Why not got back to producing a core edition every 2 years and just reprint the same basic staples so new players have a starting point instead of wasting card real estate in the block sets? All the way up through 10th edition it worked pretty well, things started to fall apart when they went for a new "core set" every year and got even worse when they started printing brand new cards for the core set. The old philosophy of the core set being the "base game" with all the needed basics to learn to play and grow off of was a great idea...
Why not got back to producing a core edition every 2 years and just reprint the same basic staples so new players have a starting point instead of wasting card real estate in the block sets? All the way up through 10th edition it worked pretty well, things started to fall apart when they went for a new "core set" every year and got even worse when they started printing brand new cards for the core set. The old philosophy of the core set being the "base game" with all the needed basics to learn to play and grow off of was a great idea...
That's a great idea! Core sets every year seems to be too much.
Why not got back to producing a core edition every 2 years and just reprint the same basic staples so new players have a starting point instead of wasting card real estate in the block sets? All the way up through 10th edition it worked pretty well, things started to fall apart when they went for a new "core set" every year and got even worse when they started printing brand new cards for the core set. The old philosophy of the core set being the "base game" with all the needed basics to learn to play and grow off of was a great idea...
I honestly don't like the idea of set core sets. It's way too stagnant. Or the cards in the regular sets will just have to be better than the core set cards to see diversity between the metagames of sets. Honestly the early design of magic was chaotic. I'd question a lot of there choices nowadays with how the game has grown. The idea is great for brand new players, but really puts a lid on diversity for existing players.
I think the two ideas can be melded quite nicely. The pool of basic staples shouldn't be very large in any case so making a whole set of them doesn't really need to be done in that size. What can be done, however, is for Wizards to release a deck builder's toolkit-sized preset pack containing these basics and beginner's cards every other year. They could take a page out of the LCG handbook and have every card within the kit be a guaranteed 4-of, plus lands, so that new players and old will have these cards easily available. I think this will make the game easily accessible for a lot of people. They could even throw in a pack or two of the latest set to sweeten the deal.
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-Why will it be the last core set?
-Why wouldn't they just make a toolkit for regular sets like Oath of the Gatewatch?
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That's a great idea! Core sets every year seems to be too much.
I honestly don't like the idea of set core sets. It's way too stagnant. Or the cards in the regular sets will just have to be better than the core set cards to see diversity between the metagames of sets. Honestly the early design of magic was chaotic. I'd question a lot of there choices nowadays with how the game has grown. The idea is great for brand new players, but really puts a lid on diversity for existing players.
-Chandra Nalaar