I'm assuming we'll find out about the third Ravnica-setting set, maybe a new auxiliary product like Commander or *Masters or maybe an annoucement of M20.
What are your hopes/expectations?
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Do we know when it’s gonna be? Like did they announce when announcement day is?
Anyway I thought they were doing Masters different I’m sure they’ll do the new product spring. We already know spring and Coreset 2020 will be announced
Better cardstock.
More competitive playable commons/uncommons in upcoming sets.
I've learned to live with disappointment though.
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STOP using "dude/bro" as a pejorative or insult. Grow up.
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I still think it’s a little early for an actual date, but I could see them announcing which month or quarter to expect Arena to move out of it’s open beta and into an official 1.0 release.
1-Coresets becomes a set to tell old stories.
2-They start to do good planeswalker decks (in each collection) or drop them.
3-A new and interesting set.
4-Stop with the gatewatch tale.
5-Give up on Brawl or change the format/give it competitive status (maybe with sideboard).
US cardstock has not for sure. Its thinner than ever, warps into a Pringle quicker than ever and no amount of different coating they apply to the card faces can make up for crap cardstock. They hope to fool people with these new coatings on cards which are nothing more than putting polish on a turd.
I should also include a hope for better, more richer/vivid inks on the cards as well. GRN has some of the most washed out inks on cards I've bought in a long while.
As for the Belgian or Japanese stock, I cannot speak for those.
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."
1-Coresets becomes a set to tell old stories.
2-They start to do good planeswalker decks (in each collection) or drop them.
3-A new and interesting set.
4-Stop with the gatewatch tale.
5-Give up on Brawl or change the format/give it competitive status (maybe with sideboard).
You're already getting your wish on #4. The 3rd Ravnica set is suppose to wrap up the Gatewatch story set. Though, that won't be the end of them I imagine, they'll just probably go into seperate stories. Jace, Chandra and Liliana are they're most popular characters by far so I can't see them giving up on them.
-Name of the 3rd set of Ravnica for sure
-Conspiracy 3
-M20
-Maybe the set after Ravnica is a world we've seen in the planechase products but haven't in the main sets or a return to Theros of Kamigawa
-Definately C19
Ok besides the ravnica part 3 set and the next core set
Maybe another battlebond/conspiracy esque set I would love for them to do one actually focused for commander or the next master set
I think new phyrexia might be potential the next visit I can expect them to attempt to help Karn end them for good base on what he said on dominaria (as a matter of fact the good old professor is predicting that’s are next storyline after bolas story is done for now)
A pity they stopped making Duel Decks, I would have looked forward to something like Chandra vs. Tezzeret or Huatli vs. Vraska. Heck, since blocks rotate out two at a time, they could even have done Liliana vs. Tezzeret to send off both Kaladesh and Amonkhet (and SOI to a lesser extent).
1-Coresets becomes a set to tell old stories.
2-They start to do good planeswalker decks (in each collection) or drop them.
3-A new and interesting set.
4-Stop with the gatewatch tale.
5-Give up on Brawl or change the format/give it competitive status (maybe with sideboard).
You're already getting your wish on #4. The 3rd Ravnica set is suppose to wrap up the Gatewatch story set. Though, that won't be the end of them I imagine, they'll just probably go into seperate stories. Jace, Chandra and Liliana are they're most popular characters by far so I can't see them giving up on them.
That set will wrap up the Bolas story, but it won't mark the end of the Gatewatch. The Gatewatch as a concept will probably outlive its founders.
MTGS Wikia Article about "New World Order"
Every time I read a comment about "Well if this card had card draw/trample/haste/indestructible/hexproof/life gain...", I think "You're missing the point." They're armchair developer comments that fail to take into account the card's role in the greater Limited and Standard environment. No, it may not be as good as whatever card you're comparing it to. There's a reason for that. Not every burn spell is Lightning Bolt, nor does it need to be or should be.
PSA to everyone who keeps forgetting about the Reserved List:
You're on a website dedicated to talking about MtG. You're only a few keystrokes away from finding out what cards are on the Reserved List. You're also only a few keystrokes away from finding out why some cards on the Reserved List got foil printings in FtV, as Judge promos, or whatnot, as well as why that won't happen again. Stop doing this.
