MTG and Pokemon seem to be the only TCGs with staying power. Dozen's of TCGS fail and it is true ( and I agreed with you in the case of FoW) that many of them fail, because the game sucked to begin with. Reprints have to happen in a TCG. However, excessive reprints can have a negative effect. I can't express this enough. Confidence is the only reason you pay a premium for MTG cards. They are made of cardboard. If people don't have confidence that they will hold value in the long term, then they will simply not buy it. Even standards cards which drop like rock post rotation, eventually go up in modern or commander. This is all I am saying and there is strong proof with other "collectibles" that once companies start to over produce them, their collectibility starts to fade, due to over supply and loss of confidence.

With MTG it is both collectible and playable. Legacy with the reserve list is part collectible. There is a non-rotating format that can be reprinted at anytime and that is Modern. That is Wotc's response to the
reserve list. No one seems to be happy with that.

Legacy will not fall as far as Vintage, but it will be a fringe format. Modern is the new standard for non-rotating formats. I love Legacy like most of you do. But I have accepted that Modern is the new King with
respect to non-rotating formats. Remember, that Vintage was the King before Legacy. All good things come to an end. It's Modern's turn to shine.

If Wotc violates the reserve list, there will be lawsuits and alot of them. Based on the clear and strong language and the fact that people made financial decisions on MTG's policy, I would not want to be the lawyer to defend Wotc.
I would much rather be the lawyer defending the store owner who can claim damages in the thousands.
Think about the stupid things that people sue for. One person sued because the coffee was too hot, Another sued because they got too much ice in their drink. Wotc will get sued and have to defend
thousands of lawsuits.