The strategy wotc has been following with showing entirely clear indications (which they can not hide) that they will soon not be bothered with Legacy (due to the contradiction associated with the Reserved List or for any reason you like) while remaining officially silent on the topic is precisely the same strategy leaders of all types have always taken when making moves that are certain to piss off a sizable portion of their constituency. There is nothing ambiguous about what wotc is doing here. Whether you choose to stick your head in the sand about it or not is up to each of you. The writing on the wall could not be more clear on this though. I'm not sure a thread like this pisses me off or not. At least it is being talked about, but any clear look at what the company has been doing since Modern was first introduced does not even require reading between the lines.
Have any of you seen what is in Modern Masters? It is a huge print run (Mark Rosewater said it was higher than most of us expect in his blog) of as many of the super expensive cards for Modern as they could pack into it. It should radically drop the prices of Modern staples, and if it does not do the trick, there is nothing stopping them from printing more. At the same time, the most expensive Legacy staples continue to rise in price significantly. Once the dust settles from this you can expect the rest of the story to follow in a predictable manner. It is already set in motion. There is no need to speculate any more about what this event or that phrase means.
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bOriginally Posted by nedleeds
Im biased and the southeast should be in ATL ;)
But it seems like a good idea. So basically they are similar to PTQs in that you are using them to get in? Or is it like a GPT where it is only used as byes?
It seems like this might be the time of trials for Legacy. Despite increasing excitement for Modern and related product releases, BoM just announced a new tournament series, the Southeast is hoping to start up a legacy league, and I'm sure there's more Legacy interest in other parts of the world.
I think this year is the crucial year for us as a community to push for a stronger legacy scene. Maybe that involves regional trials for a Legacy champs tournament (very sweet idea, nedleeds!), maybe it just involves local legacy leagues and tournaments. But I think all of us should try to work with stores to create and promote legacy events.
Wizards clearly isn't going to step in to help eternal formats, so we're just going to have to do it on our own. Fortunately, we have the advantage of not being completely awash with miserable misers like the other formats.
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Agreed. I think that with strong community we can keep legacy booming and everyone enjoying the format. What legacy league are you talking about though here in the southeast?
Seems like a good thing to me. I'd rather go to Philly than Indianapolis any day. Better food, better transportation, more to do. Also it won't be in the middle of another mostly unrelated event, so it's going to be less crowded, less hectic, and hopefully more secure as a result. I've never gone to champs because I have no interest in GenCon or Indy, I'm definitely thinking of going to this though.
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