As much as you and your wallet may wish otherwise, there's nothing quite like a Maccies promo, and the new McDonald's cards are proof of that
Proxying is a form of self-expression we should encourage, and anybody who wants to shut down an otherwise fun game just because someone printed off their Jewelled Lotus instead of finding it in a $120+ booster box of Commander Legends doesn't deserve a seat at the table.
The Japanese set, by contrast, can be brought in from overseas through a proxy buying service meaning you do not have to wait on local English stock to get the cards you want
For example, the Friends in Sinnoh and Friends in Hisui cards can both be found in the international release
Collector-focused products, including Collector Boosters with beautiful foil cards, are also part of the release
In my early days of being exposed to EDH I was a sponge looking for the next idea to suck up and run with