jacelightning
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Post by jacelightning on May 23, 2012 16:56:13 GMT -5
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Post by grumpyoldgamer on May 24, 2012 18:00:19 GMT -5
Since support was dropped for certain formats online, we can expect the schedule to be somewhat wacky for a lil' while. Hopefully this does not impact Pauper too much.
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jacelightning
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Post by jacelightning on May 24, 2012 18:09:42 GMT -5
I think pauper will definitely still be supported. According the Pete Jahn's column on puremtgo pauper has the second most 2 man queues fire, only standard beats it. I think they are trying to capitalize on Block constructed and new set limited featuring those events more.
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Post by RockBass on May 25, 2012 14:17:02 GMT -5
Lame, especially since the times Pauper events fire are either too late for me or when I'm at work.
Didn't they kill off Singleton and Prismatic because of a lack of interest? If so, Pauper should be safe due to the amount of people who play it.
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Post by grumpyoldgamer on May 25, 2012 17:21:17 GMT -5
Pauper is pretty popular online. For many people, it's the main reason why they started playing on MtGO in the first place. I don't expect the recent changes to affect it too much. There may be less events, but there's still a fair amount, and player run events are definitely a thing.
I guess we have to remember that while this is a hobby for us, it's also a business. Companies want to make good business, they want to make money and Pauper... well, let's say that it's not the most lucrative format for WotC. We can't expect them to offer crazy support for it while there are more profitable options available to them.
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Post by RockBass on May 25, 2012 17:29:14 GMT -5
Pauper is pretty popular online. For many people, it's the main reason why they started playing on MtGO in the first place. I don't expect the recent changes to affect it too much. There may be less events, but there's still a fair amount, and player run events are definitely a thing. I guess we have to remember that while this is a hobby for us, it's also a business. Companies want to make good business, they want to make money and Pauper... well, let's say that it's not the most lucrative format for WotC. We can't expect them to offer crazy support for it while there are more profitable options available to them. Yeah, I get that. And I understand that with a large set for the last of the block they want to feature it somewhat. Maybe once that stuff dies down, they'll add a few more events back in. I wouldn't mind a rotation, as long as the big hitters (which Pauper is online) continue to have representation. Isn't the entry fee for a daily the same regardless of format, though? And with us getting Core set packs for winnings, it doesn't seem like money would be a huge hit. Then again, coupled with how big the MTGO community is, I can see it. Also, in checking dailies for metagame analysis, there are definitely some events at some times that do not have very big turnouts for Pauper. Less events could have the advantage of having the better players be a little more recognized.
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Post by gabochido on May 25, 2012 18:34:14 GMT -5
I was thinking about what goes on into planning and scheduling of daily events and deciding what formats to support in general.
One thing that I hope they are taking into account from a business perspective is how most online games are moving into the free to play business model. MTGO has had this model since it started (I think) but the main idea behind this model is to get large numbers of people into trying out the game and enjoying with a limited version of the game and then enticing them to spend more at their pace, with by selling the possibility of more options and depth.
Pauper certainly helps this model as its one of the best options to get into without much spending after digging around with the base cards you get and the planeswalker format and having dailies and constructed queues lets players enter the exciting world of competitive constructed without the risk of spending away a lot of money on a deck.
I actually think that officially supporting the cheap formats like Standard Pauper and modern/standard silverblack with sanctioned events would benefit the bottom line if the market looks like this:
A majority of players that use MTGO or would like to use as a place to play casually
A minority of players that use MTGO to play competitively.
If the market currently looks like that, then bringing in cheaper formats, allows casual players to take baby steps into it and as long as the cost of entry to events is within a certain threshold these people will enter just from the allure of prizes and the fact that its easy to build the decks. This generates a new market of people who spend money on many of the cards the hard core players aren't using and play in events the hard core players aren't playing in.
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