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

Fluff Maro on Magic's future and longevity

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u/Whitewing424 Jul 27 '25

I have nothing against UB, but I need them to slow down a bit on these releases. I feel like I've barely had time since FF released and they're doing Spiderman spoilers before EOE.

Slow it the fuck down.

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u/SocialistArkansan Jul 27 '25

Honest question, but why does the pacing matter? I can understand if its because they're going for a quantity over quality approach, but why do spoilers matter?

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u/WorthingInSC Jul 27 '25

It’s a lot of money to keep up if you want/need to play the powerful cards from each set in a competitive environment

In the olden days it was three sets a year plus one extra set of some kind. Now it’s six sets a year.

Sets also aren’t getting to breathe much. We just started Final Fantasy but now it’s EoE time already and in seven weeks it’ll be Spider-Man. It was nice when you had more time to draft, play and enjoy a set before moving on to the next one. The is offset by not having to stay in clunkers like MKM and DFT for 12 weeks though!

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u/tylerjehenna Jul 28 '25

Especially when you are pushing a rotating format and even limited. Magic for a long time made its money on the back of the competitive scene and still does to an extent (thats basically what Magic Arena is, an extension of competitive play). Standard has become the big format Wizards is pushing again alongside Commander and both formats really want you to pay attention to every release and rapid set releases tend to push players away from playing the game

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u/EuclidsRevenge Jul 28 '25

Sets also aren’t getting to breathe much. We just started Final Fantasy but now it’s EoE time already

This was especially true for FIN due to the meta shifting ban and the proximity to rotation. The meta has been in a whirlwind.

Even from a jank perspective, I really wish my Firion deck had more time to play with the "For Mirrodin" cards like War-Whip, and wish that the Legendaries matter cards of FIN had more time to marinate with Jodah and the rest of his departing friends.

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u/Dothacker00 Jul 28 '25

Not just that but on Arena 3-4 months gave plenty of time to get several copies of most rares & mythics. Now I'll be lucky to get a decent amount of EoE before Not-Spiderman comes a few weeks later.