Difference between now and then

When I first started to play Magic back in the 1990s, most of my information came from friends, and some from the Internet. Maybe a magazine, MAYBE a book if it made sense. However, for the most part, you were up to your own devices if you could not play frequently. Thats where I was- scraping by with the dregs of internet fodder. (no offense to my favorite 90s Magic site- Magic Dojo)

Now- there is so much content which is fueled by Magic Online. Between strategy based sites, reviews, deck reviews, Top decks, internet decks, the most impressive change is the ability of anyone to record their matches and post them with commentary. I've seen people have home setups with friends and record matches of them being themselves.
However, the most 'useful' ability is re-watching on-line matches via video. Magic pros use this to help get repetitions in. Regular players do it to get familiar with the set. Everyone can watch the matches to help better understand what happened and why. Sideboarding decisions are explained and languished over.

Its crazy to see the amount of content that is available compared to when I quit. I do think if this amount and quality of content was out when I ditched the game, I would have at least stuck around longer. It makes it much easier to stay involved with the game without having to spend money.

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