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I have to agree with Raedian--Time Spiral was the first set for my ex and me, and we loved it. Our longer-playing friends often explained the throwback cards to us.It prompted us to research old cards that we would otherwise never have learned about, and it really made us feel connected to the game.
Posted By:
Intet42
(10/18/2010 8:57:46 AM)
It's tragic that Aaron Forsythe and Mark Rosewater frequently bring up Time Spiral block in a negative way. Time Spiral is my favorite set of all time, too, and triple TSP (I was just busy when FUT came out, so I didn't get to draft much TSP-PLC-FUT, but that seemed awesome too) is my favorite draft format ever too. I taught my then-girlfriend, now-wife how to play using Time Spiral cards, and she had no problem with Suspend (though admittedly, the rest of the set was a bit overwhelming for her, and Magic didn't really stick with her until we playing with a bunch of 10th edition cards). While I don't remember ever seeing a Plated Pegasus in play, per se, I hope that design and R&D realize that this block was HUGELY popular with a great number of people, and don't continue to write the block off as a mistake.
Posted By:
dragonstout
(10/19/2010 11:11:26 AM)
Wow, lots of good discussion on this page. I think I'll throw my hand in the ring as well. I enjoyed playing TS, but since I only started playing in Ravnica, I'm afraid I was one of those people that Aaron_Forsythe mentioned- the one who's left out of the in-joke.
Now, don't get me wrong, I enjoyed Time Spiral. It was a lot of fun, and I had no problem understanding any of the mechanics. There were a lot of cards that I enjoyed playing with and building decks around. I even built my favorite deck from Time Spiral. But unfortunately, the flavor of the block completely escaped me. Looking at other blocks like Zendikar or Ravnica gives you a certain feeling about the set (exploration, or guilds in a big city or whatever). Time Spiral simply doesn't. And for a new player like myself who understood nothing about Akroma or Kobolds or Saffi Eriksdotter, the set didn't have much to offer me in that way.
Posted By:
ScissorsLizard
(6/18/2011 11:41:26 PM)
If you had this and Urza's Armor in play, would they prevent 2 damage to you?
Posted By:
cplmontana
(12/17/2009 7:38:31 PM)
I have to disagree with all the love for Time Spiral. And I'm neither a new player (been playing since Tempest), nor a casual one (I frequently play in the Brazilian Nationals).
The thing is, the color pie is pretty much why I love the game so much. And I just couldn't stand to see it butchered like it was in this block. Psionic Blast is reason enough for me to want to skip an entire block's two years in Standard altogether.
Posted By:
RickCorgan
(6/4/2011 9:04:37 AM)
@ Aaron:
Ahh. As I can see are your player analytics well proven, when the younger players here write that they like the block and the "old guy" says: "Psionic Blast is reason enough for me to want to skip an entire block's two years in Standard altogether."
If you've ever had children or spend some time with them, you might have noticed a game. I call it the "But why?" game. Whenever you explain something, they ask "But why?". If you answer, they do it again... "But why?". You can play this game with adults too. The funny thing is that this game either ends in STFU, in a loop, where A causes B, because B causes A or third: "I don't know". This proves that many things are so common that people usually accept them as they are and never doubt that this might not be true. Basically, it's the logical-chain backwards... and this shows how good your conclusions have been.
I've quoted RickCorgan and his comment about Psionic Blast. He mentio... (see all)
Posted By:
Cheza
(6/4/2011 11:55:35 AM)
Plated Pegasus is simply a good card, its ok if one doesn't know the reference.
TimeSpiral is the best set Wizards has ever done and I'm saying that as a player who has played Standard, Legacy and Casual since Kamigawa, and can include Booster Draft/Sealed for each block since Kamigawa, as well as Mirrodin, Onslaught, and Mirage.
Posted By:
The-D
(6/5/2011 9:57:49 PM)
cplmontana: Yes, they do stack. But this one is much, much better than the Armor.
Time Spiral was pretty good, in the sense of a time-focused set. Though it is weird having all those mechanics at once.
<- Remembers when mechanics would stay with us. Cumulative upkeep found its way into Mirage. Rampage even found its way into Fifth Edition.
Posted By:
bay_falconer
(6/8/2011 4:02:22 PM)
Time Spiral was one of my favorite sets as well. I loved that there were so many cool things you could do in so many different ways. You could go for Shadow, or Suspend, or Storm, or Flash. I also loved how they reprinted old cards that went great with the new cards (like Dragonstorm). Because the set was so big, it had so many different ways you could go.
Posted By:
drunyon
(11/2/2011 10:08:52 AM)
My introduction to Magic came in the form of a 7th Edition Starter Deck (Thorn Elemental was and still is one of the most badass things I'd ever seen). My next major purchases came from the Mirrodin block. Finally, upon entering college, I was re-introduced to the game and played in the time of Alara and the beauty that was Zendikar. I recently was fortunate enough to be able to draft some Time Spiral packs, and I must say it was a blast. My point is, ever since I learned the set existed I've been in love with it. Breaking the color pie? Thought provoking! Cards that reference famous cards from the past? Glorious! In any case, one doesn't have to have played Magic in the time of Legends to appreciate its history. I did research on it on my own time, as do at least four of my friends. Aside from this strange card, we get the references and we love it. I could see this sort of block as being a one time thing, but I nevertheless appreciate it immensely. It ain't as hated as y'all t... (see all)
Posted By:
Goatllama
(10/22/2012 6:38:35 PM)