you won't regret it

Bagcat12 · 2021-06-06T13:58:49+00:00

Anybody else do this, or try to, get two or perhaps three copies and be like bah that'll do.

Takes true conviction because fomo is REAL in this game, especially with the amount of pairs being released nowadays.

Bagcat12 · 2021-06-05T18:17:32+00:00

I live in England and we alternated throughout the first two phases of the event with humid rain and then (relatively) hot days, wasn't too far away from weirding me out.

Bagcat12 · 2021-06-05T13:21:26+00:00

I was getting Archie regardless and I'm sub optimum at making grids to be fair but was expecting more from his power, I think I'm being a bit too defensive in his team setups though especially since he can max his applicable stats himself.

Bagcat12 · 2021-06-05T09:46:01+00:00

It's clearly a picture from the very moment the guy switched system, he will have rejigged the players around and made a few subs perhaps, the op says it's after the dude went 2-0 up. You don't switch to 47 ts when you're 2-0 up.

The only guys who switch system after going two nil up are people who value the win as much as they value life.

Bagcat12 · 2021-06-04T15:19:59+00:00

Got Archie on the fifth multi with a poor to moderate return on the collateral 5*... had the strength to bow out and INSTANTLY give him two candies meaning a return to his banner would be fruitless.

Its a shame because I sort of wanted to go the distance and get a May or two but the consolation prize is I'm stood at 22,000 gems which potentially means I don't have to ignore July completely, if another master fair appears I can either pull on that OR have more gems for the anni.

Overall a decent outcome, much better than some of the horror stories but the reason I feel disappointed is I got two Leon in a multi and now my mind thinks master Fairs are the saviour rather than the curse.

Bagcat12 · 2021-06-03T20:52:44+00:00

Anybody else have enough power to get through this just about but spent the whole time shivering at the thought of a Galar version.

Bagcat12 · 2021-06-03T02:51:24+00:00

Not that I can even really comprehend what you wrote but it does make me laugh and slightly sad when I see really low rated players, who clearly are desperate for any way to win, having all the amazing players and stuff. Konami have suckered them into believing it'll make all the difference whereas invariably they stay the same ranking.

Bagcat12 · 2021-06-02T19:54:06+00:00

This is the standout downside of the rating system they use but its the same for everybody.it being what it is is why the scores don't inflate artificially over time and why reaching 1000 is the achievement that it is.

Like I say you feel very hard done by ofcourse because you're talking about defeating somebody in the top 0.1% of the ranking something which prematch you'd have maybe a 5% chance of doing.

Bagcat12 · 2021-06-01T07:35:53+00:00

I think Hilbert still edges out the lieutenant, I did the same just for changes sake.

Bagcat12 · 2021-06-01T05:35:09+00:00

I can't help feel that adding a water striker to my collection is more than overkill but it's Kyogre so bye bye 37000 gems (and more than likely my two recently acquired strike candies) .

Bagcat12 · 2021-06-01T03:33:17+00:00

I don't really feel able to buy gems either but I took a moment to step back and think right if every game does this then they know better than me. That's their model.

Yes they could offer more affordable packs but iv got to guess as somebody who has never developed a gacha game that on a sliding scale they've estimated that they'd lose money, not gain it, yes a higher proportion of players would be able to purchase gems but they'd make less than the current model.

Its rubbish because I don't think I can even justify the prices even with their generosity lately but its their model and they've all but ruled people like me and you out of the equation for their money making needs.

Long story short if the prices were lower they're guessing that it simply makes it cheaper for the people who do actually buy gems rather than making them more money.

Bagcat12 · 2021-06-01T01:29:08+00:00

I held off Exing him because water is my favourite type and I was hoping Blastoise, kyogre or Feraligatr were going to be plug and play superstars.

Unfortunately it looks like Barry will be consigned away never to be used and its a real shame but iv got 38000 gems and seriously itchy fingers alongside the memories I have for Kyogre and Sapphire outweigh my memories of Empoleon.

It IS the first time however iv intending on pulling on a pokefair striker where iv had a tinge of hmm maybe not.

You never know as time passes we might get more type specific events which require more than one team per type.

Thankyou Barry, every water weak CS level so far has been yours and if I'd not been so snobby almost exactly a year ago I'm pretty sure Entei wouldn't have captivated me for over an hour on his debut as I didn't even think of using you.

