WotC, "Masters of Fucking Terrible PR"™:
https://www.coolstuffinc.com/a/bruce...ase-that-wasnt
Because taking away the prerelease from a bunch of children in a library is going to be received well. This is some Saturday morning cartoon villain shit right there, and I'm not even a friend of such sob stories.
Can we all agree that this is great though?
https://www.mtggoldfish.com/deck/1365240#online
Whoa, lame. This kind of stuff softens the blow of my recent firesale of my Magic collection. I've was saving Magic stuff to teach my kids to play, but instead I've been lately collecting old Decipher Star Wars CCG cards "for them" to play (anyone have cards they don't need?). Plus my kids love Star Wars, so theme ftw.
The irony here is that a partially non-existent company who lost their license 17 years ago offer almost as much tournament support as WotC for Magic.
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I apologize, you're correct. Which makes it worse because a bunch of volunteers (I don't believe the individuals get paid by Decipher) organize tournaments in the US and Europe and offer prize support.
Apples to oranges, but we seem to enjoy kicking Wizards when they're down, right?
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Thank fuck, cause this was beyond idiotic.Addendum!
As a quick update, Wizards reached out to me the same day this article went live. They have offered to send product to make a tournament happen for the children at the library! They have also offered to help facilitate getting together with a new store. One of the difficulties in working with WPN stores is that allotments are based on previous prerelease numbers. If a store were to suddenly offer another prerelease and request 36 more prerelease packs, WPN would give a handful of packs, which would mean that their store would be very limited if I was to get 36. WPN has offered to help with the allotments, so everyone gets all the prerelease packs they need. This will go a long way to setting up the library for the next prerelease!
So, while WPN is still unwilling to change their guidelines, the children that were affected will not suffer! I’ll be sure to post pictures after the tournament is run!
Not keen on playing the part of devils advocate here, but getting WPN status without the requirements in the first place, (or lying about it) is a very questionable thing as well, especially if it was for the sole purpose of making more money by gaining access to limited WotC products like FtV & more. To me, these special products and the extra money store owners can earn, are in a direct relation with the tournament/play space these owners provide and pay rent for.
This seems to be a store which HAPPENS to sell MTG products among other stuff just like Walmart, Spielemax & Co do, with players having to pick their stuff up and play elsewhere. Should they grant them WPN too?
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It depends on if Amazon, Walmart, etc sells FtV for a more reasonable price and higher numbers unlike many shops do. Getting 4 FtV packs at their release without paying a premium because small/local shops wanna cash in? Any day of the week for me.
These special products and the whole WPN stuff is nothing but a bone WotC throws for shops which offer players space to play. Sort of a way to "pay" them like they do with Judges and their promos. People get special products/printings and sell these for cash.
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I remember my old LGS kept the valuable FNM Promos and sold them for cash while handing out the low value ones and no price packs. He also sold the Prerelease T-Shirts and Mats.
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