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<blockquote data-quote="Scribe" data-source="post: 8851829" data-attributes="member: 6807152"><p><img src="https://media4.giphy.com/media/3o7TKTDn976rzVgky4/200.gif" alt="Think Stephen Colbert GIF by The Late Show With Stephen Colbert" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>I mean on one hand, yes.</p><p></p><p>On the other, as one who had/has an unhealthy relationship with it (and I am not even kidding, I can accept it) the model they had going for a long time, was actually great.</p><p></p><p>I am a fan of the Reserve List. I think conceptually it set a line in the sand that said 'yes this is a collectible' and those cards clearly retained and grew in value. I mean Black Lotus...</p><p></p><p>I've bought into decks, had them appreciate, and flipped them. Singles as well. There is no harm in this, as long as (was noted earlier) a format exists where people can buy in cheap, and play. That was Standard/Limited.</p><p></p><p>The problem started, (and I swear to anything you hold dear) back when they banned Splinter Twin, and let Eldrazi live. They abandoned the integrity of the game, and it only got worse. I complained for years. If I hadnt walked away I would STILL be complaining. Spoilers: I'm doing it now.</p><p></p><p> There is no harm in things having a value, because you could always crack one, and a lot of times the chase cards for constructed would suck in limited, which was a fantastic model. People would show up, play limited, flood the market (drive down costs of Standard) and constructed or the few eternal playables would filter to the wider community.</p><p></p><p>IT WAS GOOD.</p><p></p><p>Eventually though, Wizards got greedy. It wasnt enough, they needed more profit. They had to push more eternal players into buying cards (Legacy was unmoving for a long time, and Modern would MAYBE take 2 or 3 cards out of a set) and so FIRE happened.</p><p></p><p>This ruined the KNOWN power rate of the cards, and tossed Legacy (and even VINTAGE) for a time into turmoil, and forget Modern, it was busy being ruined by 'direct to Modern' sets.</p><p></p><p>Then you have the rise of EDH/Commander, and Standard just became...well I dont know. This kind of waste of time format that has zero relevance.</p><p></p><p>I lost the thread here, but yes, its gambling. Yes, its underhanded to a degree, but thats card collecting in a nutshell, and this was ON TOP of what was at one point, one of the great games of human history, and I honestly mean that.</p><p></p><p>What they have done to Magic is actually tragic, and I hope some greedy executives lost their shirts over it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Scribe, post: 8851829, member: 6807152"] [IMG alt="Think Stephen Colbert GIF by The Late Show With Stephen Colbert"]https://media4.giphy.com/media/3o7TKTDn976rzVgky4/200.gif[/IMG] I mean on one hand, yes. On the other, as one who had/has an unhealthy relationship with it (and I am not even kidding, I can accept it) the model they had going for a long time, was actually great. I am a fan of the Reserve List. I think conceptually it set a line in the sand that said 'yes this is a collectible' and those cards clearly retained and grew in value. I mean Black Lotus... I've bought into decks, had them appreciate, and flipped them. Singles as well. There is no harm in this, as long as (was noted earlier) a format exists where people can buy in cheap, and play. That was Standard/Limited. The problem started, (and I swear to anything you hold dear) back when they banned Splinter Twin, and let Eldrazi live. They abandoned the integrity of the game, and it only got worse. I complained for years. If I hadnt walked away I would STILL be complaining. Spoilers: I'm doing it now. There is no harm in things having a value, because you could always crack one, and a lot of times the chase cards for constructed would suck in limited, which was a fantastic model. People would show up, play limited, flood the market (drive down costs of Standard) and constructed or the few eternal playables would filter to the wider community. IT WAS GOOD. Eventually though, Wizards got greedy. It wasnt enough, they needed more profit. They had to push more eternal players into buying cards (Legacy was unmoving for a long time, and Modern would MAYBE take 2 or 3 cards out of a set) and so FIRE happened. This ruined the KNOWN power rate of the cards, and tossed Legacy (and even VINTAGE) for a time into turmoil, and forget Modern, it was busy being ruined by 'direct to Modern' sets. Then you have the rise of EDH/Commander, and Standard just became...well I dont know. This kind of waste of time format that has zero relevance. I lost the thread here, but yes, its gambling. Yes, its underhanded to a degree, but thats card collecting in a nutshell, and this was ON TOP of what was at one point, one of the great games of human history, and I honestly mean that. What they have done to Magic is actually tragic, and I hope some greedy executives lost their shirts over it. [/QUOTE]
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