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>>96544965I would definitely play it, if there were tournaments or even casual games in my city (Brisbane, Ausfailia)
Can't wait for the retcons in Lorwyn 2.0
Can't wait for Odin's Fade to be a real card in the next Marvel set
>>96545077come to brazil
>>96545077There is a dedicated facebook page for Australia, I know Sydney gets some minor action in terms of games and meet ups but no serious tournaments. Melbourne seems to be the hot spot for Australia Premodern, no idea if you'd travel for that but worth knowing I guess. The discord groups might also be fruitful for finding games. Anywhere you can find a Legacy scene you can usually find a Premodern scene too.If you're really trying to game you could always do webcam or MTGO leagues, although I admit these are way less fun than in person
>>96545077>>96545707There is a small premodern scene in Auckland but we play somewhat infrequently as most of the playerbase, which has large overlap with legacy, is married or has other commitments. We had a 10 player tournament for decent prizes a few weeks ago, and I'd like to see if we can get more frequent game days running. Of course that's all in New Zealand so it would just be if you're visiting, and Auckland is probably the worst part of the country to visit. I hate playing on webcam but sometimes stomach it just to test a deck or something, I think most online premodern players play on MTGO via externally organized leagues.
The custom proxies I ordered arrived at my warehouse. I won't have them in hand for a couple of weeks but I'm happy with how they look based on this photo, although looking at the files again I'd probably want to redo some of the art and flavor text. They're 0.6rmb per card with just plain white backs, or the manufacturer can print the backs for an extra 0.4 each, or do single sided foil for 3rmb.
>>96544862UG evolve was feeling much harder to make work than usual for the past year or so but I finally got it working again. I played against rakdos midrange, phoenix, mono black midrange, UW lotus field and BG sac today and won against rakdos, phoenix, mono black and UW which felt pretty great. Quantum riddler was the card I needed because it finally lets the deck run all the 1 drops it wants to without running out of gas all the time. For only 2 mana it draws 2 cards + a future riddler and pumps the evolve creatures.Generally, I found that the card draw from riddler was often just enough to get in the last few creature hits to close out the game. I got to cast it after my turn 2 11 power halo hopper nut draw and attack for 14 on turn 3 against mono black.
>>96545902based simic chad
>>96544862>tq
when was the last time we had only 10 legendary creatures in a full sized set?
tequ
SPM comes out in less than a week and my LGS has 16+ stock on all singles for the set for preorder. In contrast, the week before FIN you couldn't even pre-order anything because they already had no stock (even for most commons). I couldn't be happier.
SPM is not only a failure is probably one of the worst sets ever printed in History.
There is not SPM. There is only OM1.
>>96547022tops 8s being spiderman taking second place to spiderman will be funny in a "this is fucking shit" way
Final Fantasy will remain the highest grossing UB forever.
>>96547232Rick and Morty will beat it.
>>96544862What is this SPM you talk about? I can’t recognize that thing but I’m hyped for OM1, why don’t you leave that SPM weird stuff behind and we have a useful conversation about where we all will use Fleem? In constructed obviously.
>>96547232Cosmere will beat it
>>96547267lol, cosmere can't even get a movie, it's still a niche of a niche
>>96547265I strongly suspect AI was used for the art of OM.
>>96547265>4 mana 3/3>Pioqueer or bolt format legalThat turd a brick ngl, the effect looks strong in paper but the guy is such a massive brick.Now, this dude? This dude has pauper potential at least, not as a 4 of but like, 2-3 of in some Wx tempo deck with drums, could lead to some interesting highrolls.
>>96547232I want to believe
so did WOTC just forget battles exist, or
>>96547553One of the upcoming sets allegedly has battles.
>>96547553ad it to the list of one-of set mechanics that only return as shittier versions of itself
>Two: We believe that we will likely take action in November. Vivi Ornitier is warping the Standard format and likely needs to go. We're unsure about Agatha's Soul Cauldron. But we also don't think the format has reached its final form, which would give us the clearest direction to set Standard up for long-term success.We're in a tier 0 format and have been for months and these goobers are STILL trying to pull "n-no the format is still settling!"
>>96547962The format has not yet reached its equilibrium anon
>>96544862Arena won so hard bros...we have to KNEEL to our superiors...
