Is It Safe To Return To Complaining About Magic: The Gathering Events? | Dies To Removal 47
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- Опубликовано: 25 авг 2022
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Did you miss the previous episode, "How Popular Is Magic: The Gathering IP?" Watch it here: ruclips.net/video/YV3lR_iudc4/видео.html
Like and ol’ GP fanatic bundle…Maybe $169? Really don’t know, but you have me scared to hit play again!
Also Prof you can share a hotel with my budy and I if you do go
please make a video on Force of Will, we definitely need you to make the community come life again!! PLEASE!!??
Paused when PK told me to, my honest guess is $200 with the most expensive pass (considering PK said guess the lowest package price) being in the realm of $1000.
Edit: I'm shocked the range is ONLY $30-$350.
My guess is $99
When Prof said “Do you think Gandalf will be strong in Modern” I laughed, then felt sad.
I hope that there are good cards, but man, I'm not really a fan of LotR. It's completely meh to me.
I love Lord of the rings and I love magic . Doesn't mean they need to be together. Makes more sense than the Dr who thing at least lotr kinda you could use magic cards that already exists and give them a art change
@@Xoulrath_ Blasphemy! Not of a fan of black Aragon though.
@@namenotfound8747 lol. In fairness, I TRIED to like it. But first of all, I'm not much of a reader, at least where most fiction is concerned. So I never got into the books during middle school or high school like a lot of people my age.
The movies were good, but there was so much time between them (understandably so) that I just stopped caring after the second one. To this day I've seen all of maybe 10 minutes of Return of the King as it played onscreen while i was flipping through channels.
Finally, and this is going to sound strange since I play Magic, I'm not all that into the whole fantasy thing. I used to love it. I played AD&D in high school, I read a decent number of Dragon Lance and Forgotten Realms novels, I loved Zelda games back then. But somewhere along the line, fantasy and pretty much all of its derivatives just started to bore me to tears. They all felt so same-y, with a fee small changes here or there. The most Game of Thrones that I've watched is when my daughter wanted to show me the Mountain/Viper fight.
Honestly, if Magic changed its entire setting to a futuristic or sci-fi theme tomorrow, I'd love it.
Not a huge fan of any of the UB stuff. But I feel like at least lotr is on theme. It's almost more on theme than any of the in universe mech and Gundam stuff with vehicles (something that's actually grown on me a lot).
"Do you think Gandalf is gonna be strong in modern?" what a cursed fucking sentence that last year would have only been a meme
I used to live at a youth correctional facility, and your channel got not only me into magic, but a lot of my housemates as well. Thanks for that
@Elderbulbasaur that’s the name of a cartoon character
As you joked about in the video title, complaining about a thing is sometimes part of the fun about being in a community. I just got into Magic a little over a year ago, and I can confidently say that the Tolarian MTG videos has kept my invested in the game. Whether it was excitement about a new set or complaining about bad practices by WOTC, all the videos have contributed to my enjoyment of the game. I'm glad that you don't sugar coat your opinion when they do something you don't like, so I hope those "another angry MTG vid from the prof" comments don't dissuade you from continuing to tell us your honest opinion. Thanks for all your vids Prof!
Thanks, this brought a smile to me this morning! :)
I'll third this!
it's frustrating and sad to see my favorite type of magic slowly decay into a laughable fit of monetization.
Welcome to capitalism ...
@@3nertia Aaaawww! Look at the Socialist blaming the eeeeeevil Capitalism for everything wrong. How much is your Magic collection worth hypocrite?
Let's not pretend it wasn't always a gatchya game in its fashion. You could work around it easier by purchasing singles, or using proxies, but you were still working around the original system to some extent.
@@ryanjones_rheios not even close, man. Not even close. I started in 97. I played Extended (aka Modern now basically). I bout duals for $10-$15 a pop with ease and regularity and my lgs. I had Type 1 and Type 1.5 decks (Vintage and Legacy) that cost a couple hundred bucks, sans the Power 9 (Moxes were already $100 each by then, Lotus was $200+). So no, it wasn't so godawful, gotta have all the latest greatest cards to win game since its inception.
