It's one of the most entertaining tales from early Magic history
So, while $150 for an experience is vastly less than one would pay if playing real competitive Magic, its still quite a lot compared to a random board game, where $150 is going to get you a massive box of plastic figures for some 6-hour epic space game, plus a new deck-building game, plus some old Silverline game from FFG
So, while you can definitely ignore the Expanded format if thats not your thing, those who enjoy (or are curious about) the format can look forward to playing it, or at least seeing some cool decklists
A: By design, so damage refills resources and lets the losing player fight back with cards and Triggers
Im not sure how creatures controlled by multiple players are going to deal combat damage to me in a turn, but I remain here to see it happen