the only good thing on wizards is, that they constantly change, so there is chance, change might happen for the better in the future
They usually take a full year or two to collect data then act accordingly. Yes, they do change but you may have to suffer for a couple years before they make the corrections. In recent memory, the dropping of the Core Set at Origins to come back to Core Set 2019. Going from 3-set blocks to 2, to now 1-ish. Now it seems like they are changing how far in advance they announce future sets and experimenting with direct-to-consumer selling of premium products.
Correction they’re doing single set so they can go away from smaller sets and also stay on places as long as they want and no more packs from different sets in prerelease
WotC and Hasbro were not at Toyfair NY as they didn't pay rent for space. Instead Hasbro had a separate event where they just were talking about their other properties. All they chatted about regarding MTG is "Amazon" and "Digital".
i doubt paper makes more money than digital, at least right now
the developement of cards costs pretty much the same
the difference is the maintanance and development of the digital plattform versus the all the production and distribution network you need for the paper game.
you also have to share the income with distributors and stores while on digital u could own the platform and take all earnings for urself.
the advantage of digital would also be, that it is far more easier to reach new customers, especially with a kind of free to play way.
so the digital potential is far far higher than the paper game. ofc magic would lose all his character and flavor, it would still be the evolution of things. many things disappear or reshape and you either ajust or dont. the question is, will hasbro stay with this game to its roots or does it only care about costs and income and goes the next step? if i were a cold hearted manager, i would say probably say bye bye to paper. (ofc after evaluation, for example people in paper are more likely to be loyal to the game for many many years, while in digital people might lose interest after a few years, i would wait with an evaluation about this before i decide)
i doubt paper makes more money than digital, at least right now
the developement of cards costs pretty much the same
the difference is the maintanance and development of the digital plattform versus the all the production and distribution network you need for the paper game.
you also have to share the income with distributors and stores while on digital u could own the platform and take all earnings for urself.
the advantage of digital would also be, that it is far more easier to reach new customers, especially with a kind of free to play way.
so the digital potential is far far higher than the paper game. ofc magic would lose all his character and flavor, it would still be the evolution of things. many things disappear or reshape and you either ajust or dont. the question is, will hasbro stay with this game to its roots or does it only care about costs and income and goes the next step? if i were a cold hearted manager, i would say probably say bye bye to paper. (ofc after evaluation, for example people in paper are more likely to be loyal to the game for many many years, while in digital people might lose interest after a few years, i would wait with an evaluation about this before i decide)
It's not mobile, so full digital is out, regardless of the level of "corporate greed" involved.
And unless they're going to massively change the current model of Arena, there's not a whole lot of incentive to actually spend money on it. You get a ton of free packs and cards just for the lowest level of play. Is it making money? Sure, but if they just outright killed paper and went full digital, I doubt enough people would make the jump to offset the profit lost from paper magic.
post toy fair, and well, I've moved from somewhat confused to rather concerned.
Well, Hasbro apparently had no presence at Toyfair (as noted above) which makes me rather uneasy. not only was everything investor only, which suggests a degree of corporate scummery, but at the same time, it's something that in the end, didn't say too much about magic.
but now we've got a few specters to face. First, i'd like to direct your attentions to two questions answered by Mark Rosewater
paladin8000 asked: Mark, I loved the trailer of "war of the Sparks" would like to know if we can see all the stained glass with the planewalker?
I assume we’ll show them off at some point (in a clear and easy way to see them). You don’t put thirty-six pieces of art from a set in a trailer and not want people to appreciate them. : )
the emphasis added is mine.
theuninvitedghost asked: Would you ever do a set with, like, 30 planeswalkers in it?
That would be crazy! : )
Now, this is a question that would be outside the realm of possibility in basically any other scenario, and unfortunately, a longstanding lack of communication from this set means that for once, rosewater's traditional non answer for the second question is less "lol look at this crazy dood" and more "oh christ what is wizards actually planning". now, i figured at first that this would end up being more of a curiosity than anything. perhaps this is pointing to the return of masterpieces, but that would be more than a little bit odd for a set to essentially choke standard with planeswalkers. besides, wouldn't doubling (tripling if you don't count intro deck walkers like me) the number of walkers in standard not only threaten to crash the format, but royally screw with the EV of the set?
