You are currently browsing comments. If you would like to return to the full story, you can read the full entry here: “Overdriven! 70”.
Overdriven! 70
Posted on September 23, 2013 by BlippyTheSlug
BlippyTheSlug BlippyTheSlug is a casual Magic player who loves the Modern format. On top of covering competitive and casual Modern, he manages several regular Player-Run Events and is a pillar of the MTGO community.
See other content from BlippyTheSlug
I agree that mtgo sucks. And with the money that wotc rakes in full time, you’d think they’d pay real programmers to make something to be proud of. Instead, they release one pile of hog feces after another. And the second pile of hog feces has some nicer features (when it works), but it could and SHOULD be a whole lot better. Look at Hearthstone-
http://www.twitch.tv/directory/game/Hearthstone%3A%20Heroes%20of%20Warcraft
The game is still in beta, but looks and runs 1000% better than any version of mtgo thus far. I know they’re not the same game, but WOTC could learn a lot from those guys at that little known company – BLIZZARD. It’s kind of sad really, since mtgo has had more than a decade to perfect their product…
I also hate how much it costs to play with cards that don’t exist!! I can see the value in paper cards since THERE IS REAL VALUE IN PAPER CARDS. But if I try to liquidate my stock online, what am I left with? tickets….. not the same as cash unless you have the (infinite) time and know how to nickel and dime your way to profit. Believe it or not, you actually stand to make more money over time when cost of entry and maintenance (constantly buying new cards) is lower. Look at World of Tanks, and League of Legends. Free to play, get hooked, then pay if you want better and faster ______.
Just sayin. Nice article. Sorry for the rant.
I understand that you have issues with the way WOTC has been running some things, but take it up with them. I enjoy your take on my favorite format and there is a dearth of writing on Modern online. . . and this is what I get for this week? I think your choice was inappropriate.
What drives me most nuts about the Magic community is the widespread bitching with no thought to being constructive. I work my ass off full-time, I’m a father, and when I get some small amount of time to myself I want to enjoy my favorite hobby, not have more stress shoved into my life. This is one of the major reasons why Limited Resources is the biggest and best podcast in Magic; they love the game and they leave their gripes at home.
If you want to stop using MTGO that’s your prerogative, just like not reading this column mine.
^ A decade worth of development. A DECADE.
WOTC has heard the complaints and chooses to ignore them.
:But if I try to liquidate my stock online, what am I left with? tickets…
Um, you do know there are multiple vendors that will buy your tickets with cash via paypal at a rate just under 1$ a ticket, right? MTGO cards are mostly very liquid and easily converted to cash if desired, with less work involved in doing so than selling paper cards.
Riggggghhhhttt. Maybe I should be more specific. In order to turn your cards into tickets and get a decent amount of tickets from said cards, you have to spend all your free time trying to hunt down someone who will buy your collection piece by piece (for the best return), or in bulk (obviously a much worse option). And then to get <$1 for each ticket is another kick in the digital nads.
You are totally right about everything. i’ve been in a long term pause on mtgo because it really sucks, both visually and in terms of tournament structures. 4 hours in a row to play a daily? c’mon wizards!! Put something like leagues on the client!! Maybe somebody with a voice on the community should start an online petition to ask wizards to deliver the client to blizzard, sega, EA o any good developer. I played mtgo basically for time concerns and competitive environment, but the client just keeps telling me to search somebody to play in the kitchen!. Man, even DOP is better. I’m signing that petition !
re: notplayin
And that’s different from paper how? Each of your complaints applies equally to selling paper cards. If anything, it’s more work to move paper cards, and the gas and or shipping will eat up more of each dollar made than the conversion of tickets to dollars.
Online cards are much more liquid. Yes, you need to discount your tickets 3 to 6 percent to convert them to dollars, but the bid ask spreads of the online bots is a fraction of that of the physical stores.