Comments on: Limited Resources: Innistrad Draft #9

By: Jules Verne

Jules Verne — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 01:44:04 +0000

knx: cool, i remember that thread and threw my words in, good going !

Marshall: are retro drafts no longer an option you consider ?

By: knx

knx — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 17:11:15 +0000

I must say, when watching you passing the Mayor, i felt you would have picked it because that’s the thing you usually do… but your wingman changed your mind, and as a result (to make a big jump) you didn’t get the best deck and lost… do you agree with that ?

By: Limited Resources

Limited Resources — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 00:50:46 +0000

@JFA – Ryan is doing great at WotC! Check out the latest Limited Resources, we have him on as a guest

@knx – Ha, thanks. I am going to use that suggestion in the future for sure.

By: knx

knx — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 21:01:50 +0000

I remember about a year ago i complained that there was never a video with a First Round Loss; i got a LOT of comment on that, from people calling me a troll to people accusing me of calling you a cheater. I’m glad you showed this video and the streak explanation, that might not help improve our game but it does improve our mind.
And I support the 2-drafts-idea when getting a R1 loss , still enjoy the draft a bit more then the play.

By: JFA

JFA — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 04:57:37 +0000

Heh, even Conley Woods won’t use the card so likely its pretty bad, but still, if you get the chance it would be pretty amusing.

How is Ryan going at Wizards btw?

By: Limited Resources

Limited Resources — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 19:51:28 +0000

@daniel Ya, I don’t either but we do have a standard of quality and quantity to uphold here. I think it’s a valuable learning tool though and next time I am in this position I will probably just upload 2 of them

@MMoggg Thanks for the feedback, and yes Kenji is and will be a regular fixture on my draft videos!

@JFA Unlikely! I really can’t stand that card. It’s closer to playable than some other cards in the set and it’s not outside the realm of possibility to make a deck that wants it. But man, for how much you pay, it’s so not worth it generally.

@James I think you are straddling the fine line of being ROTTY here good sir. I mean sure, had we taken the Outcasts (which may have been the best card in the pack, but are pretty mediocre in any case) we may have strayed into a better deck. But would you be saying that if we opened Bloodline Keeper instead of Mayor? It’s a valid question that can be hard to answer, but I don’t regret the pick given the information we had at the time of the decision. I agree with your point about sometimes just taking the best card early on, but I usually only do that when the card is actively good. The Outcasts didn’t do that for me.

@rob2k Ya, it seems pretty obvious in hindsight The reason I don’t just upload everything I record is because there is quite a bit of work that goes into the videos both on my end and on the fine folks of MTGOAcademy, so I can’t just throw everything at them. But picking out 2 of the drafts with their respective R1s would have been good. I’ll do it next time (hopefully there isn’t a next time!)

@Robin It has been really intersting to see the varying opinions on solo vs 2 person drafts. From the feedback I have gotten, it’s split pretty evenly between the 2. Some people really like the “2 heads are better than 1″ angle, but others prefer just me talking because it is more concise. I think I will probably just continue to do it this way, having guests on but usually flying solo. Also of note here, setting up and scheduling a guest can be complicated so solo makes more sense as the default.

By: Robin

Robin — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 19:35:17 +0000

1st round bust or no, LR is always at its best with two people. Marshall is just an excellent facilitator/host. Most two person vids are bad ranging to awful, but a return to the two man LR format is always a treat!