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MTG Arena: State of the Game – October 2019

Wizards Jay

Posted 6 years, 2 months ago (Source)

Thanks for clarifying, since this is so important - I assume it is the same for the Fairy Event or?

Yes, same for those as well
Wizards Jay

Posted 6 years, 2 months ago (Source)

Any ETA on the Saheeli bug I reported a few weeks ago? Would really like to be able to use the style I paid for.

Should be fixed as well.
Wizards Jay

Posted 6 years, 2 months ago (Source)

I get the reasoning others have mentioned. My issue is... Wednesday?! Why Wednesday? Why not Saturday or something? I'm just picturing them saying they don't get the numbers to justify expanding the queue days. Well, that's because people are working, at school, etc for most of the day.

Oddly, we get more games played on Wednesday than Saturday. Wednesday’s the second-highest volume day, which is one of the reasons we chose it. The goal is to have Brawl available as lots of people are playing, so we can get the best data (as per the reasoning cited above).
Wizards Jay

Posted 6 years, 2 months ago (Source)

It worries me that their description of the impossible reconnection bug does not match exactly my experience:

(players can hear gameplay sounds, but only see a black screen until their timers run out or they fully restart their client)

1) It is not a black screen, but the waiting screen

2) Restarting the client does not help

Hopefully this is not a different bug. Either way, while they are fixing it, I wish they would try to speed-up the reconnection process. It takes way too long even when it works.

We’re working on that flavor of the issue as well. Same status, targeting a fix for Oct.
Wizards Jay

Posted 6 years, 2 months ago (Source)

Is the brawl event a one time fee? Or do you get knocked out and have to repay?

These rewards can only be earned once, but don't worry—you can continue playing in the event beyond five wins.

This leads me to believe it's a one time fee, but I would rather be sure. If it is a one time fee it's definitely worth it and I'm excited for it.

One-time fee. Wins count towards the rewards, losses are ignored.

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    <div class="md"><p>Thanks for clarifying, since this is so important - I assume it is the same for the Fairy Event or?</p>
</div>
</blockquote>
<div class="md"><p>Yes, same for those as well</p>
</div> (<a href="https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/magic-digital/mtg-arena-state-game-october-18-2019f49mf18">Wizards Jay</a>)
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    <div class="md"><p>Any ETA on the Saheeli bug I reported a few weeks ago? Would really like to be able to use the style I paid for.</p>
</div>
</blockquote>
<div class="md"><p>Should be fixed as well.</p>
</div> (<a href="https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/magic-digital/mtg-arena-state-game-october-18-2019f49gzgt">Wizards Jay</a>)
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<blockquote class="quoted">
    <div class="md"><p>I get the reasoning others have mentioned. My issue is... Wednesday?! Why Wednesday? Why not Saturday or something? I'm just picturing them saying they don't get the numbers to justify expanding the queue days. Well, that's because people are working, at school, etc for most of the day.</p>
</div>
</blockquote>
<div class="md"><p>Oddly, we get more games played on Wednesday than Saturday. Wednesday’s the second-highest volume day, which is one of the reasons we chose it. The goal is to have Brawl available as lots of people are playing, so we can get the best data (as per the reasoning cited above).</p>
</div> (<a href="https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/magic-digital/mtg-arena-state-game-october-18-2019f4888xx">Wizards Jay</a>)
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    <div class="md"><p>It worries me that their description of the impossible reconnection bug does not match exactly my experience:</p>

<blockquote>
<p>(players can hear gameplay sounds, but only see a black screen until their timers run out or they fully restart their client)</p>
</blockquote>

<p>1) It is not a black screen, but the waiting screen</p>

<p>2) Restarting the client does not help</p>

<p>Hopefully this is not a different bug. Either way, while they are fixing it, I wish they would try to speed-up the reconnection process. It takes way too long even when it works.</p>
</div>
</blockquote>
<div class="md"><p>We’re working on that flavor of the issue as well. Same status, targeting a fix for Oct.</p>
</div> (<a href="https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/magic-digital/mtg-arena-state-game-october-18-2019f4875y0">Wizards Jay</a>)
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    <div class="md"><p>Is the brawl event a one time fee? Or do you get knocked out and have to repay?</p>

<blockquote>
<p>These rewards can only be earned once, but don't worry—you can continue playing in the event beyond five wins.</p>
</blockquote>

<p>This leads me to believe it's a one time fee, but I would rather be sure. If it is a one time fee it's definitely worth it and I'm excited for it.</p>
</div>
</blockquote>
<div class="md"><p>One-time fee. Wins count towards the rewards, losses are ignored.</p>
</div> (<a href="https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/magic-digital/mtg-arena-state-game-october-18-2019f486h3h">Wizards Jay</a>)
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<p><div class="md"><p>Yes, same for those as well</p>
</div> (<a href="https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/magic-digital/mtg-arena-state-game-october-18-2019f49mf18">Source</a>)</p>

<p><div class="md"><p>Should be fixed as well.</p>
</div> (<a href="https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/magic-digital/mtg-arena-state-game-october-18-2019f49gzgt">Source</a>)</p>

<p><div class="md"><p>Oddly, we get more games played on Wednesday than Saturday. Wednesday’s the second-highest volume day, which is one of the reasons we chose it. The goal is to have Brawl available as lots of people are playing, so we can get the best data (as per the reasoning cited above).</p>
</div> (<a href="https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/magic-digital/mtg-arena-state-game-october-18-2019f4888xx">Source</a>)</p>

<p><div class="md"><p>We’re working on that flavor of the issue as well. Same status, targeting a fix for Oct.</p>
</div> (<a href="https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/magic-digital/mtg-arena-state-game-october-18-2019f4875y0">Source</a>)</p>

<p><div class="md"><p>One-time fee. Wins count towards the rewards, losses are ignored.</p>
</div> (<a href="https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/magic-digital/mtg-arena-state-game-october-18-2019f486h3h">Source</a>)</p>
    
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