I've already been in touch with international TOs and distributors over the last few weeks and have suggested that they not allow BW cards or rules in their Nationals events.
Our nats are at the begnning of june and im confident we will have bw cards legal. But what Id really love to know, are TOs/is amigo allowed to decide to do the hgss-on rotation earlier as well? Im happy with the way it is now but the fact remains that even with no bw rules the format is extremly boring and stale.
And looking at the fct that hgss-bw with NO CATCHER! is probably the best format we had for the last 4 years and looks like the best format in a long time Id love for nationals to be hgss-on. Seriously, this would get me so hyped up, playing in an entirly new format with no stupid sp around and no catcher to bring back memories of sp.
Even without that it will definitly improve nats but the fact that the us will have legit nationals while we still have to play with the old sp crap around and an incredibly stale format seems really unfair and frustrating.
Anyway, Im looking forward to worlds like Ive never done before, please let me look forward to nats in the same way This is a great decision, dont rob the european countrys of the possibility to play in the most healthy metagame possible