The Truth About Flesh And Blood (TCG)
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I like the printing strategy - it reminds me of book printings. If you want to be a collector, then you collect the rare printings, or rare editions, but you can always get a cheap paperback printing of a book to enjoy. Something I wish WotC would do...
More or less this is what the million special editions are for.
@@theparagonal Except WOTC doesn't print eternal format staples enough for them to be "cheap" look at shocks and fetches
literally what they're doing nowadays with the 4+ printings of every rare, retro frame, showcase frame, extended artwork, foils of each version. sometimes upwards of 6 variants of one card
It's not really what they're doing. What they are trying to do is make many "first edition" prints - prints for value to make them money. The equivalent of making a paperback version would be something like downshifting the rarity and printing it in a standard or unlimited print-run set. This would make the key game pieces affordable while keeping premium printings as collectible. They'll never do it, though. I also get that lots of people would be upset at the overall value drop (I think even the premium printings would decline in value as a result), but at the end of the day your collectible is a piece of card oard, not a leather-bound tome 🤷
@@tylerashcroft847 collectors are limited printing, regular boosters are unlimited print. What am I missing?
I can’t for the life of me understand why some people get so bent out of shape with FaB. If nothing else, I want it to succeed to create competition for MtG. Lack of competition is how you end up with companies trying to extract every penny they can.
Because channel fireball is pushing it so hard and honestly most of what they do feels like cash grab scams to me.
@@TheForbiddenDance How so? Explain in detail how anything CB is doing with FaB is a cash grab. I'm so sick of people saying shit like this but never backing it up with anything
@@TheForbiddenDance What constitutes "pushing it so hard?" The fact that they sell it? CFB has been down the path of diversifying their offerings beyond MTG for like 3 years now. Are they pushing Pokemon and baseball cards and MetaZoo too?
Absolutely. Based on what the Professor has shown in this video, it seems like FaB could be a viable MTG competitor. I love MTG but like Nvidia for PC gaming, they need checked, and checked hard. There is a desperate need for competition in the TCG space to drive prices down, and yes the investor card-sharks can go shove it.
It's almost identical to how some wrestling fans act about the existence of things that aren't WWE
Thank you so much for this video my friend. I agree so much with everything you said here - not only do I agree but I feel that it's so important to talk about this.
I've got a really sweet aggro Dash deck that I think would really be your speed. 😁
I hope to see you in Vegas!
I just started playing this last week and I'm getting sucked in quick. It clicks with me way better than mtg or Yu-Gi-Oh. The way you can pick a hero and just build that one and not have to worry about all the other cards that come out is nice.
The work the company put into the lore is exciting as well.
I'm thinking about starting lol
Minor editing error in the 9th minute. Looks like a section that was meant to be cut wasn't so it repeats the same 20sec or so. (Just a heads up, great vid)
Also 18:30 or so has a wonderful "damnit" cut :)
Haha I love it
the damnit cut is what we needed
I just like that the editor fell asleep.
No need to point it out I think. Must be hard to keep and maintain this kind of content. A lot of work. :) Be gentle to others. Do not mind the blunders. This guy gives us great advice and content constantly!
The first take which begins at 8:20 is the one which should have been cut since the professor said "$100 a pack" rather than "$100 a box".
I just went to commander night at my LGS and everybody was just playing FaB
My face lit up when you mentioned Vanguard. It's my favorite card game but my locals just took it off of their tournament lists as of a week ago in place of flesh and blood :(
As a long time Vanguard player, Fab has very similar fundamentals to Vanguard at least the original game. But much less variance, definitely worth a try.
@@xahjk A friend of mine convinced me to try it. In the process of learning the rules and deciding what class would best suit my Deletor or Nubatama playstyle haha
Seems to be a very in depth, difficult to master kind of game and I'm all for the semi complicated rules
@@YozoraRose Nice Nubatama was my Clan since the first set lol, when it didn't even have its own triggers 🤣 in Fab I fell for Azalea and the Ranger play style, it's terrific if slightly underpowered.