>>96547962Is that the legendary “FLOURISHING FORMAT” i have heard about?Now seriously neglect the rest of formats like Legacy or PioneerMake SEVEN (7, sent, siete…) bans in a rowPush the format to the skies, increase rotation by one whole year and increase the sets by 2 in the whole year.All of this shit just to make a format dominated wholely by 1 and only deck making the meta insufferable and the red/red-blue dominance even more clear. This retards couldn’t do a worse job even if trying, Standard is in shambles and in its worse since forever.
>>96548159What would you choose Arian white man:Fatso chained to his chair playing video games al the day (literally you)OrScience spider enthusiast with wild hair and magic powers?What is your choice?
Dreams of Lasagna.
>>96545326they really captured the 0-IQ nigger stare here
>>96547962They're worried something is just going to replace Vivi at the top of the food chain and not really fix the problem, but they don't want to seemingly aimlessly ban the top 5-10 cards across colors to make sure nothing replaces it because they're worried it will freak netdeckers and tryhards out.
>>96548463>Across colorsFor me is just ban the best 5 red-blue cards and problem fixed. No need to mess with green, white or black .
Thinking about coming back to drafthow have the last few sets been, draft wise?
>>96548518Spider Man will be the fucking worst to draft, I think.
>>96548562no i mean mtg drafthow have the past few mtg drafts been?Ive been away since covid
He doesn't know...
>>96548593I know they are doing universes beyond, but I'm only interested in normal mtg setsya know maybe trade them to someone who's playing standard or modern for some shit for my cube or some jank edh deck.
>Bagel and schmear
>>96548472If that happens, we'll probably be stuck with the usual decks and pic related dominating the meta (unless something more broken comes from a future set) until 2027.
>>96548637the literal least egregious card in the set
>>96548637That sounds like a dumb name for a Magic card.
How strong is thisSynagogueLand~ enters tappedTap: Create a tapped treasure token
Why does a fucking bagel hold the same power as a cleric or a healer? Why can aunt May withstand the attack of a goblin berserk? Why is a fat dude in a chair more powerful than a grizzly bear?
>>96548683Very. There is a reason all the old storage lands made you jump through hoops to use them.
>>9654868715squirrels
>>96548683You are making a 5c land at worst while making it a sol-land without downsides at best, are you retarded?
>>96548675Because it's just some shit proxy someone made for their food themed commander deck.
>>96548604>I'm only interested in normal mtg setsThen you're out of luck until 2026
>>96548683Amulet bloom likes itIs that even a deck anymore?
there is exactly one card I want to see reprinted in lorwyn 2, if this makes it I could not care less about the rest of the set
>>96548716Welp that sucksBut how have drafts been?
>>96548604>but I'm only interested in normal mtg setsthose are over, son.you will get they/them lorwyn and be happy, follow by 3 years of marvel sloppa plus whatever they decide to throw in-between.
>>96548774I gotta be honestI dont want them to touch lorwyn. I liked the original and I dont trust them.
>>96548675it's on the mouse!
>>96548786you are entirely correctbut you will have your gays elves saying "love trumps hate" and you will be happy
>>96548865>want lorwyn>get avowedEh, it could be worse.
>>96548786Your wants are not a function of Hasbro's bottom line.
>>96546742I think it was an Innistrad set since they tend to have fewer than normal legends each set for some reason.
>>96548910hmm...well that sucks. I guess I'm not going to start drafting any time soon.
>>96545732Shoot, which area? Been looking to get into it as its seems the only format not a hellscape, but didnt know if it had a population here. Are we talking central Auckland or one of the cardinal directions? Keen to give it a shot.
>>96548963why does it say >your ad herewhat does that have to do with the rest of the card?
>>96548963We play premodern at Hobbymaster on the last Friday evening of each month, and in between rounds of fortnightly Legacy while the 10 player tournament I mentioned was at Shuffle n Cut on the 31st of August. The guy who's most into it has a battlebox of decks he's happy to lend or you can just print one out, and mentioned that he's organising another SnC event for late November. I'll talk to him this weekend and see if there's interest in doing more frequent events. If you leave contact information I can send you a message to keep you in the loop with what's going on. Where do you usually play and which formats?
>>96549000It's an unset with unflavor.
>>96549236so theres nothing about City in a Bottle that has to do with advertising? lolrandumb i guess
>>96549054Usually at vagabond, bit of a crayon muncher commander player tho I've had a few chances to play a bit of pioneer/mordern but never my own decks. Rather not post my contacts here, but should be good for the last friday of this month at hobbymaster if thats g. 6pm is the usual for events aye? Can bring my own deck too, albeit it'll be a meme and will need probably have some proxies/stand-ins.
