Mark, people seem very worried about the power level of recent sets in comparison with previous times. Is Wizards acknowledging this and making an effort to tone down future sets on this regard?
About a year ago, we made a conscious effort to raise up the power level of current sets as it had drifted downwards for a number of years (and players had complained about it). It’s not currently higher than it’s been at past times of Magic’s life.
So, I guess I’ll ask, what is all your opinion of Magic’s current power level for Standard-legal sets? Is it:
a) too low - you’d like to see us make Standard-legal sets more powerful
b) just right - you’d like to see us keep Standard-legal sets at the power level they currently are
c) too high - you’d like to see us make Standard-legal sets less powerful
Choose a), b), or c) and explain why.
b) I'm enjoying the power of standard currently, but I'm not enjoying some of the card designs lately. Too many cards feel like they do too much while having little to no real opportunity cost. I'd also like to see more consideration for older formats, rather than every new set making a big splash and warping the meta (like Lurrusbis currently)
