Individually block out certain cards from decklists
I would recommend, giving players the possibility to block out a set amount of cards for themselves and not be matched with decks, containing these cards anymore. Nearly every online game says, it's a reason for permanently deleting a player's account or at least blocking same forever, if they ruin other players fun. I've seen so many people playing only for their own fun, not caring for anyone else in this game. I don't want them to be blocked or punished. I just don't want to play against them anymore. If I play at a local store for some friendly matches with random people, I can state, I don't want to play against specific decklists. It would only be fair, to make it possible in MtG: Arena too, since not everyone is playing with passion or enjoying the game. That's why I think, it would be great, if a player could just select a fair amount of cards. 10 or 20, or something like that. I can't use these cards for my decks anymore, as long as they are blocked and if an opponent's deck contains at least one of these cards, I can't be matched with them anymore in every non-event game mode. Of course, if there are prices, people could abuse, restricting certain cards, but in Standard, Historic or Brawl ranked and unranked, I don't see a reason for not letting people customize their experience. If another player enjoys, playing against these cards, that's absolutely fine. They can block other cards or none at all. But if I can't enjoy matches against certain cards and are forced to play against them, only because this particular decklist is trending right now, or else would have to concede and so lose progress, I don't think, that's the intention of a card game, where literally everything is possible. Way too many people only scratch at the surface, instead of creating new decks and trying out new stuff. If some people wouldn't be matched with anyone anymore, because their decks only let themselves have a great time, maybe, they would start to try something new. That's only my oppinion, but I would love to have such a feature. It's not globally resctricting the creativty of people, but it would make the matchups individually better for everyone. And if some cards are blocked by nearly every player, people would understand, that these cards just aren't cool. It would definetly reduce the amount of frustrating matchups.
Thank you for your time and for reading through this. Have a nice day and stay healthy.
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LilAngus#74408 commented
I 100% agree. Certain cards are basically an automatic win, unless I am also using those cards, and even then it depends on who draws their "end all" cards first.
Golos was banned from Commander, so why in the **** was it not also banned from Brawl and Historic Brawl on MTGA? The black creature who puts into their battlefield every creature they kill...should be banned. The all color enchantment that puts the top permanent from their battlefield into play each turn...should be banned. Ugin on the battlefield by turn 3...fix that **** cause it ain't even fun.
I build decks with fun concepts. Trying to make them work is fun. Not being able to progress in XP unless I play the same 2-3 broken decks over and over just isn't fun. Who wants to play if they can't have fun? This is a game..not a job.
Standard format should NEVER have infinite combos, especially if they cost less than 2-3 mana.
But, WotC is all about the money grabs, these days, and they've shown over and over how little they really care about the fun of the game, now.
I immediately concede when I see certain commanders in Arena, or certain cards in any format, for that matter. This is why I never reach past platinum tier.
I found this page because I was google searching a way to block certain people who use the same broken cards over and over. I'd absolutely LOVE to be able to block people who use certain cards. I have at least 10 cards I would block...likely 20.