Maybe its just me but I'm not really enthusiastic about this set like I was 15 years ago when Time Spiral Block first came out. I got most of them 15 years ago and I could have bought any at any time during that decade and a half. If the entire set was done in the old style border I might get onboard but the way it stands why would I pay 6 bucks a pack for many cards in this set that I could buy for pennies on the dollar. I guess I'm not the target audience for this one. If they would have made these Pioneer legal I'd be on board as well. I'm just not feeling it this time around. Maybe if the packs were like 3 bucks each I'd be game. I guess there are enough new players out there to justify this set, but I usually buy a booster box or two of product and I doubt I buy more than a pack or two just for the novelty. Too much draft chaff for me. Save my $$$ for Forgotten Realms set.
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Maybe its just me but I'm not really enthusiastic about this set like I was 15 years ago when Time Spiral Block first came out. I got most of them 15 years ago and I could have bought any at any time during that decade and a half. If the entire set was done in the old style border I might get onboard but the way it stands why would I pay 6 bucks a pack for many cards in this set that I could buy for pennies on the dollar. I guess I'm not the target audience for this one. If they would have made these Pioneer legal I'd be on board as well. I'm just not feeling it this time around. Maybe if the packs were like 3 bucks each I'd be game. I guess there are enough new players out there to justify this set, but I usually buy a booster box or two of product and I doubt I buy more than a pack or two just for the novelty. Too much draft chaff for me. Save my $$$ for Forgotten Realms set.
Yeah i feel the same.
I keep finding myself saying why should i care about this product. Nothing here so far has been demanding a reprint. Its loaded with junk, and we've done this before. Who asked for this and why.
Nice to know I'm not the only one that feels this way. I understand I can't be the target of every product. But I'm not paying the huge sum they want for a booster box and no way would I pay any over a regular 4 bucks for a draft booster for this stuff. I think this is going to be a huge fail. If some enjoy it great, just count me out. I may pick up a few singles and that's it. Completely underwhelming to me.
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STOP using "dude/bro" as a pejorative or insult. Grow up.
Margaret Thatcher: “The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people's money.”
Benjamin Franklin: "Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety."
Martin Luther King Jr.: "I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character."
The vast majority of MTG players are newer, on the scale of a year to five maybe. Players that have been around for 10 years are considered old veterans of Magic, and they were still a half-decade away from drafting Time Spiral. I've been around since the A/B/U/R days and I gotta say Time Spiral block was one of the best experiences ever. It was a true love letter to anyone who's been around for the entire journey up to that point, a true melting pot of anything and everything that made Magic fun and memorable. It was pretty amazing that they managed to have so many types of abilities and different themes in the block without it feeling overwhelming.
This remastered set is a chance for those who haven't been around forever to get a crack at drafting this amazing experience, and also for those like me who loved it back when it was new and would love a chance to do some drafts with it again.
I really hope this set is a home run and encourages Wizards to do more remastered sets in the future. Would love for them to do one remastered set/block a year or something. Can you imagine a 'Ravnica Remastered' with 9 sets worth of cards to choose from? It would be incredible if done right.
The vast majority of MTG players are newer, on the scale of a year to five maybe. Players that have been around for 10 years are considered old veterans of Magic, and they were still a half-decade away from drafting Time Spiral. I've been around since the A/B/U/R days and I gotta say Time Spiral block was one of the best experiences ever. It was a true love letter to anyone who's been around for the entire journey up to that point, a true melting pot of anything and everything that made Magic fun and memorable. It was pretty amazing that they managed to have so many types of abilities and different themes in the block without it feeling overwhelming.
This remastered set is a chance for those who haven't been around forever to get a crack at drafting this amazing experience, and also for those like me who loved it back when it was new and would love a chance to do some drafts with it again.
I really hope this set is a home run and encourages Wizards to do more remastered sets in the future. Would love for them to do one remastered set/block a year or something. Can you imagine a 'Ravnica Remastered' with 9 sets worth of cards to choose from? It would be incredible if done right.
Good points. I tend to be a pessimist unfortunately.
I would love to see other blocks remastered. Even though I've been playing since '94 I took large chunks of time off collecting and playing both before and after the original Time Spiral. I'd love to see Lorwyn, Alara, Urza's Saga, Original Mirrodin and even Kamigawa Remastered sets. They need to bump down the price to 4 bucks a booster and draft boxes around 100 on the secondary market though. And they need to include ALL the best cards of the block, ALL of them. And offer a special border card in each and every pack. Again I don't think I'm the target audience for TS2. But I have the disposable income for it, newer players may not be in that position. At least its thinking "outside the box", it just needs some tweaking I believe.
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Playing since 1994: Currently MAGS (HomeBrew),Standard & Pauper (Pioneer and Modern are degenerate trash formats)
STOP using "dude/bro" as a pejorative or insult. Grow up.
Margaret Thatcher: “The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people's money.”
Benjamin Franklin: "Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety."
Martin Luther King Jr.: "I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character."
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STOP using "dude/bro" as a pejorative or insult. Grow up.
Margaret Thatcher: “The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people's money.”
Benjamin Franklin: "Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety."
Martin Luther King Jr.: "I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character."
Yeah i feel the same.
I keep finding myself saying why should i care about this product. Nothing here so far has been demanding a reprint. Its loaded with junk, and we've done this before. Who asked for this and why.
STOP using "dude/bro" as a pejorative or insult. Grow up.
Margaret Thatcher: “The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people's money.”
Benjamin Franklin: "Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety."
Martin Luther King Jr.: "I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character."
This remastered set is a chance for those who haven't been around forever to get a crack at drafting this amazing experience, and also for those like me who loved it back when it was new and would love a chance to do some drafts with it again.
I really hope this set is a home run and encourages Wizards to do more remastered sets in the future. Would love for them to do one remastered set/block a year or something. Can you imagine a 'Ravnica Remastered' with 9 sets worth of cards to choose from? It would be incredible if done right.
Good points. I tend to be a pessimist unfortunately.
I would love to see other blocks remastered. Even though I've been playing since '94 I took large chunks of time off collecting and playing both before and after the original Time Spiral. I'd love to see Lorwyn, Alara, Urza's Saga, Original Mirrodin and even Kamigawa Remastered sets. They need to bump down the price to 4 bucks a booster and draft boxes around 100 on the secondary market though. And they need to include ALL the best cards of the block, ALL of them. And offer a special border card in each and every pack. Again I don't think I'm the target audience for TS2. But I have the disposable income for it, newer players may not be in that position. At least its thinking "outside the box", it just needs some tweaking I believe.
STOP using "dude/bro" as a pejorative or insult. Grow up.
Margaret Thatcher: “The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people's money.”
Benjamin Franklin: "Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety."
Martin Luther King Jr.: "I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character."