This whole "Designed by Random Person from Famous Brand X!!!" just smacks of a managerial decision by someone from Hasbro who doesn't play the game but TOTALLY KNOWS HOW TO SELL IT CAUSE BUSINESSBUSINESSMONEYMONEY. Or by your dad who tries way too hard to be cool and just makes an idiot of himself.
I think what is so off-putting about these designed-by cards, the new card-frame, and the site redesign, plus the fact a feature-film was just announced, just feel too imbalanced to me when it comes to Wizards balancing being a money-making enterprise versus a game-making enterprise, and the scales have tipped too much towards the money-making with this set of decisions. Like they're trying too hard to rebrand in certain ways to expand their player base through marketing gimmicks than actual substantive changes that correspond to actual gameplay.
You know who the coolest card designers are? The guys who do it professionally and create awesome collectible card games, not people who make web comics, etc.
Will this make me quite the game or not buy product or anything? Nah. But I just feel more pandered to poorly than I usually do, and it puts my back up because I hate out-of-touch marketing.
Moreover, they could probably quite easily implement a hide/show feature to let you toggle between viewing all cards, just reprints, and just new stuff.
But yeah, I agree, this entire exclusion of the reprints from the MTGS spoiler for Conspiracy is a huge mistake; it's made visiting this site frustrating compared, and drives up web traffic for competing sites.
SO HAPPY SO HAPPY SO HAPPY. Started playing this game as kid when episodes 1&2 hit shelves, and I have been waiting for so long for something like this. So pumped.
I bet many of the same posters claiming that stores should price Mind Seize at MSRP in the name of customer loyalty would much rather buy a box of Theros online for $85 shipped than shell out $144 for a box (or perhaps even a discounted $100) at the LGS. Nor would they necessarily continue to go back to a smaller, more distant store just because they happened to carry Mind Seize at MSRP.
What these people are really complaining about is that they are unable to get a product that is significantly more valuable than MSRP for a bargain price, and they're pulling out the "loyalty" card when it suits their motives. But loyalty cuts both ways.
Well, since you seem determined to speak on behalf of people who want to buy these at MSRP and use the "loyalty" argument, you could at least do it a bit more respectfully, and not put words in our mouths.
I have been more than happy to spend an extra bit of money than I would online for a box of a set from my chosen LGS, because they do cool things like sell products at MSRP, even FtVs. The customer base there is actually inviting and, get this, happy to spend their money there. And we don't all go there simply because it's the closest to us; I live in a very dispersed population area with plenty of stores that would be closer for some of the people who choose my LGS.
In other words, just because you are yourself cynical, does not mean that the rest of the populace is, and even if it is a minority of us, there are those of us who actually do try to support our particular LGS whether the price is a little higher sometimes or not, simply because we like supporting them.
Am I reading the same card as everyone? I keep hearing things like Phyrexian Arena and Bloodgift Demon, but those two don't seem to say "each upkeep." Weird.
Personally, I'm looking forward to putting this into my reanimator EDH. Especially for multiplayer.
I seriously wonder why people think that EVERY thing that WOTC puts out has to speak directly to them on every level, and include tournament level reprints of things. Seriously, there are plenty of people who loved the products you listed. I may not be included in them, but they exist. First step in preventing disapointment by having this game as a hobby is to realise that side promotions like Helavault and products like Intro Decks and Dual Decks are NOT going to impress you. When they do, it's a great surprise and you've never given any more thought to it or worked yourself up.
Lower your standards... you'll never be stressed about it. Then things impress, it makes it that much sweeter and special.
I don't remember saying that I was sad that I didn't get tournament level reprints in those. Or that there weren't any players at all who loved those products. Or that I wanted to be impressed, instead of merely satisfied.
I'm sorry that it offends you that I have standards of some sort, but if you are going to attempt a legitimate argument against what I've said, I would suggest actually arguing against what I've said. You can keep your standards low and be happy with over-sized cards, Cao Cao, Lord of Wei, Volley of Boulders, et al. but there's no need to get yourself worked up when other people aren't happy with those. To each his own.
Personally, I think Wizards seriously dropped the ball on this. It's not just that I think they've dropped the ball on actually making the Helvault exciting (which they have, too many people are unmotivated), but they've made trying to do something like this again in the future a lot more challenging. And if they wanted to draw in an increased number of players for the pre-release with this promo, sure, it'll probably work this time. But with such a large number of players being incredibly disappointed, they're going to be hard-pressed to use such a gimmick again. It really does look bad for you brand to say, "We're gonna make this event as cool as a rock concert! Once in a lifetime opportunity!" and then pull back the curtain to reveal the band playing is Nickleback.
Honestly, after the amount of chaff that Wizards put into the From the Vault: Legends and Venser vs. Koth and how incredibly banal this promotional event is, they seem even more out of touch with players both casual and competitive than usual.
No, there's totally never a case of a popular character in popular fiction ever dying without remains being left behind, and yet never coming back. For example, in the Harry Potter series, Sirius Black totally came back when he was killed without any remains being left behind.
