I don't. Almost everyone used Brainstorm.
Well, firstly, that's not the case. Like I said, almost everyone used Brainstorm. Gush and Merchant Scroll were pretty common too, but so what? Every format has cards that are more commonly used than others.
When was Factory restricted? I don't know...
I poked around a bit on other sites before work today and while there was some buzz to sift through, I guess I'm not completely crazy. There are definitely active Vintage players that are against this. A lot, actually. They'll get over it eventually, I'm sure.
And why should Mike Turian listen...
So "gaining prominence" means "must be stopped"?
That's true of Brainstorm. It's a 4-of in almost every deck using blue cards. But that's been true for a long, long time. There are other cards that turn up as 4-ofs pretty often often. Duress, Dark Ritual, Force of Will, Mishra's Workshop, and...
Short answer: I was following the format to a minor extent and after this last round of restrictions will probably stop entirely.
Long answer...
Not too much this year because I'd been busy with school. Also, some things kind of turned me off to the whole competitive scene. Specifically, I...
That's a funny image, BPC, but it always weirds me out when the 6,000,000 number comes up. I mean, it should be 11,000,000 or so, right? It's not like only the Jewish deaths count for anything.
That explanation didn't really explain anything. They pretended that the format revolved around Yawgmoth's Will. It's an awesome card, but the decks that use it frequently kill without it and they face strong competition from decks that don't use it. I mean, Workshop decks and Mana Drain decks...
Yeah, I had computer problems too. I think I've just about solved the last of them for now. But my finals are all over and hopefully I just graduated from community college or whatever and have that AS thing...