Eventually the development team learned that coming into play tapped (like Shock Lands, Scry lands, or Gain lands) was much better, and that has been the status quo ever since
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Also, winning by gaining power instead of lowering life total seems to make the losing player feel a little less angry when being overrun(At least in my experience)
So, my evaluation comes from my own biases, which boil down to: play the sort of cards and decks that lets everyone at the table have a chance to breathe, play Commander, and have at least a decent chance to do the thing that their deck wants to do