I think the issue here is bad actors. They know what theyre doing, but are hiding under that bracket definition. Elaborating wont do much, and even re-emphasizing that aspect will just be ignored because these guys only have fun winning but can't do it at the level they SHOULD be playing at.

Yeah I think if I wasnt able to play id be more frustrated. I took a lot of the summer off from playing due to some other stuff coming up, but it made it a little hard to care about the game in general, though i did still have the itch to play if that makes sense

Good luck, congrats! Also I hope this and recovery goes as smoothly as possible

I have one double sleeved deck, ONE. Its the one that has the actual versions of fancy cards and not proxies versions of cards in a binder

Same, ill wait, I saw the leaks from a while back and the new arts are amazing

Walking out into an armpit is never fun

Yeah, even as a LotR/hobbit fan, the art and cards arent super appealing to me. Im also kinda broke but that usually doesn't stop me

Hard agree

Also to determine if the advice will get you closer to where you want to be. Some people only know how to critique based on their own taste, which may not align with yours

I do want to play more canlander. I have a lot of fun with my deck when I get to play it (I built a temur monsters deck)

100%, all the shit i loved as a kid being thrown into one place? Here for it all day every day

Yeah I think this is very accurate. While you may not be the ambassador that WOTC is looking for, you are on the player base IS looking for. you've always been the Paramount "play how you want just have fun and dont be a dick" voice, and i think thats always going to be needed/wanted