Magic: The Gathering Arena

Magic: The Gathering Arena

MΛRCUS HΞLIUS Mar 10, 2024 @ 9:29pm
Probably the most boring game I have ever played.
Nothing but autoloss or autowin RNG every single game, I could literally have a bot play my decks and get the same results.

Half the time I face a deck that perfectly counters everything in my deck, or I match against a deck I just walk over.
You are also at the mercy of the random chance of what cards you draw.
And that is all this game is... 100% random chance, it doesn't matter if your deck has the best cards in it, the game is pure luck.
Don't get to go first? auto-loss because you are 1 mana behind opponent every turn.
Don't draw mana for 5-7 consecutive turns even though you have 26 lands in a 60 card deck? EZ-loss.
Draw only mana for 5-7 consecutive turns? EZ-auto-loss.
I have drawn literally half the cards in my 60 card deck and not a single one of the 4-8 cards I need show up. Meanwhile I have seen people with 250 card decks draw every single spell that perfectly counters my deck each turn.
100% luck, you may as well play slot machines.

1/20 games I have to actually think about what I am playing, 19/20 games feels like I am playing an auto-battler.

Draft is another boring format, because you will get auto-loss rng for a few games and you only need to loose 3 games and you're out.
Last edited by MΛRCUS HΞLIUS; Mar 10, 2024 @ 9:30pm
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BEEN Mar 10, 2024 @ 9:45pm 
Arena is a casino, and you’re playing the slot machine.
Winter Wolf Mar 11, 2024 @ 1:09am 
I am curious what format (Standard, Alchemy, etc), bo1 or bo3, Event, Ranked or Play, and what deck you are playing. Even just playing some good stuff deck put together in 5 minutes I do better than that in Play by about 90% (win rates around 50% in Play with a low-tuned deck.)

Also: Limited might be too advanced for you if you are having trouble just getting a cohesive constructed deck together. Drafters on the whole tend to be semi-competent and give no quarter. (There are tons of resources out there to guide them to be better players in the format and inform them of the archetypes and best/worst picks.)
Last edited by Winter Wolf; Mar 11, 2024 @ 1:11am
Ha 何豪源 Mar 11, 2024 @ 2:45am 
Originally posted by BEEN:
Arena is a casino, and you’re playing the slot machine.

dude, i thought the same. they should make it +18, else they are like child abuser for draining out their money and most important ... their time
Last edited by Ha 何豪源; Mar 11, 2024 @ 2:50am
Citrons Mar 11, 2024 @ 4:38am 
Completely agree - even winning in this game doesn't give ANY satisfaction!
MΛRCUS HΞLIUS Mar 11, 2024 @ 8:28am 
Originally posted by Citrons:
Completely agree - even winning in this game doesn't give ANY satisfaction!

It's only the hard won victories that are satisfying.
Terror Knight Mar 19, 2024 @ 7:17pm 
Originally posted by MΛRCUS HΞLIUS:
Nothing but autoloss or autowin RNG every single game, I could literally have a bot play my decks and get the same results.

Half the time I face a deck that perfectly counters everything in my deck, or I match against a deck I just walk over.
You are also at the mercy of the random chance of what cards you draw.
And that is all this game is... 100% random chance, it doesn't matter if your deck has the best cards in it, the game is pure luck.
Don't get to go first? auto-loss because you are 1 mana behind opponent every turn.
Don't draw mana for 5-7 consecutive turns even though you have 26 lands in a 60 card deck? EZ-loss.
Draw only mana for 5-7 consecutive turns? EZ-auto-loss.
I have drawn literally half the cards in my 60 card deck and not a single one of the 4-8 cards I need show up. Meanwhile I have seen people with 250 card decks draw every single spell that perfectly counters my deck each turn.
100% luck, you may as well play slot machines.

1/20 games I have to actually think about what I am playing, 19/20 games feels like I am playing an auto-battler.

Draft is another boring format, because you will get auto-loss rng for a few games and you only need to loose 3 games and you're out.

You have experienced the MTG arena frustration that most of us veteran players experience.
The game no longer has strategic elements, but only has elements based on luck.
You have been flooded with land or are lacking it. People here will say it's your "lack of ability" to create a mathematically perfect deck.
Did your opponent beat you on the third turn because you couldn't defend yourself from 999999 creatures that multiplied on the table like rabbits in heat? The problem lies in its ability to not interrupt the birth of rabbits.
It's never the game mechanics' fault, it's always the player's fault. Just like in casinos, the house always wins.
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Date Posted: Mar 10, 2024 @ 9:29pm
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