Scribe
Legend
And how exactly is Wizards framing these power nine proxies? "Oh the card back is different, doesnt count." ?
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And how exactly is Wizards framing these power nine proxies? "Oh the card back is different, doesnt count." ?
Zardnaar
Legend
Not tournament legel while charging $1000 for 4 packs.
They also gave those packs away to celebrities and high profile influencers.
trappedslider
Legend
Scribe
Legend
You know, I honestly think Maro cares, but its super sad to see such a complete selling out as they have done over the last 4 or so years. I was way too into Magic, and it just makes me sick honestly even after walking away from it years ago.
Fair enough. Cheap on Wizards part, but it is what it is.
Snarf Zagyg
Notorious Liquefactionist
Well, I think that the lesson is that WoTC needs to up their game.
"Honey, will you marry me?"
"What is this? Some stupid rock on a ring??????"
"But darling, it's a diamond!"
"Whatever! Probably something you got in a box of cereal, you cheapskate. You know the rules- if you want to marry me, you need to spend two months salary on MAGIC CARDS."
"Wait .... what?"
"THAT'S RIGHT. Don't put baby in the corner. You want some of this sugar, better put a whole bunch of Mox Sapphire on it!"
Zardnaar
Legend
Personally I think the reserve list is a mistake hut WotC can't be trusted to over print the cards if they ever ditched it. There's probably legal reasons to keep it.
My preferred solution is something like Zendikar years ago. They seeded old cards in new packs. Similar idea but they do a very limited reprint of the cards and seed them in normal packs.
They're Uber rare espicially power 9. WotC are up front on how many copies they reprint. Power 9 not so many dual lands a bit more. Reprints not legal in miden magic but they are in vintage and legacy.
What they would be more likely to do is create premium products and reprint until the cards collapse in price. The ideal Tate stabilizes the prices of original power 9 ertc and a slow trickle of new cards come out.
I kind of saw it years ago with Mythics which is when I bailed with standard decks hitting $1000. There was even a deck naned mythic that was full of mythics. What used to be rare became mythic then became tournament staples.
The premium sets have also devalued normal boosters as a lot of chase cards are no longer found in normal boosters.
I remember years ago we speculated if they ever reprinted the power 9 it's when magic is dying nothing to lose.
Scribe
Legend
This is exactly my take. Its the 'squeeze the blood from the stone' moment. Get that last gasp of short term profits, and cash out kind of thing.
Its sad to me, unreasonably so.
Zardnaar
Legend
Seems there process has been to milk the whales but side effect has killed off standard. You know the one format that encourages people to buy more cards.
Scribe
Legend
Yep, I mean in retrospect I imagine they will realize it but again I just actually felt between Maro/Forsythe we had guys at the helm who understood what they were doing. I lost that view over time, I mean a quick google shows that they are even asking now "why did standard die" on Forsythes twitter for Christ's sake....
Sad to see that I still care way too much about a damn game (that I once felt was the best game of all time!) that has been driven into the ground.
Zardnaar
Legend
Standard died from the sounds of it due to various factors. To many supported formats, price point of chase cards, low value sets, eliminating prizes for pro tour etc.
Why drop money on standard when commander doesn't rotate and often allows proxies.
If I ever played magic again (I still like the concept) pauper and sealed would be only things remotely interesting.
Maybe draft if the sets as good as Ravnica.
