Here's a weird question.
With RTR Block just coming out. What direction do you think WotC will go in after innistrad block is cycled out next october?
No clue, but, I'm hopefull we will get off the vampire, zombie, werewolf and tribal sets, even tho they are still big in the pop culture presently. I also would like to see the artwork shift back to the way it was in older sets. There seems to be a sameness to all the art nowadays and it lacks memorability.
I love love love the old artwork. I'm not a big fan of the more "realistic" approach most of the cards are taking.
Quote from: Bluenote20 on October 10, 2012, 01:11:47 PM
No clue, but, I'm hopefull we will get off the vampire, zombie, werewolf and tribal sets, even tho they are still big in the pop culture presently. I also would like to see the artwork shift back to the way it was in older sets. There seems to be a sameness to all the art nowadays and it lacks memorability.
Totally agree with you. It would be awesome if WotC would bring back full art lands again due to the fact that some of the art work on the basic lands today are awesome.
WE'RE DUE FOR AN UN-SET! Please!
The realistic approach is terrible and in some cases creepy. I remember when there was controversy over the pentagram on the revised {unholy strength}. Cards like {extirpate} are creepy. Bring back Jeff A. Menges, Phil Foglio and even the people from the Urza block.
I think WOtC remembers how to make sets with a good balance of playable aggro AND control cards. They have kinda been lacking on good/devent control cards lately. They started doung a little better in Return to Ravnica.
Well ravinica allows for powerful color blending madness and there is a card that hits mono color creatures specificly {ultimate price}. These lea me to elieve we can expect a shift back to mono color cards, but perhaps with a lot of cross color interactions (things like {prized elephant} or {wild nactal} for example). Also magic is very combat orientated right now, i believe this is due to an attempt to make the game more approachable for newer players. We may be in for a more combo, synergy based time with the available lands and a need to change a evolve the meta. My personal hope is that {dreadbore} is an omen alluding to a planeswalker heavy plane. I would love to have uncommon planeswalkers, walkers that wouldnt totally change the flow of the game, but would instead inch your way to victory like a well supported creature would. Wizards has gotten fairly good at making low impact well costed walkers since their release and could probably pull this off. Just look at {tibalt, the fiend-blooded}.
Arabian Days. Back to the beginning again.
Someone mentioned that a Greek mythology block would be cool and I agree with them wholeheartedly. It would be so cool to have a bunch of legendary creatures like in kamigawa.
Quote from: Darius on October 11, 2012, 08:05:47 PM
Someone mentioned that a Greek mythology block would be cool and I agree with them wholeheartedly. It would be so cool to have a bunch of legendary creatures like in kamigawa.
Hells yea
Cowboys and aliens or robots
I'm still pulling for a western themed block.
I dot care what it is but I know 1 thing we will be seeing the eldrazi..real soon... Gideon still needs his " final solution"
I'll tell you what we will see. URZA. A new nicol bolas vs urza. And a return to mono coloured standard. Maybe not, but I would be so stoked for that and buy box after box after box. Well, that's my 2 pence...
Return to happy sets like lowryn. :P
Quote from: Murtaugh on October 11, 2012, 09:58:33 PM
Return to happy sets like lowryn. :P
Can't agree more. Ravnica CAN be a happy set, and I'm quite happy they reyurned.
Quote from: Bluenote20 on October 10, 2012, 01:11:47 PM
No clue, but, I'm hopefull we will get off the vampire, zombie, werewolf and tribal sets, even tho they are still big in the pop culture presently. I also would like to see the artwork shift back to the way it was in older sets. There seems to be a sameness to all the art nowadays and it lacks memorability.
I like the werewolves, zombies, and vamps
App freaked out and didn't let me finish...
I mean, they could have done the werewolf mechanic much better, I really wanted to have a badass WW tribal, but I digress...
Quote from: Mikefrompluto on October 11, 2012, 09:49:41 PM
I'm still pulling for a western themed block.
Perhaps a Sitting Bull or Crazy Horse Planeswalker.
Or "Equip" Colt Single Action Army
Quote from: Double-O-Scotch on October 11, 2012, 09:57:48 PM
I'll tell you what we will see. URZA. A new nicol bolas vs urza. And a return to mono coloured standard. Maybe not, but I would be so stoked for that and buy box after box after box. Well, that's my 2 pence...
Innistrad and scars were fairly mono colored blocks.
Quote from: Bluenote20 on October 12, 2012, 07:45:49 AM
Quote from: Mikefrompluto on October 11, 2012, 09:49:41 PM
I'm still pulling for a western themed block.
Perhaps a Sitting Bull or Crazy Horse Planeswalker.
Or "Equip" Colt Single Action Army
Yes! I think Wizards could pull it off in a way that wasn't corny.
Quote from: Mikefrompluto on October 12, 2012, 09:27:10 AM
Quote from: Bluenote20 on October 12, 2012, 07:45:49 AM
Quote from: Mikefrompluto on October 11, 2012, 09:49:41 PM
I'm still pulling for a western themed block.
Perhaps a Sitting Bull or Crazy Horse Planeswalker.
Or "Equip" Colt Single Action Army
Yes! I think Wizards could pull it off in a way that wasn't corny.
Hell somebody over at Wizards thought Kithkin were cool, I think you have a valid idea. The game needs more pistols and buffalo.
Quote from: Testset on October 12, 2012, 12:10:53 PM
Quote from: CajunJynx on October 12, 2012, 12:00:44 AM
App freaked out and didn't let me finish...
I mean, they could have done the werewolf mechanic much better, I really wanted to have a badass WW tribal, but I digress...
I'm sure Gruul will have some good contributions to the {R}{G} WW tribe, come Gatecrash.
I agree
No more un-sets. You can't use them legally so why blow money on a few giggles? I always thought those cards were funny but I'd never buy them.
Anything goes in casual though