Elpablo I completely agree with you on what you are saying, but my baseline point was that in 1 weekend a single card went from being 'Meh' to OMG ITS THE GREATEST EVER.... without a single person playing it but Reid Duke.
Drivers may not work on their cars that much, but they know car mechanics enough to know when a tire has too much wear, when their fuel/air mixture isn't providing enough combustion, and when the downforce angle in each turn needs adjustment. You would never hear them say 'Earnhardt did it, so i do it too" (they would be dead or badly injured for not wearing their seatbelt). Most drivers know their limits which is why they do or don't do things behind the wheel. The process of this takes failing and the understanding of a cars mechanics so they can understand how not to crash, where to shave seconds, where to drive fast and take chances while conserving fuel.
Reid Duke (the driver) understands that adding a fuel enhancer (horizon canopy) works (for him). I guarantee you. NO ONE used the card in that deck type. Because of the life loss. Now the card draw outweighs the life loss? I doubt it. Many top players can tell you and explain why something works and does not. Even when the answer is clear, they research so that they can explain themselves fully not "well Reid Duke did it, it must be good." Did you ever think he used the canopy because going against a line of thinking was the advantage?
Again, my argument is that there's not a full understanding of the process. It is what it is, but as I said its sad, not something I condemn people for. As an FNM warrior myself I can tell you that I 100% agree with your time argument. However, I am going to say you are smart enough to pick up Woo's deck and tell me why things do and don't work, why you made changes, and why these changes lead you to the checkered flag at any FNM. Most people can not. In the end this is where I'm coming from.
