I think your theory is correct. They will probably synchronize it so we can all celebrate Pokemons 25th anniversary together.
Theory: Worldwide Set Releases Coming to the Pokemon TCG?
- Thread starter Water Pokémon Master
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I think I would love worldwide releases. There are some advantages to the staggered approach, though I'm not sure how many of them are fully utilized (such as fine-tuning card text).
When it came to the cards themselves, WotC did very little. When it came to Organized Play, or better and worse, they did a lot. I had to catch myself before I posted a short essay. Oh, and I am glad WotC failed to retain the license. Just didn't want anyone lumping me in with the kind of players @Frost mentioned.
Hm... this might be worth its own thread.
When it came to the cards themselves, WotC did very little. When it came to Organized Play, or better and worse, they did a lot. I had to catch myself before I posted a short essay. Oh, and I am glad WotC failed to retain the license. Just didn't want anyone lumping me in with the kind of players @Frost mentioned.
Hm... this might be worth its own thread.
To be fair, the reprint sets @bbb888 mentions were specifically not meant just to buy time or even make use of Japanese re-releases that would otherwise have gone to waste.
- Base Set 2 released because WotC badly underestimated the demand for the Pokémon TCG. This in turn meant a shortage of cards, which may have been annoying for casuals, was frustrating for collectors, and was damaging for organized play. One of the reasons people think a lot of old non-competitive decks were actually good is because folks just didn't have better cards in the local metagame with which to regularly smack them down (lack of knowledge and communication were the other parts).
- The Legendary Collection designed with two things in mind. One was the Limited Format in mind, which makes sense given how they made good use of such a Format for MtG. The other was finding a way to "return" various older cards from the Base Set, Jungle, Fossil, and Team Rocket expansions (plus one BWotC lack Star Promo XP) to the Modified Format (what we called Standard at the time).
TPCi's never done a reprint set on par with WOTC's, i.e. one where there are no new cards or even artwork at all, so there's not much reason to worry they would. TPCi does them to stall or because Japan did them too.
And we lost English Vending and VS for BS2 and LC so screw Wizards.
And we lost English Vending and VS for BS2 and LC so screw Wizards.
Not having VS come out in English stings. The E series is the one era I have such a sense of wonder about, from the quality of art to the scarcity of it all, it's just so much fun to look at and collect what I can. VS is one of those sets that I've looked at extensively and adore the artwork to. It's really a shame we never got such a big part of the e series in English, especially when that series is already a massive pain to collect as it is.
I want to make sure that wasn't your take away from my own previous comment. I don't remember exactly why, but I thought WotC skipped them on purpose, thinking they were too confusing or gimmicky or unbalanced.
I mean, go look at the old set release dates and set composition. There are places, whether on their own or added to another expansion that the Vending and VS cards could have been released.
Honestly, my real issue is that you end up stating your theories as fact after you make them, which then causes other people to do the same. I just think you need to control your excitement over things that you want to happen because you have a lot of influence, and once you end up getting something wrong it's gonna backfire.
WPM clearly states this is a theory in both the headline and the speculation itself in this case though. He's also acknowledged when he's been wrong in the past, and in general people in a fandom probably should be a little more discerning when choosing what to believe before things are officially revealed/playing out.
Lately he's been stating that the letters are legality markers as fact. That's 100% on him. I'm worried he'll do the same for this if more evidence mounts.
BTW, I do want to point out one small problem with this: unless Full Arts are going to become Secret Rares outside of Japan or we're getting only 12 total Pokemon V and supporters (assuming no new cards in the other products), the numbers don't really add up all that well.
OMG this would be so great. I HATE how late we get packs in US and how the packs are so bloated.
In Japan, they get a bunch of new dark pokemon and support cards in a dark pack. In US, they cram like 3 or 4 packs into one so if all I wanted was the dark pokemon, even if I get literally 100 packs, I still get shafted and sometimes only get 1 of a specific GX I was looking for.
I literally got 100 code cards for Unified Minds and didn't get a single Umbreon & Darkrai. I'd be so hype to not get packs that are bloated up with 300 cards anymore and not have to wait either...
In Japan, they get a bunch of new dark pokemon and support cards in a dark pack. In US, they cram like 3 or 4 packs into one so if all I wanted was the dark pokemon, even if I get literally 100 packs, I still get shafted and sometimes only get 1 of a specific GX I was looking for.
I literally got 100 code cards for Unified Minds and didn't get a single Umbreon & Darkrai. I'd be so hype to not get packs that are bloated up with 300 cards anymore and not have to wait either...
You understand our western sets won't fundamentally change right? They'll still consist of 3 Japanese sets, so they'll be huge.
The only thing changing is the last of the three Japenese sets will release day and date with our English set which is that set, and the previous two before it in Japan.
If you read the article in the OP it explains all of that ...