Kibler Controversy

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Posted on Nov. 23, 2013, 11:43 p.m. by Dualfmg9

Hey can anyone tell my the whole Brian kibler, Online Magic story , I heard something about him going undefeated then something happened. Im confused, can anyone elebarate.

Slycne says... #2

Short story: he was undefeated in the Magic Online Championship Series and the event crashed. He was unhappy about the solution to reschedule, and now WOTC has pulled all major, and some minor, events from MTGO for the time being.

Long story: http://bmkgaming.com/

November 23, 2013 11:51 p.m.

Dualfmg9 says... #3

Thanks , I would be pissed too

November 24, 2013 12:09 a.m.

kriskurse says... #4

HE was undefeated in the MOCS, the event crashed and even though he was guaranteed a top 8 spot anyway, the program dropped him from the event making it to where he couldn't play the make up event to begin with.

November 24, 2013 9:26 a.m.

DrFunk27 says... #5

Also, if Kibler complains and writes an article debasing the entire MTGO then Wizards will fix it, but God forbid anyone else send numerous complaints because they won't listen.

November 24, 2013 10:07 a.m.

mckin says... #6

voice and influence, kibler says it over and over hes not the only one complaining, he just has a louder voice bc of his position

November 24, 2013 12:06 p.m.

PasorofMuppets says... #7

To my knowledge other larger events had been crashing too -- I'd say Kibler's situation was just the tip of the ice berg.

November 24, 2013 1:18 p.m.

HarbingerJK says... #8

I think the funniest part is that WotC basically just said "sorry for the crash, have some boosters and try again next week." Yeah, I'd be pissed too

November 25, 2013 8:20 p.m.

xzzane says... #9

And this is why I don't play magic online.

November 26, 2013 11:09 a.m.

HarbingerJK says... #10

I'm sad this thread hasn't gotten a larger number of comments lol

November 26, 2013 4:01 p.m.

xzzane says... #11

I don't think many people on tappedout play magic online. That could be a reason why.

November 26, 2013 4:26 p.m.

HarbingerJK says... #12

says something about the quality of MTGO...if this little debacle didn't

November 26, 2013 4:45 p.m.

KrazyCaley says... #13

I do. MTGO is by and large very good for how ambitious it is, but it does have problems what need fixin'.

December 2, 2013 5:14 a.m.

gufymike says... #14

the positive thing about all these issues with MTGO is typically, when a product has bad reviews like this, the developers go back and make it better, not necessarily 'fixed' but better than it was and it goes on to have a successful life. I'm hoping that MTGO does just this, but wizards, can you make it a tad bit cheaper than going to a regular FNM (under 10$ for a draft)... It hurts my wallet if I draft or play sealed... :(

December 2, 2013 5:18 a.m.

HarbingerJK says... #15

lol I doubt they'll do that gufymike, they want them dollar signs

December 2, 2013 10:20 a.m.

harrydemon117 says... #16

I agree with gufymike on this...I have a hard time collecting stuff in IRL let alone a virtual environment. The value of online cards is SOOO less than the "paper magic" it makes me not want to invest in it.

Yes it's a great tool for testing/convenience, however it requires more $$$ and I for one can't afford to do that

December 4, 2013 10:07 a.m.

shrug I dunno, the cheaper value attracts me to MTGO especially since I lack the time to attend real life events.

December 18, 2013 1:05 a.m.

harrydemon117 says... #18

@CanadianSamurai: It costs less yes, but then if you want to attend a tournament IRL you would have to purchase/trade for the cards anyway

December 18, 2013 8:42 a.m.

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