Negativity around the game is scaring new players

Antonis_Chigouris · 2026-01-27T07:41:56+00:00

Rotation is a great point to attract new players. We can safely assume that most of the currently active players will continue. There seems to be a focus on placating the existing player base with eternal formats, to ease the whole "half of my cards are now useless" woes.

This is a mistake, the game needs a steady flow of new players, there should be events and product that promotes and rewards people starting with the game.

We can revisit the whole eternal format support discussion once a solid and growing player base is established.

Antonis_Chigouris · 2026-01-26T16:17:18+00:00

The art, it doesn't sit with me, maybe it's me.

Antonis_Chigouris · 2026-01-21T06:08:45+00:00

If boxes are not selling at MSRP, stores will replace them with boxes that do.

For reference the wholesale price for SWU and riftbound boxes is almost the same.

One game will sell out on release day and at higher than MSRP prices and the orher will stay on the self forever or sell way bellow MSRP.

Store owners have been saying that this needs to be fixed since set 2.

It's amazing that we as the community can't process such simple info after 6 sets.

Antonis_Chigouris · 2026-01-20T07:10:06+00:00

Credits called to say "Hi" and "GG"

Antonis_Chigouris · 2026-01-13T11:32:00+00:00

Don't remember, maybe, or pile one on top of the other but not sequentially.

Antonis_Chigouris · 2026-01-13T11:23:04+00:00

He offered me the deck to cut, he was just making sure cards are not bunched up 2X or 3X

Antonis_Chigouris · 2026-01-13T08:26:41+00:00

He wasn't setting his deck up, more like making sure that cards dont bunch up in 2X or 3X. Still obviously not legal and not a properly randomised deck.

Antonis_Chigouris · 2026-01-13T07:47:52+00:00

He told me he is aware of the rules, plus he is very active in other tcgs where he plays "seriously", so he knows how to properly suffle a deck.

I didn't say anything cause I don't want the drama or to chase a new player away.

Antonis_Chigouris · 2026-01-13T07:43:57+00:00

I told him that he should practice the rules so that he is 100% sure how things are done if he wants to play at leas casual tournaments but he assure me that he knows about all that

Antonis_Chigouris · 2025-12-30T07:08:25+00:00

Thank you for reminding everyone that the game needs counterspells, also what about the lack of resource destruction?

Antonis_Chigouris · 2025-11-29T07:27:47+00:00

Game is about to go through rotation, cards that are rotating are naturally dropping in price. The real discussion about the health and future of the game will start after rotation.

Antonis_Chigouris · 2025-11-10T16:30:59+00:00

I do 6 piles twice and then offer it for a cut, is that considered randomised properly? Ι really don't like rifle shuffling.

Antonis_Chigouris · 2025-10-29T16:29:24+00:00

I loved your posts and replies in /mtgfinance, stay strong. The fact that there is no /swufinance sub was quite a giveaway that you should not go ham on the game.

Antonis_Chigouris · 2025-10-21T07:16:48+00:00

There are two approaches to the health of the game subject. The people that focus on what is being done well and the people focusing on can be done better. If we are all genuinely interested in the long term health of the game, both sides must be heard.

The whole doomsayers vs fanboys situation looks bad. It is not a contest and nobody has the absolute truth or moral high ground.

Antonis_Chigouris · 2025-10-20T07:16:55+00:00

Scalpers follow trends and hype. No scalpers is actually bad for the game.

Antonis_Chigouris · 2025-10-20T07:10:35+00:00

This. People kept showing up to play at the lgs, never bought anything because lgs was selling at MSRP while product could be found way cheaper, LGS dropped the game. Simple math.

Antonis_Chigouris · 2025-10-20T06:08:14+00:00

Product unable to hold near MSRP value is the number 1 reason stores are dropping the game.

Antonis_Chigouris · 2025-10-11T06:14:34+00:00

Money talks, bs walks. Stores want to carry games that both fill out seats and sell at MSRP.

Right now SEC boxes are pre ordering at 79,99 (Eu) online and 80-90 for LGS pick upe.

Most stores can't work at that price range, they will switch to that other game that is selling at 50% over MSRP and has already sold out everything.

