Who's Who in the V:TES Community

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Peter Oh
1980
Public Relations Student
V:tM, Warcraft III, console video games, poker, chess
5,000 +
Usually 6-10
Washington, D.C. USA

Q1: How (and when) did you begin your career as a VTES-player? Who introduced you to the game? Where did you play originally?
I started playing right before the release of Sabbat War. I had purchased a few rogue packs of Dark Soverigns and V:TES Base Set that weren't selling at the local comic book shop. I had been into the Vampire RPG for four years, and even though I had known of Jyhad, I didn't actually make the connection that it was based on the Vampire RPG. D'oh! Otherwise, I would have started playing years before hand. I lived in Baltimore at the time. I learned the game from the likes of Josh Duffin, Trey Morita, Colin Riggs and others in the D.C. area, and then I ended up moving down there and joining them for their weekly games.

Q2: Which of the Sets and Expansions to VTES is your favorite, and why is it your top choice?
I'd have to say Sabbat War. The pre-release for that set was the first Jyhad tournament of any kind that I'd ever been to, so its kind of like my first real Jyhad memory. As a set, I enjoy it because it seemed well thought out and pretty well implemented even with some of the booster distribution problems. Secondly, I'd have to say Camarilla Edition, since I finally got my hands on some Freak Drives!

Q3: What is your favorite deck to play, and why?
Right now, I'm really enjoying a Jan Pieterzoon, Edward Neally FOR/DOM bleed deck just because it gets other people at the table screaming that Jan must die so they can all get their hand size back to seven. I don't have a deck that I have any real lasting attachment to like Peter Bakija's Nosferatu Hate You Deck, but I think I would if White Wolf ever gets around to printing a crypt card for Black Lotus. The day I can make a Widows Theme deck with The Rose, Creamy Jade and Black Lotus is the day I can die happily. Okay, not really.

Q4: If you could add something to the game, what would it be?
Two things. First of all, more players. I certainly don't want the game to become uber-competitive like Magic, but I also would love it if we could consistently get tournament numbers to around 30 or 35 players around here. The game needs to continually attract new players to help it stay enjoyable and fresh. Secondly, I'd add some speed. As much as I love this game, I think I find myself too often saying, "God, when is this game going to end" or "Play faster!" It'd be nice if we could shave the average game to something closer to one hour rather than two. This is probably one of the main hurdles that keeps a lot of people from playing regularly, since most popular CCG games seem to be over in about 30 minutes or so.

Q5: What do you do to help promote the game / why are you in this list of people?
I was actually very surprised to be invited. I did serve as V:EKN Prince of Baltimore for about a year and a half, but I wasn't able to do much other than host the first ever tournament there (last year's Baltimore Storyline). I post some on the newsgroup, usually about issues regarding the direction of the game and what can be added or taken away from it to improve it. I'm actually hoping to do some more to help the game grow in the forseeable future when school work isn't bogging me down, but we'll see.

Q6: What is your favorite deck style for casual play / tournament play?
In casual play, I'll try any deck concept pretty much just as long as it isn't Baali based. Don't know why, but I can't stand the Baali. I think that I prefer vote decks to any other style, mostly because I'm the kind of player who likes to visualize the RPG material within the cards and I think Vampire politics has always been the most interesting part of the WW universe. Not to mention that vote decks seem to generate the most amount of interaction between Methuselahs. It's the table talk that makes this game great, I think. In tournaments though, I'm somewhat one dimensional in that I absoultely need to have a major bleed discipline in my decks. Dominate rules.

Q7: Is there a difference between your casual play and tournament play?
Not really. I make my share of mistakes in both. Mulligans on mistakes can be taken more often in D.C. casual play, but it's hardly the case that we see anyone playing with a card that would otherwise never be seen in tournament play. So my casual play and tournament play are almost the same.

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Q1: How (and when) did you begin your career as a VTES-player? Who introduced you to the game? Where did you play originally? I started playing right before the release of Sabbat War. I had purchased a few rogue packs of Dark Soverigns and V:TES Base Set that weren't selling at the local comic book shop. I had been into the Vampire RPG for four years, and even though I had known of Jyhad, I didn't actually make the connection that it was based on the Vampire RPG. D'oh! Otherwise, I would have started playing years before hand. I lived in Baltimore at the time. I learned the game from the likes of Josh Duffin, Trey Morita, Colin Riggs and others in the D.C. area, and then I ended up moving down there and joining them for their weekly games.	Q2: Which of the Sets and Expansions to VTES is your favorite, and why is it your top choice? I'd have to say Sabbat War. The pre-release for that set was the first Jyhad tournament of any kind that I'd ever been to, so its kind of like my first real Jyhad memory. As a set, I enjoy it because it seemed well thought out and pretty well implemented even with some of the booster distribution problems. Secondly, I'd have to say Camarilla Edition, since I finally got my hands on some Freak Drives!
Q3: What is your favorite deck to play, and why? Right now, I'm really enjoying a Jan Pieterzoon, Edward Neally FOR/DOM bleed deck just because it gets other people at the table screaming that Jan must die so they can all get their hand size back to seven. I don't have a deck that I have any real lasting attachment to like Peter Bakija's Nosferatu Hate You Deck, but I think I would if White Wolf ever gets around to printing a crypt card for Black Lotus. The day I can make a Widows Theme deck with The Rose, Creamy Jade and Black Lotus is the day I can die happily. Okay, not really.	Q4: If you could add something to the game, what would it be? Two things. First of all, more players. I certainly don't want the game to become uber-competitive like Magic, but I also would love it if we could consistently get tournament numbers to around 30 or 35 players around here. The game needs to continually attract new players to help it stay enjoyable and fresh. Secondly, I'd add some speed. As much as I love this game, I think I find myself too often saying, "God, when is this game going to end" or "Play faster!" It'd be nice if we could shave the average game to something closer to one hour rather than two. This is probably one of the main hurdles that keeps a lot of people from playing regularly, since most popular CCG games seem to be over in about 30 minutes or so.
Q5: What do you do to help promote the game / why are you in this list of people? I was actually very surprised to be invited. I did serve as V:EKN Prince of Baltimore for about a year and a half, but I wasn't able to do much other than host the first ever tournament there (last year's Baltimore Storyline). I post some on the newsgroup, usually about issues regarding the direction of the game and what can be added or taken away from it to improve it. I'm actually hoping to do some more to help the game grow in the forseeable future when school work isn't bogging me down, but we'll see.	Q6: What is your favorite deck style for casual play / tournament play? In casual play, I'll try any deck concept pretty much just as long as it isn't Baali based. Don't know why, but I can't stand the Baali. I think that I prefer vote decks to any other style, mostly because I'm the kind of player who likes to visualize the RPG material within the cards and I think Vampire politics has always been the most interesting part of the WW universe. Not to mention that vote decks seem to generate the most amount of interaction between Methuselahs. It's the table talk that makes this game great, I think. In tournaments though, I'm somewhat one dimensional in that I absoultely need to have a major bleed discipline in my decks. Dominate rules.
Q7: Is there a difference between your casual play and tournament play? Not really. I make my share of mistakes in both. Mulligans on mistakes can be taken more often in D.C. casual play, but it's hardly the case that we see anyone playing with a card that would otherwise never be seen in tournament play. So my casual play and tournament play are almost the same.