And then wizards announced that they'd be removing MSRP. not just phasing it out, but ending it immediately, starting with War of the Spark
I'm going to go a bit out on a limb, but the most classic paradigm of speculation is basing it on all available information, and extrapolating possible conclusions from what (little) information we have. so, to state our known factors
1. WotC has been uncharacteristically gunshy about giving out any information from this set. if anyone here has an example of them withholding this much info 2 months out from a standard legal set, please bring it to my attention, because i haven't found anything of the like.
2. What little we have heard has described the set as doing something "incredibly crazy that hasn't been tried before." Rosewater's comments above echo his own statement.
3. This set is totally divorced from the previous two, and has no beholden mechanical requirements.
4. Wizards has stated in the past, that a planeswalker set would be unviable due to the relative unavailability of planeswalkers compared to literally any other permanent type, and their relative scarcity on any given plane.
5. we aren't scheduled to get any information about the set until pax east, a month before the release.
6. This set has thus far, been pointing towards planeswalkers being utterly central to the narrative
7. Wizards has abandoned MSRP, starting with this set.
Now, given these parameters, the conclusion isn't that hard to draw.
I firmly believe that this set is going to be dropping planeswalkers down to rare, with a slight possibility of uncommon being thrown into the mix. it's been a longstanding statement that PWs need to stay at mythic due to the complexity of the card type, but most people who play the game have enough of a grasp of the rules to understand how the cards work. given this increase in availability, the idea of cards that mechanically work alongside planeswalkers, outside of the typical "destroy" paradigm, would become viable in a draft environment.
I have no doubt this is going to be the "Planeswalker Set" the community has been begging for, but i also see this as something to be more than a bit concerned with. this set could very easily force people to reevaluate the entirety of standard and modern, not to mention that speculation could easily implode the secondary market, which could explain the tight leash on information. The idea of making a card like Tefiri or Karn any better than they already are could easily double the price of both, if not more. it could also see speculations occurring day to day over the course of spoilers, with new cards casting older 'walkers in an entirely new light. The removal of MSRP could also be a legitimate factor, as this set could have further reaching consequences than wizards understands, and thus, could inflate average value of the cards interacting with the current 140 extant planeswalkers. a drop in MSRP makes sense then, as that frees them of any liability of setting it below a "fair" point.
Honestly, if you see something different in the cards, please, let me know.
i doubt paper makes more money than digital, at least right now
the developement of cards costs pretty much the same
the difference is the maintanance and development of the digital plattform versus the all the production and distribution network you need for the paper game.
you also have to share the income with distributors and stores while on digital u could own the platform and take all earnings for urself.
the advantage of digital would also be, that it is far more easier to reach new customers, especially with a kind of free to play way.
so the digital potential is far far higher than the paper game. ofc magic would lose all his character and flavor, it would still be the evolution of things. many things disappear or reshape and you either ajust or dont. the question is, will hasbro stay with this game to its roots or does it only care about costs and income and goes the next step? if i were a cold hearted manager, i would say probably say bye bye to paper. (ofc after evaluation, for example people in paper are more likely to be loyal to the game for many many years, while in digital people might lose interest after a few years, i would wait with an evaluation about this before i decide)
It's not mobile, so full digital is out, regardless of the level of "corporate greed" involved.
And unless they're going to massively change the current model of Arena, there's not a whole lot of incentive to actually spend money on it. You get a ton of free packs and cards just for the lowest level of play. Is it making money? Sure, but if they just outright killed paper and went full digital, I doubt enough people would make the jump to offset the profit lost from paper magic.
But you got to remember though people have more paper cards than digital
And you made a error already there’s no commander/modern/legacy/vintage support in arena only limited and standard and also you got to start again on making a collection because you can’t just scan your physical copy to digital versions of games that’s the problem with another program that does support commander and offical you have to buy the cards that you already own and can’t just scan to show you have them
It would be unfair to player who prefer paper rather than digital
i doubt paper makes more money than digital, at least right now
the developement of cards costs pretty much the same
the difference is the maintanance and development of the digital plattform versus the all the production and distribution network you need for the paper game.
you also have to share the income with distributors and stores while on digital u could own the platform and take all earnings for urself.
the advantage of digital would also be, that it is far more easier to reach new customers, especially with a kind of free to play way.
so the digital potential is far far higher than the paper game. ofc magic would lose all his character and flavor, it would still be the evolution of things. many things disappear or reshape and you either ajust or dont. the question is, will hasbro stay with this game to its roots or does it only care about costs and income and goes the next step? if i were a cold hearted manager, i would say probably say bye bye to paper. (ofc after evaluation, for example people in paper are more likely to be loyal to the game for many many years, while in digital people might lose interest after a few years, i would wait with an evaluation about this before i decide)
It's not mobile, so full digital is out, regardless of the level of "corporate greed" involved.
