Monday, August 25th

[Mattao19]

How do we know that the poster was talking about Un3

Faith

Lmfao ok cool! I hope we get Unwalkers!

[Agrus Kos, Enforcer of Truth]

We don't know if it is about Un3, but it is an announcement so important that they shifted the entire schedule to accommodate.

[Mattao19]

We don't know if it is about Un3, but it is an announcement so important that they shifted the entire schedule to accommodate.

True and when's this article coming out?

[Agrus Kos, Enforcer of Truth]

We don't know if it is about Un3, but it is an announcement so important that they shifted the entire schedule to accommodate.

True and when's this article coming out?

Monday

[Dudecore]

http://markrosewater.tumblr.com/post/95303344193/since-mondays-article-is-a-week-too-soon-for-previews

Hopefully that settles it. MODERN MASTERS 2? I'll bet on Fetchlands, {Noble Hierarch}, {Damnation}, {Liliana of the Veil} and the Eldrazi.

[Thetrufflehunter]

Those would be awesome! Gonna buy as many boxes as possible.

[Agrus Kos, Enforcer of Truth]

http://markrosewater.tumblr.com/post/95303344193/since-mondays-article-is-a-week-too-soon-for-previews

Hopefully that settles it. MODERN MASTERS 2? I'll bet on Fetchlands, {Noble Hierarch}, {Damnation}, {Liliana of the Veil} and the Eldrazi.

I also think it could be restructuring how standard works. Last week he asked everyone how they would want standard to work (how long things would stay in standard, how rotation would work) and the last time he asked everyone a question, it was, "what would you expect form a wedge set?" That was a week before SDCC announced Khans was a wedge block.

[Spikepit]

Pardon my ignorance, what is Grand Design State/GDS? I don't read up much on the net between homework and rehearsals...

[Agrus Kos, Enforcer of Truth]

Pardon my ignorance, what is Grand Design State/GDS? I don't read up much on the net between homework and rehearsals...

The GDS is the Great Designer Search. They have done 2 thus far. Basically it is a competition to see who gets to join the Magic design team. Contestants have to design mechanics, build worlds, etc.

[Spikepit]

Cheers mate! That sounds like fun! In that case the announcement is a Reality TV show about the contest, like The Apprenti... No? Too far? Ok.


😜

[Mr_Fahrenheit]

http://markrosewater.tumblr.com/post/95303344193/since-mondays-article-is-a-week-too-soon-for-previews

Hopefully that settles it. MODERN MASTERS 2? I'll bet on Fetchlands, {Noble Hierarch}, {Damnation}, {Liliana of the Veil} and the Eldrazi.

Not sure about eldrazi but those others you mentioned, along with snapcaster Mage and griselbrand sound fantastic. It makes sense that they want to reprint these cards without having them available in standard.

[Rass]

That would make mm2 so expensive.

[Agrus Kos, Enforcer of Truth]

That would make mm2 so expensive.

Yeah, but hopefully they learned their lesson and will print like 10 times more of it. $8 for a pack is a lot, $20 is crazy.

Edit: what cool commons and uncommons would we see this time around if they did Zend-present. I would hope for {Inquisition of Kozilek}, {Lingering Souls}, {Lightning Bolt}, {Tragic Slip}, {Dismember}, {Deceiver Exarch}, but honestly there aren't that many amazing ones.

[Dmreiss]

http://markrosewater.tumblr.com/post/95303344193/since-mondays-article-is-a-week-too-soon-for-previews

Hopefully that settles it. MODERN MASTERS 2? I'll bet on Fetchlands, {Noble Hierarch}, {Damnation}, {Liliana of the Veil} and the Eldrazi.

I also think it could be restructuring how standard works. Last week he asked everyone how they would want standard to work (how long things would stay in standard, how rotation would work) and the last time he asked everyone a question, it was, "what would you expect form a wedge set?" That was a week before SDCC announced Khans was a wedge block.

I had wondered that same question. I was curious if the new card design played into that somehow.

[Dudecore]

It is a topic worth exploring. Standard rotates too quickly for some, Core sets are awkward and rotate too fast. I wonder what it would be if they did change it. 3 sets and 3 cores at a time? I just don't know. What I do know is the wouldn't make a change unless it were profitable.

But let's be honest here: It's Great Designer Search 3.

- MaRo put out a podcast about getting into R&D. He records these weeks and months in advanced. They also generally do not follow any kind of pattern.

- Billy Moreno - Lead Designer on Magic 2015 left Wizards last year. To my knowledge he has not been replaced.

- MaRo insists that once a position opens up, they'll do another.

- MaRo is also Magic Head Designer, and thus would use his column to talk about design things rather then new product (unless he was spoiling it and giving it a designers perspective). His article is "Magic Magic" after all.

- They've had a sufficient amount of time to plan this GDS and probably enough time for Billy to reconsider. They're also probably approaching a situation where they could use another Designer.