I love MTG. It's unlike any other card game. Nothing even comes close to just how tactile it feels tapping lands and cards, or building a deck that fits your identity as a player.
However, WotC/Hasbro is a pile of flaming dog shit company. I don't condone or support any of their horrendous business practices. Every year that goes by, MTG becomes more and more a cash grab, and pushes people out of being able to play it. It's already an insane game where pieces of cardboard cost thousands of dollars. But they keep wanting to make their shareholders more money so it keeps becoming even worse, to the point where it's a fortnite IP crossover hell hole.
I long ago sold my magic collection. I've been playing since the early days. Now I proxy everything.
So why do I play MTG Arena? It's actually a half decent client. There are some precon deck modes and other formats where you can ignore the gacha hell of the game and play for fun.
I still love the game itself, it's just the company managing it that deserves 0 praise at this point.
All that said, Arena is a good way to learn for new players, and can be a somewhat okay way to experience the game without having to break your bank.
I will probably always come back and forth to the game, but I cannot in good conscience ever recommend anyone spend a single dime on it.
Screw the company. Proxy your cards. Don't spend a single cent on these people. Play the game for free any way you can. Table top simulator, cockatrice, or ever arena are viable options.
TL;DR - good game run by evil corporation
However, WotC/Hasbro is a pile of flaming dog shit company. I don't condone or support any of their horrendous business practices. Every year that goes by, MTG becomes more and more a cash grab, and pushes people out of being able to play it. It's already an insane game where pieces of cardboard cost thousands of dollars. But they keep wanting to make their shareholders more money so it keeps becoming even worse, to the point where it's a fortnite IP crossover hell hole.
I long ago sold my magic collection. I've been playing since the early days. Now I proxy everything.
So why do I play MTG Arena? It's actually a half decent client. There are some precon deck modes and other formats where you can ignore the gacha hell of the game and play for fun.
I still love the game itself, it's just the company managing it that deserves 0 praise at this point.
All that said, Arena is a good way to learn for new players, and can be a somewhat okay way to experience the game without having to break your bank.
I will probably always come back and forth to the game, but I cannot in good conscience ever recommend anyone spend a single dime on it.
Screw the company. Proxy your cards. Don't spend a single cent on these people. Play the game for free any way you can. Table top simulator, cockatrice, or ever arena are viable options.
TL;DR - good game run by evil corporation
Awesome free to play version of magic that is generous with giving you new cards. The mechanics are quick and responsive and online play is engaging. Deck building is great too with wildcards you can exchange for any card of the same rarity. Playing direct challenge with friends is awesome too! I'm really enjoying the recent (as of this review) Outlaws of Thunder Junction and Murders at Marlov Manor sets too.
The best card game of all time. Not as good as playing in paper, but the client is slick and convenient.
My friend told me I should play this game then proceeded to not allow me to play by using his control deck.
Client is buggy, but hot-damn do I love Magic: the Gathering.
Not paper
It sure is Magic: the Gathering against (mostly) randos, alright. I like MtG, even if I don't like everything done with it. Since we're still in a pandemic, this is the only way I get to play it anymore. It's entirely possible to do F2P, but not really if you're trying to be on top of the metas and get exceedingly high in Ranked- unless that's just what you're doing. I like making weird, off-beat decks, so it takes me a while, but I still have plenty of fun.
No le puedo dar más nota porque es demasiado tragaperras, pero el juego en sí está entretenido. Tiene muchos tipos de cartas, combinaciones y modos de juego.
Además, te regalan varios mazos al empezar y puedes canjear códigos.
Además, te regalan varios mazos al empezar y puedes canjear códigos.
jaceberelren. jace. jace eelrneen, :)
It's a functional way to play MTG online and it's pretty generous with giving you plenty of cards without spending money. For some reason WOTC wants to do this online-only version of MTG called 'Alchemy' that's totally worthless and bogs down the actual game everyone wants to play and that's really annoying sometimes.
This is the best version of MTG so it's got all the flaws actual MTG has but otherwise, yeah, it's fine.
This is the best version of MTG so it's got all the flaws actual MTG has but otherwise, yeah, it's fine.
Fuck off, Wizards. The shuffling fucking sucks, I can play 10 games without seeing a card.
Magic is super cool irl and the online experience you can have is a manipulated shit that fucking crashes or lags if you tab out, fuck off.
Magic is super cool irl and the online experience you can have is a manipulated shit that fucking crashes or lags if you tab out, fuck off.
in general