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4 years ago ::
Oct 15, 2009 - 9:02AM
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This thread is for discussion of this week's Latest Developments, which goes live Friday morning on magicthegathering.com.
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4 years ago ::
Oct 15, 2009 - 9:15PM
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Jan 25, 2009
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Brilliantly meta, Tom. Brilliantly.
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4 years ago ::
Oct 15, 2009 - 9:26PM
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Meta Tom is meta! (I am surprised you didn't know about the "secret" downstairs route!)
Lee Sharpe
Data Analyst
Wizards of the Coast
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4 years ago ::
Oct 15, 2009 - 9:59PM
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An excellent article. I always wondered how the FFL worked. I mean, its easy to hear "we playtest the cards" and take it as is, but the exact ways you do that left me thinking. FFL tournaments are interesting.
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4 years ago ::
Oct 15, 2009 - 10:25PM
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I like the idea, but I didn't rate it highly in the poll because there was too much of what happened that couldn't be revealed. Perhaps if another article is done about an interesting day and saved until the information about it could be revealed, that would work better for me.
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4 years ago ::
Oct 15, 2009 - 10:28PM
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We all agree that if we are right, and these decks are actually some of the most powerful ones, then we would be proud of the world we have created.
I would love to live in a world where I could be proud of Summoner's Trap.dec ruling the metagame.
Must be unreal, you know? I know I'm part of a tiny minority that would actually like to see some real control decks be around that don't lose to "not drawing fat"... but you know what? There's not ****-all I can do.
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4 years ago ::
Oct 15, 2009 - 10:44PM
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Either they are really bad at testing, or Tom just confirmed that Jace and Baneslayer are in M11. Also, counters seem to be relevant, and in turn make Summoner's Trap worthwhile? That is a strange and interesting departure.
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4 years ago ::
Oct 15, 2009 - 11:03PM
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So how do I apply for the editor job at Wizards? Constant mistakes, even one spell check catches, and god knows while that's the least of an editor's job, it's helpful. Also you need to fix the poll, and if that screenshot of this column is supposed to be the graphic, I don't get it. Anyways, somewhat refreshing way to tackle a subject every columnist eventually does. And I understand anyone looking at this tomorrow will likely not understand my top two comments. All good.
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4 years ago ::
Oct 15, 2009 - 11:14PM
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Either they are really bad at testing, or Tom just confirmed that Jace and Baneslayer are in M11.
I noticed that as well.
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4 years ago ::
Oct 16, 2009 - 12:40AM
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The worst thing about this article was the part where you countered 4 creatures (nearly in a row?). And then we learn this could be one of the best decks of the future? Please, no. That does NOT sound like a fun environment AT ALL. Don't make me regret coming back to the game now. The recent StarCityGames.com $5,000 Standard Open tournament in Philly had NO blue cards in the top 8 decks. Of the top 16 decks, only one ran blue. I thought that was beautiful. Blue's had its 15 YEARS of fame. Give some other colors at least 3 or 4 years to dominate. Let blue be dead last for a while in Standard. All the other colors have spent their time at the bottom, so it's only fair. And when you do bring back blue, please think of something besides counterspells. That U/W Skies deck sounded interesting.
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