

@Deadlytosty @MysticKetchup scalpers rarely make WotC extra money. They only do when the go all in on a set there isn’t demand for.
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First played 1994
Playing constantly since Mirrodin Prerelease (2003)
Judging since 2005?
L2 since 2008?
Judged some international GPs, PTs, and Worlds. (NZ, Singapore, Malaysia, Japan, USA)
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@Deadlytosty @MysticKetchup scalpers rarely make WotC extra money. They only do when the go all in on a set there isn’t demand for.
@ptc075 @MysticKetchup A short (because I don’t have the time for the full answer now) reason: Blood Moon is ‘lose all abilities’ not ‘lose all abilities and cannot gain any abilities’ (Think the cycle of enchantment creatures that do that for a single keyword and give your creatures that keyword)
@andrew @MysticKetchup I still think 30 pack boxes were a weird number to settle on. 24 packs would have been much more sensible. I’d advocate for them being only two stacks wide too, it makes product distribution for sealed much easier.
@mike With WotC happy to have currently in print cards that are so rare that they are hundreds of dollars (Oracle of the Alpha) I have trouble being 100% against proxies.
I think there are some limits to what should be done, and always ensure that proxies you use aren’t likely to become fakes. (A line that is crossed when someone acquires the card thinking it is real)
@mike @MysticKetchup WotC probably considers it a win if 1% of the completely new players stick around. The returning players probably have a better %, but there is a lot less of them, but they may also spend money more freely while trying it out again.
@killeronthecorner @MysticKetchup It’s not like this effect wasn’t in Alpha, it being in a new set shouldn’t be that shocking.