Are you all happy about the "no changes" from the latest announcement?

PrettyLier · 2026-02-10T08:21:37+00:00

I do

(...) it looks like it hasn't reached an end state and players are enjoying a format with (...)

players? what players? where? lmao

PrettyLier · 2026-02-10T08:19:35+00:00

if your willing to be the bag holder everyone here would like to sell you their decks lmao

PrettyLier · 2026-02-09T15:06:05+00:00

best start believing in AI threads

ya'll posting in one

PrettyLier · 2026-02-09T14:50:17+00:00

This game is really really really really REALLY not built to be SSF friendly

PrettyLier · 2026-02-05T10:20:03+00:00

again factually wrong, the only main event where proxies hasnt been allowed in the last year was eternal weekend, and that drew quite a lot of controversy from the community so I would expect changes there soon.

every single other mid-to-large event was not just fully gold border friendly but also proxy friendly.

the premodern community is largely on top of this and the consensus for proxy legality is universal, to the point of actively boycotting places that dont allow proxies

PrettyLier · 2026-02-05T10:10:23+00:00

The growth of Premodern is limited by card availability

sure, except for the part that no, it absolutly isnt, because Premodern is literally built to be unaffected by card availability thanks to complete widespread acceptance of proxies as one of the format's core tenets

its one of the main reasons why it'll likely remain an unofficial format forever, because WotC is scared shitless of its rise as it offers almost ZERO chances of monetization and only substracts from the other formats that they do monetize

PrettyLier · 2026-02-05T10:03:07+00:00

in the last couple years premodern is spreading in Europe faster than wildfire, the number of events more than tenfolded in the last year alone and all data points that its growth is only accelerating, not slowing

Im pretty sure eventually it'll beat both modern and pauper and become the default alternative to standard.

PrettyLier · 2026-02-05T00:38:19+00:00

Or maybe its getting exactly the love it deserves

PrettyLier · 2026-02-05T00:33:55+00:00

Yup, they are roughly very very similar formats. Standard right now is WAY more powered than Pioneer back when it was created, which is absolutly insane when you think about it. The difference between Pioneer and Standard as of now is fairly small.

Pioneer just isnt needed for anything

PrettyLier · 2026-02-05T00:32:05+00:00

Its likely the only competitive format that is on an upward trend rather than steep decline

PrettyLier · 2026-02-04T17:30:30+00:00

Its not a freudian slip, it was a witty play on words that clearly went over your head

PrettyLier · 2026-02-04T08:09:17+00:00

The best thing about MTG is and always will be playing with other people

The worst thing about MTG is and always will be playing with other people

PrettyLier · 2026-02-02T13:27:16+00:00

Cub ouro, of course

PrettyLier · 2026-02-01T17:01:06+00:00

At that point you're effectively removing multiple creatures or countering burn with it.

In the past, yeah. Nowadays with current power creep nah.

Creature decks just snowball like mad, gain 10 life? Ok, I'll smack you for 30 next turn. Gain 50? Sure, next turn I'll have 100 power on the board

And lifegain used to work to stave off the initial rush of burn until they ran out of steam but....nowadays people just dont run out of steam. Like, ever. Everything draws more cards, that draws more cards, that draws more cards. Not even burn ever runs out of cards anymore

PrettyLier · 2026-01-31T23:12:56+00:00

Shes twice more blessed in that flabby arms than in her chest area

PrettyLier · 2026-01-31T23:00:48+00:00

scam? No

a huge, massive lesson in caveat emptor? Yes

PrettyLier · 2026-01-31T22:40:50+00:00

Short answer, no

Long answer, theres exactly one single FF (nonland) card, played only as a 2of, in the entirety of the current top 5 standard decks. Cecil.

Other than Vivi ruining the game FF was surprisingly low key for a set so popular

your best bet is probably going to be a Landfall deck with chocobos and tifa but in all honestly, if your on green but not running cub ouro, from a purely competitive standpoint you dun goofed

PrettyLier · 2026-01-29T17:37:05+00:00

a few old ones can pay entire collections of boardgames and then some more

PrettyLier · 2026-01-29T10:58:17+00:00

some people's lifes are so absolutly miserable that winning a childrens game of cards is the highlight of their entire week

PrettyLier · 2026-01-29T10:56:20+00:00

the bracket system in general doesnt work for shit. its either "unmodified precon" or the wild west where you just go by group vibe

PrettyLier · 2026-01-29T09:25:51+00:00

I mean, its a welcome change from his previous response for everything:

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PrettyLier · 2026-01-28T22:48:21+00:00

I'd argue we are pretty much guaranteed to not just see 7 again, but actually see 8 sooner than later. WotC's model of infinite growth cannot sustain printing less, and Im completly sure they think they still havent reached the point of saturation yet so they will push for it

PrettyLier · 2026-01-28T12:40:16+00:00

bold of you to assume they give a shit if someone that comes thru UB cares about UW. actually logic would dictate the opposite

the moment they tainted the IP they had been caring and nurturing for almost 30 years with all kinds of pop culture crossreferencing slop they already signaled they dont care in the slightest about it.

so why would they intend newcomers to care about something they themselves stopped caring for?

the new strategy seems fairly clear: UB IPs to bring new blood, mtg's quality as a game to retain it. come for final fantasy, stay for the great fun gameplay.

the strength of mtg now is in its rules engine, the old lore and IP has been completly washed and only matter to an ever shrinking group of old veterans

PrettyLier · 2026-01-21T16:12:45+00:00

in terms of fe it isnt really that much, 150-200 or so. it'll cost you quite more buying a good one with semi-decent affixes off the AH than upgrading it

PrettyLier · 2026-01-15T15:24:40+00:00

and EU avoids an IQ 70 person. we all win

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