100% agree with this. i am new to magic and thought i would play this to try and learn it, so i could replicate it hopefully in irl. so many of my matches are paired with people with tons of instant kill cards or cards like borrowed time, its not fun placing cards and instantly removing them or having them locked. ive noticed no one really builds unique decks. anytime i ask for help i met with answers like "just look up a deck and copy it". i also feel like arena shuffler is rigged or has a really bad shuffling algorithm, lots of matches i lose right out the gate. i either get land flooded with no creature or vice versa. i have put 4x or 2x of multiple creatures just to never see them in my hand or i wont get the lands to play them. lastly i hate the roping system, I don't mind some one taking the time to think of a strategy, but i have been in so many matches where someone makes a decision right at the last second before it forced to me. i don't know if its lag or trolling at this point, but all i know is I don't see how people take the time to drive to events to deal with some of these lame mechanics.
100% agree with this. i am new to magic and thought i would play this to try and learn it, so i could replicate it hopefully in irl. so many of my matches are paired with people with tons of instant kill cards or cards like borrowed time, its not fun placing cards and instantly removing them or having them locked. ive noticed no one really builds unique decks. anytime i ask for help i met with answers like "just look up a deck and copy it". i also feel like arena shuffler is rigged or has a really bad shuffling algorithm, lots of matches i lose right out the gate. i either get land flooded with no creature or vice versa. i have put 4x or 2x of multiple creatures just to never see them in my hand or i wont get the lands to play them. lastly i hate the roping system, I don't mind some one taking the time to think of a strategy, but i have been in so many matches where someone makes a decision right at the last second before it forced to me. i don't know if its lag or trolling at this point, but all i know is I don't see how people take the time to drive to events to deal with some of these lame mechanics.