This is a little bit off-topic (just a little), but I couldn't justify making another thread, so I'll put it here.
Basically, it seems like there are two very different views among people who play Modern. There are players that want it to effectively be at a power level just a little bit above Standard (but with a much larger pool of cards to work with), and then there are players who play Modern because they want to play insane combo or aggro decks that would never exist in Standard, while not having to pay the kind of price needed to buy into Legacy. It seems like every time a ban announcement is due, these groups get into major arguments over what should be banned, and it's typically a split over this ideology at heart.
Why not have two Modern formats that are different in much the same way that Legacy and Vintage are different (i.e. one is a much higher-power format than the other)? Have a Modern that is basically the same way the current one is trending, with cards being frequently banned to try and keep people from playing degenerate decks. Have another one that is as close to a "No Ban Modern" as possible. Seems like this would make everyone happy.
Depends on the meta. GY hate shuts it down and if you want to run anything important, it's surgical extraction. Taxes is also a big problem for that deck. Otherwise, it competes well against other combos and aggro.
Basically, it seems like there are two very different views among people who play Modern. There are players that want it to effectively be at a power level just a little bit above Standard (but with a much larger pool of cards to work with), and then there are players who play Modern because they want to play insane combo or aggro decks that would never exist in Standard, while not having to pay the kind of price needed to buy into Legacy. It seems like every time a ban announcement is due, these groups get into major arguments over what should be banned, and it's typically a split over this ideology at heart.
Why not have two Modern formats that are different in much the same way that Legacy and Vintage are different (i.e. one is a much higher-power format than the other)? Have a Modern that is basically the same way the current one is trending, with cards being frequently banned to try and keep people from playing degenerate decks. Have another one that is as close to a "No Ban Modern" as possible. Seems like this would make everyone happy.
RETIRED - GAME SUCKS
Modern:
UUUMerfolksUUU
RGoblinsR
Ad Nauseam
BR 8 Racks RB
WUB Mill BUW
Legacy:
XOps! All splels! X
What I think of MaRo