Aeroplane said: I dropped from the Sub. and Coalition once the changes to crafting and booster packs came into play. I check in once in a while hoping for a huge over haul to the game , but all I see is an increase to the grind for less rewards ,a buggy product and overpriced digital cards. I play PaD which is far superior product for about 6 years now and coming back to to this is hard with such long load times. The whole Standard to legacy selling tactic never sat with me well , especially, for a virtual product. It was hard to break away at first with some of the money invested , but now I have my weekends back. Once you take a break , you'll realize how much of a slog this game is and have a hard time even loading the game.One thing to add is the lack of creativity in the game. Each set really doesn't bring much to the table. There are 2-5 really good cards every 3 months or so that you chase for a boat load of money only to have them disappear eventually. Oh well, just waiting for that reset.
Tremayne said: @FindingHeart8 - I had a Master VIP for some months, but I dropped it, when they threw the “booster packs are not updated” bomb on us.Since I have a complete legacy collection, I didn’t mind to much that some cards didn’t work, because I just played around with some other cards.Right now a subscription for me is equivalent to purchasing 500 orbs for 50 bucks a month, I don’t do that. But I will buy specific offers if they give guaranteed cards that I find interesting. Also PW that seems interesting, but that is highly dependent upon the size of my gold coffers.
FindingHeart8 said: Still, as much as I actually *want* to take a very long break from this game, I don't think I could leave my coalition, we have such a great bond. But as MTGPQ continues to become "more work, less loot," I keep returning to this point and wondering if continuing to play is the right choice.
FindingHeart8 said: Aeroplane said: I dropped from the Sub. and Coalition once the changes to crafting and booster packs came into play. I check in once in a while hoping for a huge over haul to the game , but all I see is an increase to the grind for less rewards ,a buggy product and overpriced digital cards. I play PaD which is far superior product for about 6 years now and coming back to to this is hard with such long load times. The whole Standard to legacy selling tactic never sat with me well , especially, for a virtual product. It was hard to break away at first with some of the money invested , but now I have my weekends back. Once you take a break , you'll realize how much of a slog this game is and have a hard time even loading the game.One thing to add is the lack of creativity in the game. Each set really doesn't bring much to the table. There are 2-5 really good cards every 3 months or so that you chase for a boat load of money only to have them disappear eventually. Oh well, just waiting for that reset. I agree with your points, but did you drop from the game entirely?I have thought a lot about how much extra time I had in my life, which now MTGPQ absorbs. When I started this game, I had a lot of time to kill, I was a college student who spent a lot of time waiting for the bus and had a student job that allowed me to sneak a match in here and there when my boss wasn't looking. Now that I am a bit older, my time is more valuable to me, and looking at weekend matches that require at least 3-5 hours of my weekend, every weekend, feels more like a chore than actually enjoyment.Still, as much as I actually *want* to take a very long break from this game, I don't think I could leave my coalition, we have such a great bond. But as MTGPQ continues to become "more work, less loot," I keep returning to this point and wondering if continuing to play is the right choice.
Aeroplane said: FindingHeart8 said: Aeroplane said: I dropped from the Sub. and Coalition once the changes to crafting and booster packs came into play. I check in once in a while hoping for a huge over haul to the game , but all I see is an increase to the grind for less rewards ,a buggy product and overpriced digital cards. I play PaD which is far superior product for about 6 years now and coming back to to this is hard with such long load times. The whole Standard to legacy selling tactic never sat with me well , especially, for a virtual product. It was hard to break away at first with some of the money invested , but now I have my weekends back. Once you take a break , you'll realize how much of a slog this game is and have a hard time even loading the game.One thing to add is the lack of creativity in the game. Each set really doesn't bring much to the table. There are 2-5 really good cards every 3 months or so that you chase for a boat load of money only to have them disappear eventually. Oh well, just waiting for that reset. I agree with your points, but did you drop from the game entirely?I have thought a lot about how much extra time I had in my life, which now MTGPQ absorbs. When I started this game, I had a lot of time to kill, I was a college student who spent a lot of time waiting for the bus and had a student job that allowed me to sneak a match in here and there when my boss wasn't looking. Now that I am a bit older, my time is more valuable to me, and looking at weekend matches that require at least 3-5 hours of my weekend, every weekend, feels more like a chore than actually enjoyment.Still, as much as I actually *want* to take a very long break from this game, I don't think I could leave my coalition, we have such a great bond. But as MTGPQ continues to become "more work, less loot," I keep returning to this point and wondering if continuing to play is the right choice. Yeah, I made my one man coalition and played here and there then just couldn't bring myself to play anymore. I play Puzzle and Dragons which is quick to load , but an ongoing very challenging game. Having to "make time" to play just doesn't work , especially, when there are so many stops to the game. It's obvious they are not putting any resources or don't have the resources to make the game better. Most of the changes are to make money. That's ok if they give you a nice working product , but it seems to have gotten worse.Taking a break is always a good thing. There are so many good games out there or just picking up a new thing even if its for a short time feels refreshing.
