So, I broke down and went back to MTGO last night and did an 8 person 4-3-2-2 theros draft.
First card I saw was Master of waves.
This was the first draft I've done in months, and, I think I've only done around 10-12 total. I likely should have read up a bit more on theros before I started, but, it's all in good fun.

With a card like that, would you try and force blue? I did, with a mix of green. Won the first round 2-1, but lost in the second round 2-1, with both of us getting land screwed for one of our matches.
I did resolve master twice, and won both of those games.

Also, both people I played against went tri-color - is that common in theros? I, being new, try and keep to two colors in drafts, when I can.

Once I'm back on the laptop, I'll see about posting the decklist/pool and even the overall draft (assuming that's stored somewhere) and see if I can get some suggestions.

I really enjoy the limited format, whenever I can get enough time to play...but, I can admit that I'm not very good at it, which is why I usually stick with 4-3-2-2...

Yes I would probably force blue after a p1p1 master of waves. But blue is pretty good in this format regardless. 3 color is not common because the fixing is pretty bad. I did play one guy who swore by 3 colors and he crushed me with a heroic Naya deck with a bunch of removal.

I am usually willing to splash white for divine verdict or blue for nimbus naiad or revenge.

A splash is fine if you have a good reason for it. Otherwise, 3 color is a bad idea.

I've had no problem drafting 3 colors

Drafting 3 colors is pretty vomit-inducing. Only way I'd ever do it is if I were splashing White for a pair of Sentry of the Underworld with at least one traveler's amulet, or something on that level of good.

Bad drafters (no offence to anybody here) generally end up in 3 colors in Theros draft because they aren't willing to properly dedicate themselves to colors, and will often jump ship if there are only mediocre cards in two packs in a row, then come to heavily regret it in the following pack(s)

I've usually had my best success with this format deciding on my primary color in the first 4 picks, forcing that for the rest of the pack, and try to identify a potential secondary color for pack 2.

bestow usually cost 1 color symbol to cast
I usually end up playing 2 colors but I always draft 3

I don't like playing 3 colors unless I have 4 sources of any
but could probably get away with 3 any mana sources

Divine verdict cost one white
Setessan Griffin cost one white

I've never played Setessan Griffin outside of Sealed (which is the worst format ever anyway) and I dislike Verdict because it forces you to keep your mana up all of the times.

nickles rock, I'm not likely to draft even close to 6 usable one drops

I generally agree that I'll not have many one drops in MOST decks, I also hate the nickel because it botches the rest of your curve. You know how feel bad it is to have to use it when you have a 2-drop in hand? I'd generally rather play another land.

on Occasion, but not nearly as often as I win games when my opponent is missing a color
plus they replace land slots

Setassan Griffin isn't a bad curve topper. There are quite a few game states that are just board locked on the ground.

I mean, I guess splashing for it might be over the top. Maybe in G.

If your drafting two colors, you shouldn't be missing a color very often. If you're drafting 3 colors... well, that's what we've been saying since the start for exactly that reason! Don't draft 3 colors in Theros if you can avoid it!

The only instances of Theros limited I won were those in which I drafted 3 colors ._.

Being results-oriented isn't a solid foundation. 3-color is inherently stronger when you hit your mana, obviously. I've seen plenty of horrible-looking decks do extremely well when they hit their mana on-curve. That doesn't make them solid decks by any means.

but Baleful Eidolon only cost 5 to bestow

I three color deck handles a missing color better than a two color deck

So? Akroan Crusader costs 1 to cast.

I really don't understand the way you argue sometimes. You just name drop random cards with no further explanations. Let me see how that works.

2 colors is better.

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Here's the problem with this argument. If my two colored deck is missing one color, your three colored deck would probably be missing 2 colors in that situation. A two colored deck is much less likely to be missing colors.

i know
but a three color deck is more likely to get 2 colors due to the wider mana variance distribution

anyway. i tend to rally around a single color in which case i moligan if i don't get it

It is mathematically impossible for a three color deck to be more stable than a two color deck, assuming that the "primary color" is the same size, and the fixing is equivalent.

There are simply more combination of hands that have unplayable spells.

I have had color problems with not having two islands with Curse of the Swine

my goal is not to play subpar cards due to color restrictions

While this is true, it's still a fact that I've won with 3 colored decks and never won with 2 colored decks.
This could just be that I absolutely suck at drafting 2 colors, but still.
For me personally, drafting 3 colors seems to be the better decision.