>>96549254>need probably haveAnd excuse the stoke
>>96548750>good monogreen cardWon't happenYou'll get an 8/8 without trample for 7GG tho, and you'll like it.
>>96549254Yeah, so on the 26th usually starting at 6 or 630ish, but it's no issue if you arrive later. It's a pretty casual affair and we either just play 3 rounds swiss or games with no structure, and yeah proxies are fine. I'll try to remember to post again next week to confirm once I check with the others
please wotc...PLEASEEEEEEEEBAN CUTTER CRUISE AND RAGE FROM PIONEERBAAAAAAAAAAN
>>96549541What's pioneer?t. Wizards of the Coast
>>96549541looking at mtg top 8 cruise is played in like 10% of one deck
is this seeing play anywhere? it spiked suddenly
>>96547232... Until the next FF set!
don't tell the investors...
>>96547232probably though i do wonder what they could release to top it
>>96549629I hope this set, ATLA and the next UB set flop as hard as possible
>>96549628at this point I'd take more FF.
>>96548786Get your nice clean neighborhood ready for some AYO HOLUP SHEEEEIT Kithnigs and super apologetic Elves for being so racist before
>>96549309Thanks man, I'll keep an eye out for the post.
>>96548184But anon, visionary Gavin promised le heckarino POWERFUL WHITE CARDS.Clearly there must be some mistake since kikes would NEVER lie about fixing the problems they themselves created.White Flash is just about to hit its stride, you’ll see. Oy vey what truly stupendous and powerful white cards are dominating Standard!
why would a planeswalker pay mana for a bagel instead of paying maybe 5 bucks
>>96549808>yell racial slurs>everyone becomes your enemy>cast a measly 5 mana spell>infinite bagels for life makes sense to me
>>96549603In Standard it's seeing play as an answer to Vivi, Cauldron, and Screaming Nemesis. Dimir midrange and Simic aggro decks have been using it.
>>96550288Holy soul
>>96550288I don't get it. Why didn't he guttural response the fow? He'd have enough mana to pop belcher, right?
>>96550431The row of cards in front of him is his graveyard, he drew the Tinder Wall for turn and was empty handed afterward. Also even if he did have a Guttural Response it would just make Tinder Wall mana neutral - 1 to cast, 1 to protect with GR, then it sacs for 2 - and he would be one short; he needs Tinder Wall to act as a +1.
>>96550431He was dead on board.
>2 for 1s your removal psssh, nothing personnel kid
>>96550702This card's good
>>96550702For 5 life I'd be pretty ok with this
>>965507025 life will surely cost you the game in this aggro environment. If sometime Control/Combo is viable again maybe could have some uses.
>>96549628Shantotto sexo
>>96549301
>>96548208>Science spider enthusiast with wild hair and magic powers?It is not a hair, it is a bride's veil... The bald dude is wearing a purple weeding dress...
How many cards across formats need Red to lose to be considered “Normal” seems like they have pushed the fucking colour so hard you need at least 8 banned cards to even start to think about it as “just playable”
>>96551068screaming nemesis probably needs to go
Are people still playing mh3 cards in legacy? Is it safe to come out?
>>96551222>Are people still playing mh3 cards in legacyyes, the format is tamiyo decks vs non-tamiyo decks
>>96551068standard:pic relatedscreaming nemesismanifoldslickshotsunspine rest of formats:same as above but add cutter, fable, rage, and heart fire
just keeping count. how many sets has it been where Red is an overwhelming force in the format?
>>96551068I don't know, but if Spider-Man is anything to go by, we're probably gonna get more every set.
Press S to Spit on the Spiderman set
>>96551244Ok just lmk when the coast is clear
>>96551222I remember being so excited reading the mh3 spoilers
>>96551244>the format is tamiyo decks vs non-tamiyo decksI fucking hate the fact that baby Tamiyo exists.>Remember when baby Jace saw play in legacy and was $90 at one point? We should powercreep it!
>>96550288>recuses to shake handsNah, I hope Belcher got game 3>>96550702well, this looks good. If only modern wasn't as fucked as it is now I could see it being played there.
>>96551353For me printing this card now and Firebend after is enough proof JOTC don’t even care of playtest their own shit. Is fucking stupid, man.
>>96551353Legacy fling deck inc
Ok... maybe premodern isn't a stupid idea for a format.
>>96551457Ive taken the premodern pill and wont be going back
All right piggies! Who's ready for pioneer horizons?!
