I would just like to voice my dislike of not having very many green cards in assassins creed. Or in most UB sets for that matter

Other properties aren’t designed to balance the five colors, so it can complicate things. Universes Beyond that are draftable booster sets do color balance.

"Why is everything have to be framed as some money-grubbing scheme?" - Hasbro's corporate stance on doubling profits (or greater) should answer that question. "Magic and science fiction are not inherently opposites." - to give a recent example: Iron Man's mechanical suits in the movies were beloved, the designs were seen as very realistic and interesting. When suddenly it was nanotech in Infinity War, the suit lost most of its attraction, as it was no longer realistic- it became "hand-wavey."

Wizards (and Hasbro) is a company whose main goal is to generate revenue. That has been true since Magic first premiered in 1993. Ever since I started working with the company (first freelance, then full-time) back in 1994, our philosophy has been the key to making money is make Magic into the product that the players want.The issue I was trying to raise is there’s this tendency to frame any game decision you like as “for the good of the game” and any decision you don’t like as “solely for greedy profit reasons”. The reason I started this blog is to have a place to speak bluntly with the audience, so let me do that.This is a harmful way to frame things because it furthers the mindset of only decisions made that optimize how you see and play the game are good for the game. One of things that makes Magic special is that it can be something different for each player. The diversity is a major strength of Magic and not a weakness. Embrace the fact that the game you love can be something someone else loves, but in a different way. This goes beyond just the game. If every decision is made through the lens of what optimizes things you for you, you will make decisions that will unnecessarily complicate other’s lives, sometimes doing them harm. It’s an important life lesson that there are other perspectives out there and you do yourself and the world a disservice to ignore them. This blog is a great tool for seeing other perspectives of Magic players. Notice how I will ask about something in the game, and there will be a wide variety of thoughts about it. This doesn’t mean you can’t advocate for the things you enjoy about the game, but please don’t demonize the decisions made for someone other than yourself.As for the role science fiction can play with magic, I believe it’s possible for the two can work in harmony with one another. Notice in Neon Dynasty (and other sets like Kaladesh) that the power source is not technology-based, but rather magic-based. I think it requires details and nuance to work correctly, but I do think it’s possible.