US cardstock has not for sure. Its thinner than ever, warps into a Pringle quicker than ever and no amount of different coating they apply to the card faces can make up for crap cardstock. They hope to fool people with these new coatings on cards which are nothing more than putting polish on a turd.
I should also include a hope for better, more richer/vivid inks on the cards as well. GRN has some of the most washed out inks on cards I've bought in a long while.
As for the Belgian or Japanese stock, I cannot speak for those.
I have not been able to compare different sets from the US printer to one another, so I have no input on whether US cards have improved, but for what it´s worth I´ve had the opportunity to compare US GRN and EU GRN side by side. I live in Europe and ordered some from CFB. I can testify that US cards are slightly thinner/flimsier (more "floppy" if that makes sense). Not a huge deal, but there is a difference. They also have a more matte surface, and the colors are more dull, as if the contrast and color saturation is turned down. The black parts on the US cards are not as black as they are on the EU ones. Not sure if the contrast issue is because of the surface or the blacks. They also actually smell worse, they have a sharper scent, more chemical.
US cardstock has not for sure. Its thinner than ever, warps into a Pringle quicker than ever and no amount of different coating they apply to the card faces can make up for crap cardstock. They hope to fool people with these new coatings on cards which are nothing more than putting polish on a turd.
I should also include a hope for better, more richer/vivid inks on the cards as well. GRN has some of the most washed out inks on cards I've bought in a long while.
As for the Belgian or Japanese stock, I cannot speak for those.
I have not been able to compare different sets from the US printer to one another, so I have no input on whether US cards have improved, but for what it´s worth I´ve had the opportunity to compare US GRN and EU GRN side by side. I live in Europe and ordered some from CFB. I can testify that US cards are slightly thinner/flimsier (more "floppy" if that makes sense). Not a huge deal, but there is a difference. They also have a more matte surface, and the colors are more dull, as if the contrast and color saturation is turned down. The black parts on the US cards are not as black as they are on the EU ones. Not sure if the contrast issue is because of the surface or the blacks. They also actually smell worse, they have a sharper scent, more chemical.
I see no reason why US cards should not match what we´re getting over here.
Thanks for the pictures. They tell the story exactly. And before anyone says its the coating that makes them look that way, it isn't. The non US cards have darker, bolder, ink and thicker cardstock. Thanks for posting.
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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."
Is there a Vendor in Europe like Card Kingdom/Starcity Games? If there's a sure way to get those better cards, for ones I'll play in Modern, I'm willing to pay extra no problem.
Japanese cards actually have the best card stock. The ink is also richer, more saturated. And there's a thick, glossy, sturdy coat over the cards making them feel more rigid and secure as well as making the art look crisp. I will post a comparison soon.
Here is to hoping for more sets like Battlebond instead of more Masters sets, UNLESS they drop the price of Masters packs. Hopefully WotC learned their lesson.
I would love to see Duel Decks return but actually make them worth the effort. It would be cool to see Duel Decks remade to be played as two opposing Brawl decks, and even cooler if they made new cards for them.
Side note on Brawl: I think the format has a lot of potential but its not well recieved because of the constant rotations and money sink it is, as well as a lack of deck types and card choices available. I think Brawl could be interesting if they made it so all the sets from Dominaria and forward were legal, and just watch it grow and tweak it from there.
US cardstock has not for sure. Its thinner than ever, warps into a Pringle quicker than ever and no amount of different coating they apply to the card faces can make up for crap cardstock. They hope to fool people with these new coatings on cards which are nothing more than putting polish on a turd.
I should also include a hope for better, more richer/vivid inks on the cards as well. GRN has some of the most washed out inks on cards I've bought in a long while.
As for the Belgian or Japanese stock, I cannot speak for those.
I have not been able to compare different sets from the US printer to one another, so I have no input on whether US cards have improved, but for what it´s worth I´ve had the opportunity to compare US GRN and EU GRN side by side. I live in Europe and ordered some from CFB. I can testify that US cards are slightly thinner/flimsier (more "floppy" if that makes sense). Not a huge deal, but there is a difference. They also have a more matte surface, and the colors are more dull, as if the contrast and color saturation is turned down. The black parts on the US cards are not as black as they are on the EU ones. Not sure if the contrast issue is because of the surface or the blacks. They also actually smell worse, they have a sharper scent, more chemical.
