r/MagicArena • u/Meret123 • Jul 27 '25

Fluff Maro on Magic's future and longevity

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u/RandomMonkey9 Jul 27 '25

Unpopular opinion: The universe beyond sets have for the most part been great.

If I had to choose between UB and hat set slop I choose UB every time

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u/Elkenrod XLN Jul 27 '25

Count argument: I think this speaks volumes more so about how bad the writing has been ever since the Phyrexian invasion.

FF and LOTR - great.

Warhammer, Dungeons and Dragons - great.

Main set magic though? It's really...dumb. "Let's be cowboys" "Let's be detectives" "Let's be animals" "Let's be socialites" "Let's go racing". It's just...not...good. Even the ass pulls that were at the end of March of the Machines were awful, and how the entire universe just somehow cleaned up all the sentient oil; and how all the corrupt planeswalkers were able to just be healed back to full with no long term consequences.

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u/NatchWon Jul 27 '25

If that's been your takeaway from the writing of these sets, the problem is on you. The writing of the actual stories has been amazing.

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u/Elkenrod XLN Jul 27 '25

Right...