>>96551457>>96551486TAKE THE CUBE PILL YOU DUMB FUCKS
>>96551493yes pleaseif we can't get cards off the banlist, lets get new versions of these like they did with birthing pod
>>96547232As it should. The only other IP I could see topping it is anything with Nintendo, but even then I doubt it. Warcraft/Diablo? Maybe but the Blizzard brand isnt that strong anymore. Final Fantasy just happens to hit the right amount of pop culture capital to hit it big. I really do hope every succeeding UB ends up flopping/"not hitting targets" so all these retarded scalpies and sneakerheads go back to pokemon and WotC to stop hedging their bets on UB
>>96551607The shocking thing to me is that they aren't serializing any spidey cards. They could print homelands 2.0 with spiderman on the tin and those serialized cards would still be sought after by idiots.Better for the players I assume
Why are there like 10 versions of gala greeters from SNC?
>>96551656Different languages >tfw the english one is the ugliest by far
>>96551656For me it's Comitato di Benvenuto al Gala. Also damn, just saw the price difference on these.
>>96544965Feels great man.>>96545077Just make a few budget decks and play them with your friends
>>96551688I like basically all of themIt was a cool ideaThe english one kinda sucks because the focus of the art isnt the greeter, but the greeted
>>96551697Holy based Tog poster.
Fuck you mtg arena, changed this fucking text to "vampire with mana 6 or less" you cock gobbling faggots nerfed my fucking deck. What did Sorin do to you? Was he anti immigration? Tried to keep his blooline pure? Fuck you you fucking jews.
>>96551697>dromarWhat?!
>>96551711just cheat out vein ripper instead
>>96551715What a cocktease
>>96551733It's a good thing he only got 4th. It would be embarrassing to call a deck that without even a dromar lair.
>>96551728That, i also cheat out Olivias Attendants. If I last the turn, Sorin can give her death touch, giving her the power to destroy any creature.There weren't many vampire cards over 6 mana that are worth a damn for me to be whining, still think this change is bullshit.
>>96551762>who is this for>why make the game more confusing>patch this and not something actually brokenI agreeThe consequences of digital mtg are going to be great
It's great to know that standard has devolved into Vivi-Cauldron and Anti-Vivi Cauldron red.
>>96551457>>96551486Play the strictly superior Old School format.>>96551507Only trannies play cube
>>96551842But I play cubes? And I'm not a tranny?
>>96549628I kinda want it just so anything Dawntrail and up from FF14 can get cards. Give me my Sphene, Queen Eternal White/Black commander card with mechanics invoking the Endless.
>>96551842yeah way to go Brazil kun, just fight with every other player type, that will get people into your ghetto format
>LGS is having prerelease instead of commander night>zero interest in spooderman>hosting a vintage cube draft for friends I've made at the lgs instead I haven't updated it in like 2 years or so. Are there any must haves I should swap? Also any general shit I should add to make the experience better? I have the conspiracy cards and draft oriented shit set aside to add in if we want, and I'll smoke a pork butt or something for food beforehand.
what the hell is a cube anyway
>>96551977You should've learned this in elementary school, anon
>>96551977you and your friends define a pool of random cards you niggas got around, shuffle them and draft them as if they where packs
>>96551977It's draft, but instead drafting with the cards from a set, you draft with the cards of your choice. From the cube.
At least vivi is silly and interesting. Dimir most soulless deck I've ever had the boredom of playing
>>96552061>vivi is silly and interesting
>>96552061>vivi is silly and interesting.hi maro
Vivi's mana ability should have been an exhaust
>>96552142Vivi's mana ability should've not been on the card. An unacceptable ability for any mtg card to have.
>>96552142this is the biggest problem I have with these "thematic" keywordshow the fuck can you ever reuse exhaust? what if you want to put it on a card in a set that has absolutely nothing to do with cars? To say nothing of "start your engines"
>>96552171It doesn't refer to car exhaust, anon. They can reuse it whenever, it's just a slightly more flexible monstrous. Start your engines is pretty locked in though, though I doubt anyone will be complaining if they never use it again.
>>96552202Honestly, start your engines could probably come back; but only relegated to artifacts since they tend to have power sources
>>96552202you get what I mean thoughditto for "warp"I like both exhaust and warp as mechanics but it does feel like the naming alone limits their usage
>>96551802My guess is i pissed off a developer. I almost always play my vampire deck, im sure he got pissed when i dropped a 6 mana vamp on turn 3.
