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2 years ago ::
Aug 12, 2011 - 2:14PM
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This thread is for discussion of this week's Feature Article, which goes live Monday morning on magicthegathering.com.
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2 years ago ::
Aug 14, 2011 - 9:48PM
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Aug 13, 2001
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That seemed good but not great. For one thing it felt a little short; I feel like there have to have been more questions that could have been included, especially given the multiple authors, and thus the reduced time committment from each of them.
It didn't help that the first question was one anyone who's been paying attention to this site already knew the answer to, and I'm pretty sure the last has been discussed before too (in fact, I'm sure it's been answered in almost those same words before somewhere). These factors made the article feel a little thinner than it might have if those questions had been replaced, or even appeared in less prominent positions, say a third and two thirds of the way through.
I'd like to see more of these sorts of columns, even though I was not entirely happy with how this one was executed.
Jeff Heikkinen
DCI Rules Advisor since Dec 25, 2011
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2 years ago ::
Aug 14, 2011 - 11:35PM
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Aug 28, 2009
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FOR THE NEXT ASK WIZARDS, PLEASE:About 10 years ago Randy B. revised the "Reserved list", removing some commons/uncommons, adding more rares from different sets and overhauling. What would need to happen for us (Magic Players) to get a voice in any possible additions/changes to the list. As modern design standards change, the concept of what should or should not be printable does change too. By Modern design standards: Lands almost always make mana or have some mana ability. Dual color or tri-lands are never printed at Mythic Legends are generally printed at rare/mythic Cards that truly hold the weight of making an expansion special are less likely to get reprinted. For example, does anyone truly think: Braingeyser  or Fork  should be on the reserve list?With Legacy doing a number on the secondary market with it's massive growth in popularity, should Wizards' hands continued to be tied with the very limited number of cards like Tropical Island  in the marketplace? At what point can Wizards say X hundred dollar dual lands to be competetive in Legacy is no longer considered healthy for the format or game as a whole and reprinting would be better? Mind you,this from a guy who just spent $650 on 6 lands TODAY!!
Internal and external frustration over the Reserve List is rather obvious and well documented. The promise has been modified before and as players, I feel we deserve the RIGHT to at least have a voice in the list, and it's obvious effect on this game.
old quotes from the Worldwake talk: Mike Turian: While Mark Rosewater made Tarmogoyf, I made Tarmogoyf what he is today Mark Rosewater: Would we ever reprint Tarmogoyf? Maybe. 
174 How many of your friendships have lasted more than ten years? Which of your current friendships do you still feel will be important to you ten years from now?
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2 years ago ::
Aug 15, 2011 - 12:10AM
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Ask Wizards was always one of my favorite columns, even though they often contained questions for much more inexpierienced players.
I would love a Legendary Wall. I have no idea what type of abilities it would have, though. But, so long as they don't try to be tame with it, I think a Legendary Wall could become a great card people would want to play.
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2 years ago ::
Aug 15, 2011 - 1:19AM
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Mar 15, 2009
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2 things:
- first, a legendary wall do exist: Opal-Eye, Konda's Kojimbo. I used it as a Commander general for LOT of fun, would it only be for the face of the opponent when you spil your GG. :-)
- Second, I think that if the numbers of cards in the deck proved to work well, as Maro said, it s also because all the subsequent design & developpement was done in reguard to these numbers.
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2 years ago ::
Aug 15, 2011 - 3:56AM
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Apr 22, 2009
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i have one set idea make a unset of cards that are copies of cards that are broke but the un cards fixed to be average strength the set could be like the time spiral (block) hindsight lol
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2 years ago ::
Aug 15, 2011 - 4:06AM
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@Ong
I think the only 'fair' way to abolish or revise the reserved list is to give it a 5+ year lead time.
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2 years ago ::
Aug 15, 2011 - 4:43AM
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Jun 16, 2010
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I think the Model T was an amazing car when it first premiered, but to a modern eye it would seem very outdated. I feel the same way about Arabian Nights. I do believe, though, that a set with a strong resonant theme and new design explorations would do well today, so in that regard, I think Arabian Nights (by its model rather than its execution) would do well today.
Agreed. It's kind of too bad that the set Arabian Nights is already out there, because that makes it very unlikely that they will ever do another set in that kind of setting, but it's fertile ground for one, just like Kamigawa and Mirage. You could make all those named characters like Aladdin  legends, and actually make them playable... You could make some cards and mechanics based closely on the stories and some with more tenuous connections and some completely new things that fit in the setting but are made for Magic and leave it to us to figure out... You could make a Shahrezade-inspired effect that doesn't break the game... Rune-Scarred Demon and Sphinx of Uthuun are both large rare creatures with ETB abilities that mimic older, powerful spells. Were they originally part of a cycle of five (one in each color)? If so, why wasn't the cycle printed in it's entirety?
Count Garruk's Horde  as another 7-mana, original rather than reprinted, rare fatty with a card-advantage ability, and it's looking more and more like a cycle. We all demand to know why the white and red ones were cut. With storm, almost every card you can design is either really bad or really overpowered. That's dangerous ground to tread, and it's why we don't intend to return to the mechanic in the future.
The problem with storm cards is the environment. Storm spells could be aggressively costed and still not be overpowered at all if the environment lacked too much card-drawing, spell-based mana acceleration (like Seething Song  ), free or sorta-free spells, and things like that. Also, an inability to target players would help storm a lot. With Tendrils of Agony  or Grapeshot  or Ignite Memories  , you can just go infinite and burn your opponent from 20 life to zero in one turn. But if they could only target creatures, then you could just use them to clear the board, and if you've got a deck built around storm you'd be less likely to be able to take advantage of a cleared board.
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2 years ago ::
Aug 15, 2011 - 5:59AM
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Jun 10, 2010
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I've got a question for the next ask wizards too:
What ever happened to the Saturday School series of articles written during the summer? That was basically how I was able to learn a lot of the finer points of the game. Those articles were extremely helpful and informative! Near the end of its run there were a lot of repeats, but if you only did it during the summer every year, wouldn't that be ok? The rules have changed a lot since those articles were made!
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2 years ago ::
Aug 15, 2011 - 8:52AM
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Date Joined:
Jun 24, 2003
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- first, a legendary wall do exist: Opal-Eye, Konda's Kojimbo. I used it as a Commander general for LOT of fun, would it only be for the face of the opponent when you spil your GG. :-)
Despite having Defender, Opal-Eye, Konda's Yojimbo  is a Fox Samurai, not a wall.
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