New Posts For Thread: 8/20/2012 MM: "Piggybacking"http://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75842/29322913/8202012_MM:_PiggybackingThis thread is for discussion of this week's Making Magic, which goes live Monday morning on magicthegathering.com.I think that says that they're willing to sacrifice diversity in block for diversity in standard (which is pretty diverse). SOM block was dominated by tempered steel and INN block is dominated by Jund, but together with M12/M13 they combine for onehttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75842/29322913/8202012_MM:_Piggybacking?post_id=523257305#523257305I think that says that they're willing to sacrifice diversity in block for diversity in standard (which is pretty diverse). SOM block was dominated by tempered steel and INN block is dominated by Jund, but together with M12/M13 they combine for oneTue, 21 Aug 2012 03:21:16 -0500This, this, THIS. I think that you guys have lost sight of this in recent times. A perfect example of a complex but not deep card: Bonfire of the Damned . It's fairly complex on the surface. "Is it playable for itshttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75842/29322913/8202012_MM:_Piggybacking?post_id=523254531#523254531This, this, THIS. I think that you guys have lost sight of this in recent times. A perfect example of a complex but not deep card: Bonfire of the Damned . It's fairly complex on the surface. "Is it playable for itsMon, 20 Aug 2012 23:14:55 -0500Speaking of diversity, let's acknowledge that at this past weekend's world cup, 12 of the top 16 and 8 of the top 8 Block Constructed decks were all Jund. That's Block, the constructed format they can most easily control.Now yes, players have much mhttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75842/29322913/8202012_MM:_Piggybacking?post_id=523246967#523246967Speaking of diversity, let's acknowledge that at this past weekend's world cup, 12 of the top 16 and 8 of the top 8 Block Constructed decks were all Jund. That's Block, the constructed format they can most easily control.Now yes, players have much mMon, 20 Aug 2012 18:53:57 -0500All of this, and more.There's also their push for focusing more on Limited design, which leaves fewer cards per set Constructed playable. They've hinted (or outright stated) quite a few times that cards have been costed higher, or had their effect wehttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75842/29322913/8202012_MM:_Piggybacking?post_id=523237331#523237331All of this, and more.There's also their push for focusing more on Limited design, which leaves fewer cards per set Constructed playable. They've hinted (or outright stated) quite a few times that cards have been costed higher, or had their effect weMon, 20 Aug 2012 14:59:41 -0500I always like seeing mention of Rich Werner... He was also one of the main artists on Magi-Nation, which remains one of my all-time favorites.http://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75842/29322913/8202012_MM:_Piggybacking?post_id=523229315#523229315I always like seeing mention of Rich Werner... He was also one of the main artists on Magi-Nation, which remains one of my all-time favorites.Mon, 20 Aug 2012 11:52:21 -0500