I still think that price point is rather absurd. The idea of a premium product for a Masters set is essentially giving a premium product its own premium product. It's very strange.
It hit me today, these packs having double rares in them is kind of annoying. Theme boosters are 30 cards and only have a chance at two rares. I get that theme boosters aren't the best, I just couldn't help but notice.
As for the "you don't have to buy it, so what's the problem" argument. It is certainly true that people don't have to buy these more premium packs, but these being all the time and for the price they are shows the company is caring more for money than the health of the game. It's definitely a long vs. short term gain. They have been pushing the envelope this past year or so with far more cards that are becoming problematic so people spend more that way, with far more products, far more premium products, far more ways to spend more, and things that just don't seem necessary.
This is showing a trend and that trend that doesn't have the best light at the end of the tunnel. Remember the first premium product we had was for Alara then it took years later to have the Premium Deck Series (that lasted only three decks) and then we had From the Vault once a year. Now count since Eldraine and suddenly you'll find dozens of premium products and it hasn't even been a full year yet.
Eldraine collectors pack, Eldraine collecters fat pack, that $400 premium bundle, Theros collectors packs, 23 different Secret Lairs with one of them costing $400, and by the time we've hit a full year we'll have a Masters product with its own collectors pack, Zendikar 3 will have its own collectors packs, if not more stuff, and M21 will have a collectors pack. Finally, that doesn't even include the other normal products during this time. Then you get to Christmas and we might have a Zendikar collectors fat pack and $400 bundle, and that's not to mention another 20+ Secret Lairs we'll probably have throughout the year.
Product fatigue set in a while ago and at this point its product abuse. They need to pull back on a lot of this.
Disclaimer: I'm not complaining that I can't afford all of it, in fact I'm glad not to pay for most of this stuff, but the past year and the rest of this year have shown a worrying degree that doesn't look like it will be good for the game in the long run.
Well well, what do we have here? Hang on to your seats, for the low low price of $92,5 each, you can get 4 VIP boosters!
Fancy a draft, anyone?
Are there collectors boosters for a Masters set? Seriously? At that point why not build a "deck" out of unopened boosters where you play the card equal to the art on the pack. WotC is already doubling down, why not triple down? Hell, while we're at it the price of admission is to buy a case of this set first! MONEY FOR NOTHING AND YOUR CHICKS FOR FREE!
I certainly like the idea of double rares and foils in each pack, but if these are more than $7 I am not going to spend a dime on packs. As much as I do enjoy this I will say that this is yet another product in the past years of too many products. Even if a product is good I'm going to be so tired of them that I'll end up ignoring it more than anything else.
I don't quite know how WotC thinks its player base is going to keep being able to spend like this, virus or not.
I still think that price point is rather absurd. The idea of a premium product for a Masters set is essentially giving a premium product its own premium product. It's very strange.
As for the "you don't have to buy it, so what's the problem" argument. It is certainly true that people don't have to buy these more premium packs, but these being all the time and for the price they are shows the company is caring more for money than the health of the game. It's definitely a long vs. short term gain. They have been pushing the envelope this past year or so with far more cards that are becoming problematic so people spend more that way, with far more products, far more premium products, far more ways to spend more, and things that just don't seem necessary.
This is showing a trend and that trend that doesn't have the best light at the end of the tunnel. Remember the first premium product we had was for Alara then it took years later to have the Premium Deck Series (that lasted only three decks) and then we had From the Vault once a year. Now count since Eldraine and suddenly you'll find dozens of premium products and it hasn't even been a full year yet.
Eldraine collectors pack, Eldraine collecters fat pack, that $400 premium bundle, Theros collectors packs, 23 different Secret Lairs with one of them costing $400, and by the time we've hit a full year we'll have a Masters product with its own collectors pack, Zendikar 3 will have its own collectors packs, if not more stuff, and M21 will have a collectors pack. Finally, that doesn't even include the other normal products during this time. Then you get to Christmas and we might have a Zendikar collectors fat pack and $400 bundle, and that's not to mention another 20+ Secret Lairs we'll probably have throughout the year.
Product fatigue set in a while ago and at this point its product abuse. They need to pull back on a lot of this.
Disclaimer: I'm not complaining that I can't afford all of it, in fact I'm glad not to pay for most of this stuff, but the past year and the rest of this year have shown a worrying degree that doesn't look like it will be good for the game in the long run.
Are there collectors boosters for a Masters set? Seriously? At that point why not build a "deck" out of unopened boosters where you play the card equal to the art on the pack. WotC is already doubling down, why not triple down? Hell, while we're at it the price of admission is to buy a case of this set first! MONEY FOR NOTHING AND YOUR CHICKS FOR FREE!
My point being that they say things that are not always true.
He also mentioned a batch of five fetches would only be slightly more expensive than $160.
I don't quite know how WotC thinks its player base is going to keep being able to spend like this, virus or not.