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“Pokemon TCG Pocket” Receives 10 Million Downloads and Special Meowth Event, Adds Monthly Hourglasses
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There seems to be a curse - perhaps perpetuated by design - that mobile Pokemon games open to immense interest from fans, thanks to the incredible brand pull, yet end up not able to sustain their massive playerbases due to shallow gameplay and lack of features.
TCG Pocket is like a step in a great direction, but taken by the smallest, littlest Joltik.
TCG Pocket is like a step in a great direction, but taken by the smallest, littlest Joltik.
(Note that I posted and deleted a version of this story an hour ago that erroneously stated the app was increasing its costs. This was due to me misunderstanding their new monthly hourglass category.)
It's still a slog after your first 2 weeks of playing, they need to change how Wonderpick works and increase rate of hourglasses.
Yeah, no. That’s not how a commercial game works.
*Me thinking they were adding the Powerglass to Pocket.*
2 days in, great game so far. We'll see how it goes.
Fair enough, it's still going to cause it to fizzle out quick.
It's a slog by day two because there's no content to the game beyond a few AI decks. Waiting 12 hours to open a pack of 5 cards that will be mostly/all duplicates? Ehh...
I also imagine there will be massive restrictions whenever they add the trading capability because collecting all the cards is one of the few goals you can set right now.
I also imagine there will be massive restrictions whenever they add the trading capability because collecting all the cards is one of the few goals you can set right now.
The game needs that damn ladder that Online had. So does Live, although it needs it 60% less than Pocket because at least Live has a fantastic battlepass. Genuinely, what is there to work towards and do in pocket? I've had it since the 29th and I'm already bored. I already play it way less than I did on my first day. There's no goal besides some cards you want, and even then that's annoying because instead of just replicating Live's quite good Credits, they went with the awful system that is pack points. Sorry if it seems like I'm complaining, we just need to voice our problems with new games otherwise they'll turn out like go and improve worse than a snail's pace
I tried out this app about a month ago, I’m not really a huge fan. It’s like ok, but doesn’t even come close to the full-on TCG
One good thing I can say about Pocket, is that it genuinely, though slowly, let's you collect cards at an appropriate pace. Think of it as collecting a modern set that has over 100 cards in the main set and over 100+ secret rares. Not many people have finished collecting the master set for 151, paldean fates, hidden fates, etc, because of the sheer number of cards in the set. So, opening 1 pack every 12 hours seems about right for the pacing. It also makes me feel like collecting a PSA 10 Master Set of English 151 reverse foil rarity and higher for now. That Voltorb will be the asterisk to my collection though
This depends how long they keep a set in circulation. Will they phase out the current one for another or keep it and the items associated to it forever in the app? If it is seasonal, then the current rate is horrible due to the RNG of the packs. Can't even turn in duplicates for the currency used to buy a specific copy of a card which would be a big change in the right direction.
Ah, I see what you mean. Youre correct about that. And also if they introduce a new set while keeping the previous one, then basically its collect the new set and play catch up with the previous one. Reminds me of duel links all over again if that happens
I assume once trading is activated people will still be able to trade towards their missing cards.
But will it bypass the minimum 2 card limit? Will people trade lower rarity cards for higher ones? As it stands, I don't see the latter happening unless there is a suitable turn in for extra cards.
Already in a mindset not to buy anything with real money...unless the game feels fun and calls me back frequently throughout the day because it's fun. In that case, I'd love to spend real money.
But no, it's such a grind that I'm already forgetting about checking to see if I can open a pack. Reminds me of how stupid Peridot was in making sure you hated playing it. 12 hours to open a pack? Lol, good luck holding my attention.
But no, it's such a grind that I'm already forgetting about checking to see if I can open a pack. Reminds me of how stupid Peridot was in making sure you hated playing it. 12 hours to open a pack? Lol, good luck holding my attention.