I prefer Battlebond type supplements simply because they can print cool new cards, though it certainly is fun to craft draft sets around themes using existing cards.
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MTGS Wikia Article about "New World Order"
Every time I read a comment about "Well if this card had card draw/trample/haste/indestructible/hexproof/life gain...", I think "You're missing the point." They're armchair developer comments that fail to take into account the card's role in the greater Limited and Standard environment. No, it may not be as good as whatever card you're comparing it to. There's a reason for that. Not every burn spell is Lightning Bolt, nor does it need to be or should be.
PSA to everyone who keeps forgetting about the Reserved List:
You're on a website dedicated to talking about MtG. You're only a few keystrokes away from finding out what cards are on the Reserved List. You're also only a few keystrokes away from finding out why some cards on the Reserved List got foil printings in FtV, as Judge promos, or whatnot, as well as why that won't happen again. Stop doing this.
Ok besides the ravnica part 3 set and the next core set
Maybe another battlebond/conspiracy esque set I would love for them to do one actually focused for commander or the next master set
I think new phyrexia might be potential the next visit I can expect them to attempt to help Karn end them for good base on what he said on dominaria (as a matter of fact the good old professor is predicting that’s are next storyline after bolas story is done for now)
I expect people will be disappointed with the Ravnica 3rd set announcement. I don't think it's going to be what anyone expects.
Also, my guess is Theros for the next setting, given all the heavy devotion setup they've done so far in GRN and Dominaria, which is likely to continue in Allegiance. It'd be weird to NOT have a return to Theros with this much buildup.
Ok besides the ravnica part 3 set and the next core set
Maybe another battlebond/conspiracy esque set I would love for them to do one actually focused for commander or the next master set
I think new phyrexia might be potential the next visit I can expect them to attempt to help Karn end them for good base on what he said on dominaria (as a matter of fact the good old professor is predicting that’s are next storyline after bolas story is done for now)
I expect people will be disappointed with the Ravnica 3rd set announcement. I don't think it's going to be what anyone expects.
Also, my guess is Theros for the next setting, given all the heavy devotion setup they've done so far in GRN and Dominaria, which is likely to continue in Allegiance. It'd be weird to NOT have a return to Theros with this much buildup.
Devotion + Hybrid cards would be a great combo.
Insane Speculation for Third Ravnica Block : Everything on the "Ravnica" side of the Conflict will be Hybrid.
I'm assuming we'll find out about the third Ravnica-setting set, maybe a new auxiliary product like Commander or *Masters or maybe an annoucement of M20.
What are your hopes/expectations?
'buster
HR Analyst. Gamer. Activist | Fearless, and forthright | Aggro-control is a mindset.
Elspeth and Jhoira rock my world.
Anyway I thought they were doing Masters different I’m sure they’ll do the new product spring. We already know spring and Coreset 2020 will be announced
Better cardstock.
More competitive playable commons/uncommons in upcoming sets.
I've learned to live with disappointment though.
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."
I think we get a Modern Masters set, to fuel all the Modern GPs "MagicFests" starting next year. Modern staples are getting out of hand.
Spirits
(W/U)(B/R)GForm of Progenitus, Shape of a Scrubland
BRGJund Tokens with Prossh, the Magic Dragon Foil
URGAnimar, the RUG CleanerFoil
RRRFeldon of the Third Path 2.0 Foil
BG(B/G)Not Another Meren DeckFoil
UR(U/R)Mizzix, Y Control and X Burn Spells
(W/U)(B/R)GHarold Ramos - The 35 Foot Long Twinkie (In +1/+1 counters)
UB(U/B)Dragonlord Silumgar
Are we sure thats still an issue?
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2-They start to do good planeswalker decks (in each collection) or drop them.
3-A new and interesting set.
4-Stop with the gatewatch tale.
5-Give up on Brawl or change the format/give it competitive status (maybe with sideboard).
