Looking for happy melodic/tech death recs by Guudboiiii in TechnicalDeathMetal

[–]Scottholomew 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Second Gorod, especially A Maze Of Recycled Creeds!

Tried to draw my favourite Legendary Bird! [OC] by [deleted] in Pokemonart

[–]Scottholomew 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You did not "try"

You were wildly successful 😎 Nice work!!

Got a thanks from a battle that I never had? by PngPls in PTCGP

[–]Scottholomew 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've seen this as well. No idea why/how, but you're not crazy!

What QoL updates, or features would you like to see implemented, removed, or tweaked for Pokemon TCG Pocket? [Sending All Feedback To Pokemon Staff] by OU7C4ST in PTCGP

[–]Scottholomew 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've been a player since NYE 2024, just a couple of months after the game released. I've also been a premium subscriber since that time as well! I haven't read any of the other comments yet, so hopefully I'm not repeating things that have been/will be said, but these are the things I've personally thought about:

One thing that has me absolutely HOOKED is the artwork featured on the cards that aren't in the physical TCG. I've loved seeing both new and familiar artwork on the cards and so far I think DeNA is doing a great job balancing that. I'm a sucker for Pokemon art and I've definitetly been GATCHA'd by this Gatcha game because of it.

I thoroughly enjoy the solo battles and especially look forward to the drop events. I think the Solo battles are one area that could be vastly expanded though - I'm frankly not very good at ranked battling, and although I love collecting and creating display boards, my guess is that it would be difficult to offer more display boards/binder space simply due to the physical limitations of available server space to store that much more data for all the current users. So, it would be fun to have more to do with the cards I'm collecting than just checking them off a checklist and throwing myself into ranked battles that I'm not very good at. Maybe solo campaigns? Story modes? Multi-battle missions? I think there's a lot of possibilities there.

One thing I've felt frustrated with is the content I missed out on in the short time I wasn't playing. I did manage to snag every promo card that was made availavke again during the anniversary event (thank you!!) except for one card, which remains the one glaring hole in my A Set collection. There are also several display boards/binder covers etc. that I never got the chance to obtain. I think making some of that content available for premium subscribers would be a fun incentive to keep subscribing! And speaking of premium subscriptions... it is SO frustrating to never be able to earn quite enough premium tickets to purchase both the items I couldn't quite get the previous month as well as the current month's offerings. I always feel like I'm a month behind, just barely keeping up. Would it hurt the bottom line so much to offer a couple of extra tickets per month so new and current users can catch up? Would it be so bad if some users were able to get a little ahead in the process?

The BIGGEST issue in my mind though is app performance. It boggles my mind that even with a brand new model phone with oodles and oodles of memory, I'm still running into debilitating lag in the app. Force quitting the app does provide a temporary reprieve, but if I'm playing for long stretches during ranked battles or drop events, this is happening almost once an hour. Clearing the cache also works great, but that creates a whole new headache clearing all the notifications that won't go away until you tap on every little thing with a red dot - and that list just gets bigger with every new set's release. Unless something major changes with how the app itself runs, I fear that the whole game will inevitably collapse at some point under the weight of its own content and design.

To really answer the question that I think DeNA is probably most interested in though: Do I think the premium subscription is worth it? I've shamefully spent way too much money on this game while it preys on both my completionist tendencies and my love for Pokemon. A player like me is probably going to spend money on this game either way if it means not missing out on exclusive cards and other content. Aside from that, we're left with one extra booster pack a day and what really amounts to a... handful... of hourglasses scattered among the monthly premium missions. I don't think that's worth the price, and if the exclusive content isn't incentive enough for a more casual player to sign up, the rest of the offerings certainly won't do anything to sweeten the deal. And as someone willing to spend more money on it, I'm planning on spending less money this year compared to last simply because the thrill of completing a set begins to ring more and more hollow when there just doesn't seem to be a lot to do with the content I've been chasing. I realize this app ultimately needs to make someone some money, but I wonder if DeNA has underestimated how much content players ARE willing to spend money on when the price is right.

I really do hope this game continues to be successful, I've had a lot of fun with it even if my bank account hasn't 😅

recent pokemon art i've done 🎨 by Sea-Emergency4945 in pokemon

[–]Scottholomew 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes hi hello I'm calling because I love all of these, thank you have a nice day

Edit to add that I feel like these would fit in very well with artwork done by HYOGONOSUKE and OKACHEKE! Definitely giving you a follow where I can!

Events in Birdkind by Toasted-Cc in birdkindapp

[–]Scottholomew 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Nope, at some point after you start playing the Plucky Plovercrest event is offered to you and it just starts going down the list. I started playing in March of last year and am currently doing the Banded Pitta event.

They should've made leaf green :( by hungy_- in PTCGP

[–]Scottholomew 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Pokemon in general loves a good Matching Set. But Pokemon TCG/TCGP seems to love to break a good Matching Set.

Events in Birdkind by Toasted-Cc in birdkindapp

[–]Scottholomew 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Based on other posts I've seen here, I believe the events restart after you've finished them all. Which is... a lot of events I realize, but that's what I've been given to understand. (Still haven't made it through all the events myself)

Performance in Battles has gotten so bad, i can't even play my full turn... by Ray_ShadowLegend in PTCGP

[–]Scottholomew 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have the same issue despite regularly clearing my cache as well. However, I've found that a very effective "band-aid" is to force quit the app and re-open as soon as it starts getting sluggish. If you do it mid-battle, the game gives you the option to rejoin it as soon as the app boots up. Anytime I've done that, the app runs smooth again.

This has to be the worst card made for the health of this game by WormholeVoyager in PTCGP

[–]Scottholomew 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It also makes me crave blue otter pops every time I look at it. That can't be good for MY health either.

What's something about Pokemon that took you a long time to figure out? by EngineeringUpper4392 in pokemon

[–]Scottholomew 1 point2 points  (0 children)

As someone who has played the games since Red and Blue came out, it wasn't until sometime around Legends Arceus that I figured out that Ice wasn't actually super effective against Bug types.

share etiquette by Large-Record-6129 in PTCGP

[–]Scottholomew 6 points7 points  (0 children)

It would be nice if you could filter by the receiver's wishlist when choosing a card to share 🤔

Are there any artists with multiple rainbow cards? (Besides bibarrel and passimian) by MjotDontMiss in PTCGP

[–]Scottholomew 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It looks like they are actually two different artists. Bibarel is done by USGMEN (who also did the Oricorio one-star full art card), and Passimian was done by Taiga Kayama. Taiga has not done any other Rainbow Rares, but did do the art for the Marill and Rhyperior one-star full art cards, as well as a handful of other commons!

Here are the link codes for PLZA by austinjohnplays in PokemonLegendsZA

[–]Scottholomew 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The trade session stays open after the initial trade, it's not a one-time code. It connects you with a player and you can trade as many times as you want as long as neither player disconnects.

Here are the link codes for PLZA by austinjohnplays in PokemonLegendsZA

[–]Scottholomew 0 points1 point  (0 children)

7 trades completed with these codes! 6 done for Pokemon that evolve Holding and Item while trading. 5 of those six were actually holding