Disagree this will be crippling.
Preserving Player Choice
Restricting rental options does not benefit new players. Consider the previous ECR system, which allowed unlimited games with ECR draining from 100%. In contrast, the new 50-energy system ties rewards to an SPS-based multiplier based on rating and delegation, making it more complex. While the goal was to prevent bots from draining rewards, ECR was simpler and more intuitive.
Although I don't suggest reverting to ECR, there should be incentives for players to engage freely. Formats like Survival Mode would greatly benefit from daily rentals, encouraging more gameplay without long-term commitments.
Supply Restrictions Hurt, Not Help
Higher prices for low-supply, owned cards won’t necessarily drive demand; rather, they may limit availability and usage, concentrating play around heavily used cards like Lux Vega. Instead of artificially restricting supply, we should explore ways to expand player access to older editions.
A Potential Solution: Opening Wild & Managing Bots
One possibility is opening Wild format while transferring bots out, allowing players to experiment with out-of-edition cards. However, before making changes to daily rentals, we should analyze usage trends to ensure that any adjustments truly benefit the economy and gameplay experience.