tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479847193762153273.post5560678464825763416..comments2024-03-11T02:32:15.295-04:00Comments on Goblin Artisans: Lessons from YMTC4Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479847193762153273.post-55255793055076483032013-10-03T01:44:06.261-04:002013-10-03T01:44:06.261-04:00I love that you wrote this, Jay. Great read.I love that you wrote this, Jay. Great read.bradleyrosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05284973109981113059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479847193762153273.post-84208722874924102013-10-02T13:09:01.798-04:002013-10-02T13:09:01.798-04:00I was also very disappointed in Waste Not; and in ...I was also very disappointed in Waste Not; and in seven of the eight finalists, for that matter. But I was pleased when someone pointed out on the Wizards forums that there are Windfall and Wheel of Fortune effects like Jace's Archivist and Reforge the Soul that would be hilarious and awesome with it. <br /><br />I still don't like discard, but that kind of effect is much less unfun while still happening to trigger Waste Not (a whole bunch of times, in fact).AlexChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05674122775216494431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479847193762153273.post-84789891141154653202013-10-01T16:45:11.849-04:002013-10-01T16:45:11.849-04:00Personally, I was very disappointed in the winning...Personally, I was very disappointed in the winning card. Waste Not is an inelegant, swiss-army-knife, hot-glue-gunned card with a terrible worst-case-scenario and an inconsistent best-case-scenario. I get that there are casual players who like discard theme decks, but there are plenty of casual players who HATE discard theme decks (to the point that WotC has nerfed the mechanic overall because of its "unfun" perception). Perhaps some Johnnies could come up with a use for it other than in a discard theme deck, but it's nowhere near as modular as any of the other YMTCs. On principle, I believe that a design challenge seeking to engage the community ought to have some appeal to the widest possible audience.<br /><br />FWIW, I'm a Spike and I voted for Blood in the Watering Can the whole way through.Jenesishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05356037137564501914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479847193762153273.post-62784597899897906762013-10-01T15:27:02.906-04:002013-10-01T15:27:02.906-04:00I'm quite happy with the result we got in Wast...I'm quite happy with the result we got in Waste Not. It's exactly the sort of fun, build-around-me type of card that ends up being beloved by casual players even if it never sees "serious" play, which is far more important for a YMTC creation. The "casuals" are by far the larger part of the Magic audience, so it should be more important that they be satisfied than to pander to the more enfranchised.<br /><br />But, I'd still like to see some variation on my initial submission appear some time. I concede that what I'd submitted strayed a little too far from what's strictly allowed in black's core color pie, and for a contest like this it probably wasn't quite unique enough to stand out. But I love it all the same.<br /><br />Phenomenal Cosmic Power (Revised)<br />Enchantment<br />Whenever you tap a Swamp for mana, add B to your mana pool (in addition to the mana the land produces).<br />B, Pay 1 life: Add one mana of any color to your mana pool.Alex Spaldinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03747145070824848773noreply@blogger.com