Dallas Invitation List
Rose Francis
I think it is notable that the Scott Johns (sp?), winner of the Dallas
Classic Type I event and (I think) the runner up, were both NOT on the
invitation list posted on the WotC web site.
I guess, with all the complaints and problems with ratings errors, the
list
wasn't too accurate.
Eddy Black
fre...@ncc.moc.kw
(looking for more players in Kuwait)
dan...@aol.com
I believe that even though both finalists of the Dallas type I tourney
weren't on the list of top 128 DCI players, there was probably a corrected
list that was never posted in which they were in the top 128. Brian
Weisman was somewhere in the 400's on the list, but he got invited. Then
again, everyone who got in on "readjusted ratings" is from California...
Daniel O'Mahoney-Schwartz
Alan Cade
Daniel-
I thought you were aware of the 'WotC Conspiracy.' Basically, it
is this: Because WotC is a West-Coast based organization, it strives to
ensure that the best decks, deckbuilders, and players are from the West
Coast. Hence, the reason the West Coast had access to Magic: The
Gathering before the East Coast did. Since the West Coast has had better
access to cards, they have built the best decks, which the rest of the
world mimicks. The most well-known players are from California as well.
The West Coast has always been better than the East Coast, and as a
result, WotC is merely trying to ensure that this situation remains. That
is why they are more than willing to add West Coast players to the roster.
After all, the only way to ensure that the West Coast will win (and hence
be considered better), is to give it greater representation in the major
tournaments. One must only look at the finals, two West Coast players, to
realize that the West Coast has better Type 1 players. :P
-Chris Cade
"Better Lucky Than Good!"
KH...@delphi.com
Quoting AlanCade<Alan.Cade from a message in rec.games.trading-cards.magic.m
c
>Hence, the reason the West Coast had access to Magic: The
>Gathering before the East Coast did. Since the West Coast has had
>better access to cards, they have built the best decks, which the rest
>of the world mimicks.
Just a few thoughts here... I always thought that the reason that the West
Coast had first access to MtG was because MtG was first created somewhere
around Seattle (A West Coast kinda place, you know?). Thus, when Richard
Garfield & Co. were first promoting MtG, it'd be easier to drive to the
comic book shop down the street rather than get a plane ticket to NYC and go
to some comic book shop over there.
It is also a fairly well known phenomenon that most fads, in any way, shape,
or form, start in/around California and slowly spread east. Hackey Sacks
were first made what, five, six years ago in California? (Wild guess.) Only
in the past 2-3 years have they shown up in good ol' Georgia. One year and
six months ago, I had never even *HEARD* of MtG. If I'm not mistaken, during
this time Weissman was kicking butt with his deck during this period. Now,
one year and six months later, I am a full-fledged MtG junkie. I buy the
cards, the magazines, the novels, even a couple of T-shirts. I subscribe to
2 usenet groups devoted to the thing, and spend most of my free time at
school talking about it or playing it. But I digress. This phenomenon
is partly due to the influence of Hollywood and the movie studios there,
but I bet there's more to it than that. (Cue the X-Files theme... ;) Most of
the world mimicks *anything* California does.
Cecil of Baron
phill...@aol.com
They got in because they were in the Top 128 on the past list issued on
both the Wizards Web Page and the Duelist Sideboard...I was in the same
boat as them having my ratings drop over 100 points based on one
tournament!!! Personally, I think that the entire ratings system used by
WOTC should be scrapped and revised, however that is a digression on my
part...
Take care,
Rich
Richard J. Podolsky
T/A: PhillyMage
3361 Tyson Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19149
(215) 335-1283
DCI # 108001
phill...@aol.com
The only reason why Scott Johns and Brian Weisman qualified for the
"invite" to the Dallas Type I tournament was due to their ranking in the
Top 128 before the Wizard's snafu...I know because I am from the East
Coast and was in the same boat as they...however, since I have spent so
little effort on Type II, I decided to stay home rather than bother Jason
Carl for my invitation...on the other hand, if I would have been in the
Type II section of the Pro Tour, you can bet your sweet bippie that I
would have finagled an invite!
Bruce Brodnax
In article <57mif0$d...@news2.delphi.com>, <KH...@delphi.com> wrote:
>
>Quoting AlanCade<Alan.Cade from a message in rec.games.trading-cards.magic.m
>c
> >Hence, the reason the West Coast had access to Magic: The
> >Gathering before the East Coast did. Since the West Coast has had
> >better access to cards, they have built the best decks, which the rest
> >of the world mimicks.
>
>Just a few thoughts here... I always thought that the reason that the West
>Coast had first access to MtG was because MtG was first created somewhere
>around Seattle (A West Coast kinda place, you know?). Thus, when Richard
>Garfield & Co. were first promoting MtG, it'd be easier to drive to the
>comic book shop down the street rather than get a plane ticket to NYC and go
>to some comic book shop over there.
Good point here!
>It is also a fairly well known phenomenon that most fads, in any way, shape,
>or form, start in/around California and slowly spread east.
Actually, this is incorrect. It has been fairly well proven that most
*fads* (note emphasis: this term is specifically related to widespread
ephemeral changes in our culture that spread quickly and fade after normal
lifespan of 1-2 years) move east to west. Long term sociocultural changes
oddly enough, tend to move west to east. AFAIK, this information only
applies to the U.S.; I don't think the study targeted any other historical
data. It'd be interesting to do a worldwide comparison tho'!
>...Hackey Sacks
>were first made what, five, six years ago in California? (Wild guess.) Only
>in the past 2-3 years have they shown up in good ol' Georgia. One year and
Really wild; those little bags are going on 20 years old now, I'm pretty
certain...
BTW, WotC decidedly favors the east coast in most things these days. They
don't put on any road show appearances at Cons in the western states,
except in their hometown. Look at the schedule of convention appearances
on the WotC website and you'll see what I mean. And all the new cards hit
the shelves east of the Missisisipsipspspiiiii about a week before they
start showing up here in LoCal SoCal in dribs and drabs [but this may be
due more to the distributors fulfillment schedule than any conscious
effort on WotC's part...]
So, I basically think the initial premise was an obvious attempt at
trolling for flamebait. Ow! Hey... whafs is hook inna si'a my mouf?!?...
;-)
Play on,
Bruce Brodnax "I am _not_ crazy! MY BRAIN IS ON FIRE!!!" <tm>
David Schwartz
Bruce Brodnax writes:
>Actually, this is incorrect. It has been fairly well proven that most
>*fads* (note emphasis: this term is specifically related to widespread
>ephemeral changes in our culture that spread quickly and fade after normal
>lifespan of 1-2 years) move east to west. Long term sociocultural changes
>oddly enough, tend to move west to east.
Well, then this is good news for Magic then?
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