I see what you mean about the lack of mystery/not opening the box.
As for the let down, this should be an inspiration. It is not about you. It's not about me. This project (like charity water) is about how we look towards those who we can inspire. In fact isn't all of our art truly about that? Finding ways to do something more than just fool people? ChristopherT is always talking about the lack of inspiration and the lack of making people think about something bigger in various performances. He says that because he realizes that there is so much potential to make a difference with what we do.
We can applaud efforts like this when we stop looking at our collection shelves and start looking at how we can join in to use our art to make a difference. Theory 11 has found another way to use their platform and art to do what so many of us fail to do.
Nice work T11
Thanks for taking your time to answer to my comment.
Regarding charity: water, that deck's objective was to give 100% of the benefits to charity and that was great. Animal Kingdom decks would give one dollar for every deck sold, and its price was the common one in t11 decks. This deck costs 10 bucks and gives 1 to charity, I don't think it is so impressive taking into account what we have seen earlier, even if it is a great idea, of course.
And about the mystery thing... Come on, it's called "Mystery Box" and we know what the tuck case, back, Ace of Spades and even court cards look like. Even if the letter from J.J. Abrams may be inspiring, it doesn't make sense in this context. The only mystery right now is... Is this really the most relevant thing t11 has done so far as they say? I find other releases, such as the Genesis series or the Foundations series, much more important than this.
Even if other times t11 has captivated me with their ideas and thoughtful products, this time I can only feel this was a marketing campaign to sell an overpriced deck of playing cards. I wish I could say the opposite, though. Next time, maybe? That shall remain a mystery until the next release.