Re: Magic: The Alternative

> > The fact
> > that the DCI continues to push Type 2, the format that requires everyone
to
> > constantly buy new product, as the premier format, while at the same
time
> > not even sanctioning a vintage-only format, only goes to show that the
DCI
> > is merely an extension of WotC's marketing department.
>
> Incorrect on one point and missing the obvious on another. Vintage is
> sanctioned. It's not heavily promoted, true, for a number of reasons,
> access being the strongest. Extended is more heavily pushed than T2.
> There are no Standard Pro Tours, for example.

    Vintage is sanctioned, but he said vintage-*only*. I guess that'd be
something that only allows cards from sets up to Alliances or Fallen Empires
or something.
    While I'm here, though, I should point out that whether or not vintage
formats are heavily promoted, all a player has to do is find a few others
who want to play vintage and then bug their local card shop to run some
sanctioned vintage tournaments. So folks who complain about Wizards not
caring about vintage should get some tournaments going so they have a reason
to care.