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2:02 WHERE IS MY FRIGGIN ANNOUNCEMENT
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Jan 9, 2017 20:03
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Jan 9, 2017 20:03
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Trolled by Wizards yet again
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Jan 9, 2017 20:03
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Considering they have a tendency to get their B&R reveals spoiled 20-30 minutes early, they're taking this one seriously. Does something really need to be emergency banned? They wouldn't build this up because of MLK day, would they?
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Jan 9, 2017 20:04
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Didn't see it, figured you guys would have posted it, but that's what I get for assuming Wizards is competent. This morning's tweet was probably meant for next Monday.
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Jan 9, 2017 20:05
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PhyrexianLibrarian posted:Considering they have a tendency to get their B&R reveals spoiled 20-30 minutes early, they're taking this one seriously. It's not an emergency ban since its the regular timing - the announcement itself is all that's early. Even assuming they banned Cat preemptively it wouldn't take effect until the set released, same as any other B&R announcement. The only reason to do it early is if there's something that could be affected at pre-release (e.g. trading) or for PT testing. Otherwise, if it was nothing and they were concerned about a holiday they'd just do it on a Tuesday.
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Jan 9, 2017 20:05
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Standard: Emrakul, the Promised End is banned. Smuggler's Copter is banned. Reflector Mage is banned Modern: Gitaxian Probe is banned. Golgari Grave-Troll is banned. Next B&R Announcement: March 13, 2017 http://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/news/january-9-2017-banned-and-restricted-announcement-2017-01-09 Lol
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Banned: b/r announcements.
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Jan 9, 2017 20:05
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Trick is still trying to figure out how to word it so it pisses every single person off and manages to insult at least 3 groups of disadvantaged people at once
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quote:Standard:
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Jan 9, 2017 20:06
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End of Life Guy posted:This morning's tweet was probably meant for next Monday. I thought "no changes" would be the funniest option, but this is much better.
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Jan 9, 2017 20:06
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Borachon posted:Standard: to be clear: this is not a joke. this is actually what happened
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Jan 9, 2017 20:06
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Elyv posted:to be clear: this is not a joke. this is actually what happened Wait that's not actually a joke?
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Jan 9, 2017 20:07
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Reflector Mage?
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Jan 9, 2017 20:07
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DoctorOozy posted:Standard: Ho boy, this is going to piss off so many people. WOTC really has no clue what they're doing, or why their money making format is tanking.
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Jan 9, 2017 20:08
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They forgot to unban Jace, Pod, and Splinter Twin.
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Jan 9, 2017 20:08
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Wow http://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/news/january-9-2017-banned-and-restricted-announcement-2017-01-09
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Jan 9, 2017 20:08
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Errant Gin Monks posted:Wait that's not actually a joke? http://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/news/january-9-2017-banned-and-restricted-announcement-2017-01-09
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Jan 9, 2017 20:08
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OK I can see the modern bans, people have been complaining about Probe for a long time, and Wizards is known to hate Dredge. But what the hell is the Standard metagame like that all that is necessary? Is it time to buy back into Standard and Cat Lady people forever? PhyrexianLibrarian fucked around with this message at 20:11 on Jan 9, 2017 |
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Jan 9, 2017 20:08
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The Modern bans seem fair. Dredge likely still lives without GGT? And Probe was overdue a ban. Lol standard
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Jan 9, 2017 20:09
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Cat Twin is going to be such a good deck guys.
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Jan 9, 2017 20:09
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PhyrexianLibrarian posted:OK I can see the modern bans, people have been complaining about Probe for a long time, and they're known to hate Dredge. It has been shiiiiiiiiiiit SoftNum posted:Cat Twin is going to be such a good deck guys. Up until the next B&R announcement, at least.
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Jan 9, 2017 20:10
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 So obviously the only way to fix the problems that Emrakul and Copter make on standard are to loving ban them out of it. Good talk WotC. I was half expecting Smuggler's Copter to plummet in price as soon as the changes when up but here we are.
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Jan 9, 2017 20:10
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suicidesteve posted:They forgot to unban Jace, Pod, and Splinter Twin. They also forgot to ban Probe in older formats. Also cheap Smuggler's Copters, here I come! Edit: I'm pretty sure banning GGT doesn't even do much to Dredge. They just play more Thugs, dredge a little less and still do way too much for so little. suicidesteve fucked around with this message at 20:14 on Jan 9, 2017 |
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Jan 9, 2017 20:11
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Also, they're adding more ban dates, so if the Cat Lady is out of control, it won't last long.quote:Banned and Restricted announcements will now be made both on the Monday after Standard-legal set Prereleases and five weeks after a Pro Tour, also on a Monday.
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Jan 9, 2017 20:11
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Elyv posted:to be clear: this is not a joke. this is actually what happened Lol I was like, okay this is pretty reasonable but Reflector Mage means this is obviously a joke. Hope they realize Probe is a stupid lovely broken card that only enables degenerate poo poo and bans it in Legacy, Pauper and restricts it in Vintage.
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Jan 9, 2017 20:12
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I have to say I'm pleasantly surprised
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Jan 9, 2017 20:12
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Count Bleck posted:
They hosed up, and owned up. Doesn't excuse it, but I think this is for the better. Reflector Mage seems questionable, but given the new rotation would've meant another block of him, I won't miss him.
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Jan 9, 2017 20:13
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Gideon is much more banworthy than reflector mage imo.
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Jan 9, 2017 20:13
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I am guessing Reflector Mage is the preemptive ban here. Jeskai decks are poised to be pretty good. Can't have anything be good.
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Jan 9, 2017 20:14
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im surprised all the banned cards werent red, am i right fellas
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Jan 9, 2017 20:15
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Angry Grimace posted:Also, they're adding more ban dates, so if the Cat Lady is out of control, it won't last long. I mean it's good to have emergency release valves, but this should be so rare that it should be unnecessary.
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Jan 9, 2017 20:15
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I'm a little iffy about them banning roflcopter, but I do agree with Emrakul and Reflector Mage. Emrakul is just so far beyond powerful that there's really no other choice. Reflector Mage was a carry over from reverting to the old rotation schedule. I honestly wouldn't have had the full turn cool down on recasting though. This should make deckbuilding more interesting though.
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Jan 9, 2017 20:15
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The "financiers" on my list are oddly quiet, I wonder what they make of the "we're going to announce B&R changes more often" part of this announcement.
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Jan 9, 2017 20:15
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Hoochie mama. RIP to the newcomer at our last Modern FNM running Dredge (the deck will probably be OK). It just sucks that they banned Troll, the unbanned it, and then had to ban it again, as I can see Wizards being really gunshy about unbanning anything ever again. Probe is interesting, wonder if they might throw a deck like Storm a bone now that it has one less free spell to use. I also wonder what sort of shape Infect takes now that they have to play around removal.
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Jan 9, 2017 20:15
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Huey said on Twitter they found a deck that abused Reflector Mage, so they must have been talking with some pros. These bans are nuts though. Standard bans are always a "wow we really hosed up" kind of situation and it's always interesting.
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Jan 9, 2017 20:15
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Recess Rapist posted:I am guessing Reflector Mage is the preemptive ban here. Jeskai decks are poised to be pretty good. Can't have anything be good. To be fair reflector mage was loving annoying. I will be glad to replace him in my decks
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Fuzzy Mammal posted:Gideon is much more banworthy than reflector mage imo. You have my vote.
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