Brigby said: Elite Pack DuplicatesElite Packs are one of the most sought after booster packs in the game, and rightfully so! They can contain very powerful cards, and as such, require significant time and effort to save up the Mana Jewels to acquire one. This is especially true for Mythic+ Elite Packs, which is why it can be understandably frustrating when opening one reveals...a duplicate.We think opening a Mythic+ Elite Pack should be a momentous and exciting occasion, which is why starting in 2.7.1, all Mythic+ Elite Packs will always guarantee a non-duplicate card!
James13 said: I'm pessimistic about the elite pack change. Might as well make masterpieces craft-able at that point if you're going to just hand them out to the top players like that.I like the objective experimentation.
nerdstrap said: James13 said: I'm pessimistic about the elite pack change. Might as well make masterpieces craft-able at that point if you're going to just hand them out to the top players like that.I like the objective experimentation. Comments like this don’t sit well with me. Have you ever played magic the gathering? Do you not like being able to control what you spend your money on? Do you even spend money on this game?magic is about buying the cards you need to play the game your way. As it stands, never having the chance to loot a specific card from mtgpq is the number one downside IMO.
Kinesia said: James13 said: I'm pessimistic about the elite pack change. Might as well make masterpieces craft-able at that point if you're going to just hand them out to the top players like that.I like the objective experimentation. The effect of the disappointment on people is _far_ more on lower levels where they might only get 1 or 2 chances to use pinks. Yes it helps the people with heaps, sure, but they tended to be a bit more blase about it anyway because they have more to spend in the first place.This changes things in multiple ways.While you are correct that you can now craft all the mythics and then spend your pinks to only get the masterpieces, it's not that straightforward. Elite packs move away over time. Your period to buy all the mythics and _still_ get the masterpieces for that set is mostly while Mythics cost 7500 orbs. And, yes, some people will do this, but most won't have the resources.The thing is... This is actually fine and good for the game, not bad, (as long as broken things like Omniscience are fixed fast) because people being motivated to spend money to buy pinks helps support the game long term for the rest of us.Those of us who don't spend money or only a little bit will be subsidised by those who do and that's great, we still benefit by having the huge disappointment removed and it means far more that your single spending of pinks isn't a dupe, that was soulcrushing. If other people have more stuff... Who cares? We can still beat them. "We do not win with our cards, we win with our minds. Those that focus on cards have forgotten the face of their father."
span_argoman said:In any case, expect to see a lot more people have complete Mythic collections.