#1377: Innovation

So first, let me define what innovation is.

So innovation is the idea that we are doing something that you, the players, have not seen before.

And there's a lot of ways to innovate.

I mean, the low-hanging fruit is a new mechanic, especially if it's named.

But innovation could come in how we structure things.

It could come in how we tweak existing things.

There's lots of ways to be innovative.

Really, the idea essentially is, you know, Magic is 33 years old, and we want you to feel like there's always new and exciting things.

Like, one of the keys to a trading card game is that it constantly evolves.

That it's a game that doesn't sort of sit still.

Most games, you make the game, you put it out, that's the game.

The game is never going to change.

Maybe you put expansions out at some point, but the point is, the core game is the core game.

Magic is just constantly evolving.

We constantly put out new cards.

Strategies constantly, you know, adapt and shift.

And so the real question is, and this is the big question of today, is how much innovation is important? How much innovation does a set need? Um, I will argue it needs some, but I also think that people over evaluate the importance of innovation and design.

So first, let me define what innovation is.

So innovation is the idea that we are doing something that you, the players, have not seen before.

And there's a lot of ways to innovate.

I mean, the low-hanging fruit is a new mechanic, especially if it's named.

But innovation could come in how we structure things.

It could come in how we tweak existing things.

There's lots of ways to be innovative.

Really, the idea essentially is, you know, Magic is 33 years old, and we want you to feel like there's always new and exciting things.

Like, one of the keys to a trading card game is that it constantly evolves.

That it's a game that doesn't sort of sit still.

Most games, you make the game, you put it out, that's the game.

The game is never going to change.

Maybe you put expansions out at some point, but the point is, the core game is the core game.

Magic is just constantly evolving.

We constantly put out new cards.

Strategies constantly, you know, adapt and shift.

And so the real question is, and this is the big question of today, is how much innovation is important? How much innovation does a set need? Um, I will argue it needs some, but I also think that people over evaluate the importance of innovation and design.