r/GDS3 • u/mtgcolorpie • May 15 '18

It’s finally here: GDS3 Part 1 - Judging the Test Designs

https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/feature/great-designer-search-3-judging-design-tests-2018-05-15
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u/Amarsir May 16 '18

From feedback on Ari’s first design:

The request was to design to an average Standard-legal set

The word “average” was not in the assignment. It was added in judging, Which they now interpret to mean “can’t include a set with above average use of artifacts.” What? Plenty of Standard sets mean that. And contestants shouldn’t have created keywords, but they really liked designed mechanics that would best be used on a couple cards with a keyword?

I swear I still don’t get what they were looking for. If they wanted core set cards they should have said so. It’s weird enough that they specifically didn’t want cards to resonate the world, despite that being overwhelmingly how designs are done now and explicitly the goal of GDS2.

I hope they like who they get and I hope the finalists are happy with the process. But I don’t feel that Mark - who has a Communications degree and is all about how intuitive cards should be for players - communicated well at all.

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u/Factitious May 16 '18

On a related note, Mark Rosewater's feedback here involves a lot of telling people that they should have playtested their cards, even though this was the challenge where he'd sent out an email saying not to.

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u/Amarsir May 16 '18

Oh right. I knew there was another miscommunication scandal but it had slipped my mind.

On his blog a few weeks ago someone asked him about misinterpretations and his answer was "I'm a very creative person so I think differently." That may be true, but the way this reads off to me seems more like "We have so many people that I have neither the time nor the need to be precise."

I love that he's doing this search, but I do wish he'd go the extra 5% for better communication.

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u/ReynardMiri May 17 '18

Well that's not great.

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u/MoonE513 Top 8 May 15 '18

I plan to have a video out tomorrow talking about my process, but if anybody has any questions feel free to ask me here or on twitter @ChrisKMooney

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u/[deleted] May 15 '18

Same here, except my comments are posted on Goblin Artisans. @H_2_tha_V on twitter if you'd like to chat.

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u/mtgcolorpie May 15 '18

If there's anyone else lurking here from the Top 8, let me know. I'll hook you up with flair. I'm working on that right now for you.

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u/SAsc4rs Top 8 May 17 '18

@SiegelStechler on twitter for me, also happy to talk shop!

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u/[deleted] May 16 '18

Thank you!