Sure, the duals were necessary, but that was always the case simply because of how Magic was designed. Outside of that, cards like Swords to Plowshares and Lightning Bolt were cheap. Cards like Serra Angel (an actual tournament staple back then) could be had for a few bucks as well. The majority of cards, save lands, were not double digit in price.
You could crack a box, make some trades, buy the lands that you needed, and have a genuinely competitive deck for a couple hundred. Again, the majority of that cost being duals.
Now we have a situation where you either play the new cards or lose. The only other real option is to spend hours of time, scouring Scryfall, for other cards that could be options at a better price point, and just make an anti-meta deck on a budget. That's work in and of itself, and I say that as someone who does exactly so.
Wizards screwed up when they decided that it was OK to charge us twice as much for MH packs. The players screwed up when we allowed it to succeed. At this point, I'm pretty sure that Wizards only cares about Commander, and is trying to turn every new offering into nothing but Commander. It allows them to just print money. They've stopped caring about the actual game.
@@Xoulrath_ I mean its certainly gotten worse but every collectable card game has its bones in gambling (both mechanically in regards to the deck and by its economic plan). The goal of WoTC was always to have people buying packs to try and crack the dream cards like Mox. The card game was the bait and they had to make it affordable at onset or nobody'd have wanted the chase cards. Over time they've had a larger and larger player base and less and less reason to maintain the bait themselves.
But I could just being overly pessimistic. My negativity over everything WoTC's been pulling since at least 4e D&D, and honestly sooner though I ignored it, has sortof backwashed over everything they've done for me. I don't see goodwill or passion in it, just manipulation and purely pragmatic deals (Garfield making Magic to get his real pet project funded.)
Prof, you absolutely are a big factor for keeping me in MtG. And it‘s specifically because you are critical of it. I‘m glad that you‘re around to draw lines in the sand for WotC when they go too far.
For me this celebration means nothing even if it was free at the door. Not everyone can afford or justify a plane ticket, hotel costs, food cost, time off work, etc to go to an in person event. Personally I wish there was more to do with LGS support.
more as in _any_ support for in-lgs events?
i can understand large events cannot be held everywhere but having only this event in only one place means even the most invested players from non-na will be alienated. especially when we still struggling with tail end of pandemic.
and paid virtual event is a slap in the face of anyone who cannot go.
Imagine spending nearly 2k for a weekend at the Magic fest when people who work for a living are spending more than 75% of their income or working two full time jobs just to make it in this obscenely expensive economy.
Yeah, everyone can’t do everything. Heartbreaking…
@@ozmond It isn't the fact that everyone cannot participate in this event, it's that this is the only way they are celebrating the 30th anniversary of magic. I would be 100% fine with the event if they also did something with people's LGS'S. Instead with this it seems that only magic's whales are allowed to celebrate the anniversary.
@@dragonfire14x I mean they certainly keep the game alive haha. I know the LGS I work at wouldn’t be able to survive off of commander players buying bulk priced cards for their commander decks using a debit/credit card. But I do agree it would’ve been nice to see some Magic 30 promos he sent out to stores to hold events. But you would have to play an ACTUAL format other than commander haha and people complain about Modern being too expensive so I don’t know. Magic 30 Pauper tournaments would be fun, or heck even pioneer.
I just want to say you're awesome. My boyfriend got me into magic and showed me your videos. Even when I have my times I fall out of magic I still love your videos. I don't think there is anything wrong with you complaining, because you also say when they do it right. You aren't just a bitter negative person who wants to see the game die and hate on it. You love it. You say when something excites you. You show so much love for the game and try to get people excited. You're awesome and I hope you always remember that. Thank you for all your hard work and for what you bring to the community!
Thank you, that's a lovely thing to read this morning. :)
@@TolarianCommunityCollege They're absolutely correct Prof. You probably take more than your lion's share of criticism, and I know so often that's all that can stick in anyone's mind. But please remember that there are *hundreds of thousands* of us who subscribe to you because of what you say and do. Thank you!
