I didn't read the whole thing, mostly because I'm kinda scared to, but if this means UB sets are floating in through Standard and Pioneer than I think I'm done with the game for a little while. Pioneer was the last thing I was interested in and just bought into it in paper simply because it wasn't on Arena and wasn't part of the UB system but this changes that entirely for me. I don't know what the heck they're thinking here.
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What is universes beyond and why is it bad? Sorry I'm a casual player, occasionally doing a fnm modern/sealed.
Crossover sets like Marvel, Final Fantasy or Assassin's Creed.
A lot of people dislike those sets, but so far you could ignore them depending on the format you played. From now onwards it'll likely be impossible to stay away from those if you want to play competitively.
Besides the overall dislike of this new "Fortnite the Gathering" world, there's also concerns of pricing, these sets so far have been more expensive than regular sets, and also even more product burnout - we're up to 6 major sets/year from the 4 we used to have not too long ago.
Oh yeah that's been weird. I kinda liked fall out and the play mats. And what was the whole race play in lord of the rings?
Definitely a little discouraging. I mean it's fine for fun, but they should just continue to build off their own universe. I was really excited about all the cinematics with liliana and stuff. Was hoping to see more shorts.
Definitely a little discouraging. I mean it’s fine for fun, but they should just continue to build off their own universe.
I don't expect Magic universe to continue existing after a few more years.
Fortunately I had mostly dropped of competitive play already (though I was considering going back because Pioneer looks good right now), this announcement just pushes me even harder on other hobbies.
Ugh. I did not think that UB was that big a deal when it was announced because I thought they would be smart enough to keep it optional and wouldn't oversaturate the market. Oh how wrong and foolish I was
One lesson from recent years is that the slope is always slippery with WOTC.
If I did not own an LGS I would be tapping out of Magic now.
So it's even worse now. Got it.
I could complain about this, or explain why I don't want it, but what good would it do? The fact that they're making this announcement means it's already too late to stop it.
The initial shock of Universes Beyond is well behind us at this point.
No, it isn't.
Oof.
So that means we’re going to pay more for a lotta chaff.
With the amount of UB they are making, this was inevitable.
Fortnite really fucked up every publisher.
I've been uninterested in standard since they changed the rotation to 3y. With this, I know I'm done now. It was fun while it lasted.
I had no issues with UB sets and products as fun eternal format content, but if they're adding more nonsense to standard, no thanks. I much preferred the old, smaller standards.
I hear this a lot from people in my shop, the funny thing is they are the same people who said they do not play standard because it rotates after a year. I guess everyone wants a two year rotation.
Whelp.
That's more money to spend on Mordheim then.
My MTG money is now getting funneled into more Nintendo Switch games.