Endbringer said: Yeah they penny steal us everywhere, offering a tiny 5 jewels for placing 1st, M21 packs for All Hollows Eve even though Zendizar Rising just came out, as well as Chasing Flbthp having the last set rather than the newest. TotPW snagging 30 crystals every week day, missing an objective to drop a player potentially down to 300th place to get just some runes for your weekend long event, not allowing our VIP packs to carry over, dual art cards that should just already be the card you get from packs with a click option to see another picture; trial only giving 15 jewels now instead of 20, not providing more uses for mana orbs knowing people have asked for this for a long time because they're sitting on hundreds of thousands, and oh yeah, if the first card of any given pack is a duplicate, all the rest of the cards in the pack will be duplicates. That's not random, that's them deciding how much we get to progress no matter how much money we invest. Not to mention the fact that they know of all these errors and bugs that cause people to lose out on rewards and 95 percent of the time they deliver zero compensation. They never go into much detail or talk to you like you're a person when it comes to everything on these forums too. It's just a "thanks were looking into it" or nothing at all. The major suggestions people recommend to make the game better and a bit more fair, never ever get implemented. A 3rd deck slot costs 150 crystals? Are you kidding me?! Oh but if you invest in VIP you can actually have a few slots to save decks to play the friggin game without having to constantly remake them! That's plain wrong. They know if people want to keep those deck slots with all their 3 extra slots on every pw, they'll have to keep paying every month into the future or regress back to 1 or 2 per pw. That's them exploiting the very weakness they created and left us with and that's like some evil fish.
Wolfteeth said: Endbringer said: Yeah they penny steal us everywhere, offering a tiny 5 jewels for placing 1st, M21 packs for All Hollows Eve even though Zendizar Rising just came out, as well as Chasing Flbthp having the last set rather than the newest. TotPW snagging 30 crystals every week day, missing an objective to drop a player potentially down to 300th place to get just some runes for your weekend long event, not allowing our VIP packs to carry over, dual art cards that should just already be the card you get from packs with a click option to see another picture; trial only giving 15 jewels now instead of 20, not providing more uses for mana orbs knowing people have asked for this for a long time because they're sitting on hundreds of thousands, and oh yeah, if the first card of any given pack is a duplicate, all the rest of the cards in the pack will be duplicates. That's not random, that's them deciding how much we get to progress no matter how much money we invest. Not to mention the fact that they know of all these errors and bugs that cause people to lose out on rewards and 95 percent of the time they deliver zero compensation. They never go into much detail or talk to you like you're a person when it comes to everything on these forums too. It's just a "thanks were looking into it" or nothing at all. The major suggestions people recommend to make the game better and a bit more fair, never ever get implemented. A 3rd deck slot costs 150 crystals? Are you kidding me?! Oh but if you invest in VIP you can actually have a few slots to save decks to play the friggin game without having to constantly remake them! That's plain wrong. They know if people want to keep those deck slots with all their 3 extra slots on every pw, they'll have to keep paying every month into the future or regress back to 1 or 2 per pw. That's them exploiting the very weakness they created and left us with and that's like some evil fish. I hope they read every single word of this and respond
Bil said: Wolfteeth said: Endbringer said: Yeah they penny steal us everywhere, offering a tiny 5 jewels for placing 1st, M21 packs for All Hollows Eve even though Zendizar Rising just came out, as well as Chasing Flbthp having the last set rather than the newest. TotPW snagging 30 crystals every week day, missing an objective to drop a player potentially down to 300th place to get just some runes for your weekend long event, not allowing our VIP packs to carry over, dual art cards that should just already be the card you get from packs with a click option to see another picture; trial only giving 15 jewels now instead of 20, not providing more uses for mana orbs knowing people have asked for this for a long time because they're sitting on hundreds of thousands, and oh yeah, if the first card of any given pack is a duplicate, all the rest of the cards in the pack will be duplicates. That's not random, that's them deciding how much we get to progress no matter how much money we invest. Not to mention the fact that they know of all these errors and bugs that cause people to lose out on rewards and 95 percent of the time they deliver zero compensation. They never go into much detail or talk to you like you're a person when it comes to everything on these forums too. It's just a "thanks were looking into it" or nothing at all. The major suggestions people recommend to make the game better and a bit more fair, never ever get implemented. A 3rd deck slot costs 150 crystals? Are you kidding me?! Oh but if you invest in VIP you can actually have a few slots to save decks to play the friggin game without having to constantly remake them! That's plain wrong. They know if people want to keep those deck slots with all their 3 extra slots on every pw, they'll have to keep paying every month into the future or regress back to 1 or 2 per pw. That's them exploiting the very weakness they created and left us with and that's like some evil fish. I hope they read every single word of this and respond As long as they don't respond "we're looking into it" ... 😁