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@@TolarianCommunityCollege in my opinion having a critisism about something doesnt mean you hate something, but can mean you trully care and are passionate about it, and i just feel like in the grand scheme of things, wizards is kind of just extorting the fan base knowing that because of the virus and its effects on the communities across the world. its like they no longer see fans only money signs.
i mean i know i come from a more focused way of thinking because im disabled and on benifits so these events. just to get in can cost most than the money i get in a month. and thats not including travel, hotels, food and so on.
events like this are a phenomenal oppertunity for new players to see the heart of the game and as brian beautifully said "feel the warmth of the fire."
they act like rats trying to scrounge every ounce of meet of bones that only have marrow left. and at the end of it, nothing is left. and players old and new are just left with a hollow feeling as if, "well this is just how it is now"
not every event has to make them a tone of profit, there are ways to monitise these fantastic events and make a profit without dicking over the player base. and where i am new player just feel like the game is in an arms race like yugioh, and it sucks.
what do you guys think? do you agree or mabey disagree with me? if so, id love to here your thoughts.
(would love to here what you think prof, though i did get a general idea from the video haha)
hope your all having a fantastic day xx
“Everyone is playing 5 color Omnath and I don’t want to catch that” Not enough Merfolk in that deck. 😂
I don't think it's time for a fish fry yet. Personally I am protected from omnath by just being a combo player.
I think that Merfolk is a highly underrated deck right now. They've got a lot of answers to a lot of threats. I think that the real problem is figuring out the actual list. I noticed that Dominaria looks to have a must add to the deck.
@@Xoulrath_ for now I would keep them as a solid t4deck. They may have a new lord, but they still probably can't compete with the big decks, plus any combo, aggro, or midrange decks of modern.
@@christianmiller4422 but they can. Watch Nikachu if you don't already. He's thrown out a number of ideas that work wonders against the current meta. Like I said, I think it's less that the Merfolk don't have the list figured out, than that they aren't good. I'm not saying that they would be tier 0, but tier 2, i.e. an actual competitive deck that catches a lot of the meta off guard, is entirely possible.
@@Xoulrath_ I do watch nikachu. The problem is they are ideas and haven't been tested at that. Also yes, they may be t2 for a few weeks, but they will drop out of the meta after that and probably won't be seen until something big happens to modern again.
Prof, I want you to know that you may not have gotten me in to MtG, but you absolutely have kept me engaged in the game for over the last 6 years since I left college. Thank you for your positive impact on the community and if anyone at WotC dislikes you for having valid criticism, then they can go kick rocks.
Thank you, that means a lot.
AGREEDDDD the Prof's impact on mtg goes way further than the game itself.
I believe Sanderson said he was bringing his personal cube to Summit. . .kinda hope that gets recorded by someone.
Sorry I don't know anything about cube. What's special about his? Does it have true dual lands and crazy stuff like that in it?
@@Bmacthesage ruclips.net/video/U3dbficwd3w/видео.html&ab_channel=TheCommandZone There you go. You can see for yourself. :)
@@Bmacthesage I'm pretty sure its either a Vintage or Legacy cube. . . I'm not sure if all three of his Black Lotus are included in it, but I would imagine so. Basically he's inviting a group to come with the most powerful cards in the game.
@@Bmacthesage it got played in a Game Knights episode
Brandon is bringing his Vintage Power Cube! It has multiple black loti, alpha/beta power nine, and duals, but also really crazy items like some of the gamma cards, Splendid Genesis, and more. One of my favorite parts is Brandon, LSV, Reid Duke, and Jon Finkel will all be playing the cube with four drawing winners! We are going to be recording it in coordination with Brandon's production team so there will be a live stream and awesome post-production content too. :)
The discussion on the safety precaution almost sounds like a parallel reality... here in Central Europe since the start of the conflict and subsequent energy crisis, it feels like everyone has completely forgot that there even had been a pandemic to begin with.
