Some reserved list cards are going for absurd prices.
Allow x amount of recognizable proxies (color prints) in HL decks. This would attract new players to try the format, and maybe even encourages current/old players to become more active as they can play more decks.
Proxies at tournaments are no long-term solution to make the format more attractive for new players in my eyes. The "
absurd" prices of some reserved list cards, is
just one of a few reasons why more and more players are not attracted to highlander anymore (
exception Berlin).
A bigger reason for me is the current highlander meta. It is just too similar with competitive Commander (
Combo and/or Blue-Based Decks), players are of course more attracted to an official than a self-made format which is kinda the same.
If I would be a
Control- or
Combo-Player I would ask myself "
Why should I play MP.org Highlander? When Commander has the bigger community".
In my opinion to attract new players to the format, the meta needs to be redefined to have something unique and special again.As example there is no singleton format I know at the moment where aggressive decks have a shot (exception RDW in our format).
For me highlander was the most fun back in the days when decks like '
Naya Zoo', '
5c Aggro', '
4c Goodstuff', '
Bant Midrange', and so on where
Top-Tier ... because these decks where mostly built for interaction and not a straight "
unfair" gameplan.
We had some of those "
unfair" deckstrategies back then too like '
Oath' and '
Stax' but they weren't as dominant as the oppressive decks these days.
We will see where the council will lead the format in the future by their
bans and
unbans.
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