Magitek Games — Local services in Milpitas

Been drafting Magic the Gathering here consistently for a while and there's a lot of inconsistencies within the play environment/experience that I need to speak my truth on.

If you're anything like me then you should know how much of a factor environment plays into making your decision for your local game store.

As an MTG player, if you choose to draft here, be prepared to expect:

-Inconsistent start times which contradict established norms advertised online. Drafts were being launched at an average time of 7:40 (advertised 7:30pm) and on a whim it can change to 7pm with no notice. So if you drive out there then you're out of luck if the start time changed!

-Sharing game space with other (more popular) events which will stifle your space. This is especially prevalent on Thursdays when One Piece TCG is being held. To add to this, they usually have One Piece English dub anime playing on the TV at a moderate volume. I had to draft and play out Swiss while being unable to hear my own thoughts (Yikes!)

-This shop is located next to a creek which breeds mosquitos. The front door is often kept open which invites them in. I imagine to save on the A/C bill but at the cost of the players health unfortunately. (Bring mosquito repellent!)

-Regional Championship Qualifiers were hosted here and followed non conforming sealed pool verification protocol which contributed heavily to a negative play experience. Standard practice was ignored in favor for a lottery system. Imagine opening your pool of playable rares only to submit them into a lottery system which is then given to other players. (Feels bad!)

-Draft pods will be launched at weird numbers. This was common during Final Fantasy season where 5,6,7,9,10 man pods were being launched. There used to be a TO Clerk that was open to drafting as a stop gap to help mitigate odd draft numbers in pod but after his departure this has seldom been the case. If you are trying to develop yourself as a player with aspirations for higher level tournament play where 8 man draft pods are the gold standard then you should not expect that to be a priority here.

-This has an extra "Feels Bad!" effect when you factor in that tournament entry was priced at a premium and you as a player had to face all of these issues. Getting slotted for a 10 man after forking over 30 for entry is diabolical especially if you're preparing for a tournament.

-New TO Clerks are less concerned with keeping a smooth ship sailing in terms of tournament procedures. There have been times in the past where time in the round will go over by 10 minutes before any officiating individual swings by to inform the players on turns. These TO Clerks are usually playing a different TCG on the side or stepping out to have a smoke break or eat at...

So I'm a player in a TCG community that is supported at this store and I just wanted to say I have been disappointed by how the store has been handling their preorder and their product management.

I was informed by the local TO months ago that the store was taking preorders for product and so I scrambled along other people in the community to set down a preorder at a reasonable price.

Fast forward a few months later to now, I've only been left waiting for further updates on my preordered product. It's nearly been 2 weeks and all I've been told is, the product has been allocated and is in limbo. That sounds incredibly bogus as I know my TCG is ran on a print to demand model. I want to take the benefit of the doubt as I know the TO is a well trusted individual in our community who volunteers his time at the shop to help the community running.

I was disappointed when my TCG had a new release but when I got to the store, product was mostly sold out or hadn't arrived on release date for sale. While this is one of many other TCG shops in the Bay Area, I do wish it was ran with a lot more care as it is one of my closer ones to me.

The staff is usually pretty nice, but inquiries and problems seem to pop up often from the few times I've dropped...

All these reviews I drive 35 miles to have them look at my cards which fyi without grading according to price charting worth (2600) grades almost 10k and they turned me away with out so much as a smile any kind of friendliness. I'm pretty sure it was because they were too busy playing with the cards. I am infuriated and beyond upset. Whoever wrote the previous reviews must be the employees or friends and family because my experience was not even remotely close to what was described in the reviews. I would not send my worst enemy to these jerks. I light weight feel it was because I was the only white woman in store. Don't waste your time or believe the...