Judge from Melbourne.
First played 1994
Playing constantly since Mirrodin Prerelease (2003)
Judging since 2005?
L2 since 2008?
Judged some international GPs, PTs, and Worlds. (NZ, Singapore, Malaysia, Japan, USA)
Creator of this here instance, but please use the @admin account for all official things.
@mike @MysticKetchup WotC probably considers it a win if 1% of the completely new players stick around. The returning players probably have a better %, but there is a lot less of them, but they may also spend money more freely while trying it out again.
@Lumun @UnPassive sorry let me retract that bit about being bankrupt. Drafts are cheaper now than when I’m remembering if inflation is taken into account…
How, I’m not sure.
@Lumun @UnPassive I’m not sure how feasible getting familiar with formats is these days. When I used to draft 4 times a week it wood uptake a month or two to feel really comfortable. Then you enjoy exploring things for another couple of months before adding one pack of the next set.
Now you’ll just feel nearly comfortable and another set will be released. And your bankrupt because drafts are so much more expensive.
@Evu @sambeastie yes prison is an established archtype that is only welcome at the highest power levels. I’d concede every game that appeared to have a.prison deck in it.
@morphballganon @MysticKetchup gotta use fresh blood
@ptc075 @MysticKetchup i think some of the power level feeling with mana drain is price memory from when it was a real baller card.
But it is very strong.
And their comments on it being a mid/late card is just so wrong. T2 Drain into T3 Zendikar Resurgent is the type of play that gives tables serious problems.
@TehPers @MysticKetchup the other way Standard doesn’t compare to Standard of old, is that it now has more cards than Extended did.
@MysticKetchup Endless Ranks of the Dead/Dragons is my bet.
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@cosmic_skillet @nokturne213 This is just them not caring any more.
@mike With WotC happy to have currently in print cards that are so rare that they are hundreds of dollars (Oracle of the Alpha) I have trouble being 100% against proxies.
I think there are some limits to what should be done, and always ensure that proxies you use aren’t likely to become fakes. (A line that is crossed when someone acquires the card thinking it is real)