bken1234 wrote: To anyone who has started this game in the past couple months! Now that I have spent 3 days getting my second game going, I realize YOU are truly the makers of magic -- because OMG. Thanks for joining the MTGPQ world and best of luck -- we all hope you stick around!
killwind wrote: Gentlemen, you are missing a very important aspect of the game, Coalitions. I am one of the leaders of Extintinction And Calamity. While Extinction sits in the top 10 we use Calamity to build up our players. That being said we help develop our players, help build up their decks and show them the strategy behind the decks. Some of the most prolific players in events and in Quick Battles aren't even day 1 players matter of fact very few of the members are in the platinum tier. The point is find a coalition to join, start your own or find a recruitment thread on one of the forums. Find a group of guys that share the same level of enthusiasm for the game as you do and have fun!
Mainloop25 wrote: I know right? I have a decent Gideon1 at level 19 but the rest of my decks suuuuuck...
OhanaUnited wrote: Mainloop25 wrote: I know right? I have a decent Gideon1 at level 19 but the rest of my decks suuuuuck... Not sure if you're being sarcastic or what, Gideon1 @ level 19 is nothing to write home about (and you said the rest of your decks suck worse than Gideon1)
bken1234 wrote: I agree with this -- coalitions make all the difference. I am also the member of a top 10 and our development coalition - tinykitty
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majincob wrote: OhanaUnited wrote: Mainloop25 wrote: I know right? I have a decent Gideon1 at level 19 but the rest of my decks suuuuuck... Not sure if you're being sarcastic or what, Gideon1 @ level 19 is nothing to write home about (and you said the rest of your decks suck worse than Gideon1) Gideon1 at 19 is great in bronze since you only face opponents up to level 24, with the level-matching they do in events. White has great efficient cheap creatures, useful supports, and removal in common and uncommon. I used to smash QB with a level 1 Gideon before they changed ribbon rewards to be based off level
Mainloop25 wrote: OhanaUnited wrote: Mainloop25 wrote: I know right? I have a decent Gideon1 at level 19 but the rest of my decks suuuuuck... Not sure if you're being sarcastic or what, Gideon1 @ level 19 is nothing to write home about (and you said the rest of your decks suck worse than Gideon1) No I'm not being sarcastic. I have my main account with all pw's at lvl 60 (except for Saheeli) and many mythics/rares. It's quite humbling to start over on an alt account with close to none of the cards you have relied on to win for months. Have you tried to play black with no access to zombies or kill spells besides Reave Soul? It's pretty painful. My Gideon1 is only decent at level 19 because I happened to already score Avacyn, Relic Seeker, Always Watching and Suppression Bonds out of boosters and fat packs. My Nissa is OK with Dwynen and a couple of other decent rares and uncommons. But it's pretty impossible to play as competitively as I was when I had access to my main account. I was in agreement with Bken, and the second part of your reply is actually in agreement with my reply to her.
I've seen people top the gold tier after just over a month of play.
Mainloop25 wrote: I wasn't. Took me a while to become competitive. I started out close to bottom-rank in my top ten coalition and now I'm hovering somewhere in the middle depending on what event. Starting over on an alt account just highlights how difficult it is for people starting out. You have to really like this game to stick with it. I've seen people top the gold tier after just over a month of play. Maybe they are buying all the crystals/mythics? Like Bken first said: kudos!