Anyway, back to the topic, those prices are a slap in the face to players, who have already spent quite some money to put together their constructed decks. This without counting that it is basically a NA event only for a game that is played all around the world.
Lol ok
Professor, I genuinely credit you as being the person who brought me to Magic. Importantly I also credit you as being a positive and empowering influence in this community, the most so if I can be so bold. I am sorry that this maybe isn't always clear but your influence is grand and far reaching. Thank you.
Cringe
I got banned from the mtg reddit page cuz i said that lgs should be allowed to managed their own policies during covid.
Ah a kindred spirit. I had the same thing happen, but my nearby lgs's essentially threw out their policies when the lockdowns ended.
Even if people disagree, how is that a bannable offense?
@@jaywinner328 it's banable because the mods there say so. They happen to be a very controlling there.
Why? LGS where I live have their own policies on covid since over here it is under control and not as serious threat as it used to be back in 2020.
@@mfmageiwatch PA had the 42nd highest case per capita rate due to successful precautions. Florida had the 6th highest despite Desantis hiding data
When Vince said "They wanna play modern but they can't" I thought he was gonna say that it was because fetchlands cost a fortune 😂
I'm guessing 100$ but it's probably more than that sadly
"But they are like $20 now! ... You need 8 tho. Also, 4 monkeys and some Solitudes"
it's time for another round of "reprint fetchlands AGAIN you cowards!" lol
Fetches are where they should beat $20 for a standard art, standard border copy. We can't really complain about that if we both want our cards affordable, while also wanting them to retain some value.
As for Ragavan, Solitude, and Murktide, they def need reprints already lol.
@@Xoulrath_ isn't Murktide only like $13-$15 tho? Monke and Solitude are definitely overpriced but Murktide seems pretty reasonable rn
I love that you guys love the game but remain totally objective. You do bring a positive experience to the game. You're being honest and that's positive!
"Do you think Gandalf is going to be strong in modern?"
I just felt two fandoms inside me dying.
I got a chance to play Pleasant Kenobi at Orlando. It was such a unique experience to play content creators! Hopefully I can go to another one again in the future 🙂
Lowest cost Magic 30 packages? Hopefully, $30. Realistically, $130.
"Do you think Gandalf's gonna be strong in Modern?" made me, as the kids say, LOL.
Honestly, I thought MTG Summit was a hoax when I first saw it. I thought, “How could a group of magic players *ever* host a full-sized Magic event by themselves?”
I see now that they really are just that dedicated to the game they love, and I have a feeling it’ll be a really amazing event!
With that being said, I guess it’s time to start purchasing tickets and booking hotels. I’m looking forward to my first Magic event, and hope to see some familiar faces there (Wink wink).
It's going to be amazing!
Fully agree with Vince. It's really really weird that they announced this with so little lead time and then all the premium stuff sold out quickly and everyone else just gets to miss it. It really does give a lot more weight to non WOTC events when they bungle communications and event planning this badly.
If you want large magic events to continue to be held in large venues, if you want your judges to receive real compensation for their work, you need to get used to the idea of buying a badge to get in the door at a GP style event.
This. It honestly surprises me how little people have picked up that it’s ReedPOP running this for WotC, the same folks that run PAX, C2E2, and countless other fan-oriented events as well. They know exactly how to make these things profitable (but afaik they do still use some volunteer labor, which is gross.) I’m intrigued to see if WotC continues to work with them going forward.
I was hoping to hear a Commander Sealed shout out in Rochester NY but its good to hear about the summit event
I was fortunate enough to be able to buy a ticket the magic 30th event but in all honesty I kinda regret it..the cost are insane...
I mostly play commander and I didn't get the commander package (Ruby package) because it was too much.
And on top of that you have to pay for the events, which does add up.
I wonder how many other people impulse bought tickets out of FOMO and now regret it lol. Magic 30 is going to be Fyre Fest for nerds.
