Season 2 of the The EPIC Battle League

Just under a week since the final of Season 1, and as excited as we are, next season will start in 2023. We have received a lot of feedback and can promise you we are not taking any of it lightly. We have heard and look forward to implementing some of the following changes for next season:

NOTE - These are ideas and we cannot promise that all these changes will come into effect

Changes to Thursday Night

Once our new member cards (you read that right) come in, we can allow people a 10% discount off all magic products. This is due to the $17 Modern Horizon II boosters going out of stock, whilst we give one away with the $15 entry, this business model is not going to last long and needs to change. By allowing 10% off, it equates to around the same discount our players are already receiving.

Prizes will also change on Thursday. We want to reward the hard work of players, however we don't want people to feel the need to play for sheep stations and be discouraged from not getting to the top 3. That's why we are considering the inclusion of a Lucky Door prize each week.

Changes to the League

The top 8 play off in the league is being considered, we are thinking about removing the top 8 playoff on the final week and instead rewarding the top 8 with free entry to the finals.

Speaking of the finals, we are now looking at making the Saturday event open to everyone (in the league and out of the league), however if you've played at epic for 70% of the league, we will discount the cost of entry on the Saturday Final.

Jene of Jene's MTG fame is also going to be sponsoring next season. Having the finals be open will enable more people to attend not just his store but the event as a whole. EPIC Ipswich does not like alienating players and the idea last season was to incentivise attendance to the 12 weeks of Modern.

Deck lists will now be required to be locked in by week 9 and deck checks will occur.

Theres lots of other changes we are considering and we are open to taking all future feedback and adjusting our plans to tailor to the community. For now, the league is on break but Modern is still being played weekly!

Your Friend and Ally,

Lachy

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