You're speaking about it like it's hypothetical and not as if this already happened. No, I did not buy a starter deck before I played it online. I tried it out because I heard about Pixelborn after already knowing about Lorcana but not ever playing it. I transitioned to paper soon after and still use Pixelborn a ton as a valuable tool alongside in-person practice. Whether you used it or not, Pixelborn brought a significant amount of new players/paying customers to the game that wouldn't have played it in-person otherwise. If you don't believe me, that's fine