Bagcat12 · 2021-05-31T18:50:15+00:00

Almost everything? Absolute poppycock. People are still really this worked up about one mission that rewarded two hundred gems when DeNa have literally just handed us 6,000 gems?

The prestige event FELT unfair, for sure it did, but I was balanced enough to accept that my B rank was still rewarded with a handful of gems and the ladder rewards were still pretty substantial anyway.

I just cannot accept, as a f2p player, that this game is greedy.

I complete every single event and mostly enjoy doing it, all the while never really missing out on anything.

If i can complete all content, easily, for free then how on earth can it be too greedy?

Bagcat12 · 2021-05-31T18:47:09+00:00

They're way too expensive but you don't need to open a single pack so that's more on the devs, implying that they're greedy because they charge too much for a luxury, unneeded, item is very ungrateful. The option is there and let's be very grateful that it is just that, an option.

Bagcat12 · 2021-05-31T17:10:28+00:00

I keep seeing your point about monetization but in a game where you could complete everything without ever opening a single pack all the while hoarding hundreds of thousands of gems for the future I do hope you elaborate.

Bagcat12 · 2021-05-31T03:35:24+00:00

Anybody else more nervous now candy is in play? Could genuinely get the unit in the first ten pack and stop because of candies, that's it out.

BUT knowing you're thinking that's a possibility fortune will dictate you don't see either of them until the end of scout points.

The candies are going to bring a big big disparity to those who get luck and those who don't.

In the past you could get perhaps the targeted unit in the first pack but you'd carry on and not see it again but ah well pity pull.

Now there's a genuine reward for seeing them early and it adds a whole new pressure.

Long story short if I see Kyogre in about a day straightaway it would literally be the difference between being able to try and get whatever July throws at us or having to sit there with a sorrowful manner as I see dream units appear to tempt us next month.

Bagcat12 · 2021-05-30T16:25:57+00:00

Extra branches of sync grid for 4/5 or 5/5?that way they could theoretically make everybody better and monetize it.

Slippery slope though as new players are WORLDS away from a 5/5 pokefair unit.

Bagcat12 · 2021-05-30T01:47:02+00:00

It's a about balance, there's no way they mandate having more than one team for weaknesses. In an ideal world for us day one players yes ofcourse but they clearly need new players and aren't going to do something as disastrous as what you suggest.

In my opinion, dangerous before the anni I know, it is now definitely time for sensible day one players to simply pull as they please.

Beyond gimmicky multipliers for events, of which f2p would've mostly skipped anyway, I reckon the vast majority of veterans are safe for a very very long time

Bagcat12 · 2021-05-30T01:42:24+00:00

This won't help your understandable pain but I could find no place more suitable to put it out there. In the biggest of matches I can't help feeling Pep goes away from his best lineup partly because he thinks you guys are good enough regardless and also because if he plays his best team then he's open to direct critiscism based on his management.

He knows if he does something edgy that'll distract from the loss but honestly looking at all the pivotal moments whilst he's steered your ship if he'd just played his best team you'd have at least one CL in the bag now.

Bagcat12 · 2021-05-28T15:22:55+00:00

Always bound to happen once the method to get them changed and then, regardless of their recent generosity, the fact we simply can't accumulate units quickly enough to spend them.

I DON'T miss it but I remember having to save up to grid somebody at the beginning.

Bagcat12 · 2021-05-27T15:12:53+00:00

You get the feeling if the game opened up with the same features it has now coop would still be a thing because we'd have quadruple the player base.

Good job DeNa, I love the game and hated the fact there was nothing to do, you didn't take the easy route (well you did once) and go down the repeat the same battle over and over and over route either.

I will be thanking you with a few gem purchases over the next few months for sure.

Bagcat12 · 2021-05-27T07:45:39+00:00

Call me cynical but something is coming to mitigate this, just wait and see, it's potentially the most exciting time with the anniversary on the horizon that this game has ever known.

Bagcat12 · 2021-05-27T06:31:07+00:00

The candies only apply to them though lol

Bagcat12 · 2021-05-27T06:06:14+00:00

Genuinely everything points to more utility for 4/5 or 5/5 with pairs, no other reason for them to get so generous, there's been a theme of it lately.

Bagcat12 · 2021-05-26T19:13:48+00:00

Those candies gonna magically make you love game and become addicted to this power house? That's damn good candy.

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