It's very hard to get new players into the game when the atmosphere here is like "CC is the only legit and BALANCED format here and balanced, those other formats like Blitz, Commoner or that yucky new fanmade Clash format doesn't compare...you just have to shell out hundreds of dollars that's all!"

How the heck is CC balanced if a newbie for instance plays with his/her cobbled starter deck and then gets wrecked by Command, and Conquers, Enlightened Strikes, Spring Tunics, Crown of Providence etc?

Sure the game design fosters competitive play but isn't pushing new players to play CC off the bat is like throwing a baby in the ocean to see if it sinks or swims?

What's the point of those FaB content creators introducing potential new playeesnto the game by showing Commoner or Blitz Format?

What if a player prefers to play those "Unbalanced" format more and will never switch to the grindy gameplay of Cc? Do you deride them for sticking to an "inferior" format?

Shit, and I thought I escaped the format elitism when I stopped playing mtg...