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This is nowhere near the brainiest Magic has ever been. I've been playing almost since the beginning and it's been disappointing to see how the game has been simplified. It seems like all competitive standard decks now are creature decks, which is a shame because control and combo decks used to be a huge part of the meta game and required a lot of skill to pilot. I think Wizards deliberately eliminated combo and cont…
Are there any other games that are "Brainier" than Magic?
Does anyone else feel revulsion at the notion of a "mythic rare?" Magic feels like a cross between a brilliant game and a video poker machine.
It was pawned off on the community extremely well, most people were actually "glad" about it being introduced, and its purpose was hidden at the start. Originally, they were meant for cards that were too strange to come up often in limited play, so this slot was just to get the weird effects to show up less in drafts. However, over time, it turned into every single card that would be a great high priced single turns…
> Magic is the only major trading card game currently printed with only three rarities. If we want to stay competitive in attracting new players we have to keep up with the industry standards.
> We want the flavor of mythic rare to be something that feels very special and unique. Generally speaking we expect that to mean cards like Planeswalkers, most legends, and epic-feeling creatures and spells.
[1] http://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/making-magic/ye...
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> You would probably spend you $15 to go see a two hour movie I wouldn't. > spending under $7.50 per hour That's absurdly expensive.
The average price of a movie ticket is $8. The average price of the popcorn is also $8. (Lots of citations with a Google search.)
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> You would probably spend you $15 to go see a two hour movie I wouldn't. > spending under $7.50 per hour That's absurdly expensive.
Is it? Flying a plane is $500 an hour. Golfing a good course is $100 an hour. Waterskiing can be $50 an hour. Skiing is $20?? An hour. Recreation is serious stuff in the US.