This spoiler season was something special. Especially due to the story elements involved, it would have been neat to see the set in order as the previews were intended.
At least the fate of the big name characters weren't leaked in week one.
This spoiler season was something special. Especially due to the story elements involved, it would have been neat to see the set in order as the previews were intended.
At least the fate of the big name characters weren't leaked in week one.
ye it was a nice marketing strategy, i have to admit i thought it a litle boring at the begguining because of the small amounts of cards spoiled daily but in a 1,5 weak spoiler seasson it would be neat to know the story following the cards spoiled but can't complain on the 1 week early spoiler seasson.
This spoiler season was something special. Especially due to the story elements involved, it would have been neat to see the set in order as the previews were intended.
At least the fate of the big name characters weren't leaked in week one.
I think there were three problematic factors-
some cards leaked out of order from unofficial sources- something we'll always have to deal with (at least it wasn't like NPH)
some cards were oddly spoiled out of order from official sources (after act 2, we started just bouncing around randomly with no coherent storyline)
the plotline itself was predictable and very bland
I was really surprised actually because I assumed Wizards had decided that the amount of planeswalkers in the game had gotten too stuffed and they wouldn't be able to introduce too many new ones without killing off a bunch of old ones, and that they could take that moment to do some kind of radical thematic change like they did with the mending. Instead, its like the writing in TV shows where everyone gets back home in the end, except for 3 out of like 50 characters who get the axe.
I mean geez, when apocalypse ended the brothers/weatherlight sagas, everyone died. You either had to be off-screen or karn or you died, all the rules were thrown out, everything after that point started fresh. Every main character, even the godlike ones and the ones wizards used as their chief branding characters like urza, got decapitated and killed and then brought back to life and then extra-super killed to make sure they're absolutely dead, and the writers threw in explicit guarantees that death was permanent.
This spoiler season was something special. Especially due to the story elements involved, it would have been neat to see the set in order as the previews were intended.
At least the fate of the big name characters weren't leaked in week one.
I think there were three problematic factors-
some cards leaked out of order from unofficial sources- something we'll always have to deal with (at least it wasn't like NPH)
some cards were oddly spoiled out of order from official sources (after act 2, we started just bouncing around randomly with no coherent storyline)
the plotline itself was predictable and very bland
I was really surprised actually because I assumed Wizards had decided that the amount of planeswalkers in the game had gotten too stuffed and they wouldn't be able to introduce too many new ones without killing off a bunch of old ones, and that they could take that moment to do some kind of radical thematic change like they did with the mending. Instead, its like the writing in TV shows where everyone gets back home in the end, except for 3 out of like 50 characters who get the axe.
I mean geez, when apocalypse ended the brothers/weatherlight sagas, everyone died. You either had to be off-screen or karn or you died, all the rules were thrown out, everything after that point started fresh. Every main character, even the godlike ones and the ones wizards used as their chief branding characters like urza, got decapitated and killed and then brought back to life and then extra-super killed to make sure they're absolutely dead, and the writers threw in explicit guarantees that death was permanent.
Captain Sisay, Squee, Tangarth, Teferi, and Multani did not die. The next set took place in the future where presumably Captain Sisay and Tangarth died of old age, but Squee, Multani, and Teferi are still around. Darigaaz died(twice), but he gets reborn.
I wanted more deaths also, but it makes sense that they keep the most popular walkers alive. The walkers who died are easily replaced by other walkers of the same color.
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JundBGR
RW Blood MoonRW
Pauper
Delver U
Elves G
Control B
Commander
Edgar Markov BRW
Captain Sisay GW
Niv-Mizzet, Parun UR
Tymna and Ravos WB
One can argue that 5 walkers “die”...but, I was expecting at least a 1/3 of the oldest walkers to get their sparks ripped out of them. It would have been more poignant and made sacrifices more meaningful.
One can argue that 5 walkers “die”...but, I was expecting at least a 1/3 of the oldest walkers to get their sparks ripped out of them. It would have been more poignant and made sacrifices more meaningful.
It wouldn't have really mattered. As you so subtly noted, WotC doesn't know the meaning of death. One of the reasons I care so little about the Magic story is because dead should really mean all dead, not mostly dead. It was cute with Miracle Max the Wizard, but it's a bore with Magic.
Why no curiosity on Ugins name here. I mean Ineffable, uh....that name has come up before, why would WotC choose that name specifically.
Can someone ask Maro maybe?
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One of the reasons I care so little about the Magic story is because dead should really mean all dead, not mostly dead. It was cute with Miracle Max the Wizard, but it's a bore with Magic.
The magic story is normally very good about this? Try naming a major character who died in a way understood to be permanent but was later brought back. I can't think of more than... any.
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It was ben stark who was suppose to show these two and also ugin was suppose to be the final walker shown
(U/B)(U/B)(U/B) JUMP IN THE LINE, ROCK YOUR BODY IN TIME
(R/W)(R/W)(R/W) RISING FROM THE NEON GLOOM, SHINING LIKE A CRAZY MOON
(U/R)(R/G)(G/U) STEALIN' WHEN I SHOULD HAVE BEEN BUYIN'
At least the fate of the big name characters weren't leaked in week one.
Older Magic as a Board Game: Panglacial Wurm , Mill
ye it was a nice marketing strategy, i have to admit i thought it a litle boring at the begguining because of the small amounts of cards spoiled daily but in a 1,5 weak spoiler seasson it would be neat to know the story following the cards spoiled but can't complain on the 1 week early spoiler seasson.
I think there were three problematic factors-
some cards leaked out of order from unofficial sources- something we'll always have to deal with (at least it wasn't like NPH)
some cards were oddly spoiled out of order from official sources (after act 2, we started just bouncing around randomly with no coherent storyline)
the plotline itself was predictable and very bland
I was really surprised actually because I assumed Wizards had decided that the amount of planeswalkers in the game had gotten too stuffed and they wouldn't be able to introduce too many new ones without killing off a bunch of old ones, and that they could take that moment to do some kind of radical thematic change like they did with the mending. Instead, its like the writing in TV shows where everyone gets back home in the end, except for 3 out of like 50 characters who get the axe.
I mean geez, when apocalypse ended the brothers/weatherlight sagas, everyone died. You either had to be off-screen or karn or you died, all the rules were thrown out, everything after that point started fresh. Every main character, even the godlike ones and the ones wizards used as their chief branding characters like urza, got decapitated and killed and then brought back to life and then extra-super killed to make sure they're absolutely dead, and the writers threw in explicit guarantees that death was permanent.
Captain Sisay, Squee, Tangarth, Teferi, and Multani did not die. The next set took place in the future where presumably Captain Sisay and Tangarth died of old age, but Squee, Multani, and Teferi are still around. Darigaaz died(twice), but he gets reborn.
I wanted more deaths also, but it makes sense that they keep the most popular walkers alive. The walkers who died are easily replaced by other walkers of the same color.
JundBGR
RW Blood MoonRW
Pauper
Delver U
Elves G
Control B
Commander
Edgar Markov BRW
Captain Sisay GW
Niv-Mizzet, Parun UR
Tymna and Ravos WB
It wouldn't have really mattered. As you so subtly noted, WotC doesn't know the meaning of death. One of the reasons I care so little about the Magic story is because dead should really mean all dead, not mostly dead. It was cute with Miracle Max the Wizard, but it's a bore with Magic.
Can someone ask Maro maybe?
The magic story is normally very good about this? Try naming a major character who died in a way understood to be permanent but was later brought back. I can't think of more than... any.