@@Tvboy777 I'm going with a few friends and I am looking forward to the event and the trip itself but I doubt I'll be able to go into the "command zone"
I’m in the same boat, unfortunately. The event was so hyped up, so I wanted to go, and I was able to get a ticket as well. But commander, which is my main format, was a super expensive ticket, and sold out super fast. Seeing how the event is turning out is kinda making me regret buying as well
This is being marketed as a celebration of Magic. What it actually is is an attempt to gather as many players as they can to milk more money out of them. They’re using our love of the game as a marketing ploy.
Isn't that their job? Don't be surprised when scorpions act like scorpions, marketers act like marketers, and businesses act like business.
You people are soooo silly omg it takes a lot work to do something like this, it’s not gonna be free
Another notification! Many Magic the Gathering players are asking the question: Is RUclips finally working as intended?
Not for me at least 😔 had to find out through Twitter
Dang, I wish I knew about Summit before I bought Magic30 tickets. Sounds incredible.
We are doing our best to make this a yearly thing. So maybe next year!
I feel the same Dustin. Summit sounds much better
Just for context on the UK situation for the immuno-compromised - I am one. While in the UK, yes, pretty much all visible precautions are gone, when it comes to care for people like me, there is a LOT. I have now had five vaccinations. I caught covid and the same day I reported this to my doctor, I had anti-viral drugs delivered to my door.
So - with this I feel pretty safe. I attended Birmingham, and felt about as safe as I could about it.
Functioning and effective health care services sound amazing. RIP me in the US
@@jacobnordquist3448 The same thing happens in the US with Covid. You can go in and have an Rx for Paxlovid or Lagevrio same day, with the cost of the script subsidized by the government even without insurance. More ppl need to take advantage of it if they can
You brought me into this game with great videos like "what color should you pick?" I have to say that your objective and honest view of the game feels refreshing. I hold your opinion in extremely high regard Professor!
Thank you for the kind words, my friend.
Origins had mask requirements and required proof of vaccination, but my wife and I both came down with COVID the week after we attended. Not sure if we caught it before going, due to incubation times, or if we got it at the convention or a restaurant in the area.
This was a great watch! Thanks for such an honest conversation on events and the behind the scenes. I hope we get to cross paths at some point!
Maybe instead of doing one big event what if they just distributed a ton of really really nice promos to all the local gamestores across multiple countries and everyone's LGS's could do a 30th anniversary party/event and give away the promos to all attendants...That way everyone could celebrate and have fun without having to travel or pay excessive amounts of money.
They are. But sadly scum lgs will pocket them. Or scum distributors will not give enough.
That would be awesome too bad that’s not what’s going on
But WOTC doesn’t make money that way…..
Prof just wanted to say that I love your videos. They’ve kept me engaged with MTG even when I’m taking a break away from the game and not playing. Keep up the amazing work!
I quite literally just went back to my local game store last night. It was so nice to have a couple of games of conference with decks that I've never seen before.
I always enjoy your honest approach to this game. Starting MTG seemed like a daunting experience for myself but thanks to your content I was able to hit the ground running finding formats I enjoy, make informed decisions on products and become a part of this awesome community. As always I look forward to seeing more of your videos
21:00 sounds like the magic judges need a union.
what's sad was because not only do I need to pay an entry fee for Magic30 but also you need to pay money for the events. So once all is said and done everything is so expensive :(
anything fun costs at least 13 dollars
I'm considering attending MTG summit, would be an absolute honor to meet you if you attend Prof. I've recently gotten into magic again after a 13 year hiatus and I must say your videos have been inspirational both creatively and personally, you inspire me to be a better person and I'm so thankful that you are a part of this community.
As a strictly commander player I (Jim) was really underwhelmed with what was announced for Magic 30. It seems like an event aimed at Magic generalists, but if you don't draft, don't care about UN-sets, and don't see Maro or Richard Garfield as reasons to go, it's just paying a lot of money to go to a busier CommandFest. Given that it falls on Halloween weekend, the cheapest hotel nearby the con on the North end of the strip was going to be $1550CAD for the weekend, plus 475 for a flight and another 450 for access to the command zone.
