1/2 off Classic Constructed! Dec 16-22!!!

Yeah this is really sweet. I'm excited about the extended week too, which they lined up right before the PTQs start. I did want to mention, 2-mans won't be discounted, or at least they weren't mentioned in the post on wizards.com. They've had a lot of collusion problems with 2-mans even when packs were selling for 4.25 tix and such, so it would make sense if those weren't discounted. Still, 8-mans and DEs should get a huge boost by this & if a PE actually fires, that would be amazing.

So we can all plan better...  here is the Daily Event schedule for the week....

I'll be there as much as I can.

Are 2-mans included now too?  Also, this may be the only thing saving Oath from beign a 40+ tix card: EEE drafts will continue during this time!

oh bother. i thought 2 mans were part of this

coincidentally I have off Thursday...

well we fired the first one so hooray!

And the 8-mans were hitting all Friday evening.  Lets keep it going into the weekend. 

If Exodus Drafts come back sure, otherwise... no one likes worth - and pointless packs.

Originally posted by rukcus Without classic drafts, the packs are worthless. I did a 2man and won to receive a pack that's worth less than the entry fee.  WotC REALLY needs to drop classic packs to $3 in the store, or continue the half-off entry fees. Truth is, Classic is not competitive because there is no worthy prize to be won.  When the prizes award packs that are worth less than 3 tickets and at the same time, do not turn on drafting outlet for those packs, the format will stagnate again and again.

The worthy prize is the play, young Skywalker

The Tempest Sealed in Daily Events is about to start, we need you all :)

@Tempesteye:

I appreciate the casual perspective that you bring regarding Classic. From this standpoint, the format is heavily and thriving. (quick check in the casual room reveals tons of Classic games).

The problem remains however, that Classic is viewed as a core format for MTGO. This means tournament sanctioning by MTGO Organized Play, and this means that there are prizes on the line. While yes, it is true that playing Classic can be rewarding intrinsically, the majority of players that come to the Classic tournaments (myself included) come for the smaller crowds and deeper card pools. Whiffy stated it best, you can play the best cards in the whole game. Yet, even with the core format sanctioning that MTGO gives Classic, the format is seen as hard to get into, stagnant, and combo-licious.  Some may even argue that this is true of Standard and Extended as well, but what remains is that there are droves of people rushing to play Standard for the healthy support the format enjoys in the draft room.

Perhaps this whole dilemma regarding tournaments is merely an exercise in economics, but as it stands today - Classic tournaments are not worth the time nor fee to play.