Hopefully, the promise of the returning Pokmon-ex mechanic, along with the mysterious possibilities of terastalized Pokmon cards, will be interesting enough that focusing on how it affects live play might distract from this
Soon after, we got constellation frames in Theros Beyond Death and comic-book stylings in Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths
Those are just characters, as Megabot, Baymaxs Healthcare Chip, and Heffalumps And Woozles all give you more options to play with, including banishing an opposing item from play, healing damage from your characters, or making it so a character cant quest during their next turn
While this could be looked at similarly to a card rotating out, the shock of an important card getting banned has people rushing to sell it