I don't think CommandFests provide good value for the cost of entry, but Richmond cost me $1000 less and isn't materially different from Magic 30 when it comes to the things I care about.
1550 CAD??? That's like our minimal monthly wage in Poland. Thrice! D:
I don't think I'd have any actual issue with the pricing if they had an option for a day pass/weekend pass that did not include the random packs. For instance, if the day pass didn't have the mystery booster pack and the DOM collector booster and was priced at $30 or if the weekend followed the same and was priced at $80. That falls in line a lot closer to other convention as far as I know and is much more affordable if you only want to go for the panels + artists, etc. You also now have ~$30-80 that can go towards drafts/events at the event itself
Yeah, but not including those packs wouldn't save WotC money, it's just a free carrot for them to get you to buy the expensive packages. I don't like it either.
A note about masks... N95 *or better* helps. I got P100 at a hardware store. 3M makes the filters, and they keep paint fumes out. It's still not perfect, and you can't take it off inside the contaminated area to get a drink. There is a company making a valve you can install in disposables to allow a straw, and it re-seals. (Cue Mass Effect's Tali, "Emergency induction port")
I do hear good things about upper-room UV with a ceiling fan, but REALLY need more data about rooms with LOTS of people. But... ugh, airline air, so far, seems like the WORST part of the equation. Like, all these flights being cancelled because the flight crews are out sick! That's an unsafe work environment...
Covid gives me brain fog, and it does brain damage. I can't afford to lose anything upstairs, life's hard enough as it is. Sorry if I'm a bit ramble-y. I just... really don't want my twilight years going how my gran's went. One forgot the world, the other forgot how to be kind.
I wish you could both do more of these. Every week would be amazing plus in depth set reviews every release with one another! 🙏
I just wanted to say that it was your passion for magic, Brian, that kept me interested in magic after I became disillusioned with arena (which is what got me into magic). Let haters say what they want but it was very easy to see how much you cared for the game and that you criticized magic/wotc because you cared.
I want to genuinely state that the both of you are a positive force for this game and the community at large and any that say otherwise are damn crazy!
Is this podcast dead? It's been over 4 months
Does anyone happen to know if the guy who made that Saturnian deck boxes is still selling & did he stop? I see some sites still have listings available but heard from a couple people that he got ill from the resin & quit
I found out about you Prof, from your Kickstarter which I backed. I think you have good balanced views and have the communities interests at heart.
We need your voice in this community Prof!
As always, I appreciate the nuanced discussion of sensitive topics. Having an honest discussion about real world issues and the game we enjoy was great to hear, thanks
Off topic but its been awhile since you have reviewed any accessories, the last being you awesome deck box, is this on purpose or just happenstance.
Thanks for the show guys!
Imagine that, Magic's 30th Anniversary sounds like it should be a good event. The reality is that it's a Typical WOTC / Hasbro PURE GREED event instead. This does not surprise me because WOTC has a track record of doing these types of things. The different prices of admission is ridiculous!!!
Welcome to capitalism heh
Magic Fest vs Commander Fest. It is like saying "Everything you can cut with a knife you can cut with a chainsaw. We should just get rid of knives and use chainsaws for everything.". Magic Fest events take a lot of cost/staffing.
For those coming out to Utah for this event be sure to swing by and see some of our amazing national parks!!!
I think the lowest ticket price is $100. Seems just unreasonable enough to be true!
The prof is one of the reasons I still play!
In 2017 when I was getting back into the game it was your channel that helped me fall in love with Magic the Gathering. Never believe anyone that tells you that you aren't a pillar of this community. Love your videos, thank you so much for everything.
22:14 that laugh after "Jetpackage" killed me.
Furthermore, why the hell is there not more locations and dates for 30th year celebrations? Don't even need all the guests and whatever. Just have more dates and locations ffs
20:00
I imagine it costs 50 dollars. which for me is absurd because it would be around 250 reais (Brazil's currency)
60 freaking dollars, that almost the cost of 2 competitive pauper decks. damn
@@teacherdouglas7143 And I don't think they ever made this clear, but that's 60 dollars PER DAY. The three-day pass is $160.