@@xahjk Right?!! Nubatama since the first 3 cards were released haha. Mixed it with kagero was a good time. Then I fell in love with Shiranui. But I was also looking at Ranger. I love the concept of reloading arrows it seems like so much fun
Saying that Flesh and Blood is too expensive cause of the 1st edition tunic is like saying Magic is too expensive because black lotus exists.
I think what people might mean is 2 fold as a starting out from scratch and trying to dive in tournament play it can be but alot of people have reservations for the fact they are most likely already invested heavily in the big 3 pokemon magic Yu-Gi-Oh and those have stood the test of time every else has fallen to shambles in there wake probably because all new tcg want to try to pull investors first and players second is why people think it's expensive is my best guess look at the metazoo fiasco at the moment normal people can't get product unless your rich
that's just false lol
| work at an LGS and I'll admit that I haven't been very interested in FaB until this video. I decided I'd grab some packs and blitz decks that day, and now I'm hooked! Opened 9 boosters (3 WTR, 3 ARC, 3 CRU) and pulled an Arcanite Skullcap! Now I'm working on a Levia, Shadowborn Abomination constructed deck...
Crucible unlimited just released, I’ll bet Tunic drops some as people start cracking packs
Please cover the Digimon TCG prof! I’m super interested on your thoughts on it
It's on the list. Been jamming games now to prep a few vids.
@@TolarianCommunityCollege Yay! Thanks for all your hard work :) looking forward to it
Wooooo! Prof is gonna do a Digimon video!
I see huge turnouts for Digimon at lgs here in Los Angeles. Flesh and Blood.....Never see anyone playing it or hear anybody talking about it except for store employees trying to get people into the product.
@@toddoman4636 SAME
I am going to my LGS tomorrow for my first time playing the game after listening to some of the magic players I play with talk about it over and over again. I bought a starter deck and they gave me some extra commons and rares to look at incase I wanted to update it at all. after doing some mock hands and realizing how much I actually have to think more about what I am doing I am super excited for it. here's hoping I gain a new hobby.
Early squad! I hope he does a video for the Digimon Tcg ^-^
Especially with BT-5 fully dropping this week.
Coming soon!
@@TolarianCommunityCollege sick. U litterally just posted a comment mentioning the same kind of thing. Lol.
Crazy enough my buddy and i went to a FAB/MTG event and we bought so much product before even palying and the game seems fun and refreashing
That swear just raised the value of this video for being a rare variant. Expect an ebay listing soon.
Also, Prof, consider it a testament to your professionalism and character that a minor slip like that has your audience giggling in amusement.
I watched your other video about why you believe in FaB. I too would like to start this hobby. A local hobby store in the Philippines is about to demo the game this week. I hope I can be one of the pioneer players of the hobby.
Ive never played the game or seen it played, and I don't really want to commit the effort to learning a ton of new game pieces and rules, but I expect it to do pretty great if they can run this event schedule smoothly. There's such a massive audience looking for that experience that really I think the game will live or die by the strength of its production and event teams.
I really liked seeing you mess up a line. Shows how hard it is to get the takes that you do and it was funny and genuine.
That's why Tunic was added as a non foil legendary in Crucible. I expect skullcap to be in the next supplemental
I think so too.
I think Flesh and Blood is the best card game since MTG. I have only been playing for a few months but the community is amazing. On Sunday I went to a Road to Nationals in Orlando that had 50+ players
It warms my heart when you and Rudy mention each other in videos
I like the idea of Flesh and Blood. Yes it could use some development, but it’s also only like 3 years old, it’s relatively new, it has a bit of strategy to it, but it also has some room for improvement. I love this video and agree with your points.
Thank you very much for posting great content and well-thought-out info.
Glad it was helpful!
Your content always brightens my day prof your amazing!
Wow, thank you!
Having flesh and blood succeed is good there will be a lot of competition between it and mtg and both will be better
glad to see diverse content! looking forward for your digimon review
I love Flesh and Blood. So fun. Still a mtg nerd at heart, but it is very fun to play when I'm in the mood.
