>Never played Magic in my life>play Arena for the first time after taking a break with ygo>Its actually super fun>Its really easy to pick up and there are a ton of different playstiles and decks to build>Its easy to understand whats going on in the moment and what the rough gameplan of the opponent is and what the problem cards are unlike in ygo where there are a bunch of cards you have never seen before and have no idea what to counter or what is happening >have to be reminded of the stupid crossover shit every time i boot up the gameDid i come in to late?I really like the core game and have fun with it but seing a bunch of Avatar and Spider man shit everywhere is really off putting and makes me want to stop playing the game
>>729027108it's going to slop but if you like it keep playing
Hasbro is currently running the game into the ground so it's a bad time but you can enjoy it while it lasts
>>729027108oldfag magic player here, the core game is one of the best games ever made. recent design is really weird and powercrept. the universes beyond shit should have just stayed as a casual for fun thing outside of competitive formats. but wotc are greedy and that doesn't sell as much product.>Did i come in to late?yes and no, you can play premodern or legacy if you want to see what the game used to be like. (not on arena unfortunately, options are either paper or mtgo) some advice:avoid edh players if you play irluse your wild cards on rare lands until you at least have the staplesif you are f2p do the midweek eventsbattlepass is cringe but good value if you play a lot
>>729027108>have to be reminded of the stupid crossover shit every time i boot up the game>Did i come in too late?very, wizards is going to milk this shit for every last dropthere is no putting the cat back in the bottle
>>729028060What are all these formats and wont all these different formats just splinter the community?In ygo theres only 2 format being played and there are basically the same tcg and Master Duel banlist
>>729028539its complicated
>>729028539>What are all these formatspremodern is basically just old cards but none of the super broken stuff from alpha/beta legacy is an eternal format with a really long banned listedh/commander is the casual for fun format, and where a lot of the recent bad card design comes from>wont all these different formats just splinter the community?not really, people just like different things in this game and the playerbase is pretty big. some people play multiple formats. most popular formats are edh/commander and modern right now i think. standard is popular on arena.i recommend going to a draft or sealed event irl, they are really fun and easy to get into as a new player.
>>729028365I can live with all the crossover stuff if it was just a casual spin off using magics rule system and all the crossover cards would be restricted to one special format but Spongebob Squarepants and The Office shit is making me want to stop playing the game and play anything else
>>729029359those are both secret lair product and are basically just official proxies, you don't have to interact with them for the most part but yeah it's cancer
were they that bad?
>>729029619Tell me where do you see a ring on this sol ring.
>>729029619People want playable cards with their fancy versions anon. The ones that they were printing for MH weren't good nor flavorful.
>>729029619yes
