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Magic: The C0r Gathering (pg. 9)
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| Lews |
| quote: | Originally posted by shaw
Does not compute. |
Hence my :wtf: |
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| Lews |
I never played Magic so I only have a handful of beaten up cards somewhere. Probably not even worth $5. My SW:CCG collection is almost complete, though, and worth several thousand dollars.
Kinda ridiculous how much these things end up being worth. Guess that's supply and demand at work. Still seems insane, though. |
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| LAdazeNYnights |
| quote: | Originally posted by Halcyon+On+On
You couldn't do better playing a game that you love for a living and making great money at it? |
great money for a 22 year old does not equal great money for a 35 year old
so while you're making 'great money' for the time being what skills are you cultivating?
lews' story was a pretty good depiction, i think. |
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| Halcyon+On+On |
| quote: | Originally posted by LAdazeNYnights
so while you're making 'great money' for the time being what skills are you cultivating? |
I guess it all depends on what you want out of life. I hear nothing but regret from people who (nowadays) said they spent their youth improving on nothing but their portfolio - life is about way more than that if you ask me, though I'm hardly an authority on the matter I suppose; Games really encapsulate this dynamic we have of rationalizing indulgence in a post-industrial society.
And yeah, I'm sure it's easy to become a complete loser if all you have is gaming - your parents will kick you out (for the better) and you'll come to realize what's important to you by necessity (for the better). You said it yourself, it's difficult to judge someone when they truly pursue their dreams, however inane those may seem - but what is the point of living, really? People have to create that for themselves, and there's no use passively condemning them for actively pursuing their earnest interests, especially if your ultimate standard is what looks good on a resume.
p.s. TRANCE FOREVER :stongue: |
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| igottaknow |
| quote: | Originally posted by Halcyon+On+On
I guess it all depends on what you want out of life. I hear nothing but regret from people who (nowadays) said they spent their youth improving on nothing but their portfolio - life is about way more than that if you ask me, though I'm hardly an authority on the matter I suppose; Games really encapsulate this dynamic we have of rationalizing indulgence in a post-industrial society.
And yeah, I'm sure it's easy to become a complete loser if all you have is gaming - your parents will kick you out (for the better) and you'll come to realize what's important to you by necessity (for the better). You said it yourself, it's difficult to judge someone when they truly pursue their dreams, however inane those may seem - but what is the point of living, really? People have to create that for themselves, and there's no use passively condemning them for actively pursuing their earnest interests, especially if your ultimate standard is what looks good on a resume.
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| Halcyon+On+On |
| Am I not old enough to get it? |
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| igottaknow |
| Your Ted Striker and everyone else reading your post is sitting in the next seat. |
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| Halcyon+On+On |
| Yes, but you have the attention span of your rape victims. |
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| Paradox Lost |
| quote: | Originally posted by Miss Pie
My bf has a black and blue Magic deck, full of rare cards. Prolly worth a few hundred bucks or more. |
If he's playing Standard, then he's probably running some variant of Blue/Black Control, in which case it's worth well more than a few hundred bucks:
http://magic.tcgplayer.com/db/deck.asp?deck_id=817311
The deck's effectiveness has greatly improved in recent months with the release of the latest expansion set. |
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| LAdazeNYnights |
i was mostly just thinking "well i can't disagree with that" when i read hal's post
but i suppose that picture was adequate. |
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| SYSTEM-J |
| quote: | Originally posted by Halcyon+On+On
I guess it all depends on what you want out of life. I hear nothing but regret from people who (nowadays) said they spent their youth improving on nothing but their portfolio - life is about way more than that if you ask me, though I'm hardly an authority on the matter I suppose; Games really encapsulate this dynamic we have of rationalizing indulgence in a post-industrial society. |
Well, there are two points here. Firstly, a game like Starcraft or Magic or any other game is only going to last for so long and while you might make a good living off it for so long, if the carpet is pulled from under you your CV is going to look extremely barren.
Secondly, as Paradox Lost has implied, competitive gaming really isn't much fun at all. At university I tried playing Halo competitively, and after a couple of months I just got the out of there. Not only does it become extremely joyless and monotonous in its own right, but that whole community attracts the worst breed of obnoxious beta-males. It more or less killed my lingering interest in gaming altogether.
If it's not giving you much pleasure, it's not improving your long-term situation and it's (probably) not helping your social life, you have to ask what's the point of pursuing that particular dream. |
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| Domesticated |
| quote: | Originally posted by SYSTEM-J
If it's not giving you much pleasure, it's not improving your long-term situation and it's (probably) not helping your social life, you have to ask what's the point of pursuing that particular dream. |
Props from r5a? |
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