@@ArmadilloAl man, that's absurd
A life worth living is dangerous at times. Cowardice is a contagion. I would rather die than live in fear.
I like the deep cut historical reference of answering the phone with “Ahoy! Ahoy!” Bell preferred that salutation to “Hello”
Wait?! Not even the Prof is invited? Wtf?
Too bad the CDC lifted and stopped recommending social distancing vaccines against Covid etc
I saw pleasantkenobi at the Orlando Commandfest!!!
I wouldnt have gotten as onboard as I did without your channel, and I surely never would have returned, or had the language my partner around wizards greed while still highlighting why there is any point in playing. as far as Im concerned youve had a net positive effect on this game and community, every time youve been construed as being negative its over you holding wizards to a bare minimum standard or calling out greed or incompetence.
I'm glad I decided to watch this, I was already planning on being in Vegas that weekend so I'm going to attend my first Magic event. Pretty happy with their COVID protocols on the website.
Love how quiet Brian got when he came back with covid after wearing his mask the entire time hahahaha
Reading up on the packages, it says "For starters, we'll have a Command Zone where badged players can participate in open play for the entire weekend if they want." Then they list a few commander formats. They also mention a lot sealed formats after that. So I'm guessing, badged players can play commander free but pay for the sealed?
I've never been this early to a video. I recently binged most of the Dies To Removal videos. Hype for this one!
Almost everywhere I go is maskless. This DTR talk seems out of touch to me
Exactly, for someone as well spoken and honest as the Professor, seeing him living in fear adn spreading that to his audience is embarassing and he should do better
God forbid a content creator having opinions about public health and safety. How dare he.
@@bigbriggsof1996 not when it's misinformation. imagine how many people would comment if he said don't get the vaccine. He would be cancelled in a heartbeat even though the CDC you need 3/4 shots to be safe now. how long until people with 9 booster shots
ostracize the people who only have their 7th booster?
@@Trengenator you’re operating in a world of hypotheticals and that isn’t useful in any kind of discourse. Want to talk about what HAS actually happened? Or what is currently happening?
@@bigbriggsof1996 we used to need one/2 boosters, now we need 3/4. that IS what HAS happened. where do we draw the line before we realize the CDC has NO idea what they are doing and are in no position to reccomend more boosters that don't even prevent you from getting COVID
I may not be as...um..let's say "experienced" as you Prof, but seeing an old brick cellphone ripped me through time to my childhood when my grandmother got one for the first time.
For what it's worth: I know you don't agree with wotc's business decisions, but I had a very fortunate opportunity given to me by a family member that is allowing me to fly from Florida to the 30 event, and I would really love to see you there, Prof. I hope you will give more consideration on attending.
Oh, I would very much like to go, and if I do I hope to see you! :)
Michigan to Orlando is 20ish hours depending where you are in Michigan.
remember to wear your helmets while going up and down stairs cant be too safe out there.
Prof, you are indeed the number one reason why I am still playing mtg
Just my 2 cents, but I agree with you Prof that you have been influential in getting people into the game of MTG. I am a 26y.o. man who just got into MTG summer 2022 and your videos have been instrumental in furthering my understanding of the game and the formats of play available. As well as the shady business practices of buying packs and boxes of cards. I'm slowly getting better at deck building and understanding what it takes to be a good player, so thank you for all that you do!
As someone that got into MTG long ago (legacy ban list was new and revised dual lands were under $50ish) and stopped (Khans of Tarkir block) I'm still interested in MTG and you are one of the main reason Prof!
My guess for the Magic 30 entry fee is like 50 bucks
@@xwolfionx I only commented my guess because it was asked of me during the video. They then said what they were.
it's my opinion that no matter what the reason no matter how justified or 'good' the cause, any government, any authoritative agency of any kind forcing you to take any kind of drug is evil, especially when abstaining from such things will get you treated like a second class citizen. if your argument against me is it's for your own good or don't you care about people. every individual has the right to determine for themselves the risks they are going to take and yes I do care about people, but governments don't. they want to control you and this is just another way they have been overreaching their powers since the turn of the 20th century.