>>96552239I honestly don't. I thought exhaust was a solid generic name for the concept, along with being a clever nod to cars in the set about cars. Pretty much any creature can get tired, and the idea of pushing yourself to your limits for some extra boost that leaves you exhausted is self explanatory. Warp is a bit worse off, though I think you could still manage to reuse that as long as you flavor it right with magical warping instead of sci-fi. Hell, even if they don't, they still do shit like ninjutsu even though that's very specifically on a single tribe that basically only shows up on a single plane. One off mechanics aren't the end of the world.>>96552211The speed aspect wouldn't really work though.
>>96552282>speed aspectHonestly, I forgot about that part
>>96552305Yeah, the mechanic was complete ass. I suspect they knew it too, hence why they didn't bother giving it a more generic name. I still like my idea of races being battles better, it'd fit so well.
>>96552323that IS a much better ideahowever that could potentially direct damage away from the face, and standard is an aggroGOD format now
>>96552340I don't think they've designed mechanics targeted specifically at 60 card formats for a while now. Most of them are built around commander or limited.
>>96552142or just make it tap like every other single mana ability on the fucking game
>>96552061>silly and interestingEvery deck has to play Cauldron because it's the easiest way to counter the opponent's cauldron. That and hoping to draw your abrade to shut down the opponent's cauldron if you can't get your cauldron online. Normally wotc would immediately emergency ban that shit, but they're most likely doing testing on what will pop up in the place as the most broken deck remaining. Cauldron is obvious, I don't even think Vivi will get banned. He's a popular guy from the top selling set and a good reason why the FF sold like hotcakes.
>>96544862oh I wasn't aware 4chan had an MTG thread. I guess it's here and not in /vg/ for some reason?
>>965524668/10 bait, should've mentioned a UB set for extra points though
>>96552485No I was serious because yu-gi-oh has like 3 in /vg/. I didn't also realize it had a thread here too. But yeah not baiting. I play goblins and like them.
does mark tedin accept art commission requests, I would totally hire him to make cover art for a piece I wrote
>>96552500YuGiOh's digital sim is extremely good to the point the majority of the playerbase moved to digital-only at this point. Magic's sim is atrocious to the point people will shame you for using it because of how many cards are missing or don't work correctly.
>>96552548really don't think the average irl mtg player is capable of shaming anyone
>>96552461>Wotc testingGet a grip man
>>96551842The Premodern card pool is wider and the strategies are more varied. Old School isn't a bad time, but it has some clunkiness and is significantly more figured out than Premodern.The Premodern community accepts proxies, begrudgingly accepts new prints, and wants to play games and grow in size. The Old School community does not accept proxies, does not accept new prints outside their format range, and prefers gatekeeping over growing in size. I'm not saying there is anything wrong with this approach, the OS community is cool and happy with how things are, but if you were an entrenched player with a full set of power you'd already be playing Vintage and OS and you wouldn't need any recruitment.
How do I get "into" Magic in 2025? Ideally paper Magic.
>>96552500they also have a eternal thread on /v/ and a concurring one on /a/, they are the vegans of card games
>>96552788You don't
>>96552788pauper
>>96552819hypothetically assume I do
>>96552788find people to play wth, find out what format they play/are interested in, build decks that are playable in those format(s), play the decks
>>96552788Take out a small loan of a million dollars
>>96552788MPCfillBuy proxies.
>>96550288i miss watching legacy tournaments
What should happen for this game to get out of the cesspit Hasbro and corpo decisions have send it?
Redid the Goblin token with more fitting art and flavor text I appriciate. I'm not sure if I should attribute the quote to its quotee - Patrick Sullivan - but I think it looks better without. I should probably remove the quotation marks then, huh.>>96553368It's not possible because a hard reset time walking back all the mistakes made is an admission of error and would invalidate millions of cards people own. Thus closed fan formats are the only answer because Wizards cannot intervene in them, the difficulty is convincing people to play them.
>>96553110Soulerino... Kinorino...
>>96553368It would take legitimately a 200+ card banlist for all formats.
>>96551836Wait a second, are we still FLOURISHING?
>>96553368Spiderslop and avatar banned in all formats, no more UB sets being legal.Choose some signature cards from each color to be the official power level for 2 mana, 3, 4 at least, then stick to it and ban around it
>>96552282Mechanics shouldn't be tied to set flavor on principle; but it's true you can always resort to fully explain the mechanic instead of using an out of place mechanic word.
>>96552638When pissmodern gets more popular the Nepobabs will cry about proxies and reprints.Pauper is the only format that isn't about pulling a monetary ladder, but a skill one, which is why 4chan fervently hates it. You cannot buy your way into having hands.Truth nuke deployed, mald and seethe.
