Today I received in the mail two boxes of Magic the Gatherings M15 Duel of the Planeswalkers booster promotional packs. I had little to no expectations as far as these packs go. (You always hope for the best though) Each pack comes with six cards and a Media Promo card. Apparently, they put more stock into the promo and the way it looks then any kind of card selection for these packs. If you purchase Duels of the Planeswalkers for Xbox 360 or Xbox
One, you'll receive special access to the alternative-art promo card Soul of
Ravnica. On the other
hand, the truly beastly promo card Soul of Zendikar comes exclusively with purchases for all of the other available
platforms, including iPad, PC via Steam, Android tablet via the Amazon
App Store, and Google Play. .
The Promo, in which I received today was a foiled alternate art Soul OF Zendikar.
Now don't get me wrong this maybe a good card in some decks, but not in all. It seems that each of these packs where for the most part "cookie cutter" packs, meaning you get the same cards for each pack. There is some variance but not much. A person could very well expect to find cards like: Black Cat, Frost Lynx, Invasive Species and Meditation Puzzle.
Overall I think that these packs are very lackluster and unimaginative. The variety of cards in these promotional packs is lacking in the standards of quality among the MTG population and in my opinion, fall short of expectations in which many MTG players would and have had when receiving these promotional items, even though they are sent free of charge after buy the video game. As a consumer I would loved to see some more spice as far as the card
selection goes. I do realize that these were media promotional booster
packs for the digital game and that not everyone will receive two or three packs, only one per game but there are only six cards and they could of given us some more
variety in each theses packs as to make each player have a special experience and not feel like they are part of the herd.
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