Comments on: Five Quick Facts About the MTGO Economy You Have to Know

By: ninjalulu

ninjalulu — Wed, 09 Mar 2011 13:14:33 +0000

hey guys just wanted to know if you guys think i should even switch to mtgo from regular game play cause i am in iraq and only have a few people to play with here and it isnt by standard. i dont want to get behind with things but i also dont want to abandon them you know what i mean plus if i did get it i think it would only be for like a year so would it even be worth it

By: curatoo7

curatoo7 — Thu, 03 Mar 2011 19:53:16 +0000

thank you for the eye-opening article, I never would has thought about the economics of MTGO. I assumed it was all relative to MTG. I will def. recommend this reading to my friends that will be joining MTGO shortly.

By: frogmaster82

frogmaster82 — Wed, 23 Feb 2011 19:25:08 +0000

@Goozik: It isn’t odd that Pauper staples are worth a ton in foil or even at non-foil. It goes down to the basic economy principle of Supply and Demand. The more popular that Pauper gets, the more the supply of common foils decreases and the more the demand for them. The same applies to cards like Cloud of Fairies and other staples that aren’t even foil. The format is pushing the prices up and has done so even more with it being sanctioned. It is pretty “cheap” though considering the price of most constructed decks. If you want to play the real “cheap” format, there is one called Heirloom and the legality of cards is based on their price.

By: Goozik

Goozik — Wed, 23 Feb 2011 03:41:40 +0000

The part about foils is something many people ignore, they learned the 2x rule and just stick to it.

Some foils are worth 10x the normal price. Especially true in Masters Edition 4 right now.
Dark ritual normal 4x for 1tix. Foil = 4tixs. (seen these table in 8player drafts)
Regrowth normal 1-2tixs. Foil = 10ish.

Also odd that some of the Pauper staples are worth a ton in foil. Thought it was supposed to be the “cheap” format.

By: Plejades

Plejades — Thu, 17 Feb 2011 11:50:04 +0000

Hello there,

We are going to make an announcement with the things we are currently working on. I am pretty excited about them and hope that our users will find them useful as well.

Stay tuned,

Marin

By: Thakorr

Thakorr — Wed, 16 Feb 2011 19:26:16 +0000

Plejades – I’ve been a long time follower of this site and have loved all of the video content you’ve offered but a little transparency on the stuff you have in the works would be nice. My visits have been less frequent because recently there haven’t been many updates.

I’d suggest making a front page post with the stuff you guys have in the works to keep people interested?

By: gamemaster32

gamemaster32 — Tue, 15 Feb 2011 21:06:06 +0000

I agree.This was a great guide on some of the nuances of the online economy and how it differs from RL. I would love it if you guys dug a little deeper and looked at some of the finer points of the market in the future.

Thanks!