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MTG Arena on Steam passed its all time player count with the release of Final Fantasy (previously 12k) (mtgzone.com)

submitted 2 weeks ago by MysticKetchup@mtgzone.com to c/mtg@mtgzone.com

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Feels weird being uninterested in this set and seeing all the opposition online only to see it being a smashing success on just about every metric of popularity

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[–] yggdrasil@ttrpg.network 6 points 1 week ago (1 children)

It was my weakest attended prerelease event since I became a WPN store back in 2019. Obviously not counting COVID era events.

I had 5 people on Friday, 2 people on Saturday. It tied my next lowest, which was Aetherdrift with 0 frost and 7 people Saturday.

Aetherdrift I at least had a lot of take home prerelease kits. Final Fantasy had zero.

Sales for Final Fantasy are up over Aetherdrift, and Tarkir Dragonstorm, which had abysmal sales. Since TDS's release I have sold more Bloomburrow than I have Tarkir.

[–] MysticKetchup@mtgzone.com 5 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Wow, that's surprising to hear. Dragonstorm was absolutely hopping at the LGS near me. Was Bloomburrow big or do you just not see a lot of Magic traffic recently?

[–] yggdrasil@ttrpg.network 4 points 1 week ago

Bloomburrow was really big for me, I think I had 16. Bear in mind I am a really small shop in a town of <10,000. My prereleases are normally 12-14.