When is R&D going to get hit by the bus again?

[InsaneScrub]

I am seriously having a lack of saliva in my mouth when I look at spoilers for new sets, and as a whole I wonder if R&D will ever bring us banned or restricted cards again.  Obviously, like wine which grows better with age, R&D has refined their skills at not making bah roken cards, but then there is a lot left to be desired in the sets they do make.

Something that comes to mind when thinking of new sets is how much crap vs good cards are printed, how many cards are better than those already in print.  I know R&D can't please every magic enthusiast, though it would seem this last set was a decent to weak attempt to make some type 1 altering cards for us.

I would like to see the return of sets that have a massive amount of better than limited (sealed/draft/etc.) cards in it.  Give me good cards or let your boxes sit on the shelves!  Maybe I am being a little over dramatic about my distaste for the stuff R&D is making us, but maybe I am not alone either.

The real reason I chose this post is, one, I am starting to lose my taste for the new cards, secondly, because the state of the type 1 format is at a standstill and definitely needs some more cards to open the format up wider.  The currect state of type 1 is good, it could be better though.

[RoadTrippin]

Type One was changed so dramatically by Mirrodin- I don't see how you could feel that way. Ask yourself what decks are good now, and then ask yourself what was good before Mirrodin. Entire new archetypes were spawned!

[jpmeyer]

Just wait for new sets to come out.  That's what everyone else does in all the other formats...

[Dr. Sylvan]

The real reason I chose this post is, one, I am starting to lose my taste for the new cards, secondly, because the state of the type 1 format is at a standstill and definitely needs some more cards to open the format up wider. The currect state of type 1 is good, it could be better though.

March Card Appearances By Expansion
(Out of 3694)
33.8% - 1248 Alpha/Beta/Unlimited (excluding 206 basics, 6 snow-covered basics)
10.3% - 382 Onslaught
6.9% - 253 Tempest
6.5% - 241 Alliances
5.6% - 208 Urza's Saga
5.1% - 190 Ice Age
4.9% - 182 Mirrodin
4.9% - 179 Urza's Legacy
4.8% - 178 Odyssey
4.2% - 156 Scourge
4.1% - 153 Antiquities
3.1% - 114 Judgment
3.0% - 111 Legends
2.8% - 103 The Dark
2.7% - 99 Mercadian Masques
2.6% - 96 Nemesis
2.4% - 88 Arabian Nights
2.3% - 86 Darksteel
2.3% - 85 Exodus
2.2% - 81 Urza's Destiny
2.2% - 80 Apocalypse
2.1% - 79 Visions
2.1% - 79 Invasion
1.8% - 66 Weatherlight
1.8% - 65 Torment
1.6% - 59 Mirage
1.4% - 53 Planeshift
0.7% - 27 Promos
0.6% - 21 Stronghold
0.4% - 13 Prophecy
0.3% - 12 Legions
0.1% - 5 Homelands
0.1% - 4 Fallen Empires
0.0% - 2 Portal

And the related percent of each set's card names that appeared.

March
19.9% - 57/287 Alpha/Beta/Unlimited
12.6% - 18/143 Urza's Legacy
10.9% - 18/165 Darksteel
9.0% - 7/78 Arabian Nights
8.7% - 25/286 Mirrodin
8.2% - 7/85 Antiquities
8.2% - 27/330 Urza's Saga
7.7% - 11/143 Exodus
7.7% - 11/143 Judgment
6.4% - 21/330 Odyssey
6.3% - 9/143 Urza's Destiny
6.3% - 9/143 Scourge
5.8% - 19/330 Onslaught
5.6% - 8/143 Stronghold
5.4% - 9/167 Visions
4.9% - 7/144 Alliances
4.9% - 16/330 Tempest
4.9% - 7/143 Torment
4.7% - 17/363 Ice Age
4.2% - 7/167 Weatherlight
4.2% - 6/143 Planeshift
4.2% - 6/143 Apocalypse
3.5% - 5/143 Nemesis
3.4% - 4/119 The Dark
3.0% - 10/330 Invasion
2.8% - 4/143 Legions
2.7% - 9/330 Mirage
2.4% - 8/330 Mercadian Masques
1.9% - 6/310 Legends
1.4% - 2/143 Prophecy
1.0% - 1/101 Fallen Empires
0.9% - 1/115 Homelands

Please explain what is wrong with this picture. (Besides Legions actually being 145 cards.)

[Suckamouf37]

I am seriously having a lack of saliva in my mouth when I look at spoilers for new sets, and as a whole I wonder if R&D will ever bring us banned or restricted cards again.

R&D has refined their skills at not making bah roken cards

*cough*mindsdesireskullclampravagerslaverthristforknowlege*cough*

[Matt]

I think Phil took care of this one nicely.[/color]