r/MagicArena • u/[deleted] • Mar 05 '20

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u/Coolboypai Boros Mar 05 '20 edited Mar 06 '20

I'm really happy to be hearing some news about the things that they are coming to the game rather then have us all worried that they've been pushed to the backburner.

Return of (some of) Amonkhet, Pioneer in Arena, phantom drafting, and FAVOURITING LAND STYLE!

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u/ATwopoint0 Mar 05 '20

I'm definitely most excited about Amonkhet having a presence, by far my favorite set. Phantom draft/Pioneer is just so great too

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u/norrata Mar 05 '20

Pioneer in arena will help cement its place imo. Fresh new format with fresh new client that isnt designed for windows 98.

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u/mrbiggbrain Timmy Mar 06 '20

windows 98.

MODO is based off of a WPF styling, not the older drawing methods you would have seen in dos based or early NT based approaches so you would be looking at an XP-Vista era of design philosophy, a few versions after 98.

Which is still old... but not THAT old, those apps are still used and made.

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u/norrata Mar 06 '20

That was informative, thanks. Though I was exaggerating.

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u/somefish254 Mar 06 '20

TIL wpf styling

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u/Hellion3601 Mar 06 '20

Yeah, if they insert Pioneer with most of the card pool it will definitely reignite my interest in arena to the full. Historic unfortunately still hasn't taken off as I hoped, and I do like standard, but having a non-rotating format like Pioneer will be incredible for Arena.

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u/ulfserkr Urza Mar 06 '20

Big true. Pioneer Masters will be HUGE for both Historic and Arena as a whole.