I don't play modern, so I am not too keen on what exactly happens there, but I am certain no one would hurt from more reprints (excepts collectors, but I mean if they're collecting, wouldn't having an "original" copy be cooler than having a copy, if it was only ever printed once.) Oh I hope that made sense.
I think this sounds like a good idea, printing cards directly into modern, so they can more directly impact the modern meta with bannings and without the risk of ruining standard, but why can't we get another ultimate masters, in addition to this modern horizons thing.
Ultimate masters was a good set in my opinion, except for the jacked up price. And from my experience, that is the general consensus among the mtg community.
Do you guys think we'll have to worry about other formats being impacted by this? I know standard will be untouched, literally, but there's commander, legacy, vintage, and probably others I don't know about, all that could be impacted by this.
I feel like in terms of power level standard has the weakest cards, due to limited card pool and yada yada yada, then modern has access to more powerful cards, then there is legacy, and vintage with the most powerful cards. Since Legacy and Vintage have access to powerful cards, I think many things printed into modern won't make the cut in Legacy or Vintage.