A great comment about FaBs Legendary Equipment vs Magic's Fetchlands, comparing card games they both have prices on total optimisation, however with Magic I find some of the fun for me exists in using non-optimal cards. The development team have also made the brilliant Dev-estation series which highlights how invested they themselves are in playing this game and I can imagine less optimal versions of the tunic are on their way in future sets. All that to say, a great video!
I love this game and I love how most of the expensive cards can be used universally. The pacing of this game is a perfect mix between YuGiOh and MTG IMO. The only complaint I have is exactly what's said in the video is that some of these cards like tunic, does not have a cheaper version. And although you don't need need it, even casuals or people who aren't pros still want to have what's the best out there and feel like they're part of the scene in a small small way. So I would like some of these expensive 1 copy cards to at least be under $50 and 3 copies cards under $25 if they're not gonna have cheap versions. And especially a game that isn't as big as YuGiOh/pokemon or doesn't have as much creator content and info on it, new players are not gonna know what the best budget option is so when they see these important armor pieces of these decks being $80 a pop and $80 each for something like CnC, it just drives them away instantly. Although the game is amazing, this quick glance and quit scenario that happens can keep it from really growing past collectors and semi-core players who can spend the evening at a local shop.
Agreed on all points👍 I'm curious what reaction WotC will have if the Vegas FaB event is a tremendous success?🤔
I'm going to an LGS Thursday to check out Flesh and Blood! Thank you for the timely review!
have fun!
@@TolarianCommunityCollege It was fun, but it was a lot! I think I need to get a precon and goldfish some.
This cleared up a lot of confusion I've had about the game, thanks Prof!
Love the video, Prof. I've never played Flesh and Blood and your other videos didn't make me want to try it. For some reason, this call out to the haters has me a lot more interested.
Well now we know the size of the event :) Lets hope the Dutch one is also full.
Exactly. I’m going to try attending it! The game needs our support.
@tolarian i will be there at vegas the calling! Hope to see you there and maybe get a game!
Maybe I missed you mentioning it, but Fyendal's Spring Tunic is already a reprint - it was in Welcome to Rathe, and was reprinted in Crucible. Apologies if you did mention that :) Game is awesome - I'm hooked.
Who's that sitting on the throne in the pic on the left side is? Looks awesome!
Excellent video covering so many great points! Thank you for your analysis!!
My pleasure!
The way they do card prints is a amazing. If you want to play the game the cards are cheap, if you want to collect the cards the cards are limited and get expencive.
Very good topics and points, so good😊👍👏
My local game shop basically laughed when I asked if they would stock it and said they will never stock rogue card games again. So I had to order it online. I got the blitz decks and my D&D group actually skipped a week cause everyone just wanted to play FaB instead.
It is a sad reminder of how big Magic competitive events used to be. Maybe WOTC will take notice if this takes off?
Doubt it. They’re all in on the Arena and Commander trains it would seem.
funnily enough I just stumbled upon flesh and blood today lol guess ill check out your how to play video
I really, really want to see this game succeed. Cool artwork, interesting design philosophy and gameplay, and a company that doesn't seem to run on moon logic. More, please.
I'll do my best to keep pushing it on my channel! =) Support the content creators and it'll reach a larger audience!^^
This game plays different, I love not having lands, and I love its theme of playing like a fighting game. The low-cost of the blitz decks is really awesome. Hoping this game goes well!! Im goinna scoop an Uprising booster box from my local shop just to show some support, even tho Im happy with my blitz decks.
I know one of the big complaints I hear from people is in regards to legendary cards. Some people feel they are just too rare and that they are required for top end play. While I think the price on some is a bit too high for unlimited cards (IE Mask of Momentum and Arcanite Skullcap) I think a more important issue is the lack of budget options for a lot of classes. I feel legendary equipment should still be rare and should still be impactful, but we just need more budget options to compete with them. LSS seems to know this and are releasing competitive equipment in each set. Monarch did a great thing with offering great generic equipment like the Time Skippers (which can replace the Illusionist legendary) and the Gallantry Gold for Warriors (which can be a budget replacement for the Braveforge Bracers).
