Comments on: Insider: The Pluses and Minuses of Proxies https://www.quietspeculation.com/2018/04/insider-the-pluses-and-minuses-of-proxies/ Play More, Win More, Pay Less Tue, 18 Jan 2022 00:39:20 +0000 hourly 1 By: Pete Casella https://www.quietspeculation.com/2018/04/insider-the-pluses-and-minuses-of-proxies/#comment-1958243 Tue, 24 Apr 2018 09:22:35 +0000 https://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=87061#comment-1958243 In reply to Matthew Whalon.

Collector’s Edition cards are an interesting case study. They hold their own value in the marketplace, but are technically

“illegal” to play with.

Personally, I’m all for them being used in Commander, but beyond that, I’m fine with seeing them as simply collectibles. It’s nice for the game to have unique collectibles without breaking the bank, and if they were legal, they would probably be even more expensive than the original copies due to the lower printing amounts.

They definitely have a place in the casual world though!

]]> By: Matthew Whalon https://www.quietspeculation.com/2018/04/insider-the-pluses-and-minuses-of-proxies/#comment-1956369 Fri, 13 Apr 2018 13:15:26 +0000 https://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=87061#comment-1956369 What’s your opinion on Collector’s edition/International edition cards?

]]> By: David Schumann https://www.quietspeculation.com/2018/04/insider-the-pluses-and-minuses-of-proxies/#comment-1956274 Thu, 12 Apr 2018 20:01:22 +0000 https://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=87061#comment-1956274 In reply to Getting There Games.

I am in full agreement on this one. The one exception is if you own one copy, but use the card in multiple commander decks. It can be a pain to swap cards out from multiple decks when you want to play with a specific commander you haven’t played in awhile. My playgroup has no issues with these sorts of proxies, but if you want to play expensive cards in a casual setting, you need to own them.

]]> By: Getting There Games https://www.quietspeculation.com/2018/04/insider-the-pluses-and-minuses-of-proxies/#comment-1956263 Thu, 12 Apr 2018 18:36:46 +0000 https://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=87061#comment-1956263 I have been against play test cards since the existence of play test cards out side of actually playtesting. That being said, I would be fine with allowing them if the person had to pay more as an entry to enter a tournament, in which they did not have all the cards for. It could be per card or a bulk amount. If a store allows play test cards, I don’t think it will encourage people using play test cards to buy the real copies but rather just have them continue on. I think by adding a surcharge it helps the LGS financially and makes those players who own the cards for their deck feel a little better.

Wrap up

If you’re going to use them, you have to pay!

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