"...We're exploring what new Limited play types we might be able to add, either as crazy Sealed Deck events (like the Battle of the Planes last year) or Draft events (did someone say Chaos Draft?). We want to explore more Cube Draft options, including adding more cubes to the rotation so Cube is available more often. ..."
So, this is what I got from the Chris Kiritz article.
We did some cool things last year, more of the same this year.
People like flashback drafts where you keep the cards. But we need to know which phantom draft format is the best ***cough, cough****(to possibly program into Arena) so we're doing phantom drafts this year.
Last year we brought you 1 vs 1 commander, more on this later....
We're not happy with current attendance for 1 vs 1 commander.
We might do something there, like do more to promote it or give up on it entirely. Enjoy!
Next article/opinion section we need to (or I would like to hear about) hear about the warning system in paper magic.
If you do three wrongs in same category then you get a game or match loss.
But if you do one in each category, and there are perhaps 8 or 9 categories, then you can do one wrong in each and not get any penalty from the judge.
9 offenses, perhaps in same match against same player.
Seems like a clown circus system to me
(Joshua here: I edited an attack out of this. I'm willing to put up with the ranting you post here, because mainly they are harmless. I am not willing to put up with you attacking writers. This is your only warning)
In addition to Disorder, Anarchy can also be a very powerful option against white decks and is also good against non-aggro builds. It's very difficult for red to deal with protection from red creatures, usually you need to line up some shenanigans with Skullcrack but Anarchy bypasses that problem completely.
Yes, I saw/heard that too. Rosewater said that he wouldnt like it at all if not the mtgO players were going to be compensated. Helene Bergeot supported Rosewater at once when Rosewaters said that. Larabee and Buehler were quick and said the same too, and in addition said that they had said/talked about the same before they had heard Rosewater say it. The ones working in the canteen said they wanted the mtgo players to be compensated too.
It's only that some days later the head chairman for wotc came and held a meeting, and in that meeting he said that they could indeed not compensate the mtgo players. When Rosewater and co heard that they said "awwwww !"(how sad.).
So far as things are I hardly imagine any MODO player playing Arena. I honestly think that both will coexist at least for a while. With things how they are now I can't really see older formats being played in Arena as it is really not good at many things and there are many things Arena can't do so far.
We will see about how expensive playing Standard will be on Arena, but unlike MODO Arena does not allow us to win money or cash out. So far it seems to be a hell for streamers... at least in the style I was doing - playing different decks, talking about the metagame and stuff. You could possibly stream grinding or limited...which as I understand is common. But imagining I'd have to stream Arena daily, I'd go crazy.
The balancing act will have to happen soon and fast. The economy is super slow and it seems to have many flows so far. Playing for 8 hours straight or 1 hour doesn't really make a difference as the EV goes down very fast. Unless RNG is kind to you.
Just a a thing to note...I participated in several closed betas for f2g and Arena is the first one that doesn't have a working economy from day 1.
I suspect that WotC would not leave the MTGO users twisting in the wind should they decide to totally shut down MODO. The PR damage from the many deeply enfranchised players there would be difficult to overcome without some type of compensatory agreement.
Remember, a lot of those players are highly visible in the Magic community: Pros, streamers, youtubers, etc.
Pete talks about a balancing act.
That balancing act is already lost, it is "unacceptable" that people like LSV and Chapin cant play proper electronic drafts in the arena-future with other online players without; 1) investing money again, OR 2) managing to sell mtgo items for a fair price. (They will NOT manage to sell mtgo items at a fair price because mtgo will become a ghost land/prices crash. Earlier they could sell cards for tickets to spend on mtgo-drafts/sealed.)- MtgO will not even be usable for older constructed formats shortly after arena hits, and it will surprise me if not older formats will be played on arena 1-2 years after arena becomes available. I also think that the pro tours will not have other formats than limited and standard during those 1-2 years.
