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5 months ago ::
Dec 18, 2012 - 12:03PM
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I really like 4pss. Its all I play other than Release Events and Classic limited events.
I think the real reason they are going away is that they don't make enough money for Wizards. Part of the problem is that it canablizes other (more profitable) events. And, there are people who want to buy packs from the store and crack them for the cards. Some might say that these people aren't very smart. They more clever ones will open these packs in a 4pss and get to play with them some and possibly get an effective store discount because of the packs they can win in the process.
I think they underestimated the popularity of this format. I'll bet if they could go back in time and do them all over again, they would cost a ticket or two.
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5 months ago ::
Dec 18, 2012 - 1:43PM
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Wow, this is a huge loss. I personally hate the entire concept of phantom events and won't play em. Will be spending a lot less money as the ongoing nerfing of prizes and events continues. (and i'm sure it will, as the game has by all accounts 'never been more popular') The money i don't spend here will NOT go to drafting or other more profitable events, either; i've had enough to curtail my limited play significantly already recently and it's only going to get less. By itself this change isn't necessarily the end of the world, but combined with the constant tinkering that limits the ability of players to build their collection or keep playing at a reasonable (but still huge!) cost - this sort of thing will cost you in the long-term, wizards.
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5 months ago ::
Dec 18, 2012 - 2:15PM
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The explanation wizards gives for eliminating 4 pack sealed is ridiculous.
4 pack sealed can have a lot of variance, more than a lot of other events, but it also is a very streamlined, very fast way of playing limited that just doesn't exist in other formats. And it's fun. More fun, in fact, than regular 6 pack sealed IMO. Most of all, it's the best value out there to play limited while simultaneously building a collection to use in constructed on MTGO, period, which is why they're removing it. Money, money, money. Don't release two articles back to back in one week on how MTGO is changing and striving to make players happy and then take away an incredibly popular format. If I want to practice my 6 pack sealed without keeping the cards I crack, I can do it for free elsewhere online, and everybody else can too, and we all know this. THERE IS NO INCENTIVE TO PLAY THESE PHANTOM SEALEDS WHATSOEVER. I just started playing 4 pack sealeds in the last couple months or so, and as a result, my time logged into the program has shot up. However, my time on MTGO will be severely limited after Dec. 26th.
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5 months ago ::
Dec 18, 2012 - 2:16PM
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Please use the existing thread for discussion on this issue.
Locked.
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5 months ago ::
Dec 18, 2012 - 2:50PM
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What existing thread? The one commenting on the article that discusses all the changes? I couldn't find any other threads for just this topic. Does this mean that we can't have any new threads that talk about individual topics from the huge article?
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5 months ago ::
Dec 18, 2012 - 3:03PM
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Why is this a duplicate thread? This is about specifically the 4 booster sealed, the other thread is about the article, which covers several topics...
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5 months ago ::
Dec 18, 2012 - 3:06PM
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Why is this a duplicate thread? This is about specifically the 4 booster sealed, the other thread is about the article, which covers several topics...
Of the 96 posts in that thread, 85-90 of them are related to four-booster sealed.
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"While a picture is worth a thousand words, each lolcat actually produces a negative wordcount." -Ith
"I think "Highly Informed Sarcasm" should be our Magic Online General motto." -Ith
"Sorry, but this thread seems just like spam. TT is for off-topic discussion, not no-topic discussion."
-WizO_Kwai_Chang
"Stop that! If you're not careful, rational thinking may catch on!" -Sax
"... the only word i see that fits is incompitant." -Mr44 (sic)
"You know a thread is gonna be locked when it gets to the hexadecimal stage." -Gathion
"It's a good gig" - Gleemax
"I tell people often, if you guys want to rant, you've certainly got the right to (provided you obey CoC/ToS stuff), and I don't even really blame you. But if you see something you think needs changing a well thought-out, constructive post does more to make that happen." - Worth Wollpert
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