Glad to see I'm not the only one who appreciates the classics...
Obviously, popular cards like Emina, Just Like Drifting Clouds, and Long-Awaited Reinforcements ought to get the core set treatment. With the Kimonos and their dependency on coin flips, Double Sand Blade might be fun (though that would mean working a Gaara into that deck). The old Sasuke/Orochimaru Platoon would be fun in a Void deck, especially if you could pull it off mad early through careful advancement of the turn indicator. And on that note - Four Times Faster? I think Tide of Deadly Combat was recently reprinted, but this is one I hope stays legal for a while.
What I'd really like to see are more upgraded versions of classic cards. They did a little of this back in Chosen, giving a handful of old PtH and Coils cards Mental Power, Growth, and other good effects. They also did this with the Promo reprints. It'd be really nice if they reprinted a handful of the promos that have come out over the years, so players who missed their initial opportunity (and can't access Troll & Toad for whatever reason) can add them to their collection. (Might be nice to see errata'ed versions of Naruto/Hinata, etc., as well.)
While I certainly understand why Ban Dai instituted Block format (beyond just selling more cards), my heart goes out to those veteran players out there whose collections have been made useless. Those of us who've been playing for a while deserve better. We've demonstrated our loyalty - Ban Dai needs to return the favor.
07-15-2011, 12:40 AM
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