What player-type are you?

[BlackJester]

If you aren't sure who these guys are, check out Mark Rosewater's articles:

Timmy, Johnny, and Spike Revisited
http://www.wizards.com/Magic/Magazine/Article.aspx?x=mtgcom/daily/mr258

Melvin and Vorthos
http://www.wizards.com/Magic/Magazine/Article.aspx?x=mtgcom/daily/mr278

If you look around, there are tests too.

[Prophylaxis]

I'm mainly Timmy/Johnny, but I'm mostly like Vorthos. I appreciate a good story.

[BlackJester]

Yeah, you know after reading the profiles again, I'm starting to see a little bit of all the types in me. I'm finding it hard to pin down one type for myself.

[Kvathe]

I'm a pretty straightforward Timmy myself. I got into the game fairly recently because my friends all joined the Magic club at school and persuaded me to join. I play for enjoyment, and use a large green-red deck. It's about 100 cards, but I took out all the doubles so I would have a different experience every time I play. All the cards are unique. Winning isn't important to me, I just like to see how powerful I can get my {protean hydra} or {molimo, maro-sorcerer}. I've only sunk about $30 into the game, but I've managed to get some pretty good cards by trading away everything that isn't green or red. Simply put, I'm a noob, and that's the way I like it.

[Spikepit]

Right on! ✊ I play with a guy who is a devout Timmy and I love playing against his decks. Getting a laugh out of his combos and responses is the best and it brings out the Timmy in me!😊

I am, on the other hand, definitely Jonny/Vorthos. My decks are often full of singles that mix well with others for a chain reaction of combos or sequence. I often wont use a card due to its yukky or boring artwork.

(P.S. felt like voting Spike just out of principle😜)

[Queezle]

I like thinking in mtg and i love a challenge hence Melvin
And timmy but i only had one choice...

[Langku]

I love creating a narrative between my deck and my opponent. If a card doesn't fit my deck theme it doesn't get in. The problem I encounter is my decks are a work of art but they usually get beat down

i.e. Johnny

[Bluenote20]

Boy, do you people sound like a bunch of kids from the participation trophy generation.

Play to win, keep score, and take delight in beating down your opponent! Do the noob's a free service and teach them how to improve by displaying your deck making and decision making skills all while crushing there weak deck.

[BlackJester]

Boy, do you people sound like a bunch of kids from the participation trophy generation.

Play to win, keep score, and take delight in beating down your opponent! Do the noob's a free service and teach them how to improve by displaying your deck making and decision making skills all while crushing there weak deck.

Sooooo, Spike?

[Validan]

Nope I voted spike, I love winning, but I enjoy playing against my friend who is a Timmy for sure he has some of the funniest combos I wanted to vote all of the ways because I'm a bit of everything I play for fun, I play for the sweet artwork and I play for the strategy

[BlackJester]

Boy, do you people sound like a bunch of kids from the participation trophy generation.

Also: "De gustibus non disputandum est"

[Kvathe]

@bluenote

Playing is it's own reward, I don't expect a participation trophy. I see little point in playing to win in Magic, at a recreational level it's a pay-to-win game, so winning doesn't always reflect on the skill of the player. I know a guy who got into Magic about a month ago and immediately dropped over a hundred dollars into cards. Now he goes around waving his deck full of mythic rares everywhere and considers himself an expert.

[Spikepit]

@bluenote

Playing is it's own reward, I don't expect a participation trophy. I see little point in playing to win in Magic, at a recreational level it's a pay-to-win game, so winning doesn't always reflect on the skill of the player. I know a guy who got into Magic about a month ago and immediately dropped over a hundred dollars into cards. Now he goes around waving his deck full of mythic rares everywhere and considers himself an expert.

ðŸ'ðŸ'ðŸ'Hear hear, dear boy!

[Bluenote20]

@bluenote

Playing is it's own reward, I don't expect a participation trophy. I see little point in playing to win in Magic, at a recreational level it's a pay-to-win game, so winning doesn't always reflect on the skill of the player. I know a guy who got into Magic about a month ago and immediately dropped over a hundred dollars into cards. Now he goes around waving his deck full of mythic rares everywhere and considers himself an expert.

Your odd's improve greatly with better cards that cost more, yes. I have lost to a cheap goblin deck with a deck that I have over $500 invested in and my opponent saw fit to point it out that he had only spent 10 dollars. What I was criticizing was the "I don't play to win attitude". You don't need to separate "having fun" and "winning" they can go hand in hand. If you dont't play to win what do you do? Play to see your favorite card hit the battlefield or set up a combo that never is effective enough to win the game? The example you used of your friend who spent alot on mythic rares only proves he is an idiot and hasn't garnered enough experiance from playing to know that a bundle of rares won't win a game. You also say "winning doesn't always reflect the skill of a player". How does one improve this "skill" without learning from a shortcoming in their deck, making an adjustment that improves their deck with the end result being them WINNING more.
The bottom line is that winning is the end result of all the other things you speak positively about. I wonder if a football team that goes 0-16 on the season had a fun year.

[Spikepit]

Definitely Spike. 😜