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Re: Manalink Rotisserie Draft Tournament (drafting has begun

PostPosted: 23 Nov 2010, 19:43
by juzamjedi
I am indifferent on the score keeping. I plan to just post my results for each match along with the match commentary I normally do. These tournaments have always been about having fun building an awesome deck / reading awesome stories about the matchups for my decks.

I am simply doing my best to be patient while I wait on Aww's next draft pick. Very excited about 2 of my next 3 picks and Aww probably isn't even interested in them. :D

Re: Manalink Rotisserie Draft Tournament (drafting has begun

PostPosted: 23 Nov 2010, 19:50
by grinnin
OK so since this is my first tournament I feel a bit lost...

Am I correct in assuming the performance of a deck is going to be based on essentially how well the AI plays with it? Or is it more how each player does with playing it?

Considering the AI is hopelessly bad with the win condition I'm thinking about, but I'm quite good with it, I thought I'd ask before my turn comes around again

Re: Manalink Rotisserie Draft Tournament (drafting has begun

PostPosted: 23 Nov 2010, 19:57
by Shantak
So far the system has been to give more points for AI wins, since it's not particularly hard to design a deck that a human can use to beat AI, but it's a lot harder to design a deck which allows AI to regularly beat human players. I think a human player might get easily infinite turns with the deck jatill is drafting, but I doubt AI can even get any advantage out of Time Vault. Since AI victories are rarer, they have been valued more.

Re: Manalink Rotisserie Draft Tournament (drafting has begun

PostPosted: 23 Nov 2010, 20:02
by aww1979

Re: Manalink Rotisserie Draft Tournament (drafting has begun

PostPosted: 23 Nov 2010, 20:16
by grinnin
Shantak: thanks a lot. So basically the system evaluates both conditions, weighing the AI wins more?

Re: Manalink Rotisserie Draft Tournament (drafting has begun

PostPosted: 23 Nov 2010, 20:17
by juzamjedi
Grinnin, you definitely want a deck that the AI can pilot for at least a few wins. This was also why Jatill made a comment a few pages back that the theme of his draft was cards that the AI is bad at using :)

OK, now for my next picks:
1. Aether Vial -> can't believe I forgot about this, really good for this style of deck
2. Loxodon Warhammer -> a lot of my creatures are puny and will need the help
3. Scroll Thief

Re: Manalink Rotisserie Draft Tournament (drafting has begun

PostPosted: 23 Nov 2010, 20:23
by grinnin
Man am I glad I brought this up now then. I'm deciding between dark depths and beat down and so far the AI likes using the hexmage on random swamps a *little* to much for my comfort...

Re: Manalink Rotisserie Draft Tournament (drafting has begun

PostPosted: 23 Nov 2010, 20:24
by Nicdanger
Lessee . .

Karakas
Llanawar Elves
Fyndhorn Elves

Re: Manalink Rotisserie Draft Tournament (drafting has begun

PostPosted: 23 Nov 2010, 20:33
by Cognis
Damn you aww, I was about to take Damnation >:( I realised nobody picked so far but I guess you noticed that as well.

Re: Manalink Rotisserie Draft Tournament (drafting has begun

PostPosted: 23 Nov 2010, 20:41
by aww1979
Wow, scroll thief is a merfolk? I never realized that before. And funny enough, I didn't think Cognis would want damnation, but I did think grinnin might want it, and I knew I'd need it with this style of deck.

Re: Manalink Rotisserie Draft Tournament (drafting has begun

PostPosted: 23 Nov 2010, 21:10
by monopoman

Re: Manalink Rotisserie Draft Tournament (drafting has begun

PostPosted: 23 Nov 2010, 22:23
by Cognis
Teramorphic Expanse
Terminate
Elves of Deep Shadow
Badlands
Taiga
Quirion Dryad

I know I should wait for grinnin for my next 3 picks but I won't be near my computer for over half a day and I don't want to keep you waiting and I don't think he'd take any of the cards I picked.

Re: Manalink Rotisserie Draft Tournament (drafting has begun

PostPosted: 23 Nov 2010, 23:12
by jatill
<jatill> sheds a tear for Wrath of God

Re: Manalink Rotisserie Draft Tournament (drafting has begun

PostPosted: 24 Nov 2010, 01:20
by grinnin

Re: Manalink Rotisserie Draft Tournament (drafting has begun

PostPosted: 24 Nov 2010, 01:23
by aww1979
Whew! I was worried grinnin would take a bunch of cards I wanted :) Sign in Blood was the only one I was even thinking of taking, and I wouldn't have grabbed it for several rounds, if at all, anyway.

Cognis picked his in advance, and so Monopoman is up.