http://www.starcitygames.com/article/28520_Losing-Like-a-Winner.html
It's a Starcitygames article on how to accept loses, really insightful and I think if we all followed these rules we would be a happier and friendlier community. Also...let's talk about the examples of god-awful losers we know.
There was a d**che bag that played in my area and eventually left after being fired from every game shop and otherwise shunned by the community. This was because he would rage quit games, yell at customers and was highly critical of others. Well, one day we did a BNG-BNG-THS draft (because Born had just come out) and he was running a horrible deck that used {Evanescent Intellect} as his primary win con. I got paired against his first round and won 2-0 with a {G}{W} Heroic deck and he rage quit and stormed out of the store. He was yelling, "loss both games to the same god d@mn rare! You're so f#@king lucky and this is bull$hit!" Normally, I would understand that losing to the same rare twice sucks, but to be fair, I had a superior board position and all I needed to win was to pull out some trample damage. Also, because I knew he was milling me, the second game I sent the rare to the bottom earlier off a scry, so I knew where the card was. Oh well, good riddance.
Before White Weenies in Theros became a thing I played Kaleos 1-Drop Deck!!!
Needless to say I killed! I owned a guy with a net decking Rakdos Aggro Deck. Anyways I silenced him T3 bc Anger would've killed me anyways I silence him then he passes back so I draw another {silence} lol I won that game but he was very upset asking if Silence was even legal and then saying Bad cards are bad cards! Lol
To be fair, I played him on a later date and he's a really cool guy! He must have had a bad day!
This guy playing an Oloro deck he found online. After getting stepped on by everyone in the place he left shouting about how everyone was cheating and how if he had gotten his win con he would have won
Great article. About 6 weeks ago I posted about a pretty bad night of magic at an FNM. I was pretty much venting. People here were very supportive of me in that situation. The main root of the problem that evening for me was the way my opponent/ winner of the match lacked any sense of sportsmanship. (I won't get into details).
The point that I am getting at is that being a gracious winner is very important. I am not saying that they need to coddle the loser, but they need to be cognizant of their opponent's feelings. Being gracious would have gona a long way in my situation.
Second, that lose really made me evaluate how I played, my deck, my style of play, etc. Immediately I was frustrated and on tilt. After evaluating, I realized what some of my problems were, and my playing has improved.
Quote from: Taysby on May 20, 2014, 10:29:38 PM
If I lose due to completely stupid things like mana screw both games, or their perfect top deck after top deck, I'll be mad, but I'll try and keep it inside. I won't vent, but it's probably obvious that I'm upset. :P. Personally, I think shaking hands is a waste of time. Say gg if you want, but when I'm putting my deck and dice away, do you expect me to drop all of it to shake your hand? Then I'd have to pick it back up again or lose track of my desideboarding. ;)
Yes, don't be a duche, shake the other players hand. Especially if they hold out their hand to shake yours.
i really enjoyed this article. like he said i didnt agree with everything but i still feel like i gained a lot of info. i have offered my hand after a game where my opponent got mana screwed and died pretty quickly. even though he didnt seem pissed, once i extended my hand he thought i was shoving the win in his face. this obviously wasnt my intention, but it was still a good learning experience that even though i want to shake hands after every match, theres nothing wrong with those who dont.
Yep...
Opponent: "Ramp into Ulamog, do you concede?"
Me: Exile {Simiam Spirit Guide} to cascade into Living End}... Game two?
Them: *grabs knife*
Every time i lose i always tell my opponent thank you for helping me learn my errors and cant wait till next time
I hate sore losers and sore winners