The Magic Sock #120 - Changes
Posted on 13 June 2008 by Tommy
Total running time: 57 minutes and 58 seconds.
Show Notes:
–Help me out. Subscribe to the show: http://feeds.feedburner.com/themagicsock
–Opening music by Luma (”Wake Up”) available on Podshow.com.
–Talk through all the new changes coming to Magic: Less cards printed per year, Mythic Rares, no more theme decks and basic lands added to booster packs.
–Discussion of the June 1st announcement for restrictions/bannings.
–Blast from the past: Quick review of the Legends Magic set release in June 1994.
–Check out all the Magic sets on Wikipedia.
–Great feedback.
–This week’s song is by Brother Love and the song is “Turn It Up!” available on Podshow.
June 13th, 2008 at 6:32 pm
Hi,
I completely agree with your view on the theme decks. I have introduced probably 5 or 6 friends to magic, and the progression goes like this
1. buy a theme deck
2. buy several boosters, and combine the cards in there with your deck, taking it to 70 odd cards
3. buying individual cards to make your deck better.
Every player who takes up magic (including myself) has started with theme decks. Now without them, the only way for friends to learn is for me to give them one of my decks, which are generally tournement standard, and they have no idea how to use it (ie my faeries and my revillark deck), and just think the whole game is too complicated.
Mythic rares will be fine, provided they keep them as CASUAL CARDS, such as big dragons, etc. Forcing ‘pro’s’ and what not to buy “mythic rares” will be too demanding on most people, and will kill attendance at ptq’s.
Also the land is useless in booster packs. I play alot of “mini masters” where you take 2 of each land (10 in total) take a unopened booster pack with a friend, shuffle it all in, and play each other for the booster pack. with the extra land, is increases the land count and reduces threats in your deck (which is of a whole 25 cards), so 1 less threat is 1/15, which is 6.6% less threats, and will make this format ALOT less interesting.
Just thought id voice my opinion, showing my support for your ideas. As most of my friends are casual players, your podcasts applies alot to my usual play group.