Just wondering, since the 2018-19 rotation is looking to be SM- on (which is frankly bull)...
If by "bull" you mean "Obvious, and also welcome by many." then that's a good description.
wouldn't that guarantee we lose Lele in 2019-20's rotation?
No, as a reprint is always possible. Besides, it is
way too earlier to seriously discussion the 2019-2020 rotation. We get at least four full sets per year (sometimes we get a fifth set, be it s smaller bonus set or one of reprints). So, with
just four per year, you're trying to what will happen with with five
totally unknown sets in the card pool. I stress this because we are talking cards that
Japan hasn't even seen yet. XD
Also, it doesn't matter if we lose Tapu Lele-GX in that rotation. That is the
point of rotation; we always looks cards that are or were (and sometimes, cards that would have been) staples.
Then wouldn't that prevent TCPI's eternal Lele cash grab? So if TCPI wants to guarantee the big bucks for a few more years, they will do SS+ for this upcoming Rotation.
Nintendo/TPCi get their money selling product to companies that then either sell to stores
or the companies that sell to stores and
none of the groups I just mentioned make money through sales on the secondary market e.g. after someone has already purchased and opened product, then decides to resell.
And honestly, releasing Lele so early (2nd set of SU-MO) screwed them in the end game, because now they have to release a Lele reprint or a brand new draw support/supporter grabber type card, or the game will be slow as *blank space*.
The correct fill in for the blank space would be "One of the faster TCG's on the market." Plenty of games have you get by on little more than your single draw for the
turn. The current pacing of the game is part of what unbalances certain game mechanics. You'll find this kind of "theorizing" for pretty much
any card that accelerated the game. Just because it held true for certain cards for certain amounts of time - most notably the "Discard your hand and draw 7 cards." Supporters, for the most part it just doesn't happen.
Things change. By the time Shaymin-EX (ROS) did rotate, it was still a staple, but no longer a 3 or 4 per deck staple. We had cards that, while not as good, were still useful alternatives
Don't forget, if SS+ Rotation happens SS+ products are going to sell like hotcakes.
So will TCPI bite the bullet for a SUMO+ Rotation, or will they keep the game in a stable position by making the rotation SS+
Discuss, AFEX
There's no bullet to bite, as explained above.
Plus, even if they were worried about such a thing, they could have two smaller rotations
besides those you suggest, including
zero set rotations. In fact, while a single or double set rotation is unprecedented, rotating
no sets has happened once before.
I don't expect this, however; like I said, it is a non-issue and
way too early to worry about the 2019-2020 rotation in any serious capacity. Today's top cards could be junk by then; something better might replace Tapu Lele-GX, or something may just make it not worth running anymore.
