Gotta love the rumor mill, no picture, text only = fake. Card that looks "too real" = fake.
As the only guy in the thread who's questioned this image so far, I have to assume you're referring to me.
I said I believe the promo exists. I'm not doubting that judges will get given rishadan ports. I have zero investment in whether or not it's actually going to be a promo.
The card in the image though, doesn't look "too real", it looks like an acetone foil proxy. The colours are washed out and the foil is extremely overpowering even in the border of the card. Also if you look closely at the corners and edges, it has that proxy uneven look.
It's a considered observation.
If you're not familiar with what I'm referring to, go and find out. Don't slander me over the Internet like i'm some brainless yokel who just says stuff for the sake of it.
You've probably never seen a judge promo in person, and your argument is basically "This is photoshopped, I can tell from some of the pixels and from seeing quite a few photoshops in my time." And you're not the only one. This guy at my LGS almost sold me his judge promo Sword of Light and Shadow for $5 because he thought it was a proxy.
Oh so first you berate my observation like i'm some clueless generalised "rumor mill" character who just calls everything fake.
Now, you're just assuming I've "probably never seen a judge promo before". Lol
Jeez, dude, got a talent for pleasant discussion haven't you.
FYI, I've been playing since Alpha, have a ROOM of binders and boxes of cards, own playsets of basically every card in modern (traded away some legacy staples to buy into modern as a whole format) and yes, I own a lot of promos, including judge.
My observation still stands, it was considered, I do know what I'm talking about, and you sir are just trying to pick a fight and be a know-it-all put-everyone-down troll.
I may be wrong. Like i said, I don't really care either way. I just thought I'd lend my eye to the image we have in question and give my thoughts based on my years and years of experience, expert postgraduate design background and the fact that I'm very familiar with (and have used) the process which produces foils like the one in the image.
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Gotta love the rumor mill, no picture, text only = fake. Card that looks "too real" = fake.
As the only guy in the thread who's questioned this image so far, I have to assume you're referring to me.
I said I believe the promo exists. I'm not doubting that judges will get given rishadan ports. I have zero investment in whether or not it's actually going to be a promo.
The card in the image though, doesn't look "too real", it looks like an acetone foil proxy. The colours are washed out and the foil is extremely overpowering even in the border of the card. Also if you look closely at the corners and edges, it has that proxy uneven look.
It's a considered observation.
If you're not familiar with what I'm referring to, go and find out. Don't slander me over the Internet like i'm some brainless yokel who just says stuff for the sake of it.
Next question: how insecure can you be in one post? I agree regardless of whom he was speaking of that there is no winning in RM whether it comes to speculations or spoiled cards.
Actually, I suspect this card for a different reason. Why would a card found in pile of nm promos have so much damage? The whiteness around the edges makes me suspect that it's a proxy.
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Agreed - So return to mercadia is the next block AND the water appears to be a little bit steamy I can see heaps of steam coming off it = Scalding Tarn is confirmed for Return to Mercadia block
The card was spoiled together with all the previous judge promos (Feldon, Wasteland #2, Damnation, Ravages of War, Dualcaster) from a source inside Magic Online beta this spring. He even got banned from the beta and suspended from MODO for this.
The spoiler continued with Rishadan Port, Temporal Manipulation and Shardless Agent. You can continue to doubt it, it won't change the fact that it's coming.
Also, as someone said, receiving this high-end foils is getting harder and harder even for judges. Even at conferences you don't see the high caliber stuff (e.g. Elesh Norn, Force of Will...). Not holding my breath for seeing one of this in my binder anytime soon. ^^"
For what it's worth I don't think anyone on this thread has disputed whether or not it's actually going to be a promo. Just the physical card in the picture (which, let's be honest, looks like a proxy and not a real card).
I for one am looking forward to a promo rishadan port. Good for cube.
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Not arguing that it was spoiled. Just saying that this one doesn't look right. And whoever got this would to have played it unsleeved and drug the top of it to get it that damaged so quickly.
The foiling is too consistent and vivid even behind the text and borders, and the colours washed out. It looks very much like a laser-printed foil proxy like the ones you make with acetone.
Port may actually be the promo, however this image doesn't look legit at all. Might be a case of correct-information-but-fake-spoiler like we've had a few times before.
(my experience; i have made my own proxies using the acetone method, have a masters in art & design, and have a better-than-good appreciation for this sort of thing generally)
Looks to be the lighting causing your problems, not necessarily the card. Seems consistent with full foil promos to me.
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Oh so first you berate my observation like i'm some clueless generalised "rumor mill" character who just calls everything fake.
Now, you're just assuming I've "probably never seen a judge promo before". Lol
Jeez, dude, got a talent for pleasant discussion haven't you.
FYI, I've been playing since Alpha, have a ROOM of binders and boxes of cards, own playsets of basically every card in modern (traded away some legacy staples to buy into modern as a whole format) and yes, I own a lot of promos, including judge.
My observation still stands, it was considered, I do know what I'm talking about, and you sir are just trying to pick a fight and be a know-it-all put-everyone-down troll.
I may be wrong. Like i said, I don't really care either way. I just thought I'd lend my eye to the image we have in question and give my thoughts based on my years and years of experience, expert postgraduate design background and the fact that I'm very familiar with (and have used) the process which produces foils like the one in the image.
Chandra, Torch of Defiance - Oops! All Chandras.
Prime Speaker Zegana - Draw for Power.
Pir & Toothy - Counterpalooza.
Arcades, the Strategist - Another Brick in the Wall.
Zacama, Primal Calamity - Calamity of Double Mana.
Edgar Markov - Vampires Don't Die.
Child of Alara - Dreamcrusher.
Next question: how insecure can you be in one post? I agree regardless of whom he was speaking of that there is no winning in RM whether it comes to speculations or spoiled cards.
We are thankful for anything we get, but I personally prefer a few good words from Players.
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Agreed - So return to mercadia is the next block AND the water appears to be a little bit steamy I can see heaps of steam coming off it = Scalding Tarn is confirmed for Return to Mercadia block
For what it's worth I don't think anyone on this thread has disputed whether or not it's actually going to be a promo. Just the physical card in the picture (which, let's be honest, looks like a proxy and not a real card).
I for one am looking forward to a promo rishadan port. Good for cube.
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Looks to be the lighting causing your problems, not necessarily the card. Seems consistent with full foil promos to me.