Are these cards the absolute best in slot? No, the legendary cards are more powerful and offer repeatable effects. Can you still play the game and have a fighting chance with the budget equipment? Sure, it's the same as playing with a budget deck of any game.
I am a mtg player for 15 years+ and I really enjoy fabtcg. The mechanics is great and even the multi-player game is short and spicy. Some edh games are going hours and hours, after that you are exhausted. However, I love playing both games and they could absolutely coexist.
I just want to say that while I don't have much interest in playing the game because I already play MTG and Yugioh and only have so much free time. I do like the art and think they're doing a good job with it. I plan to pick up some cool cards just to have or use as tokens just like I do with the myriad of other games I don't actively play.
As someone who plays, collects, and enjoys FAB, thank you for clearing up these misconceptions.
Damn you, prof. Now I'm buying flesh and blood even without knowing any other player to play with me
If you need a starting point, I'm one of the FAB content creators making proper budget decks! =)
It's really too bad I can't afford the time/money to go to the event because I would absolutely love to go! I initially bought 2 Fab booster boxes to draft with my wife and try to experience the game's play. We loved it, my wife's great at it (better than me to my surprise) and I hope it will be "the next Magic" or at least, the next big card game.
Yay! I love more Flesh and Blood content
I appreciate this video, because I have more than a little skepticism about FaB. This answered a lot of my questions, although I don't think I saw the part in the video where you addressed the concerns that FaB's value is being driven artificially by a group of investors/collectors. I mean, that seems pretty transparently to be the case.
If you (or anyone) could offer a rational reason why a 2-year-old card game has ANY cards that command prices in the tens of thousands of dollars, I'd love to hear it. I watched Magic's value grow organically for the past 25+ years, and while market trends aren't necessarily the same today as they have been over that time, FaB's comparatively meteoric rise in value throws up all kinds of red flags.
Its something that doesnt have to do anything with the game itself. We are in an era where potential is heavily influencing the price of certain assets (and cardboard/collectables is a new type of asset money is going into with the growing amount of money(printing) and its need to find a home to not inflate the prices of daily needs like food to heavily). You can see it in sports with rookie cards. Some prices of rare modern rookie cards are higher than prices of rare vintage veteran cards with multible mvp titles and championships already under their belt. Some collector OGs litterally flip these new hyped cards to reach their vintage collecting goals. In Pokemon the new secret rare rainbow foil whatever card goes for more raw than a graded psa9 first edition wotc vintage holo. In crypto new ICOs shoot up in value from the start because people dont want to miss out on the next big thingy 100000x return bitcoin type of investment. You can straight up trade some 2 year old yeezys for game worn signed shoes of michael jordan. and there are many more examples. flesh and blood first edition is just another one of so many. its sad but thats how the investing world nowadays works.
But imho thats not the games fault. The game is not less fun to play or less well made just because people also use it for asset speculation. And people like the Prof should be the ultimate proof that the game itself is legit. People like Rudy might have different intentions behind talking about the game who knows. But there are more and more TCG veterans with no financial interests which talk about the game in a positive manner. Just because the game is good. And it would be sad if people miss out on trying to play the game just because some investors also shill it. they could just grab some blitz decks for 10$ and try it out. if they dont like it they atleast supported their lgs by buying some product. if they like it they can invest some more and build a better deck and see how it goes from there. I personally played MTG half of my life. But in the end I love playing TGCs. And imho its important to stay open minded even in your hobbies. So I tried FaB with my friends at our local TGC game store and I must say its just great. It brings something new to the table and gave me a feeling I had the first years playing MTG until some kind of routine kicked in. I mean MTG is not my wife which I am cheating on.I love it but I can also try out other things and with FaB it was definatley worth it. And it would also have been worth it if I didnt like it because then I atleast would have given it a shot :)
the tcg world is a different place now than it was even 10 years ago. if someone is willing to spend 5k on a piece of cardboard, what is it worth?
