[arg_discuss] The Coldsnap "Scam"

[despain at quantumcontent.com]

I really liked his analysis of where they went wrong. "We gave the
joke to the straight man." And it's interesting to compare the
original announcement with the "real" announcement.

I don't play Magic myself. Now that his explanation has been out
there for a few months, how is the Magic community reacting to it?
Have they forgiven them?

Wendy Despain
quantumcontent.com


John Evans wrote:

> "Coldsnap"
> http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=mtgcom/feature/291
> http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=mtgcom/daily/mr214
>
> An excerpt: "Okay, I'll be blunt when I admit that this little
> controversy threw me for a loop. We made up a cute little cover
> story to add flavor to the "lost set" and suddenly my inbox
> is filling with letters that accuse us of betraying their trust."

> So, basically Mark Rosewater apologized and "pulled back the curtain"
> on their little advertising "scam". I found the whole discussion
> interesting. (Mark Rosewater's column is a great read for anyone
> interested in game design, by the way.)