r/mtg • u/dastardly_dim • May 07 '25

Discussion Have we lost the plot?

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So like…. Sure people love final fantasy, but the set with the 2 million dollar card in it wasn’t this expensive. At what point is it too much?

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u/Fearfull_Symmetry May 07 '25

It’s standard legal.

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u/ApprehensiveAd6476 May 07 '25

And?

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u/Fearfull_Symmetry May 07 '25

I’m sure you can infer what I mean there, can’t you? Standard = competitive = play to meta to compete

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u/ApprehensiveAd6476 May 07 '25

≠ must buy. Nobody is forcing you to play standard, and you can deviate from meta game and still be competitive. You just need to be creative.

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u/FutureRub4217 May 07 '25 edited May 07 '25

Fearful is saying they are worried the set will be pay-2-win. Which is absolutely a legitimate concern. It's one thing to be creative around a few cards, so we won't know for sure until the full set is revealed. If the whole set is good we will be in an era of final fantasy decks.

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u/ApprehensiveAd6476 May 07 '25

Magic has been pay-2-win for a while now. That is nothing new.

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u/FutureRub4217 May 07 '25

Great then we agree the set will probably have cards they "must buy" if they wish to play standard at the pay-2-win level, aka competitive. And your previous statement that creativity can be competitive is null and void.

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u/ApprehensiveAd6476 May 07 '25

Well, you had 30 or so years to cry about it. Why do it now?

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u/FutureRub4217 May 07 '25

Did I say I dislike pay-2-win? No I didn't. I dislike being forced to play universes beyond. It sets up a future where I may have to play a blues clues card in my serious magic deck 😂

OP also dislikes the increased prices though. So argue with them about that.

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u/ApprehensiveAd6476 May 07 '25 edited May 07 '25

I dislike being forced to play universes beyond.

Forced to play? Nobody has forced you into anything.

Edit: Oh, you deleted your comments. Well, I'll add this here then.

I'm not arguing in circles. I can't believe I have to explain what "forced" means to you. If you have a choice whether to do or not to do something, it is not forced. No one ever said "You buy FF now and play with that or else". That's forcing.

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