Why this game is played also by Douchebags

[Mikefrompluto]

That's what we're trying right now, and it obviously doesn't work.

Organs need to be trained with external input, and punishment is such an input.

I agree 100% that punishment is needed. Unpunished kids make bad adults. My comment wasnt directed at you. It was towards people that jump on the offensive and criticize kids for being young and having bad attitudes and being dumb. Kids are dumb. Not in the intellectual sense, but in the sense that they make bad choices and don't weigh the consequences, such as having an attitude towards someone for no apparent reason. Which goes back to the fact that their brains aren't fully developed. That where we, as adults and parents, step in and help guide them towards a more acceptable behavior, instead of using the typical "pfft, kids are snobby little brats not worth my time" condescension.

With that said, keep in mind that im around high school kids eight hours a day, five days a week, so ive learned to accept the nature of the adolescent beast.

[Quisequise]

Eh, they're kids. You just gotta bear in mind that their bodies and organs aren't fully developed, and that includes their brains. They'll grow out of it.

As a teacher, I've realized they never grow out of it haha.

[Mikefrompluto]

Eh, they're kids. You just gotta bear in mind that their bodies and organs aren't fully developed, and that includes their brains. They'll grow out of it.

As a teacher, I've realized they never grow out of it haha.

As a fellow teacher, it is our jobs to help them grow out of it. Remember, the body, which includes the brain, stops growing at 25. Well after high school years.

[MuggyWuggy]

I totally agree with you Piotr. Kids need a good smack now a days. The younger generations are becoming quite insufferable at times. Kids say some awful things not knowing at all what dark insecure worlds they are opening for themselves.

The Internet isn't helping kids either. Sure they can learn, but they are more focused on reddit karma and YouTube comment bashing

[Wackaman9001]

My parents never helped my magic hobby. I had to tutor kids until I was old enough to get a job, and I traded to get all the cards I needed for a given deck. I was spanked as a kid and have all of my manners fully developed. In hindsight I'm glad my parents did what they did because it made me a better person

[Quisequise]

Eh, they're kids. You just gotta bear in mind that their bodies and organs aren't fully developed, and that includes their brains. They'll grow out of it.

As a teacher, I've realized they never grow out of it haha.

As a fellow teacher, it is our jobs to help them grow out of it. Remember, the body, which includes the brain, stops growing at 25. Well after high school years.

You got that right Mike, I'm always trying to give my students something that can make them better people in the future.

[whitedrake]

I do not mind if anyone nets any deck, it is decission of every single one person. I sometimes do as well, if I am stucked and need fresh point of view it is always nice to brainstorm with someone who knows...

But anyway the thing is threre is never need to be rude or criticise opponents deck especially if u do not know how the deck works...

Honestly I would not say that the reason for all those douchebags is bad parenting... It is also the environment, schoolmates...

[MarduArrow]

Of course we should all have figured out by now that wherever we go there is always that one guy thats a total arsehole (sometimes more than one), its just inevitable, just like everyone has that one crazy friend that their group of friends isn't complete without

[NyghtHawk]

What kind of deck you play is irrelevant to how you act. If you play your own deck or copying someone elses, if you act like a jerk, you ARE a jerk. Plain and simple.

[Langku]

Eh, they're kids. You just gotta bear in mind that their bodies and organs aren't fully developed, and that includes their brains. They'll grow out of it.

As a teacher, I've realized they never grow out of it haha.

As a fellow teacher, it is our jobs to help them grow out of it.

Solidarity my peers. I am working in the first and second grade. We practice eye contact, polite responses, and resolving our problems using constructive comments.

And not eating our textbooks. That's important, too.

I may live I a sheltered community but over here the mtg guys are 95% rad and only 5% duche.

[Birdbrain]

It's a fact of life. Wherever there are groups of people, chances are, there are douches

[G33kL0rd]

with the responses I'm hearing, I'd like to make myself more clear.  I know that some people enjoy netdecking and I don't hold that against them.  What I don't like is when people win prizes off of it.  I know this can also be argued for, but it's just my personal idea that people should bring their own decks to GPs.  It's part of the reason I left Modern, or at least shifted some of my weight to the Standard side: I don't like seeing the same deck win every pro tournament with a different player behind it.  Continuing my example of my thoughts, it would be like SELLING that copy of the Mona Lisa to someone for the same price the real one would go for.  Now, I'm not calling people that do this douchebags, but at times it bothers me even more than them.  It's more of a personal pet peeve than a problem with the game, but I know I'm not alone.  Netdecking for fun, or even at an FNM, is fine by me, just not at a professional level.

[{cholla173}]

I remembered Coffee today so much...:D I have played his Superfriends Fog on "new Cockatrice" server and met a douche who started to criticise deck from third turn when I had 3 lands and {Elixir of Immortality} in play. Saying that I play deck that was played 5 monts ago and that he wants to face only real decks...:D I did not believe what he wrote... Then I told him that I play gtc cards as well and casted gideon and he commented that ok I play old deck with new trash cards... :D

After few rounds he left in the moment when I casted verdict after few rounds of fogging and growing gideon and Tamiyo...:D

With words I'll leave u in ur world my deck is designed for my meta not for trash decks...

Cannot believe that people like that are part of community.. I always thought that magic players are merry fellows who want to enjoy time with their popular game...;)

I know that nothing from this is really interesting but simply still cannot absorb the fact that some guy treats other like he is the best and u r trash...

Sorry for this weird post...:D

Ahhh I have seen this before, he was probably on his man period and needed a manpon. HAhahaha I crack myself up and I know about this because on rare occasions I too need a manpon

[Greg54js]

Couldn't it be argued that players running identical decks in a tournament is no different than any other competition where it's actually mandatory that players need to have identical equipment (as in every major sport)?

It's not creative, sure, but competition at that level isn't an art contest...

Your skill will be the determining factor, as will luck, like any poker tournament or sporting event.

well depending on the sport they can enhance their equipment with decorations and such. Lacrosse for example; customizable stick, head, lacing, taping on the stick, etc.

[Wally]

Solidarity my peers. I am working in the first and second grade. We practice eye contact, polite responses, and resolving our problems using constructive comments.

And not eating our textbooks. That's important, too.

I may live I a sheltered community but over here the mtg guys are 95% rad and only 5% duche.

Restoring my faith in humanity one class at a time.