M14 & Dual Lands

[Hays413]

That^

And respect to Grizzly Bears!

[Dudecore]

Yeah. Vanilla is a creature with no abilities. They did a cycle of full art ones in Future Sight. I still think they should all be that way.   

{Blind Phantasm}

[FlickerYourOwnIdentity]

What is Mark Rosewater's e-mail anyway?

I know he won't answer me, but might as well try.

[Hays413]

Yeah. Vanilla is a creature with no abilities. They did a cycle of full art ones in Future Sight. I still think they should all be that way.   

{Blind Phantasm}

I could almost agree. I mean I completely agree with MARO's reasoning. And I'm a little biased because I have unhinged and butt loads of Zen lands, so I like them being special.
But since there are fewer and fewer vanillas I'd like to see it. At least for a block anyway.

[Dudecore]

What is Mark Rosewater's e-mail anyway?

I know he won't answer me, but might as well try.

I asked him on his Tumblr. That is located here.

[All-Mana Mania]

I actually asked Mark Rosewater once, and he responded. This is how it went:

Hi Mark. First time, long time. I had a number of questions if you'd be so kind. 1) How come all tokens are not double-sided? If you're already printing the front, why not print another token on the rear to cut down on printing more cards? 2) If double-sided "purified" creatures were too costly to make in Avacyn, how come each pack comes with an advertisement card? 3) Why aren't all vanilla creatures full art? For that matter, how come land is not all full art? You should showcase the art.

Welcome. Now let's get to your questions.

1) The tokens are printed on the backside of the ad cards. The ads are what pay for the card. Brand allows R&D to do whatever we want with the backside of the ad cards and one of the things we've chosen to do is make tokens. Why no double-sided tokens? Because the ad cards have to actually have ads on them as that what pays for them.

2) We didn't make double-faced cards for thematic reasons in Avacyn Restored not financial reasons. Also, the ad cards are a different card stock than the normal, playable cards.

3) One of our jobs is to make every set exciting. One of the ways we do that is find things that excite players. We use those things for a while and then put them away to bring back later to excite the players again. That's the nature of an ongoing trading card game.

How did you ask him?? I have so many questions!!

[Dudecore]

I can understand the reason for it, to get people to open packs. I was like 99% sure they'd do full art in Dragon's Maze - because everyone raves about how cool the art is for those lands. I agree, Ive got tons of original Ravnica and Return to Ravnica foil lands. Alas they did not, I feel like it's a missed opportunity.

Also, I wish they wouldn't print vanilla creatures anymore, but if they HAD to - then full art. That's the only time I'd be happy to pull {Vizzerdrix}.

[Hays413]

I can understand the reason for it, to get people to open packs. I was like 99% sure they'd do full art in Dragon's Maze - because everyone raves about how cool the art is for those lands. I agree, Ive got tons of original Ravnica and Return to Ravnica foil lands. Alas they did not, I feel like it's a missed opportunity.

Also, I wish they wouldn't print vanilla creatures anymore, but if they HAD to - then full art. That's the only time I'd be happy to pull {Vizzerdrix}.

Bahaha oh Vizzy, such jank!

[Dudecore]

I actually asked Mark Rosewater once, and he responded. This is how it went:

Hi Mark. First time, long time. I had a number of questions if you'd be so kind. 1) How come all tokens are not double-sided? If you're already printing the front, why not print another token on the rear to cut down on printing more cards? 2) If double-sided "purified" creatures were too costly to make in Avacyn, how come each pack comes with an advertisement card? 3) Why aren't all vanilla creatures full art? For that matter, how come land is not all full art? You should showcase the art.

Welcome. Now let's get to your questions.

1) The tokens are printed on the backside of the ad cards. The ads are what pay for the card. Brand allows R&D to do whatever we want with the backside of the ad cards and one of the things we've chosen to do is make tokens. Why no double-sided tokens? Because the ad cards have to actually have ads on them as that what pays for them.

2) We didn't make double-faced cards for thematic reasons in Avacyn Restored not financial reasons. Also, the ad cards are a different card stock than the normal, playable cards.

3) One of our jobs is to make every set exciting. One of the ways we do that is find things that excite players. We use those things for a while and then put them away to bring back later to excite the players again. That's the nature of an ongoing trading card game.

How did you ask him?? I have so many questions!!

Ask him on his Tumblr. He's answered probably 3 or 4 of my questions. You can also mail him cards (with a self-addressed return envelope) and he will sign them.

Mark Rosewater is an amazing dude. He answers Tumblr on his own free time. He records a podcast called "Drive to Work" - on his drive to work! He pretty much engages the MtG community during every waking hour.

[FlickerYourOwnIdentity]

Cool thanks!

[All-Mana Mania]

Im sending him the dual deck planeswalkers!! They will become like $100 lol

[All-Mana Mania]

What is his tumblr

[Dudecore]

What is his tumblr

Linked it twice: MarkRosewater.Tumblr.com

[Metalhead212]

Not sure if this was covered already but I believe at one point it was stated that anything Urza block and before, for the most part, wouldn't ever see a reprint. Which sucks, but at the same time allows for priced to stay lucrative in the secondary market...which to a certain extent is a good thing.

[Quisequise]

What is his tumblr

Linked it twice: MarkRosewater.Tumblr.com

And if you get the chance, definitely check out his podcast.