US cardstock has not for sure. Its thinner than ever, warps into a Pringle quicker than ever and no amount of different coating they apply to the card faces can make up for crap cardstock. They hope to fool people with these new coatings on cards which are nothing more than putting polish on a turd.
I should also include a hope for better, more richer/vivid inks on the cards as well. GRN has some of the most washed out inks on cards I've bought in a long while.
As for the Belgian or Japanese stock, I cannot speak for those.
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."
You're already getting your wish on #4. The 3rd Ravnica set is suppose to wrap up the Gatewatch story set. Though, that won't be the end of them I imagine, they'll just probably go into seperate stories. Jace, Chandra and Liliana are they're most popular characters by far so I can't see them giving up on them.
Modern: Storm
Legacy: ANT
-Conspiracy 3
-M20
-Maybe the set after Ravnica is a world we've seen in the planechase products but haven't in the main sets or a return to Theros of Kamigawa
-Definately C19
Maybe another battlebond/conspiracy esque set I would love for them to do one actually focused for commander or the next master set
I think new phyrexia might be potential the next visit I can expect them to attempt to help Karn end them for good base on what he said on dominaria (as a matter of fact the good old professor is predicting that’s are next storyline after bolas story is done for now)
That set will wrap up the Bolas story, but it won't mark the end of the Gatewatch. The Gatewatch as a concept will probably outlive its founders.
Every time I read a comment about "Well if this card had card draw/trample/haste/indestructible/hexproof/life gain...", I think "You're missing the point." They're armchair developer comments that fail to take into account the card's role in the greater Limited and Standard environment. No, it may not be as good as whatever card you're comparing it to. There's a reason for that. Not every burn spell is Lightning Bolt, nor does it need to be or should be.
Edit: Here, let me show you.
I see no reason why US cards should not match what we´re getting over here.
Stay reasonable, be mindful of your expectations and don't feed the trolls.
Doomsdayin'
If I wanted to get my hands on these EU printed versions instead, what would be the best way to do so?
Spirits
Thanks for the pictures. They tell the story exactly. And before anyone says its the coating that makes them look that way, it isn't. The non US cards have darker, bolder, ink and thicker cardstock. Thanks for posting.
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."
Spirits
|| UW Jace, Vyn's Prodigy UW || UG Kenessos, Priest of Thassa (feat. Arixmethes) UG ||
Cards I still want to see created:
|| Olantin, Lost City || Pavios and Thanasis || Choryu ||
Spirits
I would love to see Duel Decks return but actually make them worth the effort. It would be cool to see Duel Decks remade to be played as two opposing Brawl decks, and even cooler if they made new cards for them.
Side note on Brawl: I think the format has a lot of potential but its not well recieved because of the constant rotations and money sink it is, as well as a lack of deck types and card choices available. I think Brawl could be interesting if they made it so all the sets from Dominaria and forward were legal, and just watch it grow and tweak it from there.
Dunes of Zairo
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Innistrad - The Darkest Night
~THE RAVNICAN CONSORTIUM~
A Community Set
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The EU cardstock seems similar to the PW decks one. Can anyone confirm if this is accurate?
Every time I read a comment about "Well if this card had card draw/trample/haste/indestructible/hexproof/life gain...", I think "You're missing the point." They're armchair developer comments that fail to take into account the card's role in the greater Limited and Standard environment. No, it may not be as good as whatever card you're comparing it to. There's a reason for that. Not every burn spell is Lightning Bolt, nor does it need to be or should be.
I expect people will be disappointed with the Ravnica 3rd set announcement. I don't think it's going to be what anyone expects.
Also, my guess is Theros for the next setting, given all the heavy devotion setup they've done so far in GRN and Dominaria, which is likely to continue in Allegiance. It'd be weird to NOT have a return to Theros with this much buildup.
Devotion + Hybrid cards would be a great combo.
Insane Speculation for Third Ravnica Block : Everything on the "Ravnica" side of the Conflict will be Hybrid.
Dragons of Legend, Lead by Scion of the UR-Dragon
The Gitrog Monster
Gonti, Lord of Luxury
Shogun Saskia
Hive World
Atraxa hates fun
Abzan