Loot box pricing? My dude. You’re playing a card game. Card games have always been like this. You buy packs and pray to RNGesus. It’s honestly a lot cheaper than other physical options out there. I spent $130 on opening day and I have most of the cards I want. That wouldn’t be the case in other card games. The dust and crafting is just an excellent bonus. At least I’m not being gouged for universal cards like Ziliax.

As far as powercreep goes, these sets wouldn’t be fun if you just give us a bunch of okay cards. Look at poorly reviewed sets like TGT and Karazan. I’d honestly take a little powercreep to keep the game interesting than getting sets that don’t improve/change the meta.

Just enjoy the meta while it’s evolving. The first week or two is the absolute best time to just experiment and try fun things with the game