RaD3R escribió:Mutaracha escribió:Seamos realistas, lo normal es que no ocurra lo que estáis comentando. Uno de los puntos importantes de magic es saber cuándo realizar un mulligan. Si en la primera mano te sacas 2 tierras y haces un mulligan porque prefieres que sean 3, te arriesgas perfectamente a que te salga 1 o ninguna.
Sí que es cierto que hay veces que se alinean los astros y, aunque hagas mulligan varias veces, te salen manos de risa e imposibles de jugar eficazmente pero, seamos sinceros, esas situaciones se dan poco. Eso de decir que por eso no te gusta Magic pues... nose, para gustos colores. No hay que olvidar que la correcta gestión de las tierras es una parte importante de Magic y, a su vez, es uno de los aspectos que diferencian a éste de HS.
Hablo como jugador nuevo en Magic, y viejo jugador de Hearthstone. Por lo que he visto, Magic apenas tiene "gestión" de tierras como tal; cada turno se juega una tierra si es que la tienes disponible, no? Puedes decidir entre portales y esas variantes, sí, pero ya está. O puedes "gestionar" como usarlos con las criaturas, pero eso más o menos como en Hearthstone salvo colores. En definitiva, como no tengas maná por culpa del Mulligan estás absolutamente vendido, pero absolutamente. Me está pasando el 50% de las partidas que juego, y eso que el mazo es predefinido (entiendo que con la cantidad de tierras óptima para el tipo de mazo). Yo votaría por la opción que han dicho antes de elegir las tierras que quieres al principio del juego y el resto aleatorio. Claro que repito, soy nuevo en esto y me choca mucho no poder hacer una mierda en la partida porque voy muy por detrás en maná. En esos casos, quizá me estoy perdiendo estrategias más profundas con hechizos instantáneos o similares para evitar que me destrocen como lo hacen. Lo mismo me pasa en Hex, que utiliza la misma mecánica que Magic.
La profundidad estratégica del sistema Magic, sin embargo, me parece increíble. Pero me siento vendido con el maná muchas veces.
2. Explain three positive ways "mana screw" affects Magic.
Mana_ScrewI’m sure one day I’ll write an entire column about this question. For today I’ll just hit the highlights. The reason for this question was that I wanted to see people defend something that they probably didn’t believe in. If you’re not the Head Designer (and sometimes even then), you don’t always get to decide what is the right and wrong thing to do. Sometimes you have to design for something you don’t believe in. The only way to do this well is to be able to see the issue from the other vantage points. Find a reason why something you don’t like has value. That’s why this question is here. Although for the record, I’m one of four guys on the planet that sees “mana screw” as a net positive. (What are the chances that one of the four of us would be running Magic design?)
Here are some (but not all – I do have a column to write someday) of the possible answers:
It allows anyone the chance to win – I’ve never really gotten into chess. Why? Because I suck. And I know that if I play anyone better than me, I’m going to get crushed. Every time. Now, many people work past this point, but lots of others like me never do. One of the good things about Magic is that anyone can walk into a game with a least a little optimism. Even if you’re up against a hybrid clone of Jon Finkel and Kai Budde, there’s at least a chance that the game will handicap in your favor. A little hope goes a long way.
It allows anyone the chance to lose – Poor little egos, so fragile. (That’s why I have my ego do weights.) One of the problems of playing games is that someone has to lose. Oftentimes, the loss hurts. This is where mana screw comes to save the day. It’s a great scapegoat. If you don’t feel like owning up to the loss, mana screw will gladly take the hit. Mana screw doesn’t mind. It’s glad it could be of service. Seriously, in a game where ego investment is so high (because you spend so much time building your deck, the win and/or loss feels more personal), having a built-in relief valve is actually very important. Perhaps you've heard a player or two do this?
Gameplay variance – One of Magic’s biggest selling points is that no two games play the same. Mana screw plays a key role in this. Games where you consistently get your mana (or whatever resource the game uses) have much less variance because you can rely on how the resource management will play out. But the inconsistency of the mana creates a much wider swing.
Allows For More Dramatic Comebacks – I’ve talked in my column before about how having your back to the wall makes games more exciting. While it’s fun to trounce someone, the highest highs in the game tend to come from constantly skating on the jaws of defeat into victory. I can tell you twenty stories about games I won where I was at 1 and my opponent was at 20. The reverse, not so much. This is how mana screw works. The losses blend together into a vague fuzziness, but the games where mana screw almost cost you the game become legendary.
Adds Skill To Deck Construction – Good players understand that there are ways to minimize the threat of mana screw. As such, they take these steps when building their decks. One need only look at the deck of a beginner to see how valuable this knowledge is.
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