United We Stand !

So here's what it's supposed to be now?

and divided we fall.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2GQMIXGRjaw

Yeah, yet another sad Dictum making a highlight, sorry for that, way too easy.

Indeed, too few opponents to test Standard Pauper lists with on Magic The Gathering Online nowadays, but the quetion is WHY???

Several Clan members have been noticing and reporting on the Clan's private forums a decreasing attendance receptiveness for our format lately, and it feels bad, and regular members, as well as new customers do feel lonely in the Constructed play rooms. That's been a fact for weeks now, let's face it.

Here are different explanations about it, at least in my humble opinion...

1) The new client, aKa V4, has been keeping people away from MTGO and they are reluctant to joining the game and community anytime again soon. They are away, on vacation, or  / and just fell in love with Online game contenders, mostly Hearstone. Maybe People are tired of vitual money based Internet games and are back to old good Boardgames.
What made them mad is the fact that V4 is not Clan friendly and that Clan Chat and Clan options made social life and experience even more difficult and awkward than ever.

2) MTGO is such a selfish and introspective experience because of V4 nowadays that people only show up when they can in Players Run Events and neglict the fun and testing part of the game, for prize interest as well as deep but passing-by addiction fullfilment. Of course that is related to the first explanation.

3) Standard Pauper Players have now decided to focus on Regular Standard, because there are so many rubbish or stolen games to play there, spending so much for cards that will even soon rotate out earlier than before. Single copy of each new card for collection ? Redeeming only? Regular Standard offers so many opponents afterall.

4) Some players may think the Standard Pauper Metagame is broken, Ethereal Armor being too strong and unstoppable. I can't believe this is real though. I could be proven wrong still. Let's play !

So What are we going to do now ?

- Sit down and wait for everyone interested in Standard pauper to get back into MTGO and install V4 ?
- Wait for Ethereal Armor to rotate out and Mill archetype to be banned so we can play fair games again ? lolz
- Pray and hope for a Pauper format in Hearthstone and sell our MTGO collections ?
- Nothing at all ?

I do think there's a way, an out to this situation, and it's called UNITY through Communication. Clan chat and individual PMs (it's so sad we can't leave messages to a buddie when he's not online anymore), posts on the clan forums can help  finding opponents more regularly and easily than we do now.
Have a look at Home section when connecting MTGO and see who's there amongst clan mates, send a few PMs to them, then let's rock !!

We've got the tools and means to have things going on, it's up to all of us to use them.

And if you're not a member of the Standard Pauper Players Clan yet, I encourage you to get in touch with Captain Gwyned so you can get your invitation !

See you in the Just For Fun Room.

Adner.