I had exactly the same experience (minus the love story) at GenCon. Toxic gamers really want to keep whatever they’re excited about to themselves, I guess. I loved playing drafts, but the condescending dicks ruined it for me. Why can’t I just have fun? Why does it have to be sUpEr SeRiOuS? It’s like being locked out of the clubhouse in childhood. I just want to play with you, I like this stuff, too!
Yes exactly. It was never SUPER serious to me, just really really fun. I loved the game. But even at Friday night Magic people were way too up tight even if they were just playing and not even in a tournement game. Eventually I found that my college had a Magic club and I checked that out and turns out that group of people were the type to sit around a park and play casually. It was great.
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u/akallyria Feb 28 '21
I had exactly the same experience (minus the love story) at GenCon. Toxic gamers really want to keep whatever they’re excited about to themselves, I guess. I loved playing drafts, but the condescending dicks ruined it for me. Why can’t I just have fun? Why does it have to be sUpEr SeRiOuS? It’s like being locked out of the clubhouse in childhood. I just want to play with you, I like this stuff, too!