New Posts For Thread: 04/27/2012 LD: "Size Matters"http://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75842/29084953/04272012_LD:_Size_MattersThis thread is for discussion of this week's Latest Developments, which goes live Friday morning on magicthegathering.com.I'm disappointed because I grew up on three set blocks, and one of the best things for me was seeing how the third set would mix things up. The "third set complexity" problem Zac refers to was what made the third set typically fun and weird.Now we onhttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75842/29084953/04272012_LD:_Size_Matters?post_id=519138329#519138329I'm disappointed because I grew up on three set blocks, and one of the best things for me was seeing how the third set would mix things up. The "third set complexity" problem Zac refers to was what made the third set typically fun and weird.Now we onSun, 29 Apr 2012 01:38:14 -0500Two words: Mythic Rare. Was anybody saying "I wish cards were harder to acquire and more expensive!" No, just an utterly transparent ploy to sell more packs. Even better (for WotC) is that they can aggressively push the power of them so that they bechttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75842/29084953/04272012_LD:_Size_Matters?post_id=519137757#519137757Two words: Mythic Rare. Was anybody saying "I wish cards were harder to acquire and more expensive!" No, just an utterly transparent ploy to sell more packs. Even better (for WotC) is that they can aggressively push the power of them so that they becSun, 29 Apr 2012 00:17:34 -0500Avacyn, before her imprisonment, had more humans on her side, fewer monsters to fight, and most of the demons sealed away. All she and humanity were managing was to coexist, neither winning nor losing against the monsters. Avacyn gets imprisoned. Humhttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75842/29084953/04272012_LD:_Size_Matters?post_id=519127071#519127071Avacyn, before her imprisonment, had more humans on her side, fewer monsters to fight, and most of the demons sealed away. All she and humanity were managing was to coexist, neither winning nor losing against the monsters. Avacyn gets imprisoned. HumSat, 28 Apr 2012 15:33:57 -0500What confounds me most about the response to Avacyn Restored is the implicit notion that Dark Acension 2.0 would've been strictly better, somehow. Wouldn't you have the same complaints that Double-Faced Cards and Undying were gone after that set? Evehttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75842/29084953/04272012_LD:_Size_Matters?post_id=519126083#519126083What confounds me most about the response to Avacyn Restored is the implicit notion that Dark Acension 2.0 would've been strictly better, somehow. Wouldn't you have the same complaints that Double-Faced Cards and Undying were gone after that set? EveSat, 28 Apr 2012 14:59:49 -0500Price is certainly not the biggest barrier for the majority of new players.I mean, the majority of established players are not interested in playing tournaments. The amount of new players that are competitive right away is similary small.http://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75842/29084953/04272012_LD:_Size_Matters?post_id=519103997#519103997Price is certainly not the biggest barrier for the majority of new players.I mean, the majority of established players are not interested in playing tournaments. The amount of new players that are competitive right away is similary small.Sat, 28 Apr 2012 03:24:03 -0500