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2 years ago ::
Sep 06, 2011 - 2:52AM
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Well modern has quickly become a stale and unplayable mess for people who don't wanna shell out 200 plus dollars on a deck. I went on MTGO to try a daily event and the first two decks i face 12post, wow a format that ain't even a month old and already deck construction is becoming either you run one of 4 decks and win and enjoy modern or build your own or try an older deck type and lose and hate life. Modern was suppose to be a breath of fresh air for magic players yet its becoming like extend bland and dull. Thanks wizard for making a format i was so looking forward to play but y'all failed. Modern has become just as stale as extended is.
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2 years ago ::
Sep 06, 2011 - 3:59AM
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Sep 30, 2009
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What a worthless post. If you honestly think someone at WotC tried to pull the wool over your eyes regarding the prices of most modern decks, then you have an issue with reality.
The other joke is that you think 7+ deck archetypes being a legitimate choice for winning a modern tourney is "stale".
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2 years ago ::
Sep 06, 2011 - 4:10AM
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When was Modern an attempt to lessen prices? You can't just say 12 post, theres like 13 different versions of a deck that runs on the same mana base. Modern is a breath of air for old formats like Legacy, and its very very dynamic as opposed to bland. Modern is no where near as stale as Extended now, and no where near as stale as Extended before it got changed. Both of those formats are dominated by certain decks, one being Stoneforge Mystic.dek, and the other being Thepths. There is no way that this format is stagnant. You just sound like someone can't handle putting money into a game. Your post was one massive bust. Infact, it seems I just Boom // Bust  ed all your logical reasoning.
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2 years ago ::
Sep 06, 2011 - 6:21AM
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Oct 23, 2010
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o-O Perhaps he's disappointed because Modern didn't feed the children of southern Africa, or cure the common cold, or make us all capable of walking on water. Modern set-out to build a more interesting, and well designed format of competitive and casual Magic alike. It succeded to do so, and in a room where a horde of players shared notes THE ENTIRE TIME THEY PREPARED, the format still erupted into many crazy directions, AND it was proven that decks which run into t8+ or start as late as t4 have a chance in this format (making it a deckbuilder's paradise in some regard), even if there are t2/t3 combos that come out now and then, the top4 was made up of only one super-fast deck, two "win fair" decks and 1 slow combo (which won the whole thing). I really don't know how that is "stale" A format isn't going to REDUCE the price point of entry, until there are some mass distributed reprints made (most especially special lands)
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2 years ago ::
Sep 06, 2011 - 8:03AM
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Aug 29, 2009
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When was Modern an attempt to lessen prices?
There were a lot of people who wanted Modern/Overextended to be budget Legacy, without the duals. The reserved list and the low availability of Legacy staples was a factor behind them creating modern, LaPille said so, so Modern could be considered as an attempt to lower the entry barrier to Eternal formats.
Of course prices of cards have risen since, and if Modern was supposed to be (among other things) a less expensive replacement for Legacy, it failed.
In Legacy, Blue is the best color. Let's punish blue, in Modern. And they listened!
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2 years ago ::
Sep 06, 2011 - 8:06AM
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When was Modern an attempt to lessen prices?
There were a lot of people who wanted Modern/Overextended to be budget Legacy, without the duals. The reserved list and the low availability of Legacy staples was a factor behind them creating modern, LaPille said so, so Modern could be considered as an attempt to lower the entry barrier to Eternal formats.
Of course prices of cards have risen since, and if Modern was supposed to be (among other things) a less expensive replacement for Legacy, it failed.
This is false. Modern is SIGNIFICANTLY less expensive than Legacy, and the expensive cards are shared by more decks.
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2 years ago ::
Sep 06, 2011 - 9:25AM
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Sep 30, 2009
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When was Modern an attempt to lessen prices?
There were a lot of people who wanted Modern/Overextended to be budget Legacy, without the duals. The reserved list and the low availability of Legacy staples was a factor behind them creating modern, LaPille said so, so Modern could be considered as an attempt to lower the entry barrier to Eternal formats.
Of course prices of cards have risen since, and if Modern was supposed to be (among other things) a less expensive replacement for Legacy, it failed.
I want it now!
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2 years ago ::
Sep 06, 2011 - 9:55AM
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Aug 29, 2009
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When was Modern an attempt to lessen prices?
There were a lot of people who wanted Modern/Overextended to be budget Legacy, without the duals. The reserved list and the low availability of Legacy staples was a factor behind them creating modern, LaPille said so, so Modern could be considered as an attempt to lower the entry barrier to Eternal formats.
Of course prices of cards have risen since, and if Modern was supposed to be (among other things) a less expensive replacement for Legacy, it failed.
I want it now!
Hey, I know. All our hopes are doomed from the start. 
In Legacy, Blue is the best color. Let's punish blue, in Modern. And they listened!
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2 years ago ::
Sep 06, 2011 - 10:59AM
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modern actually IS budget in comparison to legacy. No duals, LEDs, JTMS's, SFMs, or bitterblossoms to worry about. Are there any really expensive modern cards other than vesuva and goyf?
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EDIT: I just remembered. The Skirges might have been 2x Whipflare and 1x something else, probably War and Peace.
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2 years ago ::
Sep 06, 2011 - 11:02AM
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Apr 25, 2008
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Blue based shocks are getting pretty darn pricey.
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