Creatures Warns Pokemon TCG Players to Behave Respectfully Online

Last week, Creatures issued a statement requesting TCG players to behave respectfully online. If they confirm a player posts derogatory comments, they may issue suspensions:

Refrain from making slanderous or other hurtful remarks on social media or in live broadcast comments. If such behavior is confirmed, we may take action such as suspending you from participating in tournaments.

I asked my friend PokeGet, who closely follows the Japanese TCG community, why Creatures might have issued the warning. He wrote the following opinion:

In Japan, the number of new players has increased significantly in the last 1-2 years.

As a result, the number of people who have never played TCG before is increasing. It seems various disparities and differences in thinking between players are growing.

As the number of players increases, the number of people who want to participate in the “Champions League” and “City League” tournaments has increased. These tournaments help you get invited to Worlds. As a result, in order to participate in these tournaments, you have to win a lottery to play.

As a result, no matter how much you practice, many players can’t participate in tournaments, and there are many players who are dissatisfied.

Because of this background, more and more people are criticizing players’ poor performance during tournament broadcasts (such as play mistakes, slow progress, etc.).