Comments on: Zendikar to contain Full Frame Basic Lands http://power9pro.com/blog/2009/08/zendikar-full-frame-basic-lands/ updating the magic community on our development but also to explore the ever changing game of magic itself. Fri, 25 Nov 2011 08:20:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: joe http://power9pro.com/blog/2009/08/zendikar-full-frame-basic-lands/comment-page-1/#comment-766 joe Tue, 11 Aug 2009 15:08:30 +0000 http://power9pro.com/blog/?p=760#comment-766 Pretty awesome, no? Seems like a no-brainer, actually, now that they've announced it. I've always been a fan of alternate artwork in general... I liked that about earlier sets like fallen empires, homelands, and alliances... that certain cards had multiple pictures. I get that from a gameplay perspective it makes some sense to have one recognizable picture for each card... but then again, we're magic dorks... we're already "memorizing" the pictures for like 10,000 cards, 300 unique new ones at a time... what's 50 more on top of 300? Not much difference, really... but the upside is you get a whole new level of coolness / flavor / artistic depth. Ultimately, I think the cost per card may be the final inhibiting factor. why commission two pieces for a card, or four, when one will suffice. I suspect cheapskatedness is behind it. But yeah, basic lands... that's a cool move. Think it'll undermine the secondary market value of unhinged / unglued lands? Foils of these will be a nice commodity too. Pretty awesome, no? Seems like a no-brainer, actually, now that they’ve announced it. I’ve always been a fan of alternate artwork in general… I liked that about earlier sets like fallen empires, homelands, and alliances… that certain cards had multiple pictures.

I get that from a gameplay perspective it makes some sense to have one recognizable picture for each card… but then again, we’re magic dorks… we’re already “memorizing” the pictures for like 10,000 cards, 300 unique new ones at a time… what’s 50 more on top of 300? Not much difference, really… but the upside is you get a whole new level of coolness / flavor / artistic depth.

Ultimately, I think the cost per card may be the final inhibiting factor. why commission two pieces for a card, or four, when one will suffice.

I suspect cheapskatedness is behind it.

But yeah, basic lands… that’s a cool move. Think it’ll undermine the secondary market value of unhinged / unglued lands? Foils of these will be a nice commodity too.

]]> By: Zak http://power9pro.com/blog/2009/08/zendikar-full-frame-basic-lands/comment-page-1/#comment-763 Zak Tue, 11 Aug 2009 06:02:19 +0000 http://power9pro.com/blog/?p=760#comment-763 Simply awesome. I was one of the few people who liked the 1 basic land per pack thing when it was introduced, and know people are actualy going to be excited about it. Simply awesome. I was one of the few people who liked the 1 basic land per pack thing when it was introduced, and know people are actualy going to be excited about it.

]]> By: Sean http://power9pro.com/blog/2009/08/zendikar-full-frame-basic-lands/comment-page-1/#comment-761 Sean Tue, 11 Aug 2009 00:16:57 +0000 http://power9pro.com/blog/?p=760#comment-761 I'm looking forward to these. I think more people will be buying boxes. I’m looking forward to these. I think more people will be buying boxes.

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