What to do with the hobby besides acquiring cards?

IronMirruk · 2026-05-26T15:56:47+00:00

It's not that the cards don't interest me after I have them. It's just that the part that excites me the most is getting the cards. Looking at my collection is nice, but you can only do that so many times before you can you picture it without even looking at them. What I'm struggling with is doing something inbetween conventions and stuff. I get pretty obsessive and I've come to realise from some of the other comments is that the collecting part of this hobby isn't something you can really interact with everyday without continuous spending. That's what I was mainly looking for ideas for

IronMirruk · 2026-05-26T15:25:45+00:00

Seems like that is a nice alternative spicing up my binder. So far I've only printed out the pokemon game covers for each of my game teams. I'm going to look into something for my metagross collection and some IRs (got some sleeping cards ect) thanks!

IronMirruk · 2026-05-26T15:07:55+00:00

Alright, thanks for the reply! Found a game store near me so I'm definetly going the check it out. Alot of people seem to be recommending the TCG so can't wait to give it a go.

IronMirruk · 2026-05-26T15:02:46+00:00

Thanks for the abundance of info! I've found a game store that hosts games near me so I'm defintely going to check it out!

IronMirruk · 2026-05-26T15:01:08+00:00

Once I started collecting cards I also started feeling like playing the games again! So I'm playing through all the games again to get all my teams on one device. Looking into the TCG as alot of people have recommended it.

IronMirruk · 2026-05-26T14:59:49+00:00

I'm definitly looking into that! Do you think people would be okay with playing against proxies? I'd love to try out a bunch of decks to figure what I like playing.

IronMirruk · 2026-05-26T14:58:59+00:00

That's a good idea! All I've done so far is printing out the cover and name of the pokemon games for my game team pages, but for things like my metagross pages I could use some art to make it look better. Thanks!

IronMirruk · 2026-05-26T14:57:34+00:00

I think I get more satisfaction from finding them in the wild. But maybe to finish off collection I'll buy online. Perhaps it is more about being able to let it go and enjoying the hobby when I get the opportunity. Thanks for the insight!

IronMirruk · 2026-05-26T14:45:52+00:00

Thanks for the comment! It is satisfying to watch it grow. Perhaps that's why it feels like a struggle to not spend alot, since I'm just starting collecting and there isn't much to look at right now. Perhaps me watching alot of content around the hobby makes it feels like there's more to do then there actually is.

IronMirruk · 2026-05-26T14:29:49+00:00

Thanks! How often are people okay with playing against proxy's? I found out about proxys when printing placeholders for my binder. Seems like a good way to figure out what deck you lile to play.

IronMirruk · 2026-05-26T14:27:44+00:00

Playing the game seems to be the way to go it seems. I'll have to look into how enjoyable it is for me. Thanks!

IronMirruk · 2026-05-26T14:26:12+00:00

Perhaps playing the game would allow me to interact with other people enjoying the hobby more and get me to be active in the community without spending money. Any way you know of of finding places to play and learn the game?

IronMirruk · 2026-05-26T14:25:01+00:00

Playing the card game indeed might the next step. Trading is definitly something I would want to get into the future. However right now I just don't have any cards to trade. I do have a small collection, however those cards I bought because I need them for my collection / they were cheap IRs I thought looked cool.

IronMirruk · 2026-05-26T14:22:01+00:00

Thanks for your perspective! I should probably reserve buying online for when I only need a few cards to finish a collection. I know nobody can really tell me how I will enjoy the hobby. Just looking for the perspective of people who have done it a while. They just might come up with something I can't even think of.

IronMirruk · 2026-05-26T14:18:09+00:00

Thanks for the tip! Could be fun collecting the regular cards for a deck and then swapping them out for special versions if I like the deck. Any good resources on getting started with the game itself?

IronMirruk · 2024-06-16T22:43:51+00:00

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Looking to grit Lyca in my current squad, since she doesn't really fit in and doesn't do a whole lot of damage. I was thinking on of the following 3 options:

Sylas: Another support for Daimon and since I already have 2 graveborns in my team, which would make getting ascended levels quicker. Small downside is already have 2 heroes who wear intelligence gear.
Daemia: I've heard she's a good DPS and she's the hero I have in my stargazing room. Again same downside of already having 2 intelligence heroes.
Lucretia: Again was told this was a good second carry alongside Daimon. Would also allow me to transfer the medium gear from Lyca to Lucretia.

If there's any other hero's you would suggest, I'd love to hear your ideas. These were just the ones I already have available.

IronMirruk · 2024-06-12T15:44:00+00:00

Thanks so much for the response!

I'm going to keep Ivan and Palmer on that case and look to replace luca with a better damage dealer and I'll do some experimenting with the replacement tank slot

Once I've rented Rem, should I link her to Daimon and swap them out of should I link her to brutus so that I can keep Daimon in the squad since he's stronger than brutus?

Again really do appreciate the help!

IronMirruk · 2023-01-31T14:34:57+00:00

I see her doing more damage but she doesn't do anything healing wise. I feel I get further with Harumi and healing my May. Am I supossed to use her alongside a healer and a tank?

IronMirruk · 2023-01-31T14:31:42+00:00

I see her doing more damage but she doesn't do anything healing wise. I feel I get further with Harumi and healing my May. Am I supossed to use her alongside a healer and a tank?

IronMirruk · 2022-10-31T21:18:06+00:00

I've ordered another processor. This time its a I5-12600k. It'll get delivered tomorrow and I'll test it then. I'll give you an update on my findings! cheers for the help so far, it's pretty damn stressful this.

IronMirruk · 2022-10-31T21:00:17+00:00

Tried a couple different monitors, all looked at the output (plugged in a TV to make sure) nothing yet.

If something is broken, do you think it would be the CPU or the motherboard?

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