Yeah… yeah. They’ve taken what have might been a niche one-off for collectors here and there and turned it into the driving force of their game. Lord of the Rings was well received as a full set expansion because it’s Lord of the fucking Rings and the Tolkien realm translates well into the established game. But Spiderman? Ninja Turtles? Avatar? The Office? Soon Star Trek? I’m so tired of rushed to market expansions, having to learn all sorts of new rules to justify other IPs doing what they do (and probably breaking the game along the way), and artwork that looks like ass. It’s just not fun anymore.

[–] Skullgrid@lemmy.world 2 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

It’s just not fun anymore.

I've said it before, but the game is pure ass these days.

https://lemmy.world/post/40381588/21086078

Every fucking card is either bullshit removal, or “When you resolve this spell turn a land into a 0/0 creature and put a +1/+1 counter on each land that turned into a creature this turn and draw a card if your land creatures have five enchantments”.

[–] backalleycoyote@lemmy.today 2 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

Fuck, right? I’m glad I found some folks to play old formats with. I don’t even mind a friendly game of commander if we’re building around a theme central to the lore, like zombies or guilds. But even then, the burnout on the UB garbage is real. My buddy has a sick spider themed commander that would probably go harder if he added some of the Spiderman stuff. But he won’t, because it’s stupid and kills the vibe of fantasy realm spiders and “magic”.

[–] Skullgrid@lemmy.world 2 points 6 hours ago

But even then, the burnout on the UB garbage is real.

Amen.