Super Smash Bros. was literally made from the start to be a crossover though.
MTG was literally designed off of D&D campaigns and has heavy D&D influence especially in early sets, particularly Legends. Do you not think that perhaps MTG was meant to be a crossover-enabler for fantasy-esque settings?
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If it was a crossover enabler why haven't we had a single crossover set/product since legends? 'Inspired by' is very very different to direct-lifting a character without a name or design change.
Everybody just needs to let it go and move on, it’s over, mtg is finally joining the crossover trend. If you can adapt keep playing if you can't quit.
The fact is you see most of the post online being negative but your gonna hate this but no matter where you go it's always minor no matter what website you go. Why do you think TWD secret lair is the best selling one in the first place, and why Some of the complaints barely get heard till around a year later.
To be honest the story in MTG only got bad the moment the game put more focus on Planeswalkers as critical to the story. Alpha until Gatewatch was the best time story-wise. The new stuff just seems so...Marvel.
Do you mean the story of Urza, who becomes a Planeswalker and influences the path of Dominaria for centuries? Or the story of the Thran and the man who destroyed them in an attempt to become a Planeswalker himself and while not becoming a Planeswalker, did still have find ways to interact with other planes? Or the story of Jodah and Jaya, a world-traveller and a Planeswalker, respectively? Or the story of the Weatherlight and it's crew, as they use the ship to walk to other planes and deal with the threats that are approaching their own? Or the story of Jhoira, Teferi, and Karn, as they deal with an interplanar threat and eventually become planeswalkers in two of three cases? Or the story of Kamahl, who's dealing with the ramifications of an extra-planar object of intense power?
Like...I understand the frustration with the modern story, even if I don't fully agree with it. I just think the idea of "The story didn't used to have Planeswalkers as critical to the story" is maybe a bit misguided. The only stories I can think of that don't involve Planeswalkers, soon to be Planeswalkers, people who still travel between planes without being Planeswalkers, or dealing with the ramifications of a Planeswalker are like... original Ravnica and maybe Kamigawa.
Lorwyn was a great story full of worldbuilding that didn't really feature planeswalkers. I'm also partial to The Mirage War, Ice Age and a number of other stories. I don't actually mind if a Planeswalker is involved to a degree, but like putting sugar in coffee, its possible to put too many in the one story. I absolute hate Marvel avenger type team ups and Power Ranger-like superhero generation that modern Planeswalkers are used as.
Planeswalkers should be singular the majority of time, rarely two and world-ending events three or more imo.
I've thought it through and I'm taking a break from the game and from the lore for a while.
We'll see how long it lasts as my investment in the game is pretty ingrained by now, but I can't help thinking that I possibly care about and prioritize Magic's setting and storyline at a deeper level than the staff (or at least the upper management) at WotC.
And that's not healthy.
There are loads of other franchises, series, and fandoms that do just as good, if not better jobs at developing engaging and consistent narratives.
Simply put: This game is not for me.
your choice but like I asked earlier why defend the storyline when ever since BFZ going forward especially war of the spark aftermath story it’s vast majorly is “boooooo”
the one and only reason it got interesting again is the phyrexians are finally coming back.
To be honest the story in MTG only got bad the moment the game put more focus on Planeswalkers as critical to the story. Alpha until Gatewatch was the best time story-wise. The new stuff just seems so...Marvel.
Yeah, after 20 years of supplementary products that you don't have to play with, including My Little Pony and Funko Pops, this is definitely is a step too far!
Eeh...to be fair, this is a little different. They intend to make these products 'as common as general mtg products'. Standard wise this is gonna be fine, but for every other format, depending on how many products we get it could be a bit jarring.
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Would that apply as well?
Technically yes, although the connotation of ethnic cleansing of white people is mostly not about the Whiteness but about the subgroups "Jews, Armenians, Slavic..." but since there are examples of white cleansing like Haiti or the congo. It still is problematic.
Thats good to hear that it would apply the same. Should we be moving from mono-color board wipes?
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Wouldn't be the first time we get an attack on Western and Celtic beliefs and mythology, so it doesn't surprise me.
Kindred just doesn't have the same ring to it.
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If it was a crossover enabler why haven't we had a single crossover set/product since legends? 'Inspired by' is very very different to direct-lifting a character without a name or design change.
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Why are you gatekeeping people's opinions?
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Lorwyn was a great story full of worldbuilding that didn't really feature planeswalkers. I'm also partial to The Mirage War, Ice Age and a number of other stories. I don't actually mind if a Planeswalker is involved to a degree, but like putting sugar in coffee, its possible to put too many in the one story. I absolute hate Marvel avenger type team ups and Power Ranger-like superhero generation that modern Planeswalkers are used as.
Planeswalkers should be singular the majority of time, rarely two and world-ending events three or more imo.
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To be honest the story in MTG only got bad the moment the game put more focus on Planeswalkers as critical to the story. Alpha until Gatewatch was the best time story-wise. The new stuff just seems so...Marvel.
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Well, we had two announced right away, plus the Walking Dead in the Secret lair. So probably around 1-3 a year.
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Eeh...to be fair, this is a little different. They intend to make these products 'as common as general mtg products'. Standard wise this is gonna be fine, but for every other format, depending on how many products we get it could be a bit jarring.
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Thats good to hear that it would apply the same. Should we be moving from mono-color board wipes?