Yeah, they're ok, but I usually get stuck with those kids that have like every single card ever made, buy a couple boosters every paycheck, they go home and do nothing but read strategy and build decks, then they show up and act all cocky, lose and then RAGE SO HARD. Plus it's more stressful. Having to actually care somewhat about what's in your deck and then having to go somewhere just to play and then all the people around like it's an olympic event. It's just the whole thing is a little more stressful than just sitting down with a few friends at the dinner table and playing whatever decks you feel like playing for an hour or two. And like I said earlier, WotC was releasing new expansions almost every single month making cards less than several months old completely useless in tourneys. IDK if they still make them that fast considering it's been a good year since I've bought or been into Magic, but it was completely pointless to buy new cards or do tourneys like that without having to spend A LOT of money constantly on getting new cards. The money wasn't worth it. That's another reason I always prefer house rules, lol, cause there's no "Oh that edition was released 4 editions ago and you can't use them". haha
The issue is that with using cards that came out years ago, some unintended combos can happen that result in completely overpowered decks (trust me, it's true).
They don't release new sets that fast, nor have they ever. And cards remain in the rotation for like a year before being taken out of Type 2.
Also I have a fun story about those types of people, actually.
See, I was at a card shop once, and just hanging out, when some kid shows up. Never seen him before, but he had a huge box of cards and he slapped them down on the table (louder than necessary) near us. We had never seen him before, but that's cool, right? He proceeded to, when asked, tell us he was the best of all of his friends, and wanted to come here to see if anyone here could match him.
Dramatic.
So I, of course, accepted his challenge.
We played a best of 3, or it was to be a best of three anyway. He ran a leveler deck. The kind where you try to get out leveler, and then use a combo to remove needing to draw, remove your max hand size, and make all of the cards out of play your hand, essentially giving you your entire deck as a hand.
Well, he grinned like a little beast and played leveler. I just watched. He went to then drop all 3 cards of his combo at once.
"No, no no, you have to play them one at a time, you know, give me a chance to react after every card."
He scoffs and takes them back, playing his 'no max hand size' card first. I nod, and he proceeds to play the card that gives him his deck as his hand. I nod.
He searches through, and drops the "I dont' have to draw" card.
Tap two islands.
Counterspell.
"Sorry, bro."
HE FLIPS THE TABLE AT ME.
Sending our cards flying. Screaming about how cheap control decks were, spitting and freaking out. He stormed out of the card shop, and we could hear him swearing down the sidewalk.
He left his cards there.
The manager took them and held onto them for him (they got added to stock).
We never saw him again.
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