Hi Everyone!
Today I was thinking about the Modern Pro Tour. I distinctly remember last year Wizards eliminating the Modern Pro Tour (the format was set to be standard). Player outrage caused Wizards in one of their many "things people think are good but actually aren't" (the changing of things is bad because they didn't anticipate player outrage, it's like getting a math problem wrong and correcting it when it's pointed out that you were wrong...you don't get credit for getting the answer right.) changed one Pro Tour that year.
I think over time Wizards will see the dollar signs and reach the decision that LSV has always openly stated. He says the Pro Tour is for showing off the new product. It would help advertise the new set more than a Modern tournament would.
So here's my question. When Wizards realizes this and does away with the Modern Pro Tour will Modern become a novelty, or a format that doesn't get any respect? Do you think they would let the format get out of control being that there's no need to have it at least somewhat balanced before the Pro Tour.
I think Modern will turn into a joke of a format and players will complain....then Wizards will bring back Extended, the now defunct rotating format.
What do you think?
I think the pros are bored with Modern because it is too hard to protect yourself from all the various threats out there, there are no control decks and they want 25-card sideboards. Both Constructed Resources and the Masters of Modern have made this clear in their podcasts. The Modern Pro Tour still survives due to popular demand but even if the Modern Pro Tour went away I think Modern would be pretty much in the same spot it is now, as the #1 eternal format and the #1 eternal format will always be a popular format. It will still be played in Grand Prix, FNMs, SCG Opens and on MTGO. The difference from now would probably be very small
ReplyDeleteI think the pros are bored with Modern because it is too hard to protect yourself from all the various threats out there, there are no control decks and they want 25-card sideboards. Both Constructed Resources and the Masters of Modern have made this clear in their podcasts. The Modern Pro Tour still survives due to popular demand but even if the Modern Pro Tour went away I think Modern would be pretty much in the same spot it is now, as the #1 eternal format and the #1 eternal format will always be a popular format. It will still be played in Grand Prix, FNMs, SCG Opens and on MTGO. The difference from now would probably be very small
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