February 2012
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professorderpy asked: This is a dumb question, but was Morph influenced by Yu-Gi-Oh? Or am I just drawing baseless comparisons?
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paranoid-engie asked: What are the lessons you think traditional games could teach video games? What about vice versa? And I guess I should ask if you play many video games, I at least assume you play Plants Vs. Zombies going by Grave Bramble.
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dearmarkrosewater asked: Were words like 'untargetable' and 'uncounterable' ever considered for keyword names?
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misamoto asked: How should we read the "We definitely haven't seen the last of..."? Since you make plans for next 5-6 years, does it mean that even though we will see something, it won't be for about a decade?
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thelastvisibledog asked: You've commented before that while design space is still very deep, it is not infinite. But should you ever reach the limits of design space, can't you just extend it by creating new card types, like what was done with planeswalkers?
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jjheikkila asked: Have you ever considered "writing" a video column (a column composed of one to several videos)?
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dukkhasatva asked: You told you wanted the Spirits in Dark Ascension have more mechanical cohesion. At what point in design was this goal formulated? Why didn't you change it in Innistrad? Don't you work far ahead enough to change something about the large set when you're working on the small set?
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ddi-pixelvenser asked: I understand that this sometimes comes out of your control, since one cannot both know all and understand things perfectly, and since the game get's refreshed and renewed every set (thank you for that, sir ^^), when you play you get trouble with rules sometimes? That's important for me, to know if you are human or not.
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247restless asked: With Innistrad block being heavily tribal, I noticed there are several creature types that overlap more than others among adjacent colors. W/U - Spirits, U/B - Zombies, B/R - Vampires, R/G - Wolves and Werewolves, and G/W - Humans (all have humans, but they are the highest overlap that G/W have). All of the shared creature types work well together, with the exception of the Zombies in U/B, which...
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ancient-chaos asked: One of the hardest things I find to explain to new (and even some more experienced casual) players is priority. How would you recommend teaching it?
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lightoffury asked: How does it feel to know that I read everything you write because it is so enlightening about why and how people enjoy all sorts of activities far beyond just Magic?
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stumblingonwards asked: If i say sent you my Scragnoth card, would you sign it for me?
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eldadelin asked: Best way to find pro tour coverage? I've always wanted to watch "pros" play & learn from what they do, but I honestly have no clue how. If there is a site or stream, could we search for deck-types? (IE: I want to learn more about Mono-Black infect, is there a way I can search for a pro playing it?)
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slatios asked: How can Tragic Slip be used on a creature that flies? How is it supposed to slip in midair?
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crocmon asked: I know this isn't Innistrad related, but was putting the Infect mechanic ever deemed a mistake at any point in time? For a while I used to run a UB midrange infect that was just mean, and was repeatedly told that I was a terrible, -terrible- person for playing a deck built around 'that mistake of a mechanic.' So I'm curious to hear it from the source, if it's not too much...
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rhprocter asked: Thanks for answering my question today; I was worried it was too direct.
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mcsleuthburger asked: Was/Is the point of the Innistrad block to get players to make more decks that are creature type based rather than simply based on colors that work well in combination, or was that more of a side effect of the overall flavor of this block?
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ddi-pixelvenser asked: Its the millionth time someone is asking, but, the idea of a new Un-set is not dead, right?
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andpayinginnaivety asked: My LGS didn't do any subgames with the pre-release. Is there anything I can do to encourage them to participate? They sound fun.
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pchancete asked: The info I want: Will Helvault go up in price once Avacyn Restored is released? The question I ask you, as I know you wouldn't answer the first one: Is Helvault, like Eye of Ugin, a hint of the next set's mechanics and flavor?
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holyballls asked: Two things: first of all, we share the same first name. Go us! second thing, true or false: Thrun, the Last Troll was inspired in part by Jedi Master Yoda from Empire Strikes Back?
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audioaddiction asked: If a player casts a "mind control" enchantment on a creature and that creature's controller looses before the game ends in a 3-4 player battle, does the mind controller loose control of the enchanted creature?
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lordofhat asked: Just wanted to know if you have heard of Loading Ready Run? I ask because they are making an official magic the gathering small videos series for the internet.
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deathtopudding asked: How has the reception been for Dark Ascension from your point of view? Personally, I've encountered people who like it (I'm in this camp by the way) and people who dislike it. I am curious as to what overall opinion seems to be.