Thank you! I’m the Reddit post, the biggest turn off for people is the price. Idk how many times I have to compare equipment to fetch lands and how easy they are to swap between decks.
I would agree with the point of not being forced to play optimal decks in your lgs for the last 5 years in my country in tournaments you see only optimal non budget decks in fnm
Thank you for such a concise explanation. I may get into it now.
Would love to see the long(ish)form take on MetaZoo. Its definitely heavily marketed as a collector first trading card game, but the preconstructed decks are super affordable, and the gameplay is a genuinely fresh take on MTG meets old-school YuGiOh, with their own twists in the form of meta effects (largely just play with 4 enabled per deck, or ignore them) and the terrain cards that you can use to try and swing the tides in your favor. It has had a hell of a time breaking into a lot of LGS' because of the pushback from owners who don't want to attract the collector crowd and *shivers* ...the NFT boys...
The idea of fab players milling around at the calling looking for an MTG game seems incredibly bizarre to me. Lol. I don't expect I'll see a single mtg card there tbh, unless it's there as trade stock to get FaB cards.
You know you are early when there are more comments than views
hahaha
I can vouch for new players. I watched a match last night. I played the very next day. Thrown into a shark tank and……..I swam decent. Won 1, lost 2. It’s fun and very engaging.
Interesting idea with those white bordered cards for unlimited prints 🤔
FaB is so awesome to play. Give it a try if you haven’t.
More TCC videos could be improved with a random "dammit!" thrown in!
lol, I swear I thought I edited that out.
@@TolarianCommunityCollege I loved it :)
Yup keep it!
I was sold the moment I heard "dammit!" 🤣
As someone who has started creating lots of tutorial and training videos at work recently, it is honestly encouraging to know that even experienced TH-cam professionals aren’t perfect at video editing. :P
I'm not gonna lie, after the 4 monarch blitz decks came out at less than $60 for the set, I immediately started rooting for this game to become established. Magic is fun as hell, but as a more casual player, the idea of being able to finance the decks of an entire play group for less than the cost of one magic deck (except pauper!
that is the thing for mr. It is very easy to get someone into something if they don't have to spend a single penny on it
Just last week I got the entire set for 30€ (including shipment) and am excited to try them out when they arrive tomorrow!
Some pauper decks are pushing 100 usd as of 10/20/22
Penny is still an option though
You don't know how many times I said "YUP" during this video. This video is so incredibly well thought out and articulated.
Thanks, that means a lot to me coming from you. Your channel and your videos are top notch.
@@TolarianCommunityCollege "YUP"
Both of yours Content are on point 💯 ❤️ you guys are awesome! 🌮😎🍻
@@TolarianCommunityCollege hey guys, I noticed you had a card in the background with the professor! Is this true?? If so, is this available to the public??
If not, Wizards of the Coast, please fix.
Thank you
yup
Did everyone just forget that other games, even Yu-Gi-OH!, one of the literal Big Three, has done First and Unlimited sets runs for like the whole life of the game and its been fine.
Hell scratch that, not just fine. Incredibly successful.
Yeah it's so dumb how seasoned TCG players that probably come from a MTG background will complain about first edition sets being expensive when Alpha is a thing... They are probably just trying to badmouth the game to prevent it from growing a scene that could potentially affect their MTG personal interests
@@oscarbautista4156 Commander is dead because Alpha Sol Ring is thousands of dollars and it's a staple lol
@blackjacketnaruto Wait...the game where you're normally supposed to summon 1-2 monsters maybe breaks its own rules less than MtG? Old YGO has been so power crept and obliterated by Modern YGO (hell even my definition of modern is like 2014 so it's basically irrelevant too) so hard that yall don't even remember it anymore lol. Ole Magic formats are different games of Magic. Old YGO is a different fucking game entirely. GOAT is damn near diametrically opposed to how modern YGO works. YGO has three types of cards only and still managed to power creep one of then to pretty much complete irrelevance to the point their name was repurposed by playets and mainly used to describe a different type of card entirely.
