Wizards has been durdling on this decision for some time. It may be a 'goal' to showcase Standard for PT's , but killing other formats is not the answer. Healthy discussion should have involved players at PT level (which never happened to my knowledge) and what positive changes are needed for the format to thrive. Are we just Not printing usable cards past rotation anymore??? Why does the power level need to creep down to Drogskol Cavalry (7 mana ) and Angel of Deliverance (8 mana)? The reality at pro level, we are forced to draft this fluff at tournament, well hopefully NOT,,lol. This somehow 'showcases' the Superior Pro Tour play,,,yup that was what they claimed. Theres nothing like getting steamrolled by Sorin, while ya got a standard pack of rubbish. If anything it's been standard that's been the dead dodo as far as innovation,,,4 Jaces ,4 Gideons , you couldn't trade a BFZ card for 5 cents even as it was a gimmick to produce Foils only, so how do they expect any of this stuff to impact anything??? Sure, they upped the power level of OGW, but they don't test how it impacts Modern. The uproar over the Eldrazi lands is something they dont' want to police. It gets in the way of the zen and happiness of selling foil lands! Mostly which can't be used in Standard,,, lol.
Modern is an Inconvenient Truth to Wizards. Players like it, but its kind of 'icky' for them to manage something they don't have their heart in.
Modern is an Inconvenient Truth to Wizards. Players like it, but its kind of 'icky' for them to manage something they don't have their heart in.