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Because of the unpopularity of Prop 15, the Modified Format was announced during a Wizards of the Coast chat on August 10, 2001<ref>[http://www.pojo.com/features/0801/81001WotcChat.html WOTC CHAT REPORT August 10, 2001 - by CHRISBO]</ref>. Unlike Prop 15, Modified allowed users to use as many Trainer cards as they wanted within the normal rules of the game, but limited players from using certain sets; in this case, starting from Team Rocket on. This gave Wizards the ability to remove broken Trainer cards from sanctioned tournament play without banning them outright. Furthermore, Wizards was also allowed by Media Factory to finally ban a single card, Sneasel, from tournament play. The format itself was based on the "Type 2" Format Wizards used for Magic The Gathering at the time, which only allowed cards from the sets released within the last two years. Magic's "Type 2" Format has since been renamed as "Standard" as well. | Because of the unpopularity of Prop 15, the Modified Format was announced during a Wizards of the Coast chat on August 10, 2001<ref>[http://www.pojo.com/features/0801/81001WotcChat.html WOTC CHAT REPORT August 10, 2001 - by CHRISBO]</ref>. Unlike Prop 15, Modified allowed users to use as many Trainer cards as they wanted within the normal rules of the game, but limited players from using certain sets; in this case, starting from Team Rocket on. This gave Wizards the ability to remove broken Trainer cards from sanctioned tournament play without banning them outright. Furthermore, Wizards was also allowed by Media Factory to finally ban a single card, Sneasel, from tournament play. The format itself was based on the "Type 2" Format Wizards used for Magic The Gathering at the time, which only allowed cards from the sets released within the last two years. Magic's "Type 2" Format has since been renamed as "Standard" as well. | ||
The fundamental concepts of the Modified Format—namely rotating out old sets and banning of certain, unbalanced cards—stood the test of time, long after Wizards ceased production of the game, and has long since replaced the Unlimited Format as the main format for sanctioned play, until the introduction of the {{TCG|Expanded format}} during the {{TCG|2014-15 Expanded format|2014-2015 season}}. | |||
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