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Airdate - 12/12/18
First Pick
Magic Enters Esports - “They Will Know” campaign
Initial leak at 6PM: https://www.dailyesports.gg/magic-the-gathering-esports-investment/
Official WotC: https://magic.wizards.com/en/competitive-magic
Over 35M Players: https://esportsobserver.com/wizards-hasbro-magic-league/#
The Magic Pro League will feature 32 players with $75k contracts that will play weekly #MTGArena matches and the Mythic Championships. The info about who will be at the PAX East Mythic Championship Invitational will be announced in January. The Pro Tours will become Mythic Championships and increase their prizes to $500k each.
There won't be 6 Pro Tours in 2019. Wizards is reducing them back to 4:
- Cleveland: February 22–24
- London: April 26–28
- Barcelona: July 26–28
- Richmond: November 8–10
GPs in 2019 will feature $2.5 million in prizes.
The 2019 MTG World Championship will feature players from Arena.
Nationals is no more.
There will be no #MTG World Cup in 2019.
The 2018-19 Team Series is the last Team Series.
The Pro Club System and Pro Points will be ending in 2019.
Hall of Fame will change going forward.
Team Series dead after 18-19 season
GP Seattle (June 2019) last event to feature pro points.
Job Security via Sam Black: https://twitter.com/SamuelHBlack/status/1071067257915101184
Mythic Championship Qualifiers: https://wpn.wizards.com/en/article/coming-soon-mythic-championship-qualifiers
Gather the Townsfolk
MTGO - epic crash in value
Estimates of 18% fall in Standard, 30% in eternal cards.
MTGOTraders & Cardhoarder stops buying: https://twitter.com/cardhoarder/status/1071067030781157376?s=21
And begin again: https://twitter.com/cardhoarder/status/1072163176861577223?s=21
Everything is fine: https://twitter.com/MagicOnline/status/1070822916474847233?s=19
Seriously fine: https://twitter.com/MagicOnline/status/1071114854298198017
State of the Program due this week.
MTGO Real Killer: Treasure Chests
https://www.quietspeculation.com/2018/12/mtg-arena-has-been-framed-who-is-the-real-mtgo-killer/
Newsweek story on Kat Light’s Deck:
https://twitter.com/hellkatmtg/status/1072568637645565952?s=21
RNA Spoiler: https://twitter.com/misterorange/status/1072847348823404544
Standard Plus coming
https://screenrant.com/magic-arena-standard-plus-format/
SCG Con - Snowed out Sunday
https://twitter.com/starcitygames/status/1071754857252564992?s=21
SCG Commentary Teams - Welcome Emma Handy!
https://twitter.com/StarCityGames/status/1071123496028254213?s=19
Gerry token: https://twitter.com/G3RRYT/status/1072207658025926656
Magic Mics swag: https://www.coolstuffinc.com/page/5051
Desperate Ravings
No Twitch Chat during World Magic Cup
https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/news/twitch-chat-and-world-magic-cup-2018-12-10
Rhino Fundraiser
https://www.gofundme.com/monitoringrhino
Brandon Sanderson ebook
https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/feature/naming-nameless-brandon-sanderson-2018-12-12
MTGO RPTQ over capacity already
https://twitter.com/stainerson/status/1072888057047777280
Related re: Pro Status Changes: https://twitter.com/elliot_fortier/status/1072892836222263296
Kibler’s Giant Monsters coming to Arena Dec 14-17
https://twitter.com/bmkibler/status/1072186009264115712
Amyzonian Play Anything coming to Arena Dec 21-24
https://twitter.com/TheAmyzonian/status/1072931135179685888?s=09
“Draft Personalities” Coming to Arena
https://mtgarena.community.gl/forums/threads/43385
New Ranking System coming to Arena:
https://mtgarena.community.gl/forums/threads/43384
Best of 1 focus = bad for EV; killing sideboard games?
https://www.reddit.com/r/MagicArena/comments/a5nvpa/bo1_as_the_default_ranked_mode_may_damage_mtg/
Silver Showcase Auction:
https://twitter.com/wizards_magic/status/1072209689025245184?s=21
Splash Damage
Thief caught
The Finisher
HASBRO announced plans today for its first indoor water park and family resort, themed around some of its biggest toy and game franchises. According to sources, the Hasbro resort is set to open in a currently unannounced location by 2022. Now, surely rides and installations inspired by Monopoly, Hungry Hungry Hippos, My Little Pony, Mr. Potato Head, Candy Land and Nerf are going to be fun and all, but the headliner for us obviously is Magic: The Gathering. So tell me: what is your mythic idea for HASBROLand’s MTG experience?