I do take request so for @TandyMTG my new school hot take is It’s actually worse for solving the standard problems short term and design would need to shift radically along with B&R approach to really get going in a great way.

Magic would of never been what it’s today with out Chris Pikula AND as such he should be in the HOF

Magic would be a “better” game if we all played it less and had less data

To piggy back off yesterdays minor topic of “companions” I think you can do companions correctly and have them be hits, and not warp formats like the first batch did.

Arena has been a net good for magic

I think players in the modern era (myself included at times) are to quick to give up and have good decks with good plans and often don’t push enough to find great plans and great decks. I think part of this is due to lack of incentives b4 the pt had returned

Lots of competitive magic players play for validation from others. Wanting to be seen as “great” drives many of us

Two parter here Ban philosophy switching to being more liberal in formats like standard has been good for the game. Players giving up quickly and calling for bans and using our voice to try and move the needle has been a net negative.

Another request take this one is about paper tournaments. Paper tournaments are a great way for people to meet new people and form friendships, and magic players need to stop assuming everyone you don’t know is either scum or out to get you.

Magic online is not as hard as people say it’s to use. It’s definitely not intuitive but I think the blame falls more on the rules of magic, then the system itself

Magic lore needs to be easier to access and more widely promoted.

Another request this one from @niphette on angle shooting. I think that players should just hold their L’s more. Part 2 Missing triggers is on them, you trying to “get them to miss” by doing something is on you

Rhinos is super mid in modern. It’s just the perfect 3-2 deck in current modern

It’s unfair to expect mistakes not to happen and while Oko was a failure I am always Impressed how few Oko’s we actually get

I think you could make a strong argument that Oko was a net good for magic.

Pioneer doesn’t need any bans. We can’t expect the format to grow and get players to buy in if they use the old ban philosophy.

Spikes are really good at solving game problems and not very good at thinking about how to cultivate a game. This is all to say that being good at magic doesn’t equal knowing what’s best for magic/magic design

Aspiring spike does A LOT for magic

3-1 here Commander is fun, if you are with like minded players Politics at the table is fun (if everyone agrees to it) Players expect to much from there win rate in edh. You start with 25% all being equal. So don’t try and get it to 60% unless the whole table wants that

While on the commander train. I think the cag has been a net good.

Rule zero is really hard on some players. So if leading conversations is a skill you have, I highly suggest flexing that muscle

Paper tournaments are the best place for proving skill, because I think general game upkeep (triggers etc) is part of being great at magic (OFC online and digital magic is still a display of skill, but the general upkeep in paper is also one)

Add’ing abilities and key words to walkers has been a great innovation in Modern Design

Players are good at noticing problems but not at solving them

Taking risks in design is good

Players think about the wrong things so often.

You are worse then you think you are at magic and if improving is your goal, you should internalize it and use it as a spark to get you going, not some thing you betate yourself with

You probably suck at attacking and blocking and working on that skill will help you win way more then some Sideboard guide or some article

Standard is a fun and good part of the Magic ecosystem. We need it and we need to solve its problems.

Magic players are a lot like high schools they think everyone is looking at you, and comparing you. Except in reality most just think the same as you and are trying to live there life’s