And unless they're going to massively change the current model of Arena, there's not a whole lot of incentive to actually spend money on it. You get a ton of free packs and cards just for the lowest level of play. Is it making money? Sure, but if they just outright killed paper and went full digital, I doubt enough people would make the jump to offset the profit lost from paper magic.
But you got to remember though people have more paper cards than digital
And you made a error already there’s no commander/modern/legacy/vintage support in arena only limited and standard and also you got to start again on making a collection because you can’t just scan your physical copy to digital versions of games that’s the problem with another program that does support commander and offical you have to buy the cards that you already own and can’t just scan to show you have them
It would be unfair to player who prefer paper rather than digital
fair and unfair ? why would a company like them care for that ?
implementing commander in arena is no problem, they already have singleton. its just without the old cards. but they can implement them if the want. they just sell what they want and people play with what they get. it is not like people go "oh i have this commander deck in paper, i wanna play the same deck on arena".
and for vintage and legacy, i mean those cards get hardly and reprints and you can still play legacy and vintage as it is, even if they stop printing new cards.
if hasbro or wizards wants to end the card game, cause it is not as profitable than the online game, they could do so without big issues. sure, some people will be upset, but do they care when they leave that market ???
the only risk they take by going online is, that it wouldnt necessary be such a longterm success like the card game and that is the one and only real reason why u dont abbandon the paper game, it kind of supports the online game, cause people can "train" online for the real game.
post toy fair, and well, I've moved from somewhat confused to rather concerned.
Well, Hasbro apparently had no presence at Toyfair (as noted above) which makes me rather uneasy. not only was everything investor only, which suggests a degree of corporate scummery, but at the same time, it's something that in the end, didn't say too much about magic.
but now we've got a few specters to face. First, i'd like to direct your attentions to two questions answered by Mark Rosewater
paladin8000 asked: Mark, I loved the trailer of "war of the Sparks" would like to know if we can see all the stained glass with the planewalker?
I assume we’ll show them off at some point (in a clear and easy way to see them). You don’t put thirty-six pieces of art from a set in a trailer and not want people to appreciate them. : )
the emphasis added is mine.
theuninvitedghost asked: Would you ever do a set with, like, 30 planeswalkers in it?
That would be crazy! : )
Now, this is a question that would be outside the realm of possibility in basically any other scenario, and unfortunately, a longstanding lack of communication from this set means that for once, rosewater's traditional non answer for the second question is less "lol look at this crazy dood" and more "oh christ what is wizards actually planning". now, i figured at first that this would end up being more of a curiosity than anything. perhaps this is pointing to the return of masterpieces, but that would be more than a little bit odd for a set to essentially choke standard with planeswalkers. besides, wouldn't doubling (tripling if you don't count intro deck walkers like me) the number of walkers in standard not only threaten to crash the format, but royally screw with the EV of the set?
And then wizards announced that they'd be removing MSRP. not just phasing it out, but ending it immediately, starting with War of the Spark
I'm going to go a bit out on a limb, but the most classic paradigm of speculation is basing it on all available information, and extrapolating possible conclusions from what (little) information we have. so, to state our known factors
1. WotC has been uncharacteristically gunshy about giving out any information from this set. if anyone here has an example of them withholding this much info 2 months out from a standard legal set, please bring it to my attention, because i haven't found anything of the like.
2. What little we have heard has described the set as doing something "incredibly crazy that hasn't been tried before." Rosewater's comments above echo his own statement.
3. This set is totally divorced from the previous two, and has no beholden mechanical requirements.
4. Wizards has stated in the past, that a planeswalker set would be unviable due to the relative unavailability of planeswalkers compared to literally any other permanent type, and their relative scarcity on any given plane.
5. we aren't scheduled to get any information about the set until pax east, a month before the release.
6. This set has thus far, been pointing towards planeswalkers being utterly central to the narrative
7. Wizards has abandoned MSRP, starting with this set.
Now, given these parameters, the conclusion isn't that hard to draw.
I firmly believe that this set is going to be dropping planeswalkers down to rare, with a slight possibility of uncommon being thrown into the mix. it's been a longstanding statement that PWs need to stay at mythic due to the complexity of the card type, but most people who play the game have enough of a grasp of the rules to understand how the cards work. given this increase in availability, the idea of cards that mechanically work alongside planeswalkers, outside of the typical "destroy" paradigm, would become viable in a draft environment.
