Lol, Tomi, anything is a john to you. It's like, say I lose and say "Crap, maybe I should be using 'attack x' instead of 'attack y' in this situation." (legitimately contemplating on how to improve for next time) And yet immediately the only thing you'll think of is: "JOHNS!" I swear, I could like ask if I could have a piece of the pretty cake on the counter and you'd accuse me of Johns!
Meep, I have more cards than I have use for, if you really want to pick up Magic i'll give you some.
Jihnsius: Wow, you have cards primarily from that far back? Do you have anything from Alliances? I'm looking for two or three 'Lat-Nam's Legacy'.
Btw, 'toning down' isn't necessarily a bad thing. Do you like losing on your third, second, or even first turn? That can be pretty dumb, games usually try to go in the opposite direction of "whoever lands the first hit wins" kind of stuff. Plus, a lot of the really old cards/rules were broken enough that it restricted the metagame to a relatively small pool. The changes they made led to it being a lot more strategic than it already was, and made the game more dynamic.
The fact is, when the cards & rulings are less powerful/broken there are a lot more options & strategy in the game as a whole.
Are you going to go to DG IV? If so maybe you can bring your cards, i'd love to look through 'em. Also, if you're not completely bored with the game i'd be up for playing.