On How Much Tracking We Deem Acceptable
Posted: Thu Nov 26, 2020 2:26 pm
While using counters to grant creatures evergreen keywords is a relatively new addition to Magic, it has been around for long enough that (I think) it's pretty safe to say that it is within the realms of reasonableness as to how much clarity issues/tracking issues the game can support, as in the older players aren't really complaining about it and the newer players don't really find it particularly confusing/easy to lose track of.
Now. If we agree that counters with evergreen keywords is acceptable, then I would pose that anything less troublesome than counters with evergreen keywords should also be acceptable. The reason why I'm saying this (and why I wanna talk about this subject) is that, for the most part, the reasons we might have been worried about whether counters with evergreen keywords are fine are the same as, if not amplified versions of, the reasons Wizards has given for why they cannot have both +1/+1 counters and -1/-1 counters in the same set.
So, having said all that, what do y'all think? Is it time to lift that design restriction and have both +1/+1 counters and -1/-1 counters in the same (standard legal) set? And on a broader note, is there any particular mechanic/interaction you might like to see in the game that is probably considered more okay now than it was in the past?
Now. If we agree that counters with evergreen keywords is acceptable, then I would pose that anything less troublesome than counters with evergreen keywords should also be acceptable. The reason why I'm saying this (and why I wanna talk about this subject) is that, for the most part, the reasons we might have been worried about whether counters with evergreen keywords are fine are the same as, if not amplified versions of, the reasons Wizards has given for why they cannot have both +1/+1 counters and -1/-1 counters in the same set.
So, having said all that, what do y'all think? Is it time to lift that design restriction and have both +1/+1 counters and -1/-1 counters in the same (standard legal) set? And on a broader note, is there any particular mechanic/interaction you might like to see in the game that is probably considered more okay now than it was in the past?