What was in the Core Set was a big deal because it could totally define the competitive landscape, but it was still boring and sat unbought on store shelves because it didnt have anything truly new in it
Starting Town's first ability cares about how many turns you have taken, not necessarily how many turns the game has had, in case you take an extra turn
The relevant rules text is nicely concise: "A creature with menace can't be blocked except by two or more creatures." It's a very neat bit of text that opens up a whole host of interesting options, but what does it actually do
plus, shipping is a little extra compared to the other options
Event Prices While Magic Online holds up well to the competition in terms of the cost of getting a tier deck, the cost of playing events is far, far higher than every competitor
Opening Booster packs and talking about the cards you pulled is just so exciting while sorting them out takes away precious time to play with them
