Gabriel Willmon
Where are you from? Highlands Ranch, CO
What’s your occupation? Assistant
What deck did you play today and why? Checkmate / Villains United because it’s a good deck with lots of good matchups.
Was the metagame what you expected? Mostly Checkmate / Villains United
Which of the recent changes to Vs. System Organized Play are you most excited about and why? The Australian Pro Circuit and the $50K events!
What difference do you think having one Modern Age is going to make compared to the current DC-only and Marvel-only formats? The deeper a format is, the better. I think the changes will help to keep things from getting stale.
Alex Smith
Where are you from? Denver, CO
What’s your occupation? Lead Technician / slacker
What deck did you play today and why? Checkmate / Villains United since it has game against most of the field. I’m also really awesome at drawing my one-of locations!
Was the metagame what you expected? No, I thought there would be a lot more Secret Society and Injustice Gang / JLI off-curve decks.
Which of the recent changes to Vs. System Organized Play are you most excited about and why? The Australian Pro Circuit because international events are the best!
What difference do you think having one Modern Age is going to make compared to the current DC-only and Marvel-only formats? I think the Modern Age Pro Circuits are going to be a lot more diverse.
Brian Gates
Where are you from? Las Vegas, NV
What’s your occupation? Professional Bum
What deck did you play today and why? The Rock, because Adam Prosak didn’t bring me a Shadowpact deck like he said he would . . .
Was the metagame what you expected? Niles Rowland actually predicted the metagame perfectly.
Which of the recent changes to Vs. System Organized Play are you most excited about and why? More money at the Pro Circuits and the $50K events seem really good.
What difference do you think having one Modern Age is going to make compared to the current DC-only and Marvel-only formats? I actually don’t like it. I think that the Modern Age formats have been balanced and fun.
Phimus Pan
Where are you from? Scottsdale, AZ
What’s your occupation? Student
What deck did you play today and why? Checkmate / Villains United because it’s good against most decks, especially the Shadowpact deck.
Was the metagame what you expected? Yes, it was a lot of the same decks we saw from Indy, geared up more for the different matchups.
Which of the recent changes to Vs. System Organized Play are you most excited about and why? I can’t wait to go to Sydney!
What difference do you think having one Modern Age is going to make compared to the current DC-only and Marvel-only formats? It just seems like half of Silver Age . . .
Brian Deters
Where are you from? Topeka, KS
What’s your occupation? Sales associate at Sears / Crew Chief in the 190th ARW
What deck did you play today and why? Good Guys, because it was a deck that I liked playing and it still has a great game against most of the decks in the format.
Was the metagame what you expected? 25% Checkmate / Villains United, 25% Good Guys, 25% Secret Society, and 25% other stuff.
What difference do you think having one Modern Age is going to make compared to the current DC-only and Marvel-only formats? There will be a lot more viable decks, so the environments should be a lot more interesting.
Brian also wanted to say hi to his friend, Powers, who wasn’t able to attend the tournament today!
Brett de Jesus
Where are you from? Mounds View, MN
What’s your occupation? Network Consultant
What deck did you play today and why? Checkmate/Villains United
Was the metagame what you expected? Yeah, it was pretty much all the PC Indy decks.
Which of the recent changes to Vs. System Organized Play are you most excited about and why? $50K events should be a lot more fun, and it will probably affect the respective metagames more.
What difference do you think having one Modern Age is going to make compared to the current DC-only and Marvel-only formats? I think there will be more answers to bad situations, so more decks should be viable.
Ben Rislove
Where are you from? Minneapolis, MN
What’s your occupation? Ninja (Unemployed)
What deck did you play today and why? Checkmate / Villains United because it’s the best deck.
Was the metagame what you expected? Yeah, with lots of Checkmate / Villains United, just like Indy.
Which of the recent changes to Vs. System Organized Play are you most excited about and why? The $50Ks are going to be nice because they will be worth traveling to without counting the trip as a vacation.
What difference do you think having one Modern Age is going to make compared to the current DC-only and Marvel-only formats? I think it will allow more variety in the decks and make the Modern Age format a lot more fun overall.
Josh Wiitanen
Where are you from? Las Vegas, NV
What’s your occupation? Olive Garden / Customer Service Call Center
What deck did you play today and why? Checkmate / Villains United because it’s consistent, has all the best cards, and Ahmed is hot.
Was the metagame what you expected? I don’t really play Modern Age that much, but I kind of figured it was going to be Infestation, Secret Society, and Checkmate / Villains United.
Which of the recent changes to Vs. System Organized Play are you most excited about and why? The foreign Pro Circuits are going to be great because they’re a great opportunity to travel and experience the world.
What difference do you think having one Modern Age is going to make compared to the current DC-only and Marvel-only formats? More sets will mean more decks, and there will be an even bigger advantage for people who prepare.