Ensign Q wrote:Caretaker's Guest wrote: ↑Sat Nov 07, 2020 3:29 am
Why don't you just try 2E? I think it suits you more.
Rands about decks during a running tournament are unsportsmanlike. But I think you have been told that last time.
last time i ranted in the tournament topic. now my questions are completely unrelated to sexecutioner. i might have met crell in a friendly game elsewhere. unless you crawl through running tournaments and the pairings, its unknown. even then..
sexec runs tons of fringe strategy decks..
how is people driving away from 1e sportsmanlike?
this could be a better community if it wasnt so cutthroat competitive...
In the future, if you have a ruling question for an ongoing event, please privately message the Tournament Director. That is the person who has final say on any rules interaction in that tournament. That is the most appropriate way to handle things. After the event is over, if you are concerned the answer you get from the TD is incorrect or simply want a better understanding of the interaction, then ask on the forums or message the current Rules Master.
I realize that due to the nature of online games the TD may not be available to answer questions during the game and that can be frustrating. You can check with them ahead of your games to see if they would be available during your scheduled time to pay more attention to their messages to hopefully answer questions more quickly.
I think it is a fair criticism that there is some rules knowledge that a large majority of the player base just expects everyone knows. But there is also an opportunity for every player to learn a new rule or card interaction during a game. That level of complexity is part of the appeal of the game to me. That does mean that more experienced players are going to have an edge over less experienced player, but that is the case for any game with strategy elements. The only way to overcome that experience gap is to keep asking questions, reading and rereading the rules, and most importantly, play more games.
Regarding the competitive comment, I don't know what level events you have been playing in, and please don't call out any active events, but Worlds series events (Regionals, Nationals, Continentals, and Worlds) and Master series events are usually the types of events when players are bringing out their top decks with the aim to win the title or to see how their deck stacks up against those top decks. Sometimes those top decks do something completely new to catch their opponents off guard. I can understand that is not going to appeal to everyone.
I have enjoyed our past conversations on discord. You helped me see the game I love in a new way. In those conversations though, I don't think I ever asked, what brought you to 1E? What about the game appealed to you to want to mount the epic task of learning a game with an 80 page glossary of exceptions? What about the game has kept you playing despite the flaws? I do want this game to grow, but I also recognize that it isn't something that everyone, or even most people, will enjoy.