I know this is being discussed elsewhere, but I'm not about to start using Twitter or the discord just to weigh in on this.
Secret Lair The Walking Dead will contain mechanically unique, all new cards that are black-bordered, eternal-legal, and only available for a limited time for about $50+shipping.
So far, I've heard a number of reasons why they should not be legal:
- WOTC selling direct singles available nowhere else
- Singles found exclusively behind a high paywall
- Not available to players of all countries
- "They should have been silver-bordered like MLP or Grimlock"
- They don't have an MTG name or MTG identity (like the Godzilla alternate versions)
- Issues of character morality (specifically Negan)
- Setting a precedent
- These cards could never be reprinted (pseudo reserve list) unless they were functionally identical with different names, allowing 2 copies
- Maro said if it becomes popular, they can reprint, but we already have a dearth of popular cards being reprinted (fetchlands)
- Promises made after Nalathni Dragon
- "These may not be good but just wait till the Nexus of Fate equivalent"
I probably missed some. Are there other reasons people oppose this? Are there any arguments in favor of keeping the cards legal?
The RC has acknowledged the player backlash and "is listening to what you're saying, taking notes, and weighing options. We'll have something official to say in the near future, and certainly before the SL drop date." (Sheldon's Twitter)
Secret Lair The Walking Dead will contain mechanically unique, all new cards that are black-bordered, eternal-legal, and only available for a limited time for about $50+shipping.
So far, I've heard a number of reasons why they should not be legal:
- WOTC selling direct singles available nowhere else
- Singles found exclusively behind a high paywall
- Not available to players of all countries
- "They should have been silver-bordered like MLP or Grimlock"
- They don't have an MTG name or MTG identity (like the Godzilla alternate versions)
- Issues of character morality (specifically Negan)
- Setting a precedent
- These cards could never be reprinted (pseudo reserve list) unless they were functionally identical with different names, allowing 2 copies
- Maro said if it becomes popular, they can reprint, but we already have a dearth of popular cards being reprinted (fetchlands)
- Promises made after Nalathni Dragon
- "These may not be good but just wait till the Nexus of Fate equivalent"
I probably missed some. Are there other reasons people oppose this? Are there any arguments in favor of keeping the cards legal?
The RC has acknowledged the player backlash and "is listening to what you're saying, taking notes, and weighing options. We'll have something official to say in the near future, and certainly before the SL drop date." (Sheldon's Twitter)
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