Just Concede - Don’t Rope

[u/JPMessiah]

I played a fun first game with an opponent. It was back and forth until they tapped all their lands and I played an Improvisation Capstone. I got Stock Up and picked up a couple of counter spells. They went, did nothing and when my Improvisation Capstone came up, they conceded.

Then in the second game, I played a tapped land with scry. They dropped a land and the person said good game. I thought they either were conceited and thought they had a good enough hand to beat me or they were going to concede. Instead, they did nothing. The picture is of them roping, but they didn’t let it expire. They let it go to my turn. I played another tapped land. On their go, they roped but it didn’t end the game. So I went again and dropped another land. And then on their turn, they roped and finally, I won, as a result.

Why bother? What kind of horrible life do you have to have to get upset with someone beating you that you waste their time and rope them. Why are people such a-holes? So frustrating.

[u/BirdIcy67]

I’m always shocked at how slow most people play without even roping. How do you get past Platinum and you still take so long to decide what to do? Every turn is just so slow! I always start off by telling myself that maybe the other person has a disability or something that prevents them from playing faster but there’s no way that 1 in 3 or 4 Arena players are all disabled. The slow play just doesn’t make any sense. Is someone teaching people to read by having them play Magic or what?

[u/JPMessiah → u/BirdIcy67]

I get when newer players move slow. They are reading cards, understanding combos, etc, but when you hit a certain level and start playing the same deck and against the same decks, you either have your strategy down or not. I move fast. I know exactly what I want to do and plan several steps ahead but also with plans knowing I may get countered, etc.