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That’s a bad analogy. If golf had specific rules about length and material of each golf club that also changed every year, requiring you to buy new clubs to mat
by FranzFerdiNaN 8y ago
That’s a bad analogy. If golf had specific rules about length and material of each golf club that also changed every year, requiring you to buy new clubs to match the rules, you might have a point.
- jon_richards 8y agoGolf companies also don't sell you unknown bags of gear that may either contain something useful or a complete pile of crap.
- mcv 8y agoInteresting idea for a new type of golf tournament: at the start, everybody gets a closed bag of random golf clubs, they pick one to keep, and pass the rest of the bag to the golfer to the left while they get to choose their next club from the bag they get from the right.
- ubernostrum 8y agoAnd competitive Magic players don't buy booster packs unless they're planning to play draft. They go to a store and buy the individual cards they want.
- gpderetta 8y agoNon rotating formats, although more expensive, are very popular, especially Modern and Commander. Outside of bans, the playable card pool is very stable and changes relatively little even with new expansions. I don't play golf, but I assume that equipment wears out and need to replaced (balls, bags if not bats).
- YokoZar 8y agoMore relevant than the equipment cost is the fees. For the price of golf club memberships you could make a lot of magic decks and enter a lot of tournaments.
- ubernostrum 8y agoNon-rotating formats are more expensive up-front than Standard, but tend to be cheaper long-term because the cards stay legal and usually things don't shift enough to make them completely unplayable.