I like that they`re throwing independent websites a bone by letting them get an exclusive preview of a card. They sure as hell don`t do enough to acknowledge the wider community, but this is one thing they do right.
I dislike spoiler threads to the point where I almost always just look at the card in the first post and then close the thread, because everyone seems to think that every card spoiled should be constructed playable and support their deck and not decks that they dislike, and at least half the cards should be eternal playable, and so on. The bad vibes among posters completely kill the excitement for me, expectations are too high. It`s a problem inherent with spoiling a few cards at a time, most of them are going to be not very interesting to a lot of players. That`s just how it is, most cards in a new set is not for *you* exactly. But this isn`t a flaw in the spoiler policy per se.
God forbid a card gets criticism. Sounds like you don't play competitive magic at all.
Ugh. Okay, I`ll bite. I only play competitive magic, actually. But that doesn`t mean that I go on a rant every time they spoil a card that isn`t competitively viable.
"Blue enchantment is super ultra mega garbage."
"Mind Dilation seems like one of those designs where they replace a card last minute and have to make the new one bad on purpose because they don't have time to test it. It's a 7 mana mythic enchantment that does nothing right away, can proceed to do nothing, or possibly very unexciting things."
"a really, really bad enchantment."
"Blue enchantment is absolute garbage."
"The enchantment is nonsense"
I didn`t bother digging too deep, but you get the picture. This happens in almost every spoiler thread except for the three or four cards that ar obviously super powerful. Those only get complains about rarity or about archetypes or colors getting pushed. Meanwhile, I have friends who are super excited about Mind's Dilation in EDH and casual magic. This product is for them too. This is someone`s favorite card in the set. Also, not every card can be competitively viable. We know this. It`s a fundamental principle of how booster packs work. Some cards are good and some aren`t. It`s been like that for over 20 years. Complaining and whining whenever a card isn`t going to make it into their favourite format is no good for anyone. Card criticism, or evaluation if you will, is a good thing, but I`d hardly call it criticism when it`s nothing deeper than "this card isn`t exactly what I wanted, set blows".
Also, please reply exactly how my post led you to believe that I
don't play competitive magic at all.
because I don`t see the connection at all. I`d like to believe that you weren`t just trolling/flaming.
Also, this quote is for you: "I do love people who write off an entire post with an unintelligent one-liner." Who wrote that?
Lol, sure. Every card is amazing. Set is amazing. Your opinion is perfect. Everyone who says a card isn't competitively viable is dumb. Got it.
I don't even know what you want. You want every spoiler thread to be nothing but positivity cause SOMEONE out there could possibly make use of the card? That's asinine. It's like one time I argued with someone who thought that something was "modern-viable" because they put it in their awful casual treefolk deck that just so happened to be modern-legal. Most of the people on this site play competitive magic and as such threads are going to be dominated by those types of perspectives. This is especially so when everyone is clamoring for new cards to break the strangehold that GW has on standard atm. What you call "whining and complaining" is called CRITICISM. I don't know what your idea of card criticism/discussion is but it's incredibly stifling to real discussion.(also, love the small quip basically saying a card isn't garbage because someone will play it in in EDH, real intelligent there)
Also, that response was literally to someone providing 0 points/reasons for their argument. I guess you're really grasping for comebacks.
Cards are game pieces, and should be treated as such, easily replaceable.
Cards are not money, investments, or a retirement fund, and should never have been treated as such.
Wizards made a mistake caving to speculators once, and we still pay for that mistake 19 years later.
Happy is the man who has broken the chains that hurt the mind and given up worrying once and for all. Be patient and tough. One day this pain will be useful to you.
I like that they`re throwing independent websites a bone by letting them get an exclusive preview of a card. They sure as hell don`t do enough to acknowledge the wider community, but this is one thing they do right.
I dislike spoiler threads to the point where I almost always just look at the card in the first post and then close the thread, because everyone seems to think that every card spoiled should be constructed playable and support their deck and not decks that they dislike, and at least half the cards should be eternal playable, and so on. The bad vibes among posters completely kill the excitement for me, expectations are too high. It`s a problem inherent with spoiling a few cards at a time, most of them are going to be not very interesting to a lot of players. That`s just how it is, most cards in a new set is not for *you* exactly. But this isn`t a flaw in the spoiler policy per se.
God forbid a card gets criticism. Sounds like you don't play competitive magic at all.
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Cards are game pieces, and should be treated as such, easily replaceable.
Cards are not money, investments, or a retirement fund, and should never have been treated as such.
Wizards made a mistake caving to speculators once, and we still pay for that mistake 19 years later.
Happy is the man who has broken the chains that hurt the mind and given up worrying once and for all. Be patient and tough. One day this pain will be useful to you.
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Lol, sure. Every card is amazing. Set is amazing. Your opinion is perfect. Everyone who says a card isn't competitively viable is dumb. Got it.
I don't even know what you want. You want every spoiler thread to be nothing but positivity cause SOMEONE out there could possibly make use of the card? That's asinine. It's like one time I argued with someone who thought that something was "modern-viable" because they put it in their awful casual treefolk deck that just so happened to be modern-legal. Most of the people on this site play competitive magic and as such threads are going to be dominated by those types of perspectives. This is especially so when everyone is clamoring for new cards to break the strangehold that GW has on standard atm. What you call "whining and complaining" is called CRITICISM. I don't know what your idea of card criticism/discussion is but it's incredibly stifling to real discussion.(also, love the small quip basically saying a card isn't garbage because someone will play it in in EDH, real intelligent there)
Also, that response was literally to someone providing 0 points/reasons for their argument. I guess you're really grasping for comebacks.
Cards are not money, investments, or a retirement fund, and should never have been treated as such.
Wizards made a mistake caving to speculators once, and we still pay for that mistake 19 years later.
Happy is the man who has broken the chains that hurt the mind and given up worrying once and for all. Be patient and tough. One day this pain will be useful to you.
God forbid a card gets criticism. Sounds like you don't play competitive magic at all.
Cards are not money, investments, or a retirement fund, and should never have been treated as such.
Wizards made a mistake caving to speculators once, and we still pay for that mistake 19 years later.
Happy is the man who has broken the chains that hurt the mind and given up worrying once and for all. Be patient and tough. One day this pain will be useful to you.