Arena is coming to the Epic Games Store

Originally posted by Logisticks

Nothing changes for anyone currently playing.

What about players who decide to start playing in the future? I noticed that the announcement post includes the language, "Nothing changes for anyone currently playing Magic: The Gathering Arena," and "Existing players on the Wizards platform will not be required to create Epic accounts." Is this just a thing where people with old accounts get grandfathered in, but starting in winter 2019 everyone will have to create an Epic account in order to play? Will a user installing MTGA and signing up for the first time in January 2020 have to do so with an Epic account? If not, perhaps the language on the page could be updated to reflect that it's not merely "existing" users who are "currently" playing that will have access to the game without needing an Epic account. Other comments from staffers have made it clear that the client will continue to be available directly from Wizards, but it's unclear whether a non-Epic account will continue to be an option for new users going forward.