Heck, when I did get my hand on Yugioh 1st editions I'd trade them for playsets of competitive unlimited cards.
Don't like the way Magic is handling itself? Make your own game then.
FAB: Hold my taco.
O no! We never told him that the game needs to be actually good! Wait!
ok i'll hold your taco (receives taco) fools nomnomnomnomnom
Legend Story literally went "alright, bet"
100% agree
@@golem001px a lot of people think it's good...
People confuse 1st edition and unlimited in terms of cost every time I bring it up ... I dont understand how people can't figure out how it works
The prices are tanking! Hah game is dead. $50 for a box 😂
It's because they're turning their nose up at Unlimited edition. They disdain it like it's common filth for peasants.
@@guftders just more proof that the game sucks and is dying.
If only first edition has any value or desire at all
Basically how I've tried to explain it to people is 1st edition is for collectors and high rollers, while unlimited is the normal product for gameplay. I think the collectable boom thats happened over the last 2 years just has everyone wanting the "most valuable" or "premium" collectable.
@@Bored_Barbarian Revised is proof that mtg sucks and is dying, alpha is the only set with any REAL value or desire. Game is dead.
Oh snap more FAB content from my favorite mtg creator!
See you in Vegas?
*gasp* a comment from my favorite FAB content creator on the video of one of my favorite MTG content creators!? Love this community thank you both for all your outstanding work
@@jmkincaid7 What is this a crossover comment section?!
@@TolarianCommunityCollege yes sir! Will be a fun time!
Soon to be considered FaB creator!
I just want to say that I absolutely felt the "DAMNIT" in my soul.
I watched that like three time. Hilarious !
Haven't heard of this game until now, I'm gonna go to my LGS tomorrow and pick up some blitz decks!
The blitz decks are surprisingly strong! a great starting point for sure!
@@SirRabbit Which Monarch Blitz decks do you suggest?
@@tanjiro2991 which ever hero you think looks the coolest? Haha.
Otherwise, Chane or Prism are probably the best bets. Though Levia is my personal favorite
As someone who often works with a teleprompter, I absolutely DIED at the "dammit" at 18:30
I can't believe I left that in.
@@TolarianCommunityCollege Take comfort that some of us derive enjoyment when this kind of thing slips past you, not at your expense but instead getting a glimpse of your un-scripted humanity while also appreciating all the work that goes into a project like this.
@@TolarianCommunityCollege No, truly, I felt it on a spiritual level. Haha, thank you for leaving it in, even if it was by accident.
@@TolarianCommunityCollege There are actually 2 parts in this video that repeat (the section with the 100 per 'pack' oops earlier as well). No biggie, though! Great video!
@@TolarianCommunityCollege NO! it was perfect :)
This game is so much fun, I just hope more people try it. Cold foils/1st ed are just kinda like collector's boosters, but just a version of normal, draftable product.
Holy hell... a rational comment 🤣👍🙏🧠
I mean, Rudy likes it, so there must be something wrong with that game... ;)
ROFL!
He's moved on to that pokemon clone now
That's probably the best argument against FaB I have heard. ^^
That being said I love FaB and will continue playing despite Rudy.
I want to see FaB succeed, I feel like it would really healthy for the TCG community to have another game competing for popularity, especially one that’s supporting its players the way it is now! It’ll force companies to make their game more appealing to bring people back. As someone who’s played both MTG and Cardfight!Vanguard, I’ve wanted to have a diversity in the TCGs available.
I will definitely be buying, and trying FaB for the first time soon, this video convinced me on it. I wish I could see you in Vegas but alas, it’s a bit far from Canada. I hope to hear about the event going smoothly, I would love to see FaB start showing up at my LGS!
Just got my first Monarch Blitz deck and really enjoyed the little bit I've played so far!
Great to hear!
Had been looking for a new game and I bought in to Digimon only for my LGS's old distributor to screw us over so we still haven't gotten any Digimon product. I had heard about FaB and finally got to try it and buy into Blitz.
