Wizards of the Coast has been trying a lot of stuff lately. Standard Showdown, Bonus Holiday Packs, and the return to the old Standard rotation schedule are some of the things they have introduced recently. It begs the question: Are they running out of money?
It seems to me that Battle for Zendikar and Shadows Over Innistrad did not really deliver on the nostalgia or bring something really fun to the table. Thus, these two sets might not have produced the profits Wizards expected so the company is constantly devising ways to make us buy packs and to play with these two sets despite their flaws. What flaws? The fact that landfall is not a key mechanic. Or that the current double-faced cards are not as powerful as their predecessors. Those glaring flaws.
I hope that I am wrong. I pray that the game is healthy and thriving, which is why we are seeing these newfangled gimmicks. Or at worse, we are seeing a normal downturn, a business cycle when Magic is not doing so well for reasons other than poor card design and development.
In which case, Wizards is not running out of money but it is no longer the cash cow it once was.
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