{in response to magic player complaining of lack of power creep in INN so far and why it sucks }
compared to other sets so far. perhaps. it wont change standard in any way. if the value overall of the cards is relatively low between the 2 sets in rotation for standard currently is lower than previous years it doesnt change anything. theres still going to be "best decks" and "best cards" in standard. your reference point for a terrible set is only limited to what u can play. for example.
if INN is the only set in standard. and the best card is card X and Card Y in INN. then those cards are the best cards in standard.BUT, if you compare Card X and Y to previous standard blocks they will not seem that great because INN is theoretically the worse set.doesnt make standard worse. only compared to other sets. what im saying is your statement really holds no water. there is a logical loop hole on how one defines a value to a card
they obviously choose flavor over power. but power is relative to what the set gives to us, like my example above. if all we have to play are "crap" cards than the the thing that defines a card as "powerful", has sunk to the best card in the population of crappy cards.shock is only "bad" because lightning bolt exists. do u get it?
i think players are getting spoiled and they want every card to be super awesome JTMS esque card sets.if every card printed after JTMS was "better" than JTMS would become the most worse card .Sorry brah but thats not how wizards designs cards. you either enjoy the game or you dont.
This would be the first Blog i am writing concerning MTG. i am in no way a literary artist . and english is/was my worse subject. what i can do is argue a point and share my thoughts/experience.
the first thing i wanted to write type about is card investment. this will be fairly brief and trivial to some people. other people who are relatively new to magic could find this helpful.
-Magic is more than a card game. it is the bread to its own butter. much like baseball cards. magic is a collectors hobby as much as it is a tcg. if you find yourself addicted and involved much more than you think. its best to plot out your long term "Goals" for the cards. i have only been playing for one year now. And while i am a very modest person, i know the game a lot better than some people who have been playing 2x-6x times as long. its more of a question of how deeply you immerse yourself. i digress .(always wanted to say that). the thing is if you know your into magic and will be always its good to budget for necessary cards. there are certain cards that will provide you with universal uses and will always be good to have around. for example
-this card is used in every format it can be in and is in almost every single EDH/Commander deck you can pick up on the internet.
-this gives the card a face value that is more than just the dollars .the likely hood that wizards would release a card thats "better" than top is very unlikely. this is a card you will always want
"HEY! wait a second good sir! what about Legacy!? its really expensive to get into i would rather play standard!"
easy now champ. your looking at things narrow minded. im going to say something that is going to blow your mind.
"Standard is a more expensive format than Legacy"
hows that so? well ill tell you . you see, when cards that are in standard go up in price. its because standard is the mostly universally play format in magic. the market "your friends and fellow players" drive the price up because they want that card in there deck. because its good. "good" in terms of standard. but what happens when that certain card is no longer played in standard? its price plummets. if its good enough it will retain value in extended and trinket down through the tiers.for example
AWESOME card when it was in standard and still is awesome in extended . they go for about $15 at the time i type this. but what happens when it rotates out? its price will drop. it now belongs in Legacy's Territory and its competition makes it almost unplayable .
im telling you this to get to my original point that standard is more costly than legacy.what makes legacy expensive? i can tell you now its mostly the dual lands. because they are GOOD and will always be good which is why they have "true value". there prices will remain the same for a LONG LONG time.
the thing about legacy is you can buy all the "staples" and lets say that equals $1000 dollars. -that is $1000 for the entirety that magic will exist
it will not be $400 worth of cards forever. the card price will slowly shrink as he rotates out of popular formats. in jace's case he will still be considerably high because he is played in all formats. but cards like Lotus Cobra and Primeval Titan will not hold there value because in Legacy world there not playable. so the question is
well if money is an obstacle and your looking to get your money's worth. it would be the BOB (confidant) .
standard drives your bill up because whats allowed in the format changes every year and the good cards lose value every year and than youll have to op for the next best card while legacy you "invest" in all the good cards and your set for the whole format.forever.they will always be good.so if your interested in legacy.selling your expensive standard format cards for some dual lands or Tarmogoyf is not a bad idea. especially right before the standard legal cards go out of style.
-this does not apply to everyone that reads it. everyone is on a different path in the world of Magic the Gathering.
one last thing to know weather a card is truly valuable or just temporary is ask your self this.
is it played in legacy or vintage? if it is and its its going to hold value.dont confuse value with rarity's .thanks for reading i look forward to your thoughts.