I have no doubt this is going to be the "Planeswalker Set" the community has been begging for, but i also see this as something to be more than a bit concerned with. this set could very easily force people to reevaluate the entirety of standard and modern, not to mention that speculation could easily implode the secondary market, which could explain the tight leash on information. The idea of making a card like Tefiri or Karn any better than they already are could easily double the price of both, if not more. it could also see speculations occurring day to day over the course of spoilers, with new cards casting older 'walkers in an entirely new light. The removal of MSRP could also be a legitimate factor, as this set could have further reaching consequences than wizards understands, and thus, could inflate average value of the cards interacting with the current 140 extant planeswalkers. a drop in MSRP makes sense then, as that frees them of any liability of setting it below a "fair" point.
Honestly, if you see something different in the cards, please, let me know.
I see someone with a lot of time on their hands who is very interested in blowing things out of proportion.
Yes, this is probably the "PW at rare" set, and likely with seeded packs. No, this will not cause values to explode. Bad walkers are still bad walkers, and with high saturation of bad walkers, prices will still be low. This could be a good thing for collectors, and maybe make these boxes valuable at a later date which has not happened for Standard boxes in 7 years. Dropping MSRP is not related to WAR.
Now to your credit, I think you had 2 pretty good ideas here. First, using this set as an excuse to print cards that directly interact with Walkers, even ones strong enough for Modern/Legacy (and barely impacting most Standard decks), would be quite smart for designers to capitalize on. Second, PW Intro decks have been the norm for years and give players a quick solution if they're so new to the game that they don't understand the PWs they just opened in their Wal Mart Boosters. "Hey, that card on that preconstructed deck looks like this card, I'll buy that next so we can figure this out." Therefore this is a decent time to create a PW Matters theme set that won't feel totally alien to most players.
There's a good chance this set is a total disaster (MaRo is caught in some major design restraints if they had to create a bajillion PWs just for story tie-in), but if they pull it off, it could be a historic achievement. But nothing good comes from this tin foil hatting and assuming WotC is stalling on a terrible set or out to ruin pack values. Just chill and wait for the usual spoiler times, aka 3-4 weeks from release.
I see someone with a lot of time on their hands who is very interested in blowing things out of proportion.
Yes, this is probably the "PW at rare" set, and likely with seeded packs. No, this will not cause values to explode. Bad walkers are still bad walkers, and with high saturation of bad walkers, prices will still be low. This could be a good thing for collectors, and maybe make these boxes valuable at a later date which has not happened for Standard boxes in 7 years. Dropping MSRP is not related to WAR.
Now to your credit, I think you had 2 pretty good ideas here. First, using this set as an excuse to print cards that directly interact with Walkers, even ones strong enough for Modern/Legacy (and barely impacting most Standard decks), would be quite smart for designers to capitalize on. Second, PW Intro decks have been the norm for years and give players a quick solution if they're so new to the game that they don't understand the PWs they just opened in their Wal Mart Boosters. "Hey, that card on that preconstructed deck looks like this card, I'll buy that next so we can figure this out." Therefore this is a decent time to create a PW Matters theme set that won't feel totally alien to most players.
There's a good chance this set is a total disaster (MaRo is caught in some major design restraints if they had to create a bajillion PWs just for story tie-in), but if they pull it off, it could be a historic achievement. But nothing good comes from this tin foil hatting and assuming WotC is stalling on a terrible set or out to ruin pack values. Just chill and wait for the usual spoiler times, aka 3-4 weeks from release.
ah yes, just like all great rebuttals, this one begins with a personal attack and assigning motive. care to explain to me how you know this?
You're also ignoring what i said would screw with the EV of the set. a bad walker is a bad walker (and your assumption all of them will be trash because they're a rarity grade lower is rather bold), but if this is designed around having cards that interact with planeswalkers, the they could be aimed at synergistic interactions with cards in the set to make them passable. what the real threat would be in this case is the very real chance that there's a card somewhere in the set that interacts with a previous planeswalker in an unforeseen way, or the much more real threat that the greater number in modern will end with multiple cards banned, and a warped format.
Wizard's lack of transparency isn't a good thing. if it's positive, it will be a surprise, at the cost of keeping the base informed. and since it's starting to look like a negative, not speculating using available information just means getting blindsided.
