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[Scribe]

But the spell slinging Otters!!

EXACTLY MY PROBLEM.

 

[Guest 85555]

I think everyone feels like this before the edition wars resume:

 

[RealAlHazred]

But are there Otter Bards? I'll call him Seal...

 

[Meech17]

you know you want to

Eugh.. These "Value" Boosters anger me. We haven't seen the price yet, but I assume it's going to be higher than it should be. When it says "Contains UP TO 2 rares"... It's doing it in the slimiest way. 3 commons, 2 uncommons, 1 "Wild Card" It could be anything.. It could even be a boat! and then one foil slot that could also be a rare/mythic.

What it really means though.. Many of these packs will have ZERO rares/mythics.. They're bundling and selling draft chaff to confuse and dupe poor grandparents trying to buy their grandkids magic cards.

If they end up being like $1/pk... or perhaps even $1.50/pk... I could give it a pass.. I'd bet they're going to end up being like $2.99 though..

Outside of this however.. The set looks amazing

 

[Scribe]

Eugh.. These "Value" Boosters anger me. We haven't seen the price yet, but I assume it's going to be higher than it should be. When it says "Contains UP TO 2 rares"... It's doing it in the slimiest way. 3 commons, 2 uncommons, 1 "Wild Card" It could be anything.. It could even be a boat! and then one foil slot that could also be a rare/mythic.

What it really means though.. Many of these packs will have ZERO rares/mythics.. They're bundling and selling draft chaff to confuse and dupe poor grandparents trying to buy their grandkids magic cards.

If they end up being like $1/pk... or perhaps even $1.50/pk... I could give it a pass.. I'd bet they're going to end up being like $2.99 though..

Outside of this however.. The set looks amazing

#Monetize.

The practices Wizards have embraced are gross, I cannot deny that, but the previews I just looked up spiked something in my cynical soul that feels almost like joy...I must resist.

 

[overgeeked]

Eugh.. These "Value" Boosters anger me. We haven't seen the price yet, but I assume it's going to be higher than it should be. When it says "Contains UP TO 2 rares"... It's doing it in the slimiest way. 3 commons, 2 uncommons, 1 "Wild Card" It could be anything.. It could even be a boat! and then one foil slot that could also be a rare/mythic.

What it really means though.. Many of these packs will have ZERO rares/mythics.. They're bundling and selling draft chaff to confuse and dupe poor grandparents trying to buy their grandkids magic cards.

If they end up being like $1/pk... or perhaps even $1.50/pk... I could give it a pass.. I'd bet they're going to end up being like $2.99 though..

Outside of this however.. The set looks amazing

It’s gambling on cards. Always has been. All those addictive phone games and loot boxes people complain about? Same thing.

 

[Guest 85555]

I am so glad I stuck with RPGs and resisted the allure of Magic in the 90s

 

[prabe]

you know you want to

I assure you I do not. I never really got much of the appeal of the game, and gave up on it sometime around 2000. Never owned any cards, gawds willing I never will.

 

[Scribe]

It’s gambling on cards. Always has been. All those addictive phone games and loot boxes people complain about? Same thing.

Full disclosure I have a real problem with MTG in a "yes please I do want it all"

Is it gambling, yes. Can you sell or trade though? Yes.

Is that better than digital stuff? Yes.

Am I just coping?

Maybe...

 

[Snarf Zagyg]

Full disclosure I have a real problem with MTG in a "yes please I do want it all"

Is it gambling, yes. Can you sell or trade though? Yes.

Is that better than digital stuff? Yes.

Am I just coping?

Maybe...

Have a Magic problem?

Try cocaine. It's cheaper.