So, it will be all about buying the mtg collections yet again for the most active players, which practically doubles the profit for wotc.
It wont surprise me if mtgo closes down completely before the year 2020, support even earlier than that.
For next time, I think you should also go over the newly added bugs on MODO or the ones people know about but WotC doesn't feature them on the blog. Or at least relevant bugs like Reality Smasher one...that finally got fixed...or Gifts Ungiven/Fact or Fiction etc bug. (or Exhaustion not working!)
The prices will drop once the hype ends and the ever-flowing supply of Masters sets choose to reprint these chase Pauper cards.
There will be some though like Standard Bearer which will slip through the cracks and which will not be reprinted. Focus on collecting those, not cards like Ash Barrens.
Pete does a tremendous job writing these articles, and we are all very grateful and impressed by them, week in, week out.
I might have some controversial views about Jeremy Hambly which I'm sure Pete does not agree with (and seemingly everyone on this site doesn't agree with), however that fact lessens not a drop of my respect for Pete and these articles.
If this is a circus, then I call it a Cirque du Soleil, and a jolly nice tent to be under.
Oh good! So we can wish for excellent health - and a great circus, I guess - and look forward the next milestone then. One billion words? Giga verbum would make for one mean online name... :)
When I posted my article about him quite a few years ago, it was a milestone he had passed even years before and it stuck because it became his magic online name.
The tones of the some of the comments in these later State of the Programme are dis-heart-ening. If Pete is a clown, he's my favourite clown. Heck, I still read this despite having stopped playing a while ago (I got tired of V4 before it got a chance to become decent). I just hope one million words is not a limit set in stone or anything.
Thanks, red mana symbol!
Welcome Aboard!
WotC used a lot of words to say nothing at all.
Link is here: https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/magic-digital/state-magic-...
"...We're exploring what new Limited play types we might be able to add, either as crazy Sealed Deck events (like the Battle of the Planes last year) or Draft events (did someone say Chaos Draft?). We want to explore more Cube Draft options, including adding more cubes to the rotation so Cube is available more often. ..."
So, this is what I got from the Chris Kiritz article.
We did some cool things last year, more of the same this year.
People like flashback drafts where you keep the cards. But we need to know which phantom draft format is the best ***cough, cough****(to possibly program into Arena) so we're doing phantom drafts this year.
Last year we brought you 1 vs 1 commander, more on this later....
We're not happy with current attendance for 1 vs 1 commander.
We might do something there, like do more to promote it or give up on it entirely. Enjoy!
Next article/opinion section we need to (or I would like to hear about) hear about the warning system in paper magic.
If you do three wrongs in same category then you get a game or match loss.
But if you do one in each category, and there are perhaps 8 or 9 categories, then you can do one wrong in each and not get any penalty from the judge.
9 offenses, perhaps in same match against same player.
Seems like a clown circus system to me
(Joshua here: I edited an attack out of this. I'm willing to put up with the ranting you post here, because mainly they are harmless. I am not willing to put up with you attacking writers. This is your only warning)
Anarchy is in the decklist, so that is why we didn't talk about that. You are right about that.
In addition to Disorder, Anarchy can also be a very powerful option against white decks and is also good against non-aggro builds. It's very difficult for red to deal with protection from red creatures, usually you need to line up some shenanigans with Skullcrack but Anarchy bypasses that problem completely.
make a ranting youtube video?
I believe you take a selfie and post it somewhere? Or alternatively expect people to just believe you when you say it. :p
How does one properly cite their posterior as a reference?
Please cite sources.
Compensatory agreement;
Yes, I saw/heard that too. Rosewater said that he wouldnt like it at all if not the mtgO players were going to be compensated. Helene Bergeot supported Rosewater at once when Rosewaters said that. Larabee and Buehler were quick and said the same too, and in addition said that they had said/talked about the same before they had heard Rosewater say it. The ones working in the canteen said they wanted the mtgo players to be compensated too.
