Subject: re: decklists
Date: Thu, 25 Jun 1998 11:55:46 -0400
From: Dan Ford <danford@innernet.net>
To: fkusumot@ix.netcom.com

Franks,
    This is in resopnse to Dorian Anders letter asking you to stop
printing decklists. First of all I would like to state that I do not
know Dorian well, but I have met her and played her in a couple of PTQ's
and Regionals. She is a very good player, and I have seen her both play
original decks and variants of "dojo" decks ( I believe she played a
variant of RTJ Vinebridge at this years regionals). That said I would
like to get on to the main point of this letter ( my credentials are
very miniscule a few local tournament wins..and a lot of poor showings
at larger events).

   Again, that said, my main point.The dojo has been printing decklists
for I don't know how long ( I have been reading the dojo since Christmas
of this year) and from what I have seen it has leveled the playing
field, made the game more competitive and has allowed true deck builders
to gain noteriety for there creations, these things all seem to be good
for the game. The only downside is that it is forcing some people away
from tournaments because they don't want to deal with all the
competition. Here let me say that again, and clearer: It is forcing
people who do not want to deal with the increased competition away from
tournaments.

Quite frankly I am fine with that, when I go to a tournament I go to
compete, and the better the competition the more I enjoy it. If I fail,
oh well I obvisously wasn't prepared and I need to do better next time.
If I do well it means that I have earned it even more then if I had done
it before the competition increased in magic.

Okay, I am going to stop ranting for now, as I think I have made my
point, which is the Dojo is good for magic, decklists are good for magic
and I don't want you to stop printing them.

So please Frank, don't stop printing decklists, they are good for the
game.

Oh, and by the way I am sure that many people are going to come back and
call me a scrub that wrote this to make sure that he could still copy
his decks. Well think what you want but I really don't want to hear
about that. Have I copied decks, yes, but I also build my own, and I
have won with them. My point is that it is good for the competition, so
keep that in mind, please

Replies, comments etc. are all welcomed

Dan Ford
Tournament magic player, deck builder/copier, pro tour wannabe