Magic: The Gathering’s future looks like Fortnite, and fans are split
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Magic: The Gathering is adding more licensed sets like Final Fantasy and Avatar, which some fans welcome for attracting new players, while others worry it harms the game's identity and quality.
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Over the last five years, Magic: The Gathering games have gotten a bit strange. Cards featuring characters from Final Fantasy, Spider-Man, and, in a few weeks, Avatar: The Last Airbender are starting to show up with increasing frequency, making a typical Friday Night Magic game look more like a match in Fortnite. For some, this is a welcome change, allowing Magic to entice newcomers and invigorate existing players with properties they know and love. But others feel this focus on licensed sets comes at the expense of Magic's identity, quality, and longevity.
Depending on who you talk to, Magic crossover sets have been around since the early …