MTG Salvation

I stopped buying MTG because I'm a casual player, and as a casual player I don't find the prices are suitable for something which is really only a diversion or an excuse to get together with old friends.

But yes, the Mythics were instrumental in stopping. It kind of turns me off... the idea that super expensive cards always win games. I thought MTG was above the Pokemon effect (rare cards, not skill win games). Now it's more like a lottery than anything.

If we weren't mired in mythic rares I declare Jace would be a: easier to get and b: cheaper than he is now.

Am I wrong? Would someone like to correct me on that?

Wizards wanted a stronger rare, one more difficult to get. Why did they do this? Were Magic players saying, "gee, buying cards is fun and all, but I'd like for it to be more difficult and more expensive to get the cards I like. Is this possible please?"

I can't see mythic rares going away, though I'd like to see them abolished. They are making it so that playing MTG in any format is only doable with planeswalkers. Then they make the planeswalkers that much hard to get.

Seems cruel.

Hopefully it's compatible with Planechase.

I don't see why they don't develop more Planechase... it's crazy fun.

So Is O ring the only colored spell with an ability that can take Emrakul out?

I can only assume that they printed the big monster with the hope that once he was cast he'd be difficult to get rid of.

Yeah, Spider umbra is a bargain at one G... and your creature lives to fight another day once totem armor falls off.

This looks very interesting so far... I'd be included to proxy out metamorph's mono green build and stick a couple of khalni hydras in there in the name of fun.

I think Garruk has a home in this one, too. If it works well in casual I may be convinced enough to lay dollars down on the mythics... just curious as to how the prices will drift now that the set's out.

Get drunk, eat sushi, go back to work in that order.

It seems part of the experience is tied up in nostalgia.

In some ways that's good... but in this case it may hinder enjoyment of something new. Having said that I can see why ROE might seem underwhelming for some.

Let's face it... when a new block comes out besides core sets, you know you're stuck with the flavor and the dynamics for a year until the new block comes out. I hear Scars of Mirrodin may be a 'retro' set in some ways (as by name it directly references 2004's Mirrodin), and it may lure some of the old fogies out of the woodwork.

I have to say, I like Magic at its simplest. Simple mechanics and interaction. This set seems a tiny bit convoluted. I like the animal auras... not sure sure about the levelers. I like the flavor and art of the Eldrazi not I'm not sure how they'll be to play with.

Well... we'll all find out soon enough.

I love the name, image and flavor.
Not sure I'll be hardcasting it, though.

The Hand looks like fun.
See... I told you there would be some dandy commons!

I think when someone loads up his/her casual deck with super expensive proxies they lose all their bragging rights to victory.

Sometimes I playtest tournament winning decks to see how they feel... it's like test driving a car to see how it runs. I certainly am glad I didn't sink $700+ into a fae deck just because it happened to be T2 at the time... I learned a lot about blue and how you need to play most of your good cards during your opponent's turn.

My buddy running elves liked to play against my proxied Kithkin deck to see where he could improve his defenses. Again, I made that deck did to see what it was like running a juiced up pro tour mono white deck.

Anyway, some of the comments I'd read here presuppose competition is required for games... not everyone feels that way.

The most interesting thing about Neongoyf's story is that the store owner offered him commons as payback. It certainly means a part of him is fully aware that he committed a wrongdoing.

As for speculation on the security tape... isn't anyone here working retail? I don't, but isn't it pretty much common knowledge that surveillance tapes won't last much longer than several hours? They are in use to monitor immediate criminal activity... then recorded over and over and over and over again until the chrome flakes off. In the case of digital recordings, I would delete anything +24 hours and that's being generous.

For those posters speaking ill of the rares released for their applications in constructed, etc I have high hopes for the commons. The last few sets have given us some outstanding common cards and I'm thinking Eldrazi will deliver on that.

There have only been a few commons spoiled so far.