@Dr.Ido: I think a measure of balance between New Blood/other
packs could be reached by taking the worst (cheapest) 5-10% of the cards out of the non-New Blood
packs, and offering them in special
packs on their own (the 7 credit
pack could still contain them, or they could be found in another 7 credit
pack maybe called Retro or the like). Cards like
Dregn,
Kolos,
Charlie, Grakksmxxt etc are all valuable, but their value derives from their playability, meaning that they will always maintain a high value without going Cr. Players opening these cards will have a guaranteed income from them as they will sell quickly on the market, but all of them have long gone from New Blood
packs. Removing the possibility of opening cards like
Cell,
Bob Joby,
Bunny, etc in
packs will encourage people to buy more non-New Blood
packs to chase these money cards, and in the process they're likely to open whatever card will be the next Cr, making it much easier to swallow when that card does leave
packs. Those wanting to achieve 100% of the collection can still pick cards like
Cell up in the special
packs or on the market (and if those cards are no longer the dud cards in your
pack, their prices might actually go up a little, which will help new players who want to upgrade their collections to include more playable cards).