It's only that some days later the head chairman for wotc came and held a meeting, and in that meeting he said that they could indeed not compensate the mtgo players. When Rosewater and co heard that they said "awwwww !"(how sad.).
...
Compensation..........my............_______ !
Things will not be like you say it I am certain.
So far as things are I hardly imagine any MODO player playing Arena. I honestly think that both will coexist at least for a while. With things how they are now I can't really see older formats being played in Arena as it is really not good at many things and there are many things Arena can't do so far.
We will see about how expensive playing Standard will be on Arena, but unlike MODO Arena does not allow us to win money or cash out. So far it seems to be a hell for streamers... at least in the style I was doing - playing different decks, talking about the metagame and stuff. You could possibly stream grinding or limited...which as I understand is common. But imagining I'd have to stream Arena daily, I'd go crazy.
The balancing act will have to happen soon and fast. The economy is super slow and it seems to have many flows so far. Playing for 8 hours straight or 1 hour doesn't really make a difference as the EV goes down very fast. Unless RNG is kind to you.
Just a a thing to note...I participated in several closed betas for f2g and Arena is the first one that doesn't have a working economy from day 1.
I suspect that WotC would not leave the MTGO users twisting in the wind should they decide to totally shut down MODO. The PR damage from the many deeply enfranchised players there would be difficult to overcome without some type of compensatory agreement.
Remember, a lot of those players are highly visible in the Magic community: Pros, streamers, youtubers, etc.
Pete talks about a balancing act.
That balancing act is already lost, it is "unacceptable" that people like LSV and Chapin cant play proper electronic drafts in the arena-future with other online players without; 1) investing money again, OR 2) managing to sell mtgo items for a fair price. (They will NOT manage to sell mtgo items at a fair price because mtgo will become a ghost land/prices crash. Earlier they could sell cards for tickets to spend on mtgo-drafts/sealed.)- MtgO will not even be usable for older constructed formats shortly after arena hits, and it will surprise me if not older formats will be played on arena 1-2 years after arena becomes available. I also think that the pro tours will not have other formats than limited and standard during those 1-2 years.
So, it will be all about buying the mtg collections yet again for the most active players, which practically doubles the profit for wotc.
It wont surprise me if mtgo closes down completely before the year 2020, support even earlier than that.
Excellent job, everyone.
Thanks for inviting us in! It was great.
For next time, I think you should also go over the newly added bugs on MODO or the ones people know about but WotC doesn't feature them on the blog. Or at least relevant bugs like Reality Smasher one...that finally got fixed...or Gifts Ungiven/Fact or Fiction etc bug. (or Exhaustion not working!)
It has been pointed out to me that Mother of Runes is not currently legal in the format - that is an error on my behalf.
The prices will drop once the hype ends and the ever-flowing supply of Masters sets choose to reprint these chase Pauper cards.
There will be some though like Standard Bearer which will slip through the cracks and which will not be reprinted. Focus on collecting those, not cards like Ash Barrens.
Pete does a tremendous job writing these articles, and we are all very grateful and impressed by them, week in, week out.
I might have some controversial views about Jeremy Hambly which I'm sure Pete does not agree with (and seemingly everyone on this site doesn't agree with), however that fact lessens not a drop of my respect for Pete and these articles.
If this is a circus, then I call it a Cirque du Soleil, and a jolly nice tent to be under.
Oh good! So we can wish for excellent health - and a great circus, I guess - and look forward the next milestone then. One billion words? Giga verbum would make for one mean online name... :)
When I posted my article about him quite a few years ago, it was a milestone he had passed even years before and it stuck because it became his magic online name.
The tones of the some of the comments in these later State of the Programme are dis-heart-ening. If Pete is a clown, he's my favourite clown. Heck, I still read this despite having stopped playing a while ago (I got tired of V4 before it got a chance to become decent). I just hope one million words is not a limit set in stone or anything.