RE: Uxie in pop packs for 2009-2010 season
omg, some of the complaints I'm reading...please people, get a grip...this is one of the best moves POP/PUSA has ever made
this just goes to show, that POP/PUSA/PI doesn't want this game turning into a collector's game where you have these insanely priced cards (i.e.: Uxie (LA) & Claydol (GE)) that make the metagame unfair when the cards are from older sets and the only real way to get them (without have to give up your firstborn in a trade) is to buy a box, which in turn because of the insanely priced cards, the boxes themselves become insanely priced...for those of you that pay attention to box prices like myself, you know exactly what I am talking about, $120+ for boxes of GE or LA...and being these cards are almost essential to making a competitive deck, that is truly unfair to newer players that are wanting to be competitive but happened to have missed being around when Claydol and Uxie were released in their respective sets...especially when you have people that try to greedily bank in on a good card, because then in turn, they start hoarding the cards to drive up market value...as I have seen in so many people's trade threads
the decision to drop badges was a little questionable to me, but I could see where the decision was made in order to save money...the manufacture of something that doesn't really make any money at all and doesn't really go to help players in the competitive metagame is just really a waste of money...as for the POP packs...after POP9's steaming piles, I am kinda happy to see they are gone, as most competitive players only wanted one or two cards from them anyway
and for the people complaining about it being unfair because they traded away an X or some other high end card, that's not unfair, you should've done like me and held out for a better trade...I've always hated the fact that cards like Uxie and Claydol were getting more attention in the market than cards that were rarer to come across like X's...a rare for something that you could only get, at that time, 2 to a box...that's ridiculous...I also love how this move undermines the secondary market, for the time being, as the price for Uxie will plummet...the secondary market in no way, shape, or form benefits POP/PUSA/PI...that's money only going into the pocket of sellers
this may also cause for more and bigger attendances at leagues, as people will be scrambling to get the Uxie...so what if there is a Snorlax being given as well....YOU CAN GET PLAYSET (= x4) OF UXIE (LA)...and if they don't announce Claydol (GE) as one of the cards given away at league, so eff'n what...if that is a problem for you, become a civil engineer, build a bridge and get over it - this was not directed towards anyone in particular, just people that are complaining about this situation in general
for those that are unhappy because this doesn't benefit them, because all they play is unlimited...well tough, just continue to do as you have been, just playing for fun...because that is all you can do, and it is all you were doing before, except you were getting useless pieces of metal in the form of pins/badges and, for the most part, crap promos that will never see the light of day in a major event...which is something that doesn't benefit POP/PUSA/PI, the competitive environment, or the game for that matter...yes, the badges will be missed, but they are irrelevant in the competitive metagame that exists and don't really benefit anyone except for collectors...and this game is not meant for collectors and collecting, hence it being a TCG (trading card game), instead of a CCG (collectible card game)
lastly...I still don't see the point behind not playing modified, especially now...the only reasons there should be not to play modified now is: if there are no events that happen that you can go to, if you are just starting to play the game and have nothing but old WOTC or EX series cards and don't have any or enough cards to make a modified deck...I used to think that I didn't want to play modified when I got back into pokemon, because I figured it was like how MTG does and would cost me lots of money to go to and play in events, but after checking out a few events, I realized I was wrong and it very easy and very cheap to get into modified play (considering none of the events, except PR's, cost anything to get into)...after I realized that, I wanted to make the cards I was getting go for something, other than space sitting in a basement corner, something I'm just carrying to have fun with...if I wanted all that, I would just go back to the DBZ/GT CCG and Epic Battles TCG...or just go for another card game that is loads of fun and a lot less to carry
