Judge from Melbourne.
First played 1994
Playing constantly since Mirrodin Prerelease (2003)
Judging since 2005?
L2 since 2008?
Judged some international GPs, PTs, and Worlds. (NZ, Singapore, Malaysia, Japan, USA)
Creator of this here instance, but please use the @admin account for all official things.
@nokturne213 @lorty Stores with better staff fostering better communities get better gender ratios. Which supports your observation.
But because toxic men are going to show up from other communities to events at the good stores they still weigh down the good stores. Particularly at more competitive events.
Staff (store and event) need to be vigilent, particularly at events that draw a wider audience (RCQ and such). They also need a hair trigger on what counts as toxic behaviour.
@killeronthecorner @MysticKetchup It’s not like this effect wasn’t in Alpha, it being in a new set shouldn’t be that shocking.
@Deadlytosty @MysticKetchup scalpers rarely make WotC extra money. They only do when the go all in on a set there isn’t demand for.
@ptc075 @MysticKetchup A short (because I don’t have the time for the full answer now) reason: Blood Moon is ‘lose all abilities’ not ‘lose all abilities and cannot gain any abilities’ (Think the cycle of enchantment creatures that do that for a single keyword and give your creatures that keyword)
@andrew @MysticKetchup I still think 30 pack boxes were a weird number to settle on. 24 packs would have been much more sensible. I’d advocate for them being only two stacks wide too, it makes product distribution for sealed much easier.
@mike With WotC happy to have currently in print cards that are so rare that they are hundreds of dollars (Oracle of the Alpha) I have trouble being 100% against proxies.
I think there are some limits to what should be done, and always ensure that proxies you use aren’t likely to become fakes. (A line that is crossed when someone acquires the card thinking it is real)
@mike @MysticKetchup WotC probably considers it a win if 1% of the completely new players stick around. The returning players probably have a better %, but there is a lot less of them, but they may also spend money more freely while trying it out again.
@Lumun @UnPassive sorry let me retract that bit about being bankrupt. Drafts are cheaper now than when I’m remembering if inflation is taken into account…
How, I’m not sure.
@Lumun @UnPassive I’m not sure how feasible getting familiar with formats is these days. When I used to draft 4 times a week it wood uptake a month or two to feel really comfortable. Then you enjoy exploring things for another couple of months before adding one pack of the next set.
Now you’ll just feel nearly comfortable and another set will be released. And your bankrupt because drafts are so much more expensive.
@Evu @sambeastie yes prison is an established archtype that is only welcome at the highest power levels. I’d concede every game that appeared to have a.prison deck in it.
@morphballganon @MysticKetchup gotta use fresh blood
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@MysticKetchup Endless Ranks of the Dead/Dragons is my bet.
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@SoftestSapphic @lorty For all 17 sets that are in standard or for each set as it is added?
There are definitely *too* many sets in standard. And premium sets should never be standard legal (that is one of the biggest mistakes of adding UB to standard).
The quotes from today’s earning call have small upsides, but are a certainty that WotC aren’t going to change what they are going to do. FF selling at launch more than LotR did in X months is going to ensure they keep doing them. The upside is they confirmed they are going to keep printing FF to meet demand (presumably while it is in standard), which should help keep the sales rush for sets to a minimum.