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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Scribble" data-source="post: 5304037" data-attributes="member: 23977">Also don't forget it's an incentive for the store to hold the event in the first place.Sure, demoing product is always a good idea, but on the store side- The store probably has to have extra manpower on duty to watch that many people and still mind the register.  That's an added cost.The store has to make space to hold the games. That's an added cost.There are a lot of people who will show up for the event use the store and copies of the game, then go home and buy the game on line. Added cost with no benefit.All this adds up to lack of incentive to hold a game day. Why spend all that extra time/money when it's not going to net you any profit?Soooo... queue WoTC who has announced that they think FLGS and FLGS "culture" are important to the hobby. Lack of incentive for those FLGS to promote the "culture" is a problem.How to fix that problem? Provide some sort of incentive for the FLGS to hold the events.In this case, the incentive comes in the form of packs of cards the players buy before participating in the events.So sure, if you're really upset that it costs 3 bux to play in a game have at ye.But I'm giving credit to WoTC where I think it's due- Instead of just joining the "Oh Woe is me!" crowd bitching about the hobby dying, and FLGSs being a thing of the past lately they seem to have been doing a LOT to help promote FLGS and the hobby overall.  I think 3 bucks is worth investing in the growth/health of my hobby. If you don't that's cool- but saying it's just a money grab or something is kind of not really thinking things through in my opinion.  WoTC clearly has a desire to promote the FLGS and health of the hobby, and not only that but a clear plan to do so.</blockquote>

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