Agreed!, Unfortunately a very rare take in this community. Some people Don't feel comfortable taking a new medical treatment, they have the right to determine where they place their risk.
The right to live supersedes your right to feel comfortable.
ah yes the 19th century was well known for it's respect of human rights and totally not oppressive governments
There is no government forcing you to become vaccinated. Being denied entry to a Magicfest is not the government subjugating you too unjust rule.
@@mikotagayuna8494 exactly, I can't let my discomfort of some one else's vaccine status to impede their right to live.
Doing as asked, my guess for command fest entry price is about $80, which would put it on level with Anime Expo or Wondercon here in southern california.
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The only thing I would say about this topic is that the overblown response, from people complaining and from people defending, completely buried the original issue into the ground and morphed a interesting conversation into another "discourse of the day"
Give it a minute, I wonder what happens when eBay does it's first CFB event
"For thirty dollars, Brian, you can not go."
It's a pretty good deal.
Commandfest as a title absolutely was a factor in people attending Birmingham uk. I met many people, mostly families, who were there because it was a “casual” event. And games were better as a result.
I have given up on WOTC giving players any kind of celebration that does not involve paying 200$. Also i saw the progress pictures on your boxes! I am exited for my dice, tokens and 266 academic box to arrive.
All of your covid takes, both of you, are extremely out of touch. Are you both years behind on data?
Are you?
@@gc6185 Probably not :)
Sounds like you’re the one who is out of touch friend. A lot (not an exaggeration) of people are dying every single day. Get your head out of the sand.
@@JenkyDanky seems like you might be
@@gc6185 you respond to every single comment regarding this issue. Calm down please
Hey Brian you should look up the current CDC covid guidelines. Even they don't care anymore.
Keep doing what you're doing professor. You're talking about cool and valuable things.
Is this podcast series dead? It’s been 7 months without a new video. 😢
I believe it should be mask optional. I know it’s not a popular opinion.
I think its pretty popular
CDC doesnt even reccomend masks anymore so the people who worshio their word as law the last 2 years should have no problem with people not wearing masks
@@Trengenator The CDC has being doing a terrible job for a while now.
@@darthrevan8376 I'm glad we agree
CDC literly doesnt reccomend masks anynore
almost like the ruling class doesn't care if you get sick and wants you to go make them money
I don't mind the shift to more 'convention-style' pay to enter events, but it doesn't sound like there's much available to do with just ticket-entry. I do miss the semi-local 'events' that are very reminiscent of small-scale conventions- they were great with magicfest model of payment.
Professor you rock! I watched your videos to understand magic.
Commandfest Richmond was very strict and me and my friend flew there and back and neither of us got sick. I didn't see a single person at the event not wearing a mask
Unfortunately I don’t think C will ever be completely gone. But I also believe we can’t hide forever too. I work at a Hospital and around it more then some. I do go out and I’m looking forward to Magic 30!
It's really sad that the apologists keep making it so that the Prof has to keep explaining that you can enjoy and like something and also criticize it. In how many other communities do you get so much push-back for criticizing something that is obviously terrible? When you state the truth that a crappy thing is crappy, you shouldn't have to assuage so many people by having to remind them that they can still enjoy that thing if they really want to and have to say that you're not "yucking" anyone's "yum" just because there are _that_ many people who are so addicted to it that they cannot bring themselves to stop supporting something that is sub-par, let alone criticize any single part of it.
I know I'm probably late for this but I'm gonna guess magic 30 costs around 45-50 bucks to get in. A commander deck's "worth."
EDIT: 60 bucks flippin' nora.
Also 30 bucks to 'not attend' is the funniest thing I've ever heard.
Great episode guys, insightful and engaging as always. After moving countries a few years ago, I dunno if I'd still be playing if not for your vids. Keeping up to date with them really makes me feel like part of the community.
Hope everyone has fun gathering in whichever way they want to!