Magic: The Gathering to Honor 60th Anniversary of Star Trek with Special Tribute Set

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• djsoren19@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  “honor”, “special tribute” it’s just the same kinda ad sets that they’ve been doing for a few years now lol.

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• Klanky@sopuli.xyz ⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  I don’t play MTG, but I don’t understand how this fits into the game’s fantasy setting at all, or why anyone would want random crossovers like this?

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  • pheonixdown@sh.itjust.works ⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    They started a new strategy in the last few years, Universes Beyond, which is MTG sets based on other IPs. They’ve done it for dozens of properties, it is basically just printing money for them, people who don’t play at all try to get them because they’re collectables related to the IP, which causes scarcity, which allows them to justify higher prices while still selling out.

    The player base has mixed responses on it, obviously higher prices is unwelcome, and some people don’t like the IP being diluted (“This is my SpongeBob/Spiderman/Space Marine deck”), but some people like those properties and enjoy overlapping their interests. It doesn’t help that a lot of the recent “original” set IPs have been kinda meh.

    The funniest thing recently is that they made a whole Marvel set, but failed to get the digital rights (probably something to do with Marvel Snap). So they had to reskin and rename the set and cards to release it in their digital clients.

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  • nagaram@startrek.website ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    I stopped playing when they crossed over with Dungeons and Dragons then did a Harry Potter knock off set.

    It really ruined the vibe for me knowing this was going to be cardboard funkopops

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    • Maestro@fedia.io ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      The problem is that in MTG you can't avoid the crap you don't want. With D&D I can just ignore the crossover books and ban them from my table. But eith MTG you have no control over the kind of deck your opponent brings.

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  • sanzky@beehaw.org ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    after the marvel crossovers anything is for grabs

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• thebardingreen@lemmy.starlightkel.xyz ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  MTG in 2027

  I attack with Gandalf the Gray and Gandalf the White

  And Monty Python and the Holy Grail’s black knight

  And Bonito Mussolini and the Blue Meany

  And Cowboy Curtis and Jambi the Genie

  Robocop, the Terminator, Captain Kirk and Darth Vader

  Lo-Pan, Superman, every single Power Ranger

  Bill S. Preston and Theodore Logan

  Spock, the Rock, Doc Oc and Hulk Hogan

  Take 10,521 damage unless you block with Chuck Norris.

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• hopesdead@startrek.website ⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  I might buy these just to collect. I don’t even play Magic.

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• ValueSubtracted@startrek.website ⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  IGN has a (very) brief teaser trailer

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