There’s a disconnect at the moment, a feeling of separation that I’m not comfortable with or wanting to feel. A level of acceptance is probably needed on my part, but that feeling of missing out (FOMO) is a huge risk factor for me and has been for a long time.
Flesh and Blood TCG (FAB) has been a significant part of my life now for a couple of years. Most of my social and not so social gaming is playing FAB. From attending the Card Tavern once a month Armory events, playing online via Talishar, playing in the Flesh and Common Blood league to the odd Pro Quest event in person.
OUTSIDERS is quickly arriving at the point of publishing this article and it’s got all the hype that a FAB set seems to draw. But not for me, in fact this is the first set since Monarch came out, which was the first set I got to see previews for, where I don’t feel a level of excitement or anticipation. I’ll explain, so I don’t play Assassin, Ninja or Ranger classes, which are the three classes being showcased in this set. Also, I haven’t found myself interested in any of the generic cards spoiled as part of the spoiler season.
Is this Legend Story Studios fault? Of course not, this was just their next release, its nothing to do with them that it isn’t in my interest. There are plenty of folks out there who are foaming at the mouth for this set. I’m proud to be a part of the Go Again Gaming (GAG) discord community and its all the talk in there let me tell ya.
I’m not even sure why I’m so numb to this new set. Maybe it is the hero classes, maybe it’s that I know pretty much every card in the set after spoiler season and maybe its that I’m just not seeing anything that’s exciting me. I mentioned it in the GAG discord server that I get spoilers, but believe we need to keep some secrets going into the set. There should be some excitement when you open them packs and find some wonderful new cards, not just skipping to the R+ section of the pack to see what rarer and foil cards you got.
I am planning to get to a pre-release event, for the simple reason that I’ve been playing tabletop games since 2003 and I’ve never attended one. So, the idea of just being able to get to one this time around is quite appealing, a sealed event where I don’t have to worry about bringing anything other than a deck box and some sleeves. But even that is looking like it may not be happening now too, the trials of being a parent to a three-year-old. So even that slither of hype or excitement towards this set is diminishing as quickly as I’m writing this piece.
My last post was about protecting your mental health when playing this game and this post now feels like actually, I’m now suffering from a downturn regarding my own mental wellbeing.
Maybe there is an element here of FOMO and maybe there is an element of frustration to this, I’ve a second child on the way, due to be born at the end of May 2023. This will no doubt pull me out of the game at least in the interim anyway. So, the one chance I’m going to have for the foreseeable future to be a part of a ground level introduction to a set, is now fizzling and lord knows when I will be able to get another one. Also, when the next set comes out, I’ll be a brand-new dad and there won’t be the time or money to be on the ground level entry I’ve had on every set since Monarch.
I know this whole thing sounds a bit like sour grapes and I apologise for that. I hope everyone who attends these events gets some great pulls and enjoys their experience. I do believe you should focus on enjoying the journey and experience these types of events provide. Flesh and Blood TCG is a great game, and I can only see it getting bigger over the next few years to maybe plant itself into the BIG THREE of games, or expand that term to BIG FOUR.
But for OUTSIDERS, I’m just going to say this, I could’ve done with it being swapped with the next set.
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