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> But for 99% of the player base you’re going to be best off learning a few bread and butter ideas and then executing on them without much variation Yes, this

> But for 99% of the player base you’re going to be best off learning a few bread and butter ideas and then executing on them without much variation Yes, this is why it's not at all interesting to talk about things that apply to 99% of the playerbase. Because mindlessly spamming one thing really, really well is an effective strategy against the vast majority of the playerbase in any game. If this is the level that you think about games at then yes, all games are very similar. The nuances in shape and feel of a game's meta are what make it different and interesting, but those only start coming into play at a pretty high level of competence relative to the rest of the playerbase. At least top 20%, probably more like top 5-10% or higher.

jncfhnb 3y ago
Shrug. Watch the finals of different game tourneys and see the best of the best and tell me it’s not bread dripping with butter still. There are interesting edge cases that only the pros can make use of, but it’s still samey.
- araes 3y ago
  MtG, mentioned earlier, tournament play is very similar. Unless they're draft, they usually devolve into all the decks everyone knew about on Top8 several weeks before release. People can say there's very conscious strategy or tactics, except there's not. Because of the mass share, aggregate reviews, and mob think, it all homogenizes quickly each season. 4 of with 36 non-land, and 24 land in mid-range, means you're really only choosing 9 cards unless its a weird deck. Often the whole season devolves into something like "[Delver's the best/Sword Crow's the best/ect...], all other choices are failure." Hasbro doesn't really care unless sales go down. Hasbro's only motivation is selling cards. If humans buy, Hasbro sells. Standard Draft still tends to devolve into most pursuing 1st strat, 2nd strat, ect... depending on what gets grabbed nearby. EDH or Commander is usually viewed as the most variety, simply because there's far too many combinations with only 1 of each among 100.

jncfhnb 3y ago

Shrug. Watch the finals of different game tourneys and see the best of the best and tell me it’s not bread dripping with butter still. There are interesting edge cases that only the pros can make use of, but it’s still samey.

araes 3y ago
MtG, mentioned earlier, tournament play is very similar. Unless they're draft, they usually devolve into all the decks everyone knew about on Top8 several weeks before release. People can say there's very conscious strategy or tactics, except there's not. Because of the mass share, aggregate reviews, and mob think, it all homogenizes quickly each season. 4 of with 36 non-land, and 24 land in mid-range, means you're really only choosing 9 cards unless its a weird deck. Often the whole season devolves into something like "[Delver's the best/Sword Crow's the best/ect...], all other choices are failure." Hasbro doesn't really care unless sales go down. Hasbro's only motivation is selling cards. If humans buy, Hasbro sells. Standard Draft still tends to devolve into most pursuing 1st strat, 2nd strat, ect... depending on what gets grabbed nearby. EDH or Commander is usually viewed as the most variety, simply because there's far too many combinations with only 1 of each among 100.