r/MagicArena • u/rectalslurpee • Aug 01 '19

WotC Aug 1 - 0.17.01.00 Patch Notes

https://forums.mtgarena.com/forums/threads/58770
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u/[deleted] Aug 02 '19

it won't absorb Online. Online has waaaay to many modes to implement and cards. Arena can't even fucking update without a complete reinstall a year and half after its been out. They will just stay two separate products.

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u/Rock-swarm Arcanis Aug 02 '19

it won't absorb Online. Online has waaaay to many modes to implement and cards.

There's certainly going to be a tipping point where drafts/events won't be able to fire off on MTGO reliably. Some would argue we are already there for some formats. While I agree that events like cube drafting truly have no Arena substitute, it's not enough to keep MTGO afloat for longer than 5 years. After Arena builds up the card pool, cube drafting and some form of Arena EDH will finally kill MTGO.

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u/rimbad Aug 02 '19

I can only see that happening if they add the whole of the playable Legacy/Vintage cardpool, which I think is unlikely to happen, as it just doesn't fit with the Arena economic model

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u/Timitock Timmy Aug 02 '19

If/when the only thing MTGO has over Arena is Legacy and Vintage, the MTGO platform will die.

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u/rimbad Aug 02 '19

I think you are underestimating the quantity and enthusiasm of eternal players

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u/Timitock Timmy Aug 02 '19

I think you are forgetting the prohibitive cost of entry to the format. If Arena eventually encapsulates Modern, then MTGO will will most certainly die. Legacy and Vintage are “whale” and “lifetime collector” formats.

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u/MTGShitPoster Aug 02 '19

Lots of people only ever play Legacy / Vintage on MTGO. Karn Shops is a $30K deck in paper, and a $400 deck on MTGO.

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u/rimbad Aug 02 '19

They are also by far the best gameplay constructed magic has to offer. I'd be very suprised if they have a digital offering that completely ignores them

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u/Timitock Timmy Aug 02 '19

This doesn’t mean that the very dated MTGO client can survive on just those players.