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cryptrat asked: Are small set prerelease sub-games going to be a regular feature moving forward? (We had one with Besiged and one with Dark Ascension.) They seem like a nice way to make the event slightly more unique since the event isn't about establishing the environment but evolving it.
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askingsomequestions asked: Do you have a favorite color? (In- and outside of Magic, of course)
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eldritchguy asked: Hi. First I want to say that I really apreciate what you are doing with this tumblr and your work for MTG. Thank you very much. Second, there are a lot of question I want to ask you, but for the first I would like to know if Wizard would ever authorize a film on Magic. I've heard that Universal Pictures dropped the plan for a film and I wanted to hear your opinion, if it's true that...
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fangfabio asked: I know a few people (myself included) who took a break from Magic around the original Mirrodin expansion. Is that something generalized or just a coincidence?
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ddi-pixelvenser asked: Does the "-maro" cycle in Kamigawa has any relation to you or is just a coincidence?
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travishall456 asked: What are your 5 favorite films? Do you think we'll ever see a MTG movie?
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robertsurplus asked: I'm a shy guy that was awkward when it came to asking someone out on a date. And there was a girl I very much liked, and knew that she was interested as well, but I simply couldn't do anything about it. But as it so happened, this particular girl played Magic, and when she found out I played, she said she wanted to come with me to a draft at the local card shop. Many months later,...
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theonlyzed asked: You do realize that whenever you say something like "there's not much design space left" it makes me want to put together design ideas, right? Design ideas that will never get to see the light of day (stupid international labour issues :p) Just spent a while pondering multicolour Epic spells... OH! Modal Epic Spells! ...
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travishall456 asked: Any chance we'll ever see the Full-Art Unhinged lands again (like say... as the lands in a core set!)? They have the best basic land art OF ALL TIME and they're getting harder and harder to find.
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dukkhasatva asked: Seeing how the debate is still raging in the thread, how do you feel in hindsight about the suicide joke from your column on monday? (I thought it was funny)
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krupapl asked: I'm not a fan of Innistrad and horror theme. Shards of Alara is my favourite MTG block of all time . I'm more into classic fantasy with dragons, angels etc, is there any chance that you return to more generic fantasy theme with next block?
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rebmcr asked: Reading this question & answer surprised me: "cryptrat asked: Any plans to make a zombie card that cares about the number of turtles you control? • Honestly, no. Now you’ve planted the seed in my head though you’ve raised the chances from 0%." Where exactly is the line where you're legally obligated not to read 'suggestions'?
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birthdrumsdeath asked: Do you have a favourite card that you have designed or played with? What is it and why do you like it?
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rhprocter asked: I have never seen you accept criticism for a card or design decision. You tend to shrug it off with "some other players like that card" or "I liked the card even if it was unbalanced and we had to ban it soooo I guess it was okay because I liked it." Okay that last one was a little unfair but it is absolutely the vibe you give off. My question is how much, if any, criticism...
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orbofinsight asked: What happened to Centaur Courser? I thought everything about it was a great card for the core set. Come to think of it, I don't think there have been any new centaurs since then, either. Don't you like centaurs?
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ghost-autonomy asked: Is WOTC aware of how many couples have gotten together/grown closer together because of MTG? And on the flip-side, is WOTC aware of how many couples have broken up because of MTG?
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gathcybersteam asked: I loved the Ally mechanic and would love to see it again. Any chances of this happening?
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unkindgiraffe asked: When will the next block name be announced?
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su92 asked: I think there's a key difference between how undying plays and what it represents flavorwise. In a story, you kill the monster, and you're surprised because it came back stronger. In the game, you read the reminder text, conclude that it's best to fight a 2/2 than lose a blocker AND fight a 3/3, and wait to draw Claustrophobia. A smart player will never experience the surprise....
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mythologyfan asked: Other than making Flash/Instant a super type, if you could go back to the beginning, what else would you change?
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hastily-made-name asked: How often do you purposely lie/ignore/redirect/otherwise omit information in your answers, because they'd spoil something in an upcoming set?
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cryptrat asked: Any plans to make a zombie card that cares about the number of turtles you control?
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cryptrat asked: I've noticed something over the past ten years that almost all of the players I come across don't really like. Losing is a pretty bad experience; have you ever considered removing it from the game? Perhaps you've written an article about losing that I've missed...