The idea of Rebellion being a complete failure is disappointing
I couldn't disagree more. I think Rebellion is a huge success! The set is slightly bigger than Beta and smaller than Untamed with less than 1M packs sold. That is good because that is all the current player base needed. Based on the new sale/burn mechanics, the set was not oversold and fit our current player demand.
The secondary prices of Rebellion cards remain strong and I believe they will increase when Chaos Legion rotates out of modern. People will chase after meta cards that are needed to compete in the new modern with Conclave Arcana and Rebellion.
I can understand the frustration of thinking we could sell more packs, but the SPSDAO is doing fine on funding and importantly Rebellion was not oversold. I'm more curious to see if people spend more on Conclave Arcana than they will on Rebellion due to needing to replace CL in their modern deck. Only time will tell...