by durantjerry » Sun Jun 21, 2009 10:58 am
I play all the games. The 70's do have some out of whack prices. The 80's are really out of whack. In the 200x games in ATG very few cards are true bargains. This is because ATG and 200x are in their fourth and seventh(?) generation. The 80's are the worst because they were originally priced quite a while ago and it was the first mystery card experiment. The result of more suitable pricing in the other games served to level the playing field. In 2001 and ATG I there were must have players. These were bargain players with high performance who could make or break your team. Once they disappeared, it was more difficult to dominate as no card that much more value than another based on pricing errors. For example, I jumped in ATG I after everyone knew who was good and I read the boards and studied the cards. I was able to post a .558 winning percentage(23 teams) in ATG I because I had indepth knowledge or undedrpriced players and drafted accordingly. I have never come close to getting over .540 in any other game. It is interesting to note that as the pricing got better in 200x, many guys pined for the "good old days", where there were more bargains. There was a big argument that the 200x game had become all luck because the pricing was so good that it almost didn't matter who you had on your team. The rolls alone would determine who won and who lost. There should definately be some pricing adjustments IMO, especially in the 80's. Even better woiuld be if they added an additional mystery card game.