Aside from the many issues about Chandra and Nissa, and the writing skills of Greg Weissman, I believe another main issue was that a lot was happening and had to be cover in one book.
I mean, Sorin and Nahiri suddenly made up, when we had a card where this was a focus. So many names had to be mention to meet the quota stated by Creative, I get it, it’s cool to have a character mention but this was done in excess.
The lack of memorable deaths also affected. We could have more interesting losses such as Kiora, Nissa (yes I get it, she was Chandra love interest but this would have been a tragic loss), Jaya, Teferi (yes I know he just have returned) Ajani (another tragic loss but Nicol was his nemesis as well). This really affected the view on the War, because aside from the anticlimactic dead of Dack and Domri, only Gideon had meaning and the others were characters in the background of the background.
The disconnection between cards and story has really impacted Vorthos for a lot of time, and here it was quite the issue, they must improve that area.
The delay of the Theros novel is welcome if it will give us a quality material, hopefully it will. I still remember when MaRo said in Battle for Zendikar “THIS IS THE VORTHOS ERA”, well, today I found that era to be over.
So were those hunters humans...I thought Elder Dragons were older then Humans....and they already have armored horses and domesticated dogs apparently.
And stone settlements or some kind of constructive methodology(i guess)(but with dogs that is kinda ok)
Retcon everywere.
I don't mind Bolas being related to Ugin but that stuff plus an Elder Dragon even a young one going down so easily is just sad. Silly Retcons.
Perhaps they were elder humans brought into existence by the Ur-Human
^ Eh, I took that more as they knew each other's names, not that they named each other. Being twins and all. I doubt they've got a Voldemort/Harry Potter shared fate type of situation (on top of that being totally lame).
They just, from a writing standpoint, didn't want to introduce them the way the other three were. "I am Nicol Bolas! And I .... need help getting out of this." "I am Ugin, yeah here I come." Wouldn't exactly have the same impact as the previously introduced dragons.
Perhaps that’s the reason why both of them could survive in spiritual forms (Nicol after the Madara incident and Ugin after his fight with him) perhaps that naming the name of one another link their destinies
Could it be possible that Niv-Mizzet is also a son of the Ur-Dragon? I wonder if Ugin in his quest of knowledge found the Ur-Dragon and that lead him to transcend his colors. What if Nicol is trying to become a being just like the Ur-Dragon? I love the story and that they are twins. I bet we will get cards for all the elder dragons in this core set
I believe Jace did the right thing in punishing Azor. Yes, he never had bad intentions but if he where to regain his spark he was going to be going in his crusade of bringing Law to every plane. Some did benefit others not like Ixalan. And besides, if his help is needed Jace can planeswalk to Ixalan and order him to help him (after all is the Living Guildpact).
I guess that Ugin intentions for the Multiverse is the Balance, good and evil in perfect harmony, the law is order and therefore balance. I don’t believe that Ugin forgot Azor, but probably doesn’t have a way to bring back his spark (Venser and Karn transfer I am considering it an exception rather than the rule). Perhaps pre-mending he was capable of this, now he can’t .
Nicol Bolas endgame may be to try to cause a reverse Mending to become the ruler of the Multiverse. Or, he is trying to find a way to fight off the greatest threat to his Multiverse, Phyrexia. He knows this is a threat he can’t overlook, probably the Immortal Sun is a way to keep them sealed so they stop invading other planes (I am guessing the Phyrexians will use the method of overlaying a plane over other as a means to move).
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I mean, Sorin and Nahiri suddenly made up, when we had a card where this was a focus. So many names had to be mention to meet the quota stated by Creative, I get it, it’s cool to have a character mention but this was done in excess.
The lack of memorable deaths also affected. We could have more interesting losses such as Kiora, Nissa (yes I get it, she was Chandra love interest but this would have been a tragic loss), Jaya, Teferi (yes I know he just have returned) Ajani (another tragic loss but Nicol was his nemesis as well). This really affected the view on the War, because aside from the anticlimactic dead of Dack and Domri, only Gideon had meaning and the others were characters in the background of the background.
The disconnection between cards and story has really impacted Vorthos for a lot of time, and here it was quite the issue, they must improve that area.
The delay of the Theros novel is welcome if it will give us a quality material, hopefully it will. I still remember when MaRo said in Battle for Zendikar “THIS IS THE VORTHOS ERA”, well, today I found that era to be over.
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Perhaps they were elder humans brought into existence by the Ur-Human
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Perhaps that’s the reason why both of them could survive in spiritual forms (Nicol after the Madara incident and Ugin after his fight with him) perhaps that naming the name of one another link their destinies
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I guess that Ugin intentions for the Multiverse is the Balance, good and evil in perfect harmony, the law is order and therefore balance. I don’t believe that Ugin forgot Azor, but probably doesn’t have a way to bring back his spark (Venser and Karn transfer I am considering it an exception rather than the rule). Perhaps pre-mending he was capable of this, now he can’t .
Nicol Bolas endgame may be to try to cause a reverse Mending to become the ruler of the Multiverse. Or, he is trying to find a way to fight off the greatest threat to his Multiverse, Phyrexia. He knows this is a threat he can’t overlook, probably the Immortal Sun is a way to keep them sealed so they stop invading other planes (I am guessing the Phyrexians will use the method of overlaying a plane over other as a means to move).