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It's an interesting read to see what they think people thought of the sets, and it's good to see that some of the issues I had with sets and opinions I shared are getting to them. But there's not a ton here that we don't already know, especially if you're active in MTG communities already. Like when he says

The game has plenty of legendary creatures, so why did we turn what was the most unique group of characters into something more mundane?

I dunno, why did you? Seems like that's a question that could have been discussed, but it wasn't really.

The Phyrexians were too easily defeated.

Yep, that.

Looking forward to the one that covers LotR.

or just bring blocks back!

PLEASE bring blocks back. The most fun I ever had was block constructed as a format. It sits between limited and standard and lets players into the lore more easily. You don't have to keep hopping around sets and mechanics every 2-3 months.

Yeah please stop doing Universes Beyond all together. You have already secret lairs for the people who want altered arts.

And please get back blocks. I think the llorwyn and Shadowmoor way was good. Everyone dislikes the jumping around.

Feels like a lot of complaints this year was for story or product reasons. I think gameplay wise the sets were all pretty great. DMU and ONE took some old, maligned mechanics and revamped them into much more popular cards, BRO was a masterclass in nailing the old-school feel while innovating with both new and old mechanics, and WAR was just full of creative designs and the Battle card type seems like it went down pretty well. Unfinity feels like the only major stumble this year, with both the new mechanics being a pain to keep track of, made worse by the fact that they're eternal legal.

Blocks are the way to go tbh, not only do we get more time spending on a new plane but also meeting new characters that we can get attached to. You can have 1 of set in planes we have seen before if you want something like an intermission. It also allows for more synergy between cards as the blocks are designed together. Imagine Kamigawa - Ravnica standard but 8th - Mirodin - Kamigawa - Ravnica. It would actually suck with little to no cohesion and a lot of annoying things to play. But either way I hope blocks come back, 2 set blocks are the ideal tbh. The Guilds and Allegiance sets were really fun (even if jank from Dominaria is there)

Blocks are the way to go tbh, not only do we get more time spending on a new plane but also meeting new characters that we can get attached to. You can have 1 of set in planes we have seen before if you want something like an intermission. It also allows for more synergy between cards as the blocks are designed together. Imagine Kamigawa - Ravnica standard but 8th - Mirodin - Kamigawa - Ravnica. It would actually suck with little to no cohesion and a lot of annoying things to play. But either way I hope blocks come back, 2 set blocks are the ideal tbh. The Guilds and Allegiance sets were really fun (even if jank from Dominaria is there)

Blocks are the way to go tbh, not only do we get more time spending on a new plane but also meeting new characters that we can get attached to. You can have 1 of set in planes we have seen before if you want something like an intermission. It also allows for more synergy between cards as the blocks are designed together. Imagine Kamigawa - Ravnica standard but 8th - Mirodin - Kamigawa - Ravnica. It would actually suck with little to no cohesion and a lot of annoying things to play. But either way I hope blocks come back, 2 set blocks are the ideal tbh. The Guilds and Allegiance sets were really fun (even if jank from Dominaria is there)