Ugh, but I absolutely love MtG. That's really disappointing, but I guess it fits with the trend in MtG for pushing profit over content. Prices have gone up and I honestly don't see a ton of new ideas like I did some years ago.
I'll probably still do MtG drafts and whatnot until I find a viable alternative, but I'll probably buy less of their stuff.
I mean, mood, same, but I can print fakes from overseas for $30 per edh deck and scratch the itch with friends. Losing 60 deck comp formats hurts a little, but theres other games that last longer and cost way way less.
But youve seen the trend. MH2 forces format defining cards, which they refuse to ban until everyone buys them. Then, MH3 comes out as a branded LotR set to advertise amazons LotR flop show, new format defining staples are forced in, and then they ban the problem cards from MH2 cause everyone has them now so no one is buying.
You will see this again in a few years with a new advertisement stapled to cards required for competitive play. And it will happen for the rest of the games life.
MtG is now a billboard on your kitchen table, that you pay to put there. And then they fire half the staff.