>>96553368Less than people think but more than what Hasbro is willing to do>print powerful sideboard strategy hosers and color hate>aggressively ban cards in all formats, monitor situation and consider a second large ban waveOptional>slow release schedule and playtest cards extensively before release>print UB with its own card back and released as a separate game using MTG rulesetGod tier>fire and replace everybody at WOTC
>>96551259>sunspinelmao
>>96552788don't forget to breathe
>>96553596>
>>96553596Truth nuke.
So we are getting the Storyline for Theros Beyond Death as a Comic that starts this week.I don't understand WotC logic with this.The creative team is at least somewhat good https://bleedingcool.com/comics/magic-the-gathering-untold-stories-elspeth-1-preview-comeback/
how did they fuck up this game so badlyall they had to do was keep making good sets with fun mechanics without ratcheting up the power levels and mtg could've kept going until the end of time.
>>96553694Because for the game to be good splashy combo cards have to be bad so that its novel and fun when they do manage to pop off. When splashy combo cards are good and a dominant strategy its the most boring shit to play against. There's a bunch of really solid reasons why they want the combo decks to be good but none of them justify the end result of the game being incredibly frustrating to play if these strategies are too good too often.
>>96553596t: all the 4-of staples are over 10 bucks
>>96553694Because as much as people here deny it, sets that aren't powercrept are widely seen as shitty wastes of time by those same people, so WotC has no real incentive to not embrace powercreep.
>>96553724Staples (PLAYS SETS) over 10 bucks in pauper using TCG player extortion level pricing>Xblast played in every colored deck in every format they are legal>Mental note (just for one deck)>Great furnace/vault of whispers (barely)>SSS (one deck)>Snap (barely) (literally also played in only 1 deck)Number of those that are new (first printed into the last 10 years)>Literally noneI'd check the other formats, but I'd struggle to find a single staple that costs less than 10 bucks for a single lmao.
>>96553596>Paupershill >Posts a mind breaking truth nukeIconic post, adding it to the budget copypasta.
>>96553688
>>96552788Why would you even want to? There's dozens of other better hobbies at this point. MTG as a game is in a death spiral. This is a consumer product that pretends to be a game to hook in new people.
>>96553810>but compared todoesn't mean it's cheap. I'm not paying 10 bucks for snuff outs and petals either
Hot take Balance is the community's purviewwotc is financially motivated to create a treadmill of product and cash grabs from ips, they are not financially motivated to create a good eternal format
>>96554065Magic has been dying for a decade according to you people.
>>96554168You've been dying for over a decade and I pray you end it soon
>>96554183You first, faggot. Magic will outlive us both.
>>96554198You'd be saying the same thing if the game wasn't played anymore but hasbros shares were up because collectors were the entire consumer base. And you will
>>96554147>Balance is the community's purviewUnfortunately the tournament regulatory authority is also WotCBring back the DCI
>>96544930Right there with you, anon. Used to be one of the most honest combo decks too before the evoke elementals made it another degenerate deck in modenr.
>>96553688Only 5 years late
>>96553688The art is actually pretty decent. WotC must have drip-fed the artist's pay for them to take so long to deliver on this comic.
>>96554168Imagine thinking the current state of this game, living from outsider IPs, printing slop after slop and shoehorning the throats of their "customers" with product after product in a vain attempt to save Hasbro which is indeed dying according to any market research you actually waste a little of time to make, all of this could be called being "alive"? Lol, lmao even. In a decade if this game even last so long the only thing that will remain will be formats like Premodern, that the greed can touch and obviouly the bunch of retards that play "Cummander"
>>96554265NTA, but it's obviously going to keep going off normalfag inertia. WotC doesn't care that you don't like it, they care that it makes them money, and as long as there are people buying it doesn't matter whether the old guard is happy or not.
>>96551656Because JoTC did something cool for once, using the different printed languages to celebrate real world cultures.But printing other languages undermines the ((bottom line)), so you'll get less than half of these printed languages now, and since the paypig goy-cattle who will be buying up UB (soon to be most of cards made each year) are primarily English speaking westerners, no need for anything other than English!! So no, you'll never get something like this ever again!
>>96554338>the Russian one was either never distributed or incredibly hard to findI wanted to collect them but having an incomplete collection and the prices on some of them made me reconsider
>>96554259The comic has probably only been in production for 6 months as I think that's when Dark Horse got the licence from IDW
