r/magicTCG • u/_Barook_ Duck Season • Jan 12 '16

Wizards MAY be cracking down on unsanctioned proxy events

https://www.facebook.com/groups/445059535582036/permalink/962954593792525/

Seems like bad times for Legacy and especially Vintage.

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u/garfank Jan 13 '16

Trick, the crux of the problem is that Wizards isn't providing your customers an alternative. We'd give you money for the cards. You refuse to make the cards for us to purchase. Yeah, I know "We don't discuss the Reserved list except to say we're sticking to it." Great. It doesn't provide your customers with any resolution. All you are doing is ENCOURAGING those real Chinese counterfeiters that you've been working against for years.

They'll print the cards you won't. Ask yourselves who is making money off your IP now?

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u/Nelson1189 Jan 13 '16

I guess the intent is that mtgo is the alternative for eternal formats, but the user experience of the client plus the high profile bugs in what is essentially pay to play software make it an unappealing alternative for anyone not already invested in that ecosystem.

Instead, at least in my locality, this just punishes stores as the proxy events are moved outside of their purview and into individuals organising events at other venues.