EBook Discussion: Next Level Deckbuilding by Patrick Chapin

[Secretly.A.Bee]

Okay, so I haven't bought or read it yet, but that's actually why I'm starting this thread. I saw it over at StarCityGames.com and I am excited about it. It does cost $37.99 though. I thought that through discussion, I could better decide if I should spend my money on it. I don't often have excess cash, so this discussion will assist me in making the decision. Thanks to those who submit helpful posts.

-ABC

[Lemnear]

Okay, so I haven't bought or read it yet, but that's actually why I'm starting this thread. I saw it over at StarCityGames.com and I am excited about it. It does cost $37.99 though. I thought that through discussion, I could better decide if I should spend my money on it. I don't often have excess cash, so this discussion will assist me in making the decision. Thanks to those who submit helpful posts.

-ABC

If that 38$ hurt you, save it. I'm pretty sure the book focuses on Standard and most of the Info for deckbuiling concerning Legacy is found in Forums like this one for free.

[jandax]

I have NLM from a few years ago, and Chapin only touches Pro Tour formats. So no, Legacy won't be a focal point in the book. Rather, Chapin is a wealth of knowledge and anything he writes will probably make you better at any given topic.

[Kayradis]

I'm still waiting on Jon Finkel book on dating advices.

[Bed Decks Palyer]

I'd buy it, but I'm allergic on a "Next level..." phrase, so I'll wait until it'll be in discount stores...

[Finn]

I'd buy it, but I'm allergic on a "Next level..." phrase, so I'll wait until it'll be in discount stores...Oh, good god this is true. Someone should tell these people that is has not been original/creative/cool in many years. I don't care if the book is about this very topic, name it something else.

[gregtron]

I'd buy it, but I'm allergic on a "Next level..." phrase, so I'll wait until it'll be in discount stores...

I keep waiting for Chapin to next-level the idea of Next Level by copyrighting the phrase "next level".

[thecrav]

I keep waiting for Chapin to next-level the idea of Next Level by copyrighting the phrase "next level".

Then he could write a book about intellectual property and call it Next Level Prior Art!!

[lordofthepit]

There are some pros who are really good at Magic, but no one whose opinion is worth paying for when there's so much available on the Source. And at $40 a pop for an eBook? Good luck with that...

[anonymos]

I bought his other book. It's in some bin in my closet. It's a LOT of stories. I'm not sure this one will be much better. At $40, I don't think I want to invest my money for another book of stories about "all his legal targets".

[Machahiko]

I bought the earlier book, it was actually very interesting read and I enjoyed it very much, even though the deck building wasn't really that helpful. It gave me a new way of thinking about not only magic but in general pretty much everything in my life. If you can find it for cheap, I recommend it. This new book? I'm kind of scared it won't have anything to say about legacy and the price is salty as hell.

[monovfox]

The books hat I really want to read:

Patrick chapin: my time in prison

[Plague Sliver]

The books hat I really want to read:

Patrick chapin: my time in prison

Haha, you went there :tongue:

I did buy a hard copy of his first book. For an e-book though, it's hard to justify paying more than $10-15. I've read life-changing books for under 5 bucks.

It's kind of like Square-Enix charging $20-30 for ports of Final Fantasy and FFT games on iOS. C'mon now...

/rant

[monovfox]

I do think the book would be actually interesting :P