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They usually take a full year or two to collect data then act accordingly. Yes, they do change but you may have to suffer for a couple years before they make the corrections. In recent memory, the dropping of the Core Set at Origins to come back to Core Set 2019. Going from 3-set blocks to 2, to now 1-ish. Now it seems like they are changing how far in advance they announce future sets and experimenting with direct-to-consumer selling of premium products.
Ravnica we are on for example
https://edge.media-server.com/m6/p/4ibcbvss
Personally, going with the option "The marketing department has been replaced by rhesus monkeys mindslaved to bolas".
They got way to far with card stock and makes much more money than digital
And it would cause a riot around the world if they tried to end paper magic
the developement of cards costs pretty much the same
the difference is the maintanance and development of the digital plattform versus the all the production and distribution network you need for the paper game.
you also have to share the income with distributors and stores while on digital u could own the platform and take all earnings for urself.
the advantage of digital would also be, that it is far more easier to reach new customers, especially with a kind of free to play way.
so the digital potential is far far higher than the paper game. ofc magic would lose all his character and flavor, it would still be the evolution of things. many things disappear or reshape and you either ajust or dont. the question is, will hasbro stay with this game to its roots or does it only care about costs and income and goes the next step? if i were a cold hearted manager, i would say probably say bye bye to paper. (ofc after evaluation, for example people in paper are more likely to be loyal to the game for many many years, while in digital people might lose interest after a few years, i would wait with an evaluation about this before i decide)
It's not mobile, so full digital is out, regardless of the level of "corporate greed" involved.
And unless they're going to massively change the current model of Arena, there's not a whole lot of incentive to actually spend money on it. You get a ton of free packs and cards just for the lowest level of play. Is it making money? Sure, but if they just outright killed paper and went full digital, I doubt enough people would make the jump to offset the profit lost from paper magic.
Well, Hasbro apparently had no presence at Toyfair (as noted above) which makes me rather uneasy. not only was everything investor only, which suggests a degree of corporate scummery, but at the same time, it's something that in the end, didn't say too much about magic.
but now we've got a few specters to face. First, i'd like to direct your attentions to two questions answered by Mark Rosewater
paladin8000 asked: Mark, I loved the trailer of "war of the Sparks" would like to know if we can see all the stained glass with the planewalker?
I assume we’ll show them off at some point (in a clear and easy way to see them). You don’t put thirty-six pieces of art from a set in a trailer and not want people to appreciate them. : )
the emphasis added is mine.
theuninvitedghost asked: Would you ever do a set with, like, 30 planeswalkers in it?
That would be crazy! : )
Now, this is a question that would be outside the realm of possibility in basically any other scenario, and unfortunately, a longstanding lack of communication from this set means that for once, rosewater's traditional non answer for the second question is less "lol look at this crazy dood" and more "oh christ what is wizards actually planning". now, i figured at first that this would end up being more of a curiosity than anything. perhaps this is pointing to the return of masterpieces, but that would be more than a little bit odd for a set to essentially choke standard with planeswalkers. besides, wouldn't doubling (tripling if you don't count intro deck walkers like me) the number of walkers in standard not only threaten to crash the format, but royally screw with the EV of the set?
And then wizards announced that they'd be removing MSRP. not just phasing it out, but ending it immediately, starting with War of the Spark
I'm going to go a bit out on a limb, but the most classic paradigm of speculation is basing it on all available information, and extrapolating possible conclusions from what (little) information we have. so, to state our known factors
1. WotC has been uncharacteristically gunshy about giving out any information from this set. if anyone here has an example of them withholding this much info 2 months out from a standard legal set, please bring it to my attention, because i haven't found anything of the like.
2. What little we have heard has described the set as doing something "incredibly crazy that hasn't been tried before." Rosewater's comments above echo his own statement.
3. This set is totally divorced from the previous two, and has no beholden mechanical requirements.
4. Wizards has stated in the past, that a planeswalker set would be unviable due to the relative unavailability of planeswalkers compared to literally any other permanent type, and their relative scarcity on any given plane.
5. we aren't scheduled to get any information about the set until pax east, a month before the release.
6. This set has thus far, been pointing towards planeswalkers being utterly central to the narrative
7. Wizards has abandoned MSRP, starting with this set.
Now, given these parameters, the conclusion isn't that hard to draw.
