- Some Judges have been banned for two years, not all of the bans are three months.
- Few have any chance for appeal at all. Most (including a Regional Coordinator) have no chance for appeal.
- It has effected their lives on a personal level. Some were community leaders and have decided to step out of the community in light of the recent events (despite if they are innocent or not).
- The Judges who have been suspended/banned have not been rioting or complaining. The community has been and other Judges have been. The effected Judges are keeping a calm and professional approach about this.
- There is emotional distress caused by this. One Judge had to leave work to cope with the information (Magic is their passion and they've been told they can't participate in it for up to two years).
I know a handful of the effected Judges personally. I am a part of the community suffering from this. Shops will likely lose income from this and those who will manage to keep their scheduled PPTQs going are going to have to pay more for out of state Judges and charge the community more for said tournament.
While I am not one of those who is rioting about this, I do disagree with the severity the situation was handled with. Wizards is aware of the impact it will have on Organized Play in the South East. They've 'fixed' this by giving us a new Regional Coordinator. I am going to be in touch with him to see what can be done to fix the community since responsibility now falls on the many Level 1 Judges in the South East area to try to keep the community afloat.
I don't expect an apology from Wizards or even for them to reverse their decision. I just hope they aid with the chaos they created in this area.
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It's a three dollar card, does the price really need to be driven down?
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It flips the top until you get a creature. Not a good card by any means but you will never whiff.
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Why does everything have to be a social justice? 3/5 of the main cast of magic's good guys are female. Kaya was a female person of color. Saheeli was a female person of color. Nahiri, Kiora, Narset. It's harder to find a block without a female pro/antagonist. We're all upset that the card is *****. I don't care what shape or color the character is. The game is first and foremost just that; a card game. ***** cards in the flashy mythic slot make for negative feedback.
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