Combat Shortcut - Flawed and Outdated
Yes, Sandro, we might *taunt* our chess opponents in exactly that way, but I don't get the parallel with Magic. My initial reaction to your analogy was “then go play chess!” - and, to a point, that's valid. This discussion is about Magic, not chess, not poker, not even Magic Online.
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I'd also like to point out, Wizards - Scott Larabee, specifically - acknowledged that the shortcut will, yet again, undergo review, and change will be considered.
This shortcut has been around for a long time, even longer than the the official list of shortcuts or the MTR. And it's been hammered on, over the years. I happen to know that another version was crafted, proposed, and rejected just within the last several months (i.e., post-vehicles). This isn't a policy created in a vacuum by judges in some ivory tower, far removed from reality; this is a cooperative effort among competitive (and good) players who also happen to be judges, involved with organized play, or part of Wizards R&D.
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