Not sure how well this conveys the why you should play, but certainly this is a game that is extremely hard on newcomers and rewarding to long time players. I've played Arena since 2020 and have done so completely free with the exception of the new adventurer pack that was $5. I comfortably buy any cosmetics I want with gold and mastery pass is paid for by all the gems I accumulate each quarter. I will say I played paper back in '95 off and on for about five years before selling everything off and quitting for two decades, so having a good understanding of the game helped greatly as I was able to hit Mythic in ranked my first month playing. That said, I can't imagine the road for a new player but the state of the game is worst I've ever seen with so much power creep and bans not doing enough. However, it's absolutely the best way to play daily since it costs nothing even if you're on a budget compared to the atrocity that is paper. WotC and Hasbro are running this game into the ground with greed and I can only hope one or both go bankrupt and the game is picked up by a better company. Also, there seems to be confusion over how this digital version stays afloat. Statistically, the average person is not spending a dime on these games and are deadbeat customers in the business world. That goes for a VERY large majority of players in all of these cash shop games. The ones paying the bills are whales exclusively. If they all quit the game tomorrow, Arena would be in serious trouble overnight. People like Post Malone would be an example of these whales that keep the lights on, and it's only these diehard fans that pump money into the game.
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Not sure how well this conveys the why you should play, but certainly this is a game that is extremely hard on newcomers and rewarding to long time players. I've played Arena since 2020 and have done so completely free with the exception of the new adventurer pack that was $5. I comfortably buy any cosmetics I want with gold and mastery pass is paid for by all the gems I accumulate each quarter. I will say I played paper back in '95 off and on for about five years before selling everything off and quitting for two decades, so having a good understanding of the game helped greatly as I was able to hit Mythic in ranked my first month playing.
That said, I can't imagine the road for a new player but the state of the game is worst I've ever seen with so much power creep and bans not doing enough. However, it's absolutely the best way to play daily since it costs nothing even if you're on a budget compared to the atrocity that is paper. WotC and Hasbro are running this game into the ground with greed and I can only hope one or both go bankrupt and the game is picked up by a better company.
Also, there seems to be confusion over how this digital version stays afloat. Statistically, the average person is not spending a dime on these games and are deadbeat customers in the business world. That goes for a VERY large majority of players in all of these cash shop games. The ones paying the bills are whales exclusively. If they all quit the game tomorrow, Arena would be in serious trouble overnight. People like Post Malone would be an example of these whales that keep the lights on, and it's only these diehard fans that pump money into the game.
Great vid, dont forget to post the codes you talked about!
I forgot! Holy cow!
Thanks for the reminder! They are in the description now!
@@CastleArchon great! Those are really helpful for new players.