It would be great to have FoW and wasteland reprinted not just for legacy but for EDH and cubes as well. And there's the fact that they are fairly iconic cards, and people like iconic cards generally speaking and I would bet money that if FoW or wasteland were reprinted in some sort of precon said precon would sell like hotcakes, making WotC boatloads of cash.
Lulz, 12 people for the modern side event at the last SCG open? Not surprising at all to me, the format is awful. In the Twin Cities a month back a modern tournament was held that had revised dual lands for prizes. Guess how many people showed up, oh yeah only 14 people showed up despite real revised duals being up for grabs. The only reason modern is getting played is because it's a PTQ format. If vintage, legacy, extended, or even ice age block constructed were PTQ formats all would be quite popular too, even ice age because when PT invites are on the line people will be interested.
Competitive players love the color blue. In standard, people love to play delver of secrets same with modern, same with legacy, and extended is dead while vintage is glacially slow in terms of evolution sans when blatantly powerful cards are printed (grafdigger's cage will push workshop decks over the top, of this I'm sure since it answers both of workshop's bad matchups in the form of dredge and oath.) The fact is, blue is the best color in magic for a reason, especially in eternal formats where all the blue cards are present sans a select few that are banned and all the most broken blue cards are restricted in vintage sans jace, the mind sculptor.
The same SCG Open that had a 7-round Legacy Day 2. (Because no one was showing up, due to the Super Bowl.)
I agree that they need to make them predictable. But, all SCG would have to do would be make sure there is sufficient advertising on the page for the following week, make sure the commentators talk about it sufficiently the prior week, and on Saturday, during the Standard Open, make sure there are announcements saying: "Tomorrow will be a Modern Open! That's right, Modern!"
I think that it would be an awesome draw, and might even would come close to the number of Standard players, instead of the ~50% attendance that there is for Legacy.
The problem is that they risk angering local Legacy players who aren't getting the same tournament that the previous city did. The events are much more localized now that the grinder rewards have been killed off.
Why does it have to be one or the other for Modern and Legacy? As I stated earlier in this thread, SCG could easily just alternate weekends. Or, do three Legacy events/1 Modern event per four SCG Opens. Just call Sunday the SCG Eternal Open, and alternate the format.
I think that would get more people into Modern, would define a Modern metagame, while also getting SCG Opens more viewers AND players. I know people who want to watch Modern, because it is so new. People also ant to have a real Modern metagame, not based upon recent MODO results.
The issue is that SCG needs to make its series predicable. The invitationals are the place for them to start experimenting, and I hope they do.
It's really weird because when you think about it; if say a 30 dollar 'intro to modern deck' with a Goyf and a Shockland in it were printed in a large amount and given to places like Wal-Mart, Target, and B&M hobby stores; they'd fly right off the shelves.
It'd make it much easier for new players to get into Modern, WotC would sell a ridiculous amount of product and I'm willing to bet Tourny attendance would be very high.
But, i don't know much about running a company, i suppose.
You don't want to devalue cards like that overnight. They did it once with Chronicles and burned a lot of people very badly. The decks sold in Wal-Mart/Target aren't aimed at the tournament crowd, and they don't like it when they're scavenged for parts by competitive players.
I just dont see how Modern is a cash outlet for WoTC, unless you guys are living in some magic Christmas land where wizards prints all the cards that are "too expensive" to grant equality to all. The only way wizards is making money on modern is if people attend modern GP's PTQs. Again unless you guys all of a sudden think that wizards is going to create "From the Vault, omg I can't afford that ban it or make it free." then please explain how modern is profitable.
I've been trolling the modern forums since it was a "casual" forum, I want it to be a success, as I love eternal formats. But lets not kid ourselves legacy is the true eternal format and regardless of its price of entry its doing well world wide.
The total amount of players who can play Legacy is capped. In order to get into the format, you need to buy someone else out.
The problem is that Star City has a gigantic financial investment in Legacy. If they make the slightest move towards Modern replacing Legacy, it will have a negative effect on Legacy card prices, as a big part of the rise in them recently has been due to the SCG circuit making them necessary to gain access to the "softer" of the two days.
The same SCG Open that had a 7-round Legacy Day 2. (Because no one was showing up, due to the Super Bowl.)
Current post- Grand Prix KC Modern Postmortem (7/7/13)
The problem is that they risk angering local Legacy players who aren't getting the same tournament that the previous city did. The events are much more localized now that the grinder rewards have been killed off.
Current post- Grand Prix KC Modern Postmortem (7/7/13)
The issue is that SCG needs to make its series predicable. The invitationals are the place for them to start experimenting, and I hope they do.
Current post- Grand Prix KC Modern Postmortem (7/7/13)
You don't want to devalue cards like that overnight. They did it once with Chronicles and burned a lot of people very badly. The decks sold in Wal-Mart/Target aren't aimed at the tournament crowd, and they don't like it when they're scavenged for parts by competitive players.
Current post- Grand Prix KC Modern Postmortem (7/7/13)
The total amount of players who can play Legacy is capped. In order to get into the format, you need to buy someone else out.
Current post- Grand Prix KC Modern Postmortem (7/7/13)
Current post- Grand Prix KC Modern Postmortem (7/7/13)