I've hit the doldrums of Magic.
I'm not feeling salty, angry, upset, or even annoyed with power creep. I'm not particularly annoyed with the prices of things either (thanks to proxies!). I can't seem to get excited about the digital version, Arena, or even my preferred constructed format - Legacy. Even the new set in draft doesn't appeal to me at all.
Speaking of the new set, let me tell you a tale about the pre-release event I attended. Normally, I love attending pre-releases. No one really knows the set, and no one knows how things will work together until you try them out. It's always a lot of fun. I skipped the Friday night version of the release at a local store and instead convinced myself that the Saturday morning version would be more low-key and "easier." I should have left when I heard this: there were no more pre-release kits, instead, you would just get 6 packs and call it a sealed event. That should have been the sign. But I carried on, crafted what I thought would be the most powerful version of the cards I had, and promptly lost both rounds 1-2. Even reviewing my card selection didn't help. I did the best I could with what I had.
I don't want to play on Arena, but I will get the free gold by doing the daily quests with stupid decks that are designed to accomplish the task. That's it.
I don't want to play in the weekly Legacy. I don't feel engaged with anything. No deck speaks to me right now. Just showing up and playing half-heartedly is not what I want to do.
I don't even want to draft, because this set doesn't interest me in the least. I might skip the entire release and move on to the next one.
All in all, my current state with Magic is just...meh.
