do with the competitive side of the game. And for someone to be in that state of being "competitive", or at least close to that level, we end up spending our resources. That's time and money, for play-testing, joining tournaments and upgrading our deck of choice. We dedicate our resources, because we know or somehow, I felt at some point (pre-Planeswalker Points and recent changes), that WotC have a great Organized Play support (next to VS, but that’s another story). Meaning, you’re looking forward to something of value or worth your time and money. Without that, MtG will just be a plain old game, like a Monopoly (except that MtG has a great game mechanics), but only played occasionally, just to let time past.
Now, that’s where the good thing comes in! Imagine a world without Magic. That’ll definitely free up a few hours of our day. I can already afford to go to gym and enroll in one. Being a family guy, it’ll also mean that I no longer need to squeeze in to my schedule, playing MtGO during the wee hours, just to keep my playing skills in check and be updated with the metagame. Less time explaining to my wife, what I get from still playing Magic (up to this age of 31). I’ll be living a more physically healthier life and enjoy a more or at least a little longer peace and quiet. If you get what I mean?
But of course, all these things that I’ve just said. Were just my funny way of taking these “organized play changes”. I guess, there’s really not much that I can do about it. As the “10-90 Principle” says, “10% of life is made up of what happens to you and 90% of life is decided by how you react”. So, let’s just enjoy the game, while it lasts. ;p
But why do we spend a considerable amount of time playing Magic cards? For most of us, we all started for the fun of the game and eventually got hooked. This “getting hooked thing” has something to do with the competitive side of the game. And for someone to be in that state of being "competitive", or at least close to that level, we end up spending our resources. That's time and money, for play-testing, joining tournaments and upgrading our deck of choice. We dedicate our resources, because we know or somehow, I felt at some point (pre-Planeswalker Points and recent changes), that WotC have a great Organized Play support (next to VS, but that’s another story). Meaning, you’re looking forward to something of value or worth your time and money. Without that, MtG will just be a plain old game, like a Monopoly (except that MtG has a great game mechanics), but only played occasionally, just to let time past.
Now, that’s where the good thing comes in! Imagine a world without Magic. That’ll definitely free up a few hours of our day. I can already afford to go to gym and enroll in one. Being a family guy, it’ll also mean that I no longer need to squeeze in to my schedule, playing MtGO during the wee hours, just to keep my playing skills in check and be updated with the metagame. Less time explaining to my wife, what I get from still playing Magic (up to this age of 31). I’ll be living a more physically healthier life and enjoy a more or at least a little longer peace and quiet. If you get what I mean?
But of course, all these things that I’ve just said. Were just my funny way of taking these “organized play changes”. I guess, there’s really not much that I can do about it. As the “10-90 Principle” says, “10% of life is made up of what happens to you and 90% of life is decided by how you react”. So, let’s just enjoy the game, while it lasts. ;p
"If WotC's message is that it is not interested in growing Magic culture but merely in feeding it enough of a diet to prevent it from dying, that's not the food of passion. That is not the sort of climate that inspires great men to dedicate large portions of their lives." -Patrick Chapin
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