Folks, this 4-sets-a-year stuff is only an experiment. They're doing it once! If it's as bad as you say, and people leave Standard in droves, they'll never do it again. One bad Standard season is certainly no indication that Magic is dying - just ask Masques block.
Anyway, as others have said, Alongi is being facetious. Maybe some of you weren't playing when they changed the card face with 8th Edition, or when they overhauled the rules with 6th Edition. Each of these led to the same "Magic is dying!" cries that Coldsnap is leading to now, and (gasp!) the game hasn't died.
Let's take a look at this, shall we?
2004
Darksteel
Fifth Dawn
Unhinged
Champions of Kamigawa
2005
Betrayers of Kamigawa
Saviours of Kamigawa
9th edition
Ravnica: City of Guilds
They've been doing it for a few years now, whether you've noticed now or not. Fact is, yes, the sets in the past have been either editions or non-tourney-legal sets but nonetheless there's been 4 sets a year for the last few years.
Blue!
Ætherplasm with hms to Gigadrowse and Thunderheads
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Benediction of Moons - 4
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Rats
Now onto Guildpact
my vote: Benediction of Moons. HMs to Spelltithe Enforcer and Absolver Thrull
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Still, False Dawn = blah.
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Let's take a look at this, shall we?
2004
Darksteel
Fifth Dawn
Unhinged
Champions of Kamigawa
2005
Betrayers of Kamigawa
Saviours of Kamigawa
9th edition
Ravnica: City of Guilds
2006
Guildpact
Dissension
Coldsnap
Time Spiral
2007
Planar Chaos
Future Sight
10th edition
2007 Standalone
They've been doing it for a few years now, whether you've noticed now or not. Fact is, yes, the sets in the past have been either editions or non-tourney-legal sets but nonetheless there's been 4 sets a year for the last few years.
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Farmstead - 3
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Trip Wire wins, as it should.
Now onto triple mana costs.
:symw::symw::symw:
MY vote: Blood of the Martyr.
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Yeah, what Wombat said.
VOTELEECH
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Verdigris - 3
Wandering Stream - 3
Hallowed Fountain: 5
Breeding Pool: 2
All the others are 1 ofs.
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Nnts nnts nnts gino!
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Trip Wire - 2
Any other votes?
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