Keep Mana Burn in Magic: the Gathering (One Million Strong)

[herbig]

Fight the man:

http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gi...6520971&ref=mf

[Pinder]

3 down, only 999,997 left to go!

Is there actually any confirmation that they plan to do this? I really hope they're not planning to do this, but given examples of past decisions they've made I wouldn't really be surprised.

[elof]

On it, 999 996 to go.

[Zach Tartell]

Ethan erwin convinced me that it's a good thing to lose manaburn.

[JeroenC]

Totally on it. It's going to take approx. 3 divine revelations for me to think losing mana burn is a good thing.

[Bardo]

I love the facebook post, but could not care less about removing mana burn from the game. Keep it. Remove it. I care not.

[mujadaddy]

Ethan erwin convinced me that it's a good thing to lose manaburn.

ORLY? It's a carebear move that removes a strategic element from the game.

[RoddyVR]

Orim's chant (or silence) in repsonse to a seething song NEEDS to do 5 damamge.
I dont have a facebook account, and have no plans of making one, so consider me in silent support of this pettition.

[URABAHN]

Fight the man:

http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gi...6520971&ref=mf

This is dumb. Are you Championing this cause or are you just being topical?

[Nihil Credo]

ORLY? It's a carebear move that removes a strategic element from the game.

Trading the occasionaly "Chant in response, burn for 5" (where the 'burn for 5' part is not always relevant, too) is an excellent price to pay for making it possible to design cards - heck, even entire sets - around life totals.

[Fonzy]

What's the source that this is even being considered? This is the second time I'ver heard this rumor.

[TheInfamousBearAssassin]

ORLY? It's a carebear move that removes a strategic element from the game.

Yes, really.

Manaburn itself removes a strategic element from the game.

[JeroenC]

ORLY? It's a carebear move that removes a strategic element from the game.

Actually (and unfortunately, I'm defending it like this), this doesn't change the fact that mana pools would empty at end of phases- it just wouldn't damage you anymore.

[puppektion]

Actually (and unfortunately, I'm defending it like this), this doesn't change the fact that mana pools would empty at end of phases- it just wouldn't damage you anymore.

At the same time, things like LED can be used with less fear of burning to death (say, from a Wish being countered)

[mujadaddy]

Actually (and unfortunately, I'm defending it like this), this doesn't change the fact that mana pools would empty at end of phases- it just wouldn't damage you anymore.

Consider my objection ill-considered, then.

[etrigan]

Ethan erwin convinced me that it's a good thing to lose manaburn.

He's a big fella.

[herbig]

This is dumb. Are you Championing this cause or are you just being topical?

Oh no, I couldn't care less. Just wanted to make a funny Facebook group.

[Forbiddian]

Trading the occasionaly "Chant in response, burn for 5" (where the 'burn for 5' part is not always relevant, too) is an excellent price to pay for making it possible to design cards - heck, even entire sets - around life totals.

Could you elaborate on this?

I can't see how mana burn affects design one way or another. I've never burned myself intentionally or seen someone else do it in order to lose life.

[Bardo]

Could you elaborate on this?

I can't see how mana burn affects design one way or another. I've never burned myself intentionally or seen someone else do it in order to lose life.

I don't play block (let alone Mirrodin/Affinity block) but there are those that complain about the "strategic" mana burn because of the Pulse of Forge/Fields.

Also, Mindslaver would be a more elegant card if not for mana burn.

[Volt]

Meh