@@Nocturne989 I have to say, I find it way more complicated than MtG so far, probably because I am not familiar with handling my ressources in this particular way. Anyway, my wife is pretty excited about it and we got our next 2 blitz decks^^
Well argued and analysed. Thank you.
Professor, this was great! I've been skeptical about FAB due to all of the chatter, but you make a compelling argument. I'm gonna see if I can pick up those starter blitz decks to check it out.
While I’m not all that interested in F&B, I hope The Calling events go well for the fans of the game. I think MtG (mostly Hasbro) needs some competition to kick it in the a** and wake them up.
Jajajajaja asking this game tu kick wizards **s? Jajajajaja you could as well ask a legless person do the same
@@golem001px I’m going to presume based on your syntax and spelling that you’re not a native English speaker. So, I’m not going to be a prick and jump down your throat, because I don’t think you understood what I wrote. I didn’t say F&B would kick MtG’s ass; I said that WotC needs a kick in the ass, which of another way of saying they need motivation to be more competitive.
WotC has reduced support to the competitive scene and LGSs over the past few years and shifted their support to places like Amazon. It’s mostly a tactic implemented by soulless suits at Hasbro that don’t really care about their products, customers, or subsidiaries as long as they’re making increasing profits and pulling in big bonuses. Healthy competition from a player-focused game like F&B can force Hasbro to retract some of their anti-consumer edicts and make MtG a better game.
That’s what my post means.
@@Aldrnari956 Wizards already has competition. it's called Hearthstone. That's where Wizards is putting it's energy in the form of new sets geared only for F2P title Arena
The Calling had 1000 participants if I understand right.
18:30 "Dammit!" I understand that frustration lol
LMFAO
@@TolarianCommunityCollege was that supposed to be cut? Please say yes hahaha
not a 'mistake', but a 'Happy Little Accident'.
I am ready. Will buy my first Blitz decks this week and infiltrate my MtG-group with them. Heck, with all the MtG-sets coming out, they might even believe it is another cross-over MtG thing.
Prof. explaining 1st Edition printing strategy:
Me, a Yu-Gi-Oh player: First time?
Personal story: The LGS I work for was one of the first few stores that responded to their marketing kit and we went in on it early (it's still very doing well). We participated in the first US Calling event (Elizabeth, NJ) and it was a blast (two of our "team" members made it to Top 8, one came in 2nd). James White (Founder) is a cool guy and you can tell he really loves the game and wants it to succeed. He's also very open the feedback and we spent some time discussing the game's future. He's such a nice guy, he sent me a Christmas card with a CF Bravo. I hope nothing but the best for him and the game.
Flesh and blood has almost overtaken magic at my local gameshop..
So I started playing flesh and blood. I dunno how I fully feel about it yet, but I hope I grow to greatly enjoy it
My game shop used to have different MTG games throughout the week. Now it seems they only have MTG Commander once a week and Flesh and Blood 4x a week. With a couple Pokémon days.
so, whats the update. I am thinking about trying it out too, so I just wanted to ask how its gone for you!
@@mikec670 I personally don't enjoy the play style of it.
FaB is very fun, even as an amateur. I am not good at it, but I enjoy playing it. I bought a 1st Ed Monarch box and I don't regret it. If I don't want to sell it, it's a solid draft party for $99. The Blitz decks are fun too. I picked up Boltyn.
The fab community is growing in my area. We have healthy events every week and have a group planning to attend our nearest Calling. I think the game is just starting to come into it's own and will only grow.
I’ve tried to get my wife into magic for years to no success. But she loves flesh and blood and now we play whenever we can
That's awesome, dude. Have fun.
Flesh and Blood has stolen me away from Magic the Gathering and it's mostly in part due to its complexity that you mentioned and not having turns that are "draw a land, pass." Midnight Hunt will probably be my last set for a while just because I've been waiting two years for another werewolf set and I want to collect all the art cards.
hope you got them, if not I have a bulk collection of then I could send you for free. yes free lol!
just to clarify, not conditionally free, actually free. I know internet kindness is met with skepticism.
"It's been 2 years and it's still growing."
