sthlrd2 wrote:
i dont know why this is starting to sound like a big argurment when it started with a simple question. i didnt really recieve any answer, just that even though were not dci sanctioned we still follow those rules for tourney play. why and how. did we vote? i didnt vote and i didnt see a thread on here to vote. it doesnt matter anymore it appears that everyone doesnt really understand what im asking and is just going to get mad at me. i had no intention of this turning into some sort of verbal dispute. i had a question and didnt get the answer i was looking for, so fine.
these friends of mine and me just had an "dispute" the other day about all those commander effects that read.
"characters in your squad count as having the same name for purposes of special abilites whose name contains squad" maybe not those exact words but enough for you to know what im talking about. i would normally post the question so that i can show them this is how it works and have it in writing (in a different thread of course). but after the responses that im getting from here im not sure i want to do that.
You have to look at who was in charge of the DCI updates, and then look at those that stepped up to work stuff out here. Dean was in charge of the DCI updates for the last few years of SWM. And he continued to when it switched to the SWMPG stuff. Of course it wasn't going to change. The people didn't really change, and they really just copied the old tournament rules, because they were working. Don't fix what isn't broke. And keeping stuff as close to WOTC as possible makes it easy for returning players. New players are a rarity, so returning players will be the next best thing. Making the transition as easy as possible is the best thing for the game. So don't expect any errata's to WOTC abilities. I say this as someone who was in support of continuing the split of SSM.
I'm going to be quite frank, making rulings by committee is a terrible idea. The rules are the rules, and there has to be a set way they work. Trust me, I have gotten into a LOT of fights about rulings. Some understandably aren't the most logical, but others are rather simple, but they don't makes sense "themeatically".
Feel free to ask any question you want. I answer without caring about past history. If you have issues understanding the ruling, I can expand. This tends to be why I dislike discussion that isn't about the rule question. This isn't exactly the forum for such discussions. If you feel the need that a change is needed, start a new thread. I don't expect much support, but you are free to start it.