Many of the decisions in the Gateway box have clearly been made to bridge the gap between Disney fans and TCG fans the included board, something almost any longtime TCG fan will eschew in favour of neoprene, has handy reminders about key stages of the game on both sides while the Lore tracker splits the middle, having players place their chosen Character standee on their side of the dividing line
It doesn't copy whether that creature is tapped or untapped, whether it has any counters on it or any Auras or Equipment attached to it, or any non-copy effects that have changed its types, color, power and toughness, and so on
Its also potent against ramp-heavy decks in Commander, shutting down Chord of Calling and other massive payoffs unless your opponent wants to play them fairly
Set boosters have a potential four uncommons while play boosters usually have six commons and three uncommons
A lot of people have surmised this, but these examples help to put some flesh on the bones of the idea before prerelease