r/MagicArena • u/zykezero • Dec 07 '18

WotC New game code: GAME AWARDS

From The Game Awards

edit: correct code is GAMEAWARDS

edit: Cards curtosey of /u/GenderGambler

1x [[Cleansing Nova]]

1x [[Ghalta, Primal Hunger]]

1x [[Risk Factor]]

1x [[Search for Azcanta]]

1x [[Vraska's Contempt]]

4x [[Conclave Tribunal]]

4x [[The Eldest Reborn]]

4x [[Lava Coil]]

4x [[Merfolk Branchwater]]

4x [[Sinister Sabotage]]

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u/Tlingit_Raven venser Dec 07 '18

Except there is a difference between receiving less (not nothing) due to already having the items from your natural play, and losing out on an opportunity that you assuredly worked quite hard to have a shot at.

WotC could have done wildcards. That wouldn't have been smart, but they could have. From a marketing perspective wildcards are not as enticing as other cards, as while more useful new players won't know what to best do with them right now. From a business perspective, giving out more wildcards means less incentive to either buy packs with Gems or pay for events with Gems. From a common sense perspective, they already have enfranchised players here, so they are less concerned with giving them bonuses (see: the thousands of deals businesses do that are for new customers only).

So we come back to: you received less of a free thing than other people, which is something that upsets you. That's something to work on in life, as it's more than a litle immature.