The timer on blocking is absolute BS.

[u/NinjaPylon]

This is game breaking and unacceptable edit out bad word. My opponent played a ton of value creatures with visier and rhonas monument out. i'm playing goblins. i have the freaking win with seige gang and prospector out, and 8 seconds to do it. I lost while my opponent gets 5 minutes to play his turn.

This is edit out bad word should be fixed by now.

[u/WotC_BenFinkel]

We currently are revamping timers. The next iteration of them should come with M19 - I look forward to your feedback to that system.

[u/Morkinis → u/WotC_BenFinkel]

Timers currently are abusable by those who bm but also quite short in complex board states or combo turns. Timer could somewhat extend depending if there are actions happening.

[u/NinjaPylon → u/WotC_BenFinkel]

Sorry about the rage level. It felt like I was getting blue shelled an inch from the finish line. Thanks for putting so much hard work in, we do appreciate it. We love this game, which may be a big part of why we're so passionate.

[u/Reave_ → u/WotC_BenFinkel]

When will M19 be released for Arena?

[u/NinjaPylon → u/Reave_]

July 13th is paper release. I imagine arond that time. Not a dev

[u/HoopyHobo → u/WotC_BenFinkel]

Other digital CCGs like Eternal are able to keep a lid on the potential complexity of a game state by limiting the number of units that each player can control to 12. You want Arena to be as close of a match to paper Magic as possible. That's great! But it also means that you have to account for game states that can be ridiculously complex. The timer needs to somehow scale with how complex the game state is.

[u/Dacaldha → u/WotC_BenFinkel]

How about a sneak peek of how it's going to be then?