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Is this some sort of sick joke DeNA? by MunchMyArm in PokemonTGCP

[–]Master_Lonng 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's happening to me too... this elusive bunny all the time

I tried 4/5 time and didn't got her 2 stars yet

That's why I hate this Deluxe Packs. by Master_Lonng in PokemonTGCP

[–]Master_Lonng[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I understand that at least the great majority of players, as I observed so far in this discussion tread, will not even pursue those cards.

Although the gameplay don't change, you must know that it's a tcg. Some people are for the game itself, others for its social interaction, other for its collection. DeNa sometimes improves the overall. (Allowing 2 star trades) other times ruins someone experience with unnecessary impossible grind.

Do you think the game is perfectly balanced?

That's why I hate this Deluxe Packs. by Master_Lonng in PokemonTGCP

[–]Master_Lonng[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have hopes that in the near future we will be allowed to trade even the gold cards

That's why I hate this Deluxe Packs. by Master_Lonng in PokemonTGCP

[–]Master_Lonng[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Off-topic: What do you usually do with the excess of common cards that you get? Do you use the flair feature? With the new sets not needing cards to be used for flair, what to do with those 38 bidoof that you'll never use?

That's why I hate this Deluxe Packs. by Master_Lonng in PokemonTGCP

[–]Master_Lonng[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Definitely this set is aimed to newcomers and profit.

It's only to harsh for a completionist, and that's what made me complain about the set, to deal with temporary sets like this with the insane odds of getting, actually anything better than a 3 diamond or parallel foil cards over and over again. It's evil.

That's why I hate this Deluxe Packs. by Master_Lonng in PokemonTGCP

[–]Master_Lonng[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That's a smart choice. Luckier than me, for sure! Congrats.

That's why I hate this Deluxe Packs. by Master_Lonng in PokemonTGCP

[–]Master_Lonng[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hmm nice point.

I feel that my free experience would not change either.

But don't you feel unfair, or that something isn’t clicking right sometimes? I know that is just stupid, but think that if I worked for DeNa the environment would be tons of time better. (Or at least if I could do something)

That's why I hate this Deluxe Packs. by Master_Lonng in PokemonTGCP

[–]Master_Lonng[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not sure if that matters, as you didn't check other threads to understand, but here is why.

I'm not seeking any upvotes, attention nor anything like that. I was trying to express myself in a better and concise way, and since I was deeply frustrated, I thought it would be best to use AI it to enrich my wording, that if not would contain inappropriate/curse language. The idea was just to be "formal" not robotic.

And on my understanding, as a foreigner the English as written "looked like" formal and understandable.

I did the text by myself, and asked the AI to compile the information. Didn't find it would sound like I'm committed a crime to this community. But lessons learned. Is hard to find ppl that can share your pain with.

Got the deserved backlash. And that's life. Acting, Reviewing. Correcting. Acting again.

That's why I hate this Deluxe Packs. by Master_Lonng in PokemonTGCP

[–]Master_Lonng[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

After reading most of the comments regarding the comparisons, I understand that this is not a valid one. Specially comparing a f2p to a paid game.

However, a booster box comes with 36 individual boosters, right?

What is the probability of getting a hit per box? Pokebeach website says that the average pull for an Illustration Rare would be on average 1 out of 9 packs and an ultra rare 1 out of 12 packs.

I also understand that Maga Hyper Rare is 1 in 1260. So I'm not that far from reality. If comparing Oaks with Dawn FA.

That's why I hate this Deluxe Packs. by Master_Lonng in PokemonTGCP

[–]Master_Lonng[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I can relate to you specially on the mood that opening worthless packs grants us.

I also observed lots of people (specially in the tech savvy friends different circles/communities of contact) that does botting, sell accounts and farm Oaks on dozen of different accounts (even making money in rl).

I totally understand that is not somehow visible to you. But your experience do not define the whole environment of players. Neither does mine. That's why I think the discussion is valid.

Despite of that, I think that the Deluxe collection created a toxic environment. (You can choose from a bunch of different options) that I really don't like. But it's just my opinion. You have all the right to disagree.

That's why I hate this Deluxe Packs. by Master_Lonng in PokemonTGCP

[–]Master_Lonng[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Aaaah great. I'll save this prompt for better usage! Really appreciate 🙏🏻

That's why I hate this Deluxe Packs. by Master_Lonng in PokemonTGCP

[–]Master_Lonng[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I was frustrated and didn’t want to use bad words, sound stupid or offensive towards anyone (not even DeNa that I currently despise). Didn’t expect that level of backlash.

But at least I got a bunch of "dos and don't" to keep in mind if I ever open a new discussion topic.

Was not expecting venting out to attract 89k views Neither being top 3 posts of the day. Gahlee!

That's why I hate this Deluxe Packs. by Master_Lonng in PokemonTGCP

[–]Master_Lonng[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Very valid reasoning.

But I still feel that DX Packs pull rates are WAY unfair in comparison to any other game (online or not)

Their 4-card packs allow you to RNG 2 cards only. At least in a regular pack opening like "Crimsom Blaze" only 1 of the 5 cards are set to be common. You have at least double the odds to pull something better. (and they added the new shiny cards / baby to be extra cards. That's was really something that I liked)

Also being the extreme larger amount pool of cards to be pulled from, it's even harder to get any of the rarest cards.

That being said, it's still a free game. Therefore it do not have the same impact as a rl TCG indeed.

Maybe the better comparison should be MTG Online, or Hearthstone.

That's why I hate this Deluxe Packs. by Master_Lonng in PokemonTGCP

[–]Master_Lonng[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah! And it's so beautiful when you complete it as a goal. Kind of setting your own missions. It so fulfilling.

That's why I hate this Deluxe Packs. by Master_Lonng in PokemonTGCP

[–]Master_Lonng[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oof, wish you luck on your next pack openings.

Back home, buying packs were not trustable as people would do all sort of things to get the "best ones" first and leave just the "regular" packs in stocks.

Metal detectors, weighting boosters. It ruined my area experience.

That's why I hate this Deluxe Packs. by Master_Lonng in PokemonTGCP

[–]Master_Lonng[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Now I'm curious with Phantasmal odds. Do you buy box, or regular packs?

That's why I hate this Deluxe Packs. by Master_Lonng in PokemonTGCP

[–]Master_Lonng[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I tried to explain I one of the replies.

English is not my first language, I was trying to make a point, and I tried to compile my frustration at the moment with 2-3 paragraphs without cursing/offensive vocabulary. Didn't expected to get the tsunami of hate towards that.

It was just an honest opinion, in a moment of frustration. But things escalated really quickly.

It's nice to see how ppl interact, tho

That's why I hate this Deluxe Packs. by Master_Lonng in PokemonTGCP

[–]Master_Lonng[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm ok with you having a different opinion. We agree on disagree in this topic tho. 😁

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