[@Amaranthine]: Honestly, I think not much is going to change post-MR5? It'll be wild west early on because of all the old decks coming out of retirement, but given the current situation who the heck knows what will happen until after a banlist (if any). We'll likely see scattered Simorgh lock and Union Carrier lock, but beyond that, uh...

I guess we see if TCG hits Verte early? Pray for no Dragun flood? No idea beyond that, since all the big meta decks aside from Salad took a beating last list (and even then, losing Mirage is semi-acceptable). Only thing I'd be worried about is Invoked Doll/SPYRAL dominating the format despite the rule change.

Okay, competitive talk aside.

Re: packs: (again): If majority rules no packs, then ignore my earlier attempts at trying to push for them and go no packs. Progression scaling to RP and, given recent discussion, placing the characters of the RP in a less established position in the world probably does lend itself more to starting with scraps and building with whatever the wind throws at them.