If it were me, I would have actually started TWO years earlier with Scars of Mirrodin, just for the cutesiness of like, being able to tell people about it: "You know how Modern starts with Mirrodin? Well, Pioneer starts with SCARS of Mirrodin." Idk i feel like it would make it easier for people to wrap their heads around, plus we'd get the Titans from M12! And if they brought Historic back to Kaladesh from the Beta, then all three non-rotating formats would start with an artifact set, if people wanted to conceptualize it that way.
Idk, I just think that, since Modern's start date is so well-established, the other non-rotating formats that start from somewhere should be able to relate back to that same kind of starting point in some way, just so people can think like, "Oh well this one starts from this artifact block (Modern-Mirrodin), this one starts from the next artifact block (Pioneer-Scars), and this one starts from the most recent artifact block (Historic-Kaladesh)" rather than, like. if you ask a player to remember all this stuff, MRD/RTR/XLN feels a lot more arbitrary
As someone who theorycrafted a Kinjalli's Caller -> Phyrexian Soulgorger -> Lingering Souls deck during the Ixalan preview season, and was hideously disappointed that it couldn't come to fruition when they left Dinosaur off the middle's typeline (despite the art):
I wish Wizards would be more adventurous with these changes, as well as with creature types in general. The fact that Phylactery Lich isn't a Wizard, (though Dralnu, Lich Lord is, for example,) is a travesty to me. On the other side of things, did Anarchist really have to be a Wizard instead of a Rebel? And don't get me started on Yavimaya Enchantress.
It's also weird to me that they haven't added Merchant yet. Seeing "Human" all by its lonesome on a typeline has always felt weird to me, but—seeing as how Peasant seems to have replaced Citizen/Townsfolk—between that, Noble, and Merchant, I think pretty much all of them would be covered.
In all seriousness tho, they don't have to all have different names or anything. Can't we just do it with 4x Bogardan Hellkite like we used to? Like yes your first point is great as a lethal combination with no storm count leading up to the Feat, but in practice I think a deck with Dragonstorm as its win condition won't ever have to worry about getting something like Dromoka involved.
I will however point out that your statement is incredibly sexist, and demonstrates the problem I have with the feminist movement. They are basically trying to replace one kind of sexism with another.
And yet, here you are, still as sexist as ever. They're clearly not doing a very good job.
Feminists "overshoot" equality because truly pushing for mere equality has never been enough. If they shoot for femme superiority to counter backlash from people like you, maybe we'll end up in the middle. Men have been saying for thousands of years that they're superior. Maybe if women win the right to start saying that they're superior too, we'll all really be equal in our claim to superiority.
Unlike You Women, I'm Not Overly Emotional and Don't Care About the Drama of Identity Politics: a novella by Manite
Really seems like this thread about Mystical Dispute has turned into… quite the dispute.
Upset about the art in Magic? Aren't willing to play as Jaina in Hearthstone because you can't see her cleavage? Just go play Shadowverse! Plenty of cleavage there. For every piece of media that doesn't cater to your demographic specifically, there are 10 more that do. How's that for equality?
Grasping Giant: I don't even know who you are.
We will need one for Historic too!!
Idk, I just think that, since Modern's start date is so well-established, the other non-rotating formats that start from somewhere should be able to relate back to that same kind of starting point in some way, just so people can think like, "Oh well this one starts from this artifact block (Modern-Mirrodin), this one starts from the next artifact block (Pioneer-Scars), and this one starts from the most recent artifact block (Historic-Kaladesh)" rather than, like. if you ask a player to remember all this stuff, MRD/RTR/XLN feels a lot more arbitrary
I wish Wizards would be more adventurous with these changes, as well as with creature types in general. The fact that Phylactery Lich isn't a Wizard, (though Dralnu, Lich Lord is, for example,) is a travesty to me. On the other side of things, did Anarchist really have to be a Wizard instead of a Rebel? And don't get me started on Yavimaya Enchantress.
It's also weird to me that they haven't added Merchant yet. Seeing "Human" all by its lonesome on a typeline has always felt weird to me, but—seeing as how Peasant seems to have replaced Citizen/Townsfolk—between that, Noble, and Merchant, I think pretty much all of them would be covered.
In all seriousness tho, they don't have to all have different names or anything. Can't we just do it with 4x Bogardan Hellkite like we used to? Like yes your first point is great as a lethal combination with no storm count leading up to the Feat, but in practice I think a deck with Dragonstorm as its win condition won't ever have to worry about getting something like Dromoka involved.
And yet, here you are, still as sexist as ever. They're clearly not doing a very good job.
Feminists "overshoot" equality because truly pushing for mere equality has never been enough. If they shoot for femme superiority to counter backlash from people like you, maybe we'll end up in the middle. Men have been saying for thousands of years that they're superior. Maybe if women win the right to start saying that they're superior too, we'll all really be equal in our claim to superiority.
Right, because when someone calls you sexist, they're oppressing you, but when you call a woman a *****, you're just expressing your feelings.
Unlike You Women, I'm Not Overly Emotional and Don't Care About the Drama of Identity Politics: a novella by Manite
Really seems like this thread about Mystical Dispute has turned into… quite the dispute.
Upset about the art in Magic? Aren't willing to play as Jaina in Hearthstone because you can't see her cleavage? Just go play Shadowverse! Plenty of cleavage there. For every piece of media that doesn't cater to your demographic specifically, there are 10 more that do. How's that for equality?