New Posts For Thread: 8/8/2012 Feature Article: "Magic Premier Play in 2013"http://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75842/29295931/882012_Feature_Article:_Magic_Premier_Play_in_2013This thread is for discussion of this week's Feature Article, which goes live Wednesday morning on magicthegathering.com.Well what did you expect? They've said they were unhappy with the returns from all the money spent on nats, so we weren't going to get those back.http://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75842/29295931/882012_Feature_Article:_Magic_Premier_Play_in_2013?post_id=522809379#522809379Well what did you expect? They've said they were unhappy with the returns from all the money spent on nats, so we weren't going to get those back.Thu, 09 Aug 2012 05:32:16 -0500Also, San Diego in February and Montreal in May would have made a lot more sense. Who wants to be that far north during the winter? PT-Chicago in January 2003 was a miserable experience. And it's not like we'd have time to go skiing when we're thehttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75842/29295931/882012_Feature_Article:_Magic_Premier_Play_in_2013?post_id=522805837#522805837Also, San Diego in February and Montreal in May would have made a lot more sense. Who wants to be that far north during the winter? PT-Chicago in January 2003 was a miserable experience. And it's not like we'd have time to go skiing when we're theWed, 08 Aug 2012 23:52:21 -0500I'm a little mad about how low the threshold to get into the WMCQs in the US are. I just don't see a point to grinding points except for the occasional bye. I'm going to be breaking 500 at GP Boston, 5 months into the year long time period. 5 monthshttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75842/29295931/882012_Feature_Article:_Magic_Premier_Play_in_2013?post_id=522803961#522803961I'm a little mad about how low the threshold to get into the WMCQs in the US are. I just don't see a point to grinding points except for the occasional bye. I'm going to be breaking 500 at GP Boston, 5 months into the year long time period. 5 monthsWed, 08 Aug 2012 21:44:30 -0500Well, to be honest, I'm used to completing articles by Helene Bergeot with a feeling of dread; the fact that this simply seems to be stating that the status quo will be maintained for the next year means that the news isn't as bad as it could have behttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75842/29295931/882012_Feature_Article:_Magic_Premier_Play_in_2013?post_id=522798187#522798187Well, to be honest, I'm used to completing articles by Helene Bergeot with a feeling of dread; the fact that this simply seems to be stating that the status quo will be maintained for the next year means that the news isn't as bad as it could have beWed, 08 Aug 2012 18:24:25 -0500I'm slightly amazed at the neutrality of reactions here. We know the attendance numbers in WMCQ's have been abysmal (even in the US, every WMCQ was organized in conjunction with a PTQ that got twice the players the WMCQ did; in Germany they had abouthttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75842/29295931/882012_Feature_Article:_Magic_Premier_Play_in_2013?post_id=522788409#522788409I'm slightly amazed at the neutrality of reactions here. We know the attendance numbers in WMCQ's have been abysmal (even in the US, every WMCQ was organized in conjunction with a PTQ that got twice the players the WMCQ did; in Germany they had aboutWed, 08 Aug 2012 14:17:44 -0500