As always Proxyt you and I only agree halfway D:
I think we'll have plenty of combat tricks still left to perform in the new Magic, it just won't be from character abilities so much and instead powering up Instants/Sorceries.
Watch as Type 1 laughs at some of these new rules
Edit: BTW if I hit back in Magic T2, I totally am playing Mono Red, we got freaking LIGHTNING BOLT AND BALL LIGHTNING BACK YAY!!!!!!!