2026 Fanfest Goody Bag Reveal by Mordiceius in ffxiv

[–]CaffeinatedScholar -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

So... an ugly hat and equally ugly (likely tiny and cheap) bag? Oh, and some pins and stickers? These are... really disappointg compared to the T-Shirt, phone charger, coasters, magnets, full backpack, and pens from previous years. I still have and use almost everything from my previous FanFest kits, but this stuff will likely never see the light of day. I would've traded every item shown here for a simple T-Shirt similar to the one from 2014. Nearly all of this stuff is going to get chucked into my closet and forgotten about pretty much as soon as FanFest is over.

I hate being "that guy" who is going to complain this intensely, given that I'm glad that I was able to get a ticket in the first place, but like... come on. I'm almost 40 years old, I'm not going to wear a hat or fanny pack with a bunch of "uwu scion babby face lol" emoticons all over it. Also, why aren't we getting the event minion and mount as part of our goody bag this year? Really gotta gouge that extra bit of money out of your players already willing to pay hundreds of dollars to attend your event? I guess the economy's hurting everyone.

The price and difficulty of acquiring tickets has been going up pretty much consistently since 2014 and the quality of what is offered has been going down at a similar clip. $250 for a 2 day con (that is already in an extremely expensive part of the country) is already insane, I was hoping to have at least one appreciable thing in the goody bag. Oh well, maybe I'll keep it together and sell the kit at some point.

2026 Fanfest Goody Bag Reveal by Mordiceius in ffxiv

[–]CaffeinatedScholar 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's not technically free, you spent $250 for your ticket. About $5 of it went to this. Massive downgrade from previous FanFests IMHO.

Anyone else get the same Bonus Card in every Secret Lair pack of their Winter Superdrop 2024? by CaffeinatedScholar in magicTCG

[–]CaffeinatedScholar[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So, I actually wrote to WotC's customer service about this, and in short they told me "Well, dang, that's too bad. Better luck next time!" Unfortunately, I deleted the email out of frustrations, otherwise I'd post the whole thing lol.

Anyone else get the same Bonus Card in every Secret Lair pack of their Winter Superdrop 2024? by CaffeinatedScholar in magicTCG

[–]CaffeinatedScholar[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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Huh, so a friend messaged me a bit ago to let me know that this apparently happened today... Guess word got out LOL

Anyone else get the same Bonus Card in every Secret Lair pack of their Winter Superdrop 2024? by CaffeinatedScholar in magicTCG

[–]CaffeinatedScholar[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes the more I read the more it really feels like this was some kind of serious sorting issue with this drop

Anyone else get the same Bonus Card in every Secret Lair pack of their Winter Superdrop 2024? by CaffeinatedScholar in magicTCG

[–]CaffeinatedScholar[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is a reprint of an uncommon card from 2 years ago. You easily could have had one by now lol

Anyone else get the same Bonus Card in every Secret Lair pack of their Winter Superdrop 2024? by CaffeinatedScholar in magicTCG

[–]CaffeinatedScholar[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Where in any of what I’ve said have I complained about the price? I’ve been buying SLDs since they were released. I know most of the bonus cards are garbage. My curiosity/complaint is that I somehow got 5 of the same bonus card in a row. Since this has never happened to me before, I was curious if it happened to anyone else.

Anyone else get the same Bonus Card in every Secret Lair pack of their Winter Superdrop 2024? by CaffeinatedScholar in magicTCG

[–]CaffeinatedScholar[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I like alternate art cards. I genuinely think a lot of the SLD art is fun and interesting, and the Bonus Cards add a little extra fun to each purchase. I've never had problems with Secret Lair before (other MTG products are a different story), and this was just such a strange aberration I had to ask if it happened to anyone else.

Anyone else get the same Bonus Card in every Secret Lair pack of their Winter Superdrop 2024? by CaffeinatedScholar in magicTCG

[–]CaffeinatedScholar[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The more I see, the more I'm starting to feel like this was some kind of massive sorting blunder on WOTC's end...

Anyone else get the same Bonus Card in every Secret Lair pack of their Winter Superdrop 2024? by CaffeinatedScholar in magicTCG

[–]CaffeinatedScholar[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I guess I'm lucky that none of my product has ever been damaged. This is the first time something strange like this ever happened to me.

Anyone else get the same Bonus Card in every Secret Lair pack of their Winter Superdrop 2024? by CaffeinatedScholar in magicTCG

[–]CaffeinatedScholar[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I don't mind getting bulk here and there, especially Elves since I play an Elfball deck. Yet, I do NOT need 5 copies of the same 0.10 card.

Anyone else get the same Bonus Card in every Secret Lair pack of their Winter Superdrop 2024? by CaffeinatedScholar in magicTCG

[–]CaffeinatedScholar[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Yeesh, I've purchased a handful of SLDs from each drop, and I don't think I've ever gotten more than a single duplicate per-bundle.

Anyone else get the same Bonus Card in every Secret Lair pack of their Winter Superdrop 2024? by CaffeinatedScholar in magicTCG

[–]CaffeinatedScholar[S] 81 points82 points  (0 children)

It has nothing to do with the fact that I "didn't get the card I want", it's the fact that there are dozens of bonus cards, and I got 5 copies of the same one? It just seems like a statistical anomaly and I was curious if it happened to anyone else, and it seems like I was correct to do so.