I’ve been taking a break from Magic since the beginning of Caves of Ixalan for a number of reasons, but am wanting to check out Bloomburrow. Since part of the reason I stepped away was the Play Booster changeup for drafting, I was wondering how people are feeling about it. I’d be particularly interested in reading your thoughts on it if you were a hater that has ultimately come around to the change.
Yeah, irl drafting is questionable now for me too. Looking around, the options seem to have increased by at least 25-50% since the last time I remember going to an FNM. Probably not going to be looking to shell out for that any time soon, which is a shame as I really miss in-person drafting.
How about Arena? Have you played with the new packs digitally at all?
Arena is even worse value in my opinion. At least with in-person drafts you get some money back in the cards you get (sell anything of value). I can’t justify paying the high cost they charge for *digital *drafts.
It’s a real shame too, I love drafting, but there’s no way I’m going to pay AU$20 for a single digital draft. I can’t believe anyone else does tbh.
Tbh, I’m more concerned about the play experience, but I get your hangups. Fwiw, I can say from personal experience that it is definitely possible to be completely f2p on arena (I have two accounts - one fully f2p and the other I haven’t put real money into in years). You won’t be drafting multiple times a day, but once a week is a reasonable expectation, plus maybe a few extra if you win enough gems back.
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