Part 2 Allow for a FREE PLAY style deck.
This is a 2-part Sparky enhancement suggestion. The other suggestion will have this start and will be titled “Part 1 Allow users to select Sparky's difficulty level - Easy/Medium/Hard.”
As a user, I need a way to build and play with a deck that contains cards not in my collection, so that I can try out said cards before I invest Wildcards (WC) on them.
There should be a way to select a deck play style that allows users to use cards not in their collection.
Current play style examples: Standard, Historic, Direct Challenge, etc.
New Suggestion: Free Play
To make this fair, users will only be playing against Sparky.
Optional: Allow in direct challenge play style (I’ll understand if this is ignored.)
Justification/Benefits:
• After getting destroyed by a deck they’ve never encountered, it would be nice if users could try to re-create some version of it.
• A user plays against a deck that puts a twist on a similar deck in their own collection. They can try that change out themselves.
• User satisfaction will increase if the ability to play with every card for free is available to them.
• Non-users will be more interested in trying MTG Arena out since there would be no “pay-wall”/ time investment around to use all the cards.
o The same can be said for people that walked away from arena for some reason.
o This will get them (re)invested into the game and can lead to future shop purchases.
• When a new set rolls out, trying the new cards in existing decks without having to invest in WC will increase user satisfaction, and increase user return.
• Sharing a deck between users will allow the user to them out much easier without investing in WC.