But I have a feeling that the formatting of this new type of event isn’t as cut-and-dry as we think, and of course if something isn’t done the way we think it will be we get super angry and ping Brigby too much. So lets take a poll and try to help the team out!
So, please select which option below you would prefer old events (Terrors, FiRF, Avacyn’s Madness…ect) be re-formatted into
What’s your preference for Set-Locked Events?
Only the event’s block + Origins (same as the WAR events)
Only cards in Standard when the event came out (so Terrors would also have Zendikar cards allowed in addition to Innistrad ones)
Option 1 but also restrict walkers by the same rule
Option 2 but also restrict walkers by the same rule
I chose the 2nd one because if your a newer player most likely your card pool we be less that a veteran. Restricting only to that set would be a grave disadvantage. Also if you restrict the walkers to this specific event some new players may not have them. Like what happened in the Trick or Treat event.
I thought about limiting PWs as well, but that would make the disadvantage for new players too big as some of these will be ranked events. Especially with the MCs being needed for new sets, Vanguard exclusives etc it would be really hard on new players.
Yeah, I put the walker idea in there because I thought it sounded cool and because it would be nice to have an event without a Bolas in every node. But it would definitely be tough on the newbs.
As for the set vs standard distinction, since Standard didn’t exist until AMK came out I figured it might be hard to force it retroactively (although by sheer number of sets I guess it wouldn’t be an issue). Also since Origins will still most likely be legal in every event anyway and the event rewards should include a pack or two from the set it’ll make it less of an issue.
How about you can use any cards but if you dont follow the set restrictions you get diminished rewards like half the crystals or runes. Or maybe you get extra boosters for following the set restrictions.
Similar to the second option, but considering PQ didn’t follow standard rotation until recently, I think that it should be the paper cards that were available for that set. Zendikar through Hour of Devestation was one standard block, then when Ixalan came out Kaladesh was the starting set for standard. So an Ixalan set, I think, should allow Kaladesh cards but not Innistrad, for example.
I assume this means you just want things to stay the way they are now? That’s a fine, if boring, opinion.
As for your other questions, I have no idea how they will be implementing this but I assume it will be for both PvP and PvE events. And it definitely makes it harder for newer players to win Legacy events, but that’s ok! New players shouldn’t be able to win Legacy events right away. It gives them something to build up towards (this should be pretty clearly communicated to them somehow, though, which Oktagon is not great at)
Hmm, that would be interesting. I like that idea because it mitigates some of the new player issues with a set locked system while still effectively locking the sets anyway. Not sure how easy it would be to implement, though.
I’m not entirely sure which choice exactly would have the maximum effect, but what I’d want to see are events that make the cards that are good, but not AS good as the top-played cards of the set useable and sought after, encouraging more deck creativity and new strategy development
This is pretty much why I chose the option that I did. I welcome events that encourage us to use PWs other than the tippy-top-tier. I think so long as the Origins walkers are allowed (and they are supposedly getting reworked, but not holding my breath) it will level the playing field a bit for newbies.
Also, the only reason I didn’t choose the “Standard-at-the-time” option is because Standard hasn’t been in PQ since the beginning, and there have been a few different methods of determining when it rotates. I’m totally ok with cards allowed being expanded a little bit beyond just the block, but I also like the block restriction - it encourages using cards that often get overlooked.