Every time I've read Planeswalker, I have gotten the definite impression that Abbey (and whoever approved it from Wizards) was definitively killing off Gix. Sure, someone now could pull something out of his rear and smear it all over a card, and be like "Hey look, I just pooped Gix back in!" But this whole OMG ITS GIX FO REALZ thing just sounds like people finally giving in to the fact that Yawgmoth won't be coming back, so they're going to the "next best thing."
But no, I'm sure Gix is just chilling with Sirius Black biding his time till he comes back.
Yeah, it's completely impossible for Wizards to ever retcon anything and say that there are more Eldrazi out there no one knew about. Or to say that the three on Zendikar got away somehow. That would never, never, never happen.
Of course, I'm basing this assumption off of what was said a couple posts ago being true, so I apologize if it's not true, seeing as I haven't read the book.
Well since this has moved to the point where I'm just being told to "open up my closed mind" because I don't feel a specific part of how this works has been fully clarified, I guess I should just drop it instead of encouraging anything else like that. Sorry I have a different opinion on the details of these explanations, and I hope you feel like a bigger person more apt at engaging in serious internet business for saying that.
Alright, a ruling is what I've wanted to see at the least, but I would still like to see, based on these rules I've seen, in which there is more definition to make the ruling more clear. The preposition "as" still does not mean "before," and it is not a question of a replacement effect here, but as I've tried to point out in various circuitous ways, I think the real question here comes from what the definition of "legal object" is in rule 303.4f, and why another permanent entering at the same time would not be a legal object, since said rule assumes that we already know what the definition of "legal object" in this instance entails to minutiae.
Actually, that rule you posted contradicts a key point in what you said. According to your claim, the decisions is made "before the Aura itself enters the battlefield." However, according to rule 303.4f, "that player chooses what it will enchant as the Aura enters the battlefield" (emphasis added by myself). Therefore, if the decision is made as the aura enters the battlefield, is it not at the same time as the Hellkite enters, making it so the Hellkite is under the state of "on the battlefield" as the decision is being made as they enter the battlefield, not as they leave the stack?
I think what is so off-putting about these designed-by cards, the new card-frame, and the site redesign, plus the fact a feature-film was just announced, just feel too imbalanced to me when it comes to Wizards balancing being a money-making enterprise versus a game-making enterprise, and the scales have tipped too much towards the money-making with this set of decisions. Like they're trying too hard to rebrand in certain ways to expand their player base through marketing gimmicks than actual substantive changes that correspond to actual gameplay.
You know who the coolest card designers are? The guys who do it professionally and create awesome collectible card games, not people who make web comics, etc.
Will this make me quite the game or not buy product or anything? Nah. But I just feel more pandered to poorly than I usually do, and it puts my back up because I hate out-of-touch marketing.
But yeah, I agree, this entire exclusion of the reprints from the MTGS spoiler for Conspiracy is a huge mistake; it's made visiting this site frustrating compared, and drives up web traffic for competing sites.
Well, since you seem determined to speak on behalf of people who want to buy these at MSRP and use the "loyalty" argument, you could at least do it a bit more respectfully, and not put words in our mouths.
I have been more than happy to spend an extra bit of money than I would online for a box of a set from my chosen LGS, because they do cool things like sell products at MSRP, even FtVs. The customer base there is actually inviting and, get this, happy to spend their money there. And we don't all go there simply because it's the closest to us; I live in a very dispersed population area with plenty of stores that would be closer for some of the people who choose my LGS.
In other words, just because you are yourself cynical, does not mean that the rest of the populace is, and even if it is a minority of us, there are those of us who actually do try to support our particular LGS whether the price is a little higher sometimes or not, simply because we like supporting them.
Personally, I'm looking forward to putting this into my reanimator EDH. Especially for multiplayer.
In addition to Tedin, there's also Anson Maddocks, Quentin Hoover's older works (such as this one), and "&v=card&s=cname">Melissa Benson.
That said, they do keep signatures out of the artwork a lot more these days than in Magic's earlier years, if not completely.
You do know what hard-counter means, right? That they don't have an option for the spell to not be countered?
I don't remember saying that I was sad that I didn't get tournament level reprints in those. Or that there weren't any players at all who loved those products. Or that I wanted to be impressed, instead of merely satisfied.
I'm sorry that it offends you that I have standards of some sort, but if you are going to attempt a legitimate argument against what I've said, I would suggest actually arguing against what I've said. You can keep your standards low and be happy with over-sized cards, Cao Cao, Lord of Wei, Volley of Boulders, et al. but there's no need to get yourself worked up when other people aren't happy with those. To each his own.
Honestly, after the amount of chaff that Wizards put into the From the Vault: Legends and Venser vs. Koth and how incredibly banal this promotional event is, they seem even more out of touch with players both casual and competitive than usual.
Every time I've read Planeswalker, I have gotten the definite impression that Abbey (and whoever approved it from Wizards) was definitively killing off Gix. Sure, someone now could pull something out of his rear and smear it all over a card, and be like "Hey look, I just pooped Gix back in!" But this whole OMG ITS GIX FO REALZ thing just sounds like people finally giving in to the fact that Yawgmoth won't be coming back, so they're going to the "next best thing."
But no, I'm sure Gix is just chilling with Sirius Black biding his time till he comes back.
Of course, I'm basing this assumption off of what was said a couple posts ago being true, so I apologize if it's not true, seeing as I haven't read the book.