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2 years ago ::
Dec 22, 2009 - 1:22PM
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community.wizards.com/magiconline/blog/2...Announcements for 12/22/09
Tuesday, December 22, 2009, 11:12 AM PST [Magic: The Gathering Online]
Posted By: WotC_Eric
Two weeks worth of announcements today, lots to announce.
Our Community Momir Basic event is happening on December 27th. Anyone with a Momir Avatar can join, up to 2,048 players. Help make this the biggest MTGO event ever!
No Downtime next week, we will be up and running all day on December 30th.
The current MOPR season ends on December 30th at 8am when we would normally have a downtime (which as I just announced, we're not).
Time Spiral/Planar Chaos/Future Sight Nix Tix have been moved to December 30th and will still run for a week. ACR Nix Tix will stay up until then.
San Juan Online PTQs start on January 2nd. Every event will be Extended to match up with the paper PTQs.
The Magic Online Championship Series is back starting on January 6th. Click the link for all of the details for the 2010 season.
Also starting on January 6th, Daily Events, Premier Events and Weekend Challenges will no longer give out promo cards as part of the prizes.
Shards of Alara Block Booster Pack Announcement (repost)
On January 18, 2010, Magic Online will release the Shards of Alara Block Booster Pack (Standard) in the MTGO Store. Featuring all 539 Shards of Alara, Conflux, and Alara Reborn cards together in one collation, this booster pack lets you to explore Shards of Alara Block booster drafts and sealed events in an entirely new way.
The Shards of Alara Block Booster Pack (Standard) contains 15 randomly assorted cards drawn from the Shards of Alara, Conflux, and Alara Reborn sets (including 1 rare or mythic rare card, 3 uncommon cards, 10 common cards, and 1 basic land), features the standard distribution of premium foil cards, and sells for $3.99 USD. The Shards of Alara Block Booster Pack (Premium Foil) will not be sold in the Magic Online store, but will be available in other ways.
To make way for this new experience, the Magic Online Store will stop carrying Shards of Alara, Conflux, and Alara Reborn booster packs on January 6, 2010. Magic Online will hold some special Farewell Events during the Holiday Celebration for players who want to use their existing Shards of Alara, Conflux, and Alara Reborn booster packs. The MTGO Store will continue to carry all of the Shards of Alara block intro packs.
Downtime Notes for 12/23/2009
The system will be down from 8:00 am PDT / 1500 UTC to 12:00 pm PDT / 1900 UTC
The system will go into ‘No Pay’ at 5:00 am PDT / 1200 UTC.
Store and trades will shut off at approximately 7:45 am PDT / 1445 UTC.
This downtime is expected to last approximately 4 hours.
No build tomorrow, just maintenance. NO DOWNTIME NEXT WEEK.
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2 years ago ::
Dec 22, 2009 - 1:25PM
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Clever to put it right in the middle, makes it harder to find.
I bet they wish we were so easily fooled :/
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2 years ago ::
Dec 22, 2009 - 4:16PM
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Clever to put it right in the middle, makes it harder to find.
I bet they wish we were so easily fooled :/
Indeed, wall of text and all.
So what is the rub? what is the special incentive now?
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2 years ago ::
Dec 22, 2009 - 4:27PM
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I don't like this change. Is there a reason for it? It's not like the promos were valuable, but they were a nice incentive to play in a variety of events every month, and occassionally there's a good one like Armadillo Cloak or Tormod's Crypt or Thirst for Knowledge.
Also, it's not like they'd ever 'run out' of promos. If they wanted more bad promos, just toss the mtg frame on a really bad card they'd never print online in any set. Some like Cathedral of Serra, might be nice touches as promos.
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2 years ago ::
Dec 22, 2009 - 4:50PM
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Aww....  I have to admit, I don't play as frequently as many other players, and I've amassed a good deal of promo cards myself. I can't imagine they'll be gone forever, but I think we were kinda getting spoiled for a while there.
DCI Certified Level 1 Judge
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2 years ago ::
Dec 22, 2009 - 5:17PM
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what if... this means they will be replacing them with Planar Cards???? Maybe we are finally getting the introduction of Planechase as a MTGO format???
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2 years ago ::
Dec 22, 2009 - 5:48PM
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i know officialy love this board. We have this thread discussin the loss of promo and another thread on the same page bemoaning the amount of promos...the universe will now implode
I like fun, but competitive decks. So I might not play what is optimal but they have normally been tested to have a 2/3 winrate.
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2 years ago ::
Dec 22, 2009 - 6:14PM
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Jul 17, 2009
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i know officialy love this board. We have this thread discussin the loss of promo and another thread on the same page bemoaning the amount of promos...the universe will now implode
Fair enough - me, i like how lazy we all get with grammar.
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2 years ago ::
Dec 22, 2009 - 6:36PM
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yes i know my grammar sucks..its like ammo in Resident Evil I only have a limited amount of good grammar, i save it for papers in college. You guys arent grading me...lol
I like fun, but competitive decks. So I might not play what is optimal but they have normally been tested to have a 2/3 winrate.
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2 years ago ::
Dec 22, 2009 - 6:41PM
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Date Joined:
Jul 17, 2009
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yes i know my grammar sucks..its like ammo in Resident Evil I only have a limited amount of good grammar, i save it for papers in college. You guys arent grading me...lol
Nah. I grade too many papers for work. STUFFED if i'm grading for fun.
Just noting, my spelling/grammar etc. just dies when I get on here. It's like i am possed by a drunken sailor.
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