Key Forge didn't last that long, did it? I guess that's a really good point! I know FnB is getting popular at my LGS. Maybe I'll give it a shot after all.
Keyforge is still going. They cancelled all their 2021 events in the beginning of the year because of uncertainty if the events would even be able to happen, but announced events would resume in Spring 2022. New expansion for the game dropped in May so while FFG has cut down their OP a lot from what it was a few years ago Keyforge, I'd have to think that by now they would have announced if they were just going to kill the game and scuttle their event scene.
I live in Taiwan where we didn't shut down until May of this year and the game is fairly popular locally.
@@tbd3058 local player numbers have exploded the last two months but sure
@@tbd3058 bad hot take not supported by data
All my local LGS's are talking about it, and have fans who want to play competitively and casually in and around the stores. They've invited me to try, too!
Tbd305 always has bad takes about this game. He comments on every Rudy video about FAB. He’s one of those MTG player/investors that feels threatened by the game due to personal reasons so hopes that he can inject pessimism into the market and make it “catch on”. None of his criticism are legitimate or come from a neutral perspective.
Just bought a starter deck and a booster box last week! It looks like a ton of fun, and its nice that they seem to be learning from WotC's mistakes.
As someone who maybe one day wants to get into making TH-cam content, hearing the "DAMMIT!" and seeing little editing imperfections gives me the most hope in the world because even professionals are still making mistakes! Have loved your content for years Prof and hopefully for many years to come!
Honestly, I am one of those in the skeptical department and still am in a sense. Though your video definitely helped put some ease to mind and definitely want to pick up two blitz decks to try at the very least so that I can make my decision from there.
That's super reasonable. And if you don't like it, at least you gave it a fair shake!
I've been playing Magic (and other CCGs) on-and-off since Unlimited. WoW, Battletech, Netrunner, Keyforge, Cthulhu, etc. I'm always skeptical of games, especially CCGs. I honestly did not expect a modern CCG to grab my attention and be fun to play as much as Flesh and Blood has been. It's a very fun game that's playable with inexpensive Blitz decks. Do yourself a favor and try it out. It really is fun and interesting!
@@TheKaijudist Yeah, I just want to be fair is all. I do dig the artstyle the most which is what intentionally drew me into the game. Hoping that I can get some games in with my significant other!
@@tbd3058 LOL. Keep trying to spread your nonsense it isn’t working.
@@tbd3058 It's almost the end of the year. Is it dead?
I love when prof repeated the same thing multiple times and said dammit. Honestly it flowed great and I had a good laugh lol
Damnit! We'll do it Live!
*Thanks* *For* *The* *Content* !
Just bought a playset of every common card in the current 9 sets. I'm in deep, but not really. (cost me next to nothing)
Magic cost way to much up here in Canada. Just bought my first two blitz decks for the price of one planeswalker deck.
Sometimes, I feel as though you are the person who chooses to remain in captivity so you can help other prisoners escape the chains of WotC.
Super well thought-out and level-headed video. I'm happy to see you trying to clear up misconceptions that have been blown out of proportions, while still giving honest critiques at the same time. The Internet needs to take note: this is how you do it.
This game is going to make it. See ya in 5 years!
@@theshockmaster27 It missed.
It is definitely a lot cheaper to build a FaB unlimited deck than a top tier standard or recently out of standard magic deck. Breeding Pool is $30-$40 a piece as an example. You literally need hundreds of dollars in just lands in most cases. Not knocking magic, I love the game but to say you need thousands of dollars to build a FaB deck is false.
I made a competitive deck under 15$ just a week ago. Made a video about it on my channel too. And this is coming from a high ranked player =). Playing on a budget is no issue in this game. Legendaries only marginally improve winrates.
yeah i looked up Flesh and Blood in the middle of the pandemic and freaked, now the game is super duper cheap and i have this VIDEO to thank! Thanks Prof!
I think this is actually pulling people towards the game- they see it's financial viability longterm thanks to the collector boom of the pandemic and also its relatively cheap entrance with the unlimited sets.