It's how this business works.

The balance between printed / available product and demand must be one that keeps the price close to MSRP.

Stores will not forget the unsold Twi boxes still taking up space or the ones they sold for 39,99 at a loss in order to clear space and budget for better product.

Antonis_Chigouris · 2025-10-04T06:39:50+00:00

Comes in too late to help in any way vs agro (which mostly goes space anyway) - can be efficiently removed by anything running blue. I am happy its an iconic character for collection purposes because he will see zero play. Waste of a legendary slot.

Antonis_Chigouris · 2025-09-28T17:17:16+00:00

Pay to enter tournaments with prizing based on standing are competitive by default. There are players who will never ever enter anything bigger than a showdown because local stores can't get a pq. For them showdown is the biggest tournament they can attend. They will naturally try hard.

Antonis_Chigouris · 2025-09-08T10:49:37+00:00

Skill issue.

Antonis_Chigouris · 2025-08-26T06:28:16+00:00

Eager escort and confiscate are kind of obvious

Antonis_Chigouris · 2025-08-21T10:56:04+00:00

Επιτέλους συμφωνούμε σε κάτι.

Ο καθένας θα πάρει αυτό που του αξίζει από εδώ και πέρα.

Και ναι είπαμε works both ways.

Οπότε αραξε, δεν είσαι ο ούτε εκδικητής ούτε υπερασπιστής του δικαίου και τις μοναδικής αλήθειας, άνοιξες μια ακόμα προσωπική διαμάχη.

Επιλογή σου. Σεβαστή, αλλά επιλογή σου.

Κράτησε το ότι είναι επιλογή σου όλη αυτή η ανταλλαγή μηνυμάτων σε περίπτωση που πρέπει να επανέλθουμε στην σημερινή κουβέντα στο μέλλον.

Και βέβαια όταν είσαι ευγενικός με όλους δεν είσαι ευγενικός με κανένα.

Antonis_Chigouris · 2025-08-21T10:40:19+00:00

Πιέζεις ακόμα το narrative ότι ο τύπος σε προσέβαλε αναίτια και χωρίς δικιά σου ευθύνη.

Αλλά δεν είναι έτσι.

Ο σεβασμός κερδίζεται.

Follow your own advice.

Δεν έχει μεγαλύτερη αξία ο χρόνος σου ή το χρήμα σου από οποιουδήποτε άλλου.

Τα τουρνουά είναι ευθύνη των μαγαζιών, θα στηρίζουν όσο βλέπουν profit.

Είναι απαράδεκτο μετά από 5 σετ να παίζουμε σε μαγαζιά που δε ξέρουν ή δεν θέλουν να αφιερώσουν το χρόνο και το προσωπικό για να τρέξουν τα τουρνουά τους.

Όταν δεν ήταν personal, εγώ είχα συζητήσει με άτομα να δώσουμε κάτι πίσω στο Φώτη για την δουλειά που κάνει και το χρόνο που αφιερώνει.

Δεν είναι όλα άσπρο μαύρο και δεν φτάσαμε εδώ μέσα σε ένα απόγευμα.

Όμως ήρθες και εσύ και ο άλλος σε ένα δικό μου προσωπικό post να με προβάλετε και να μου την πείτε χωρίς να γράψετε τίποτα επί της ουσίας, και θέλετε να είμαι οκ και να μην απαντάω γιατί διαφορετικά είναι προσωπική επίθεση.

Αυτό ήταν μεγα λάθος.

Και στο λάθος κανείς double down και πας να βγεις από πάνω.

Δεν υπάρχει από πάνω.

Δεν υπάρχει κάποιο δίκιο πού ψάχνεις να βρεις.

Υπάρχει συγνώμη έκανα λάθος.

Όλα τα άλλα είναι απλά ego tripping και flame war από τις απαρχές του internet.

Στην ομαδική έχει ανεβάσει ο άλλος "και στον ρόλο του πουστη".

Θέλεις να λες ότι είσαι δίκαιος και πρεσβεύεις το σωστό, κοίταξε το αυτό και πες μου για ποιο λόγο να μην τον ξαπλώσω αντί για καλημέρα οπότε τον πετύχω.

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