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<blockquote data-quote="Mannahnin" data-source="post: 8209155" data-attributes="member: 7026594"><p>Huge.</p><p></p><p>A couple of years ago they released a much more modern online version, Magic: The Gathering Arena, which has animated graphics, good sound effects, and a much quicker, more intuitive interface than their old Magic: The Gathering Online (sometimes jokingly referred to as Magic: The Spreadsheets for its antiquated 90s-style GUI).</p><p></p><p>Arena has been very successful. Technically Free to Play (as opposed to requiring a $10 signup and then buying online cards and event tickets for MTGO), you can grind for in-game Gold and Gems to buy packs, event entries, special card versions with different art, special card back images, etc., or you can just pay for packs, gems and gold, and people do.</p><p></p><p>They've been promoting Arena like a full-on ESport, with a pro league of 24 players on (IIRC) $75,000 annual contracts with required streaming deals. Amateurs and non-pro league professional streamers also constantly stream it on Twitch.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mannahnin, post: 8209155, member: 7026594"] Huge. A couple of years ago they released a much more modern online version, Magic: The Gathering Arena, which has animated graphics, good sound effects, and a much quicker, more intuitive interface than their old Magic: The Gathering Online (sometimes jokingly referred to as Magic: The Spreadsheets for its antiquated 90s-style GUI). Arena has been very successful. Technically Free to Play (as opposed to requiring a $10 signup and then buying online cards and event tickets for MTGO), you can grind for in-game Gold and Gems to buy packs, event entries, special card versions with different art, special card back images, etc., or you can just pay for packs, gems and gold, and people do. They've been promoting Arena like a full-on ESport, with a pro league of 24 players on (IIRC) $75,000 annual contracts with required streaming deals. Amateurs and non-pro league professional streamers also constantly stream it on Twitch. [/QUOTE]
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