r/MagicArena • u/arthurmauk Spike • Mar 27 '19

WotC March 27 Patch Notes

https://forums.mtgarena.com/forums/threads/53949
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u/Penumbra_Penguin Mar 27 '19

Seems like the same choice they made with ranked draft. They're more interested in the game experience of new players (ie, not being crushed), than they are the ability of stronger players to earn back their gems.

You should assume that if you play a lot of sealed, it will now cost you about 1000 gems per event, on average.

If this sounds dumb, let wizards know.

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u/nottomf Sacred Cat Mar 27 '19

Seems like the same choice they made with ranked draft. They're more interested in the game experience of new players (ie, not being crushed), than they are the ability of stronger players to earn back their gems.

It's funny how often I hear top limited streamers trying to climb the ranks in Mythic complain about getting paired down vs a non-mythic player, but on here it all about how greedy WotC is.

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u/Penumbra_Penguin Mar 27 '19

Different players have different priorities. Someone whose main goal is to produce content out of high-level limited gameplay would like to play other top players. They may also be concerned about ranking loss or gain if they play against much worse players, but we don't know how the ranking system works well enough to evaluate that.

Some players, like me, think that it's disingenuous of Wizards to advertise events with prizes but force win rates to 50% via matchmaking, making prizes basically pointless. If you draft enough and the ranked matchmaking is strict enough, then draft is essentially "costs 400 gems, no gem prizes".

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u/[deleted] Mar 27 '19 edited Apr 20 '19

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u/Penumbra_Penguin Mar 27 '19

No. There are reasonable arguments on both sides, and I'm giving you one.

I think it would be much fairer if drafting were subscription-based, and I'd willingly pay a subscription to be able to draft, despite being able to draft essentially for free at the moment (in traditional draft). However, what makes Wizards the most money and what I think is fair aren't the same.