I firmly believe that this set is going to be dropping planeswalkers down to rare, with a slight possibility of uncommon being thrown into the mix. it's been a longstanding statement that PWs need to stay at mythic due to the complexity of the card type, but most people who play the game have enough of a grasp of the rules to understand how the cards work. given this increase in availability, the idea of cards that mechanically work alongside planeswalkers, outside of the typical "destroy" paradigm, would become viable in a draft environment.
I have no doubt this is going to be the "Planeswalker Set" the community has been begging for, but i also see this as something to be more than a bit concerned with. this set could very easily force people to reevaluate the entirety of standard and modern, not to mention that speculation could easily implode the secondary market, which could explain the tight leash on information. The idea of making a card like Tefiri or Karn any better than they already are could easily double the price of both, if not more. it could also see speculations occurring day to day over the course of spoilers, with new cards casting older 'walkers in an entirely new light. The removal of MSRP could also be a legitimate factor, as this set could have further reaching consequences than wizards understands, and thus, could inflate average value of the cards interacting with the current 140 extant planeswalkers. a drop in MSRP makes sense then, as that frees them of any liability of setting it below a "fair" point.
Honestly, if you see something different in the cards, please, let me know.
But you got to remember though people have more paper cards than digital
And you made a error already there’s no commander/modern/legacy/vintage support in arena only limited and standard and also you got to start again on making a collection because you can’t just scan your physical copy to digital versions of games that’s the problem with another program that does support commander and offical you have to buy the cards that you already own and can’t just scan to show you have them
It would be unfair to player who prefer paper rather than digital
fair and unfair ? why would a company like them care for that ?
implementing commander in arena is no problem, they already have singleton. its just without the old cards. but they can implement them if the want. they just sell what they want and people play with what they get. it is not like people go "oh i have this commander deck in paper, i wanna play the same deck on arena".
and for vintage and legacy, i mean those cards get hardly and reprints and you can still play legacy and vintage as it is, even if they stop printing new cards.
if hasbro or wizards wants to end the card game, cause it is not as profitable than the online game, they could do so without big issues. sure, some people will be upset, but do they care when they leave that market ???
the only risk they take by going online is, that it wouldnt necessary be such a longterm success like the card game and that is the one and only real reason why u dont abbandon the paper game, it kind of supports the online game, cause people can "train" online for the real game.
actual announcements which is what this thread was waiting for
Core 2020 July 12th and commander 2018 August 23rd
I see someone with a lot of time on their hands who is very interested in blowing things out of proportion.
Yes, this is probably the "PW at rare" set, and likely with seeded packs. No, this will not cause values to explode. Bad walkers are still bad walkers, and with high saturation of bad walkers, prices will still be low. This could be a good thing for collectors, and maybe make these boxes valuable at a later date which has not happened for Standard boxes in 7 years. Dropping MSRP is not related to WAR.
Now to your credit, I think you had 2 pretty good ideas here. First, using this set as an excuse to print cards that directly interact with Walkers, even ones strong enough for Modern/Legacy (and barely impacting most Standard decks), would be quite smart for designers to capitalize on. Second, PW Intro decks have been the norm for years and give players a quick solution if they're so new to the game that they don't understand the PWs they just opened in their Wal Mart Boosters. "Hey, that card on that preconstructed deck looks like this card, I'll buy that next so we can figure this out." Therefore this is a decent time to create a PW Matters theme set that won't feel totally alien to most players.
There's a good chance this set is a total disaster (MaRo is caught in some major design restraints if they had to create a bajillion PWs just for story tie-in), but if they pull it off, it could be a historic achievement. But nothing good comes from this tin foil hatting and assuming WotC is stalling on a terrible set or out to ruin pack values. Just chill and wait for the usual spoiler times, aka 3-4 weeks from release.
ah yes, just like all great rebuttals, this one begins with a personal attack and assigning motive. care to explain to me how you know this?
You're also ignoring what i said would screw with the EV of the set. a bad walker is a bad walker (and your assumption all of them will be trash because they're a rarity grade lower is rather bold), but if this is designed around having cards that interact with planeswalkers, the they could be aimed at synergistic interactions with cards in the set to make them passable. what the real threat would be in this case is the very real chance that there's a card somewhere in the set that interacts with a previous planeswalker in an unforeseen way, or the much more real threat that the greater number in modern will end with multiple cards banned, and a warped format.
Wizard's lack of transparency isn't a good thing. if it's positive, it will be a surprise, at the cost of keeping the base informed. and since it's starting to look like a negative, not speculating using available information just means getting blindsided.