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<blockquote data-quote="X-Marks!" data-source="post: 2906621" data-attributes="member: 5118">Frustrated As Well!I'm pretty much in agreement.&nbsp; I could probably live with the randomization if there was a reasonable chance of getting an almost complete set without 14+ same commons!&nbsp; As is I'm paying far, far, far more money out to secondary market stores that buy/sell/open packs to get specifics, instead of multi-packing it and hoping for the best.I've tried just buying them (entirely) separately from these places for some sets, and recently I've experimented with just buying packs themselves hoping to succeed.&nbsp; And I'm quite convinced the best way is to buy a few odd packs and buy the rest singularly from other sellers.So I think WotC _is_ hurting itself by not making a better distribution ratio.&nbsp; Why do they need to release 24 rares and only 12 commons?&nbsp; That just feeds the frustration.&nbsp; It should be the other way around to make things come out reasonably to encourage pack-buying.As well, I know of a lot of people are in the situation where trading isn't possible because no one else near them is collecting (because they're frightened off by the pricey-ness and poor distribution ratio, and/or living nowhere near secondary sellers).Lastly, I know WotC says in the recent Design columns that they have to even out the pricey-to-make rares versus the cheaper commons, but&nbsp; really there has to be a point where everything evens out -- an average costing over the per-piece cost.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="X-Marks!, post: 2906621, member: 5118"] [b]Frustrated As Well![/b] I'm pretty much in agreement. I could probably live with the randomization if there was a reasonable chance of getting an almost complete set without 14+ same commons! As is I'm paying far, far, far more money out to secondary market stores that buy/sell/open packs to get specifics, instead of multi-packing it and hoping for the best. I've tried just buying them (entirely) separately from these places for some sets, and recently I've experimented with just buying packs themselves hoping to succeed. And I'm quite convinced the best way is to buy a few odd packs and buy the rest singularly from other sellers. So I think WotC _is_ hurting itself by not making a better distribution ratio. Why do they need to release 24 rares and only 12 commons? That just feeds the frustration. It should be the other way around to make things come out reasonably to encourage pack-buying. As well, I know of a lot of people are in the situation where trading isn't possible because no one else near them is collecting (because they're frightened off by the pricey-ness and poor distribution ratio, and/or living nowhere near secondary sellers). Lastly, I know WotC says in the recent Design columns that they have to even out the pricey-to-make rares versus the cheaper commons, but really there has to be a point where everything evens out -- an average costing over the per-piece cost. [/QUOTE]

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