Wizards of the Coast (Magic the Gathering) bans informer

submitted by deoxyribo from self.KotakuInAction

Article by TheGamer, referred by an r/FreeMagic post containing full details. I know nothing about MtG and defer to that + related threads, articles, or videos.

Summary:

WotC was planning a major competitive format change, but didn't intend to announce it until maybe 2 weeks after sharing it internally, which included contracted Magic Pro League players.

This was shared to and leaked by an external party, Austin Bursavich, a well known competitive MtG player NOT under an NDA. Furthermore, his actions did not violate WotC's Code of Conduct[1].

In retaliation for Bursavich not outing his sources, WotG banned him indefinitely.

[1] - Wizards Of The Coast Ban Player For Refusing To Snitch by Richard Lewis

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Someone should just make a game called Wizardry with 5 different schools of magic and the standard magic turn format and everything. It's not like WotC can copyright the fundamental mechanics that make the game good & fun to play.