I mean, mood, same, but I can print fakes from overseas for $30 per edh deck and scratch the itch with friends. Losing 60 deck comp formats hurts a little, but theres other games that last longer and cost way way less.
But youve seen the trend. MH2 forces format defining cards, which they refuse to ban until everyone buys them. Then, MH3 comes out as a branded LotR set to advertise amazons LotR flop show, new format defining staples are forced in, and then they ban the problem cards from MH2 cause everyone has them now so no one is buying.
You will see this again in a few years with a new advertisement stapled to cards required for competitive play. And it will happen for the rest of the games life.
MtG is now a billboard on your kitchen table, that you pay to put there. And then they fire half the staff.
I just don’t play Standard or Modern and stick to Limited (tournaments) and Commander (casual play with friends). I tried MtG Arena, but hated the focus on the meta, and drafting was way too expensive for the enjoyment I got, especially since I don’t care about building a collection.
If MtG Arena had a cheap subscription for unlimited drafting (don’t keep the cards), I’d do it in a heartbeat and I wouldn’t play much else. But it doesn’t, so I just draft a few times a year with friends and play Commander with mostly premade decks with friends.
I mean, mood, same, but I can print fakes from overseas for $30 per edh deck and scratch the itch with friends. Losing 60 deck comp formats hurts a little, but theres other games that last longer and cost way way less.
But youve seen the trend. MH2 forces format defining cards, which they refuse to ban until everyone buys them. Then, MH3 comes out as a branded LotR set to advertise amazons LotR flop show, new format defining staples are forced in, and then they ban the problem cards from MH2 cause everyone has them now so no one is buying.
You will see this again in a few years with a new advertisement stapled to cards required for competitive play. And it will happen for the rest of the games life.
MtG is now a billboard on your kitchen table, that you pay to put there. And then they fire half the staff.
I just don’t play Standard or Modern and stick to Limited (tournaments) and Commander (casual play with friends). I tried MtG Arena, but hated the focus on the meta, and drafting was way too expensive for the enjoyment I got, especially since I don’t care about building a collection.
If MtG Arena had a cheap subscription for unlimited drafting (don’t keep the cards), I’d do it in a heartbeat and I wouldn’t play much else. But it doesn’t, so I just draft a few times a year with friends and play Commander with mostly premade decks with friends.