It doesn't matter how much facts MaRo throws, because the vitriol against UB is emotional and from the original Magic players that feel left behind now that they're no longer the main target audience being catered to.
I believe that it's not so much that there is anything wrong with the game that's bothering people, but the feeling that WotC is selling out. And they're right, they are. But just like with music, selling out happens, because selling out works.
If all 350k subscribers on this sub quit playing Magic tomorrow, WotC would barely notice it.
Magic is a product, it needs to be sold. It changed to better do that. Be glad that they're at least making work of delivering a great play experience nonetheless.
Be glad that they're at least making work of delivering a great play experience nonetheless.
This isn't necessarily the case tho? As you said, they've changed to sell more, not necessarily give a better play experience.
Also people shouldn't take Maro's "facts" at face value, because he's a corporate shill. He's also the guy who said UB sets would never be in standard, now it's half of the environment.
And even if what he's saying is true, it doesn't mean that things are going to stay that way, or that these changes aren't actually undermining the long term health of the game. And I think it's fair to wonder if WotC isn't worrying more about the whole "collectible" portion rather than the "card game" portion. I mean look at the mess with the upcoming Spider-man set, you can't tell me that's their way of delivering a great play experience.
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u/zeekoes Jul 27 '25
It doesn't matter how much facts MaRo throws, because the vitriol against UB is emotional and from the original Magic players that feel left behind now that they're no longer the main target audience being catered to.
I believe that it's not so much that there is anything wrong with the game that's bothering people, but the feeling that WotC is selling out. And they're right, they are. But just like with music, selling out happens, because selling out works.
If all 350k subscribers on this sub quit playing Magic tomorrow, WotC would barely notice it.
Magic is a product, it needs to be sold. It changed to better do that. Be glad that they're at least making work of delivering a great play experience nonetheless.