Why Arena brought me back after 25+ years

I played a lot in the 90s. Started with Revised. I wasn't just the casual kid who "had a few dual lands". I went to tournaments/conventions, traded up for the power 9 etc (I miss you BGS 9 beta Black Lotus). I won a standard tournament using a Tradewind Rider / Awakening / Capsize deck. Blah blah blah you get it.

I had to walk away from Magic for a couple reasons:

1. It was hard to find people to play with. Outside of getting my parents to take me to conventions and tournaments, I had to play the kids in the science room at lunch. The competition wasn't good as you'd expect. I resorted to playing against myself with two decks and pretending I didn't know what the other deck had in their hand. This was fun enough, but lacking obviously.

2. Cost of buying the latest set. In high school I only had so much money and could only afford maybe one booster box. I had to trade a lot to keep up with the latest decks. The price was expensive for a kid.

3. Storage. Not a huge deal, but I was amassing a LOT of cards and the bullk adds up.

I just got into Arena about 3 weeks ago and have to say it solves all these problems. The cost is minimal/zero, I can find well matched opponents instantly, and it takes up zero space. It's fantastic.

I just made mythic in the least respectable way possible: low MMR, mono red aggro. Came in at 88% mythic. I assume that's average/below average but have no idea. Looking forward to getting stomped by all you experienced players next time around.

Well done Wizards of the Coast. You brought back an old timer. Having a blast!