New Posts For Thread: 02/22/2012 Stf: "The Horror of Breaking the Rules"http://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75842/28938859/02222012_Stf:_The_Horror_of_Breaking_the_RulesThis thread is for discussion of this week's Savor the Flavor, which goes live Wednesday morning on magicthegathering.com.I’ve tended to agree with both views: some turns can last seconds, others hours. However, simply because Wizards uses the terms ‘loyalty counters’, I’ve always viewed PW cards as you yourself calling a PW to help you out. If yhttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75842/28938859/02222012_Stf:_The_Horror_of_Breaking_the_Rules?post_id=532091449#532091449I’ve tended to agree with both views: some turns can last seconds, others hours. However, simply because Wizards uses the terms ‘loyalty counters’, I’ve always viewed PW cards as you yourself calling a PW to help you out. If yWed, 08 May 2013 09:21:21 -0500Personally I a have no problem seeing Planeswalker "duels" as being more civilised that open warfare (not always, but sometimes). I can see them having honor, rules, bargains, mutual respect for eachother, and testing their magical might against eachhttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75842/28938859/02222012_Stf:_The_Horror_of_Breaking_the_Rules?post_id=516693699#516693699Personally I a have no problem seeing Planeswalker "duels" as being more civilised that open warfare (not always, but sometimes). I can see them having honor, rules, bargains, mutual respect for eachother, and testing their magical might against eachWed, 22 Feb 2012 13:17:17 -0600"Sometimes you have to step back and make sure your own objections are actually reasonable ones. We on the creative team are R&D members, meaning we tend to exercise our debate muscles at the drop of a hat. Sometimes you can talk yourself into somethhttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75842/28938859/02222012_Stf:_The_Horror_of_Breaking_the_Rules?post_id=516683551#516683551"Sometimes you have to step back and make sure your own objections are actually reasonable ones. We on the creative team are R&D members, meaning we tend to exercise our debate muscles at the drop of a hat. Sometimes you can talk yourself into somethWed, 22 Feb 2012 08:50:19 -0600I found this interesting because I've always imagined that a turn in Magic lasts for many hours or days. Sure, a Lightning Bolt is instantaneous, but the time it takes for me to order a creature to go all the way ohttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75842/28938859/02222012_Stf:_The_Horror_of_Breaking_the_Rules?post_id=516679017#516679017I found this interesting because I've always imagined that a turn in Magic lasts for many hours or days. Sure, a Lightning Bolt is instantaneous, but the time it takes for me to order a creature to go all the way oWed, 22 Feb 2012 06:28:41 -0600I guess Undying suffers from Persist not just for mechanical comaprisons, but for flavor reasons, too. The word persist is a a bit flavor neutral (I guess, so they could span all colors - like Intimidate), so Undying is just equated with Persist.Thehttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75842/28938859/02222012_Stf:_The_Horror_of_Breaking_the_Rules?post_id=516674473#516674473I guess Undying suffers from Persist not just for mechanical comaprisons, but for flavor reasons, too. The word persist is a a bit flavor neutral (I guess, so they could span all colors - like Intimidate), so Undying is just equated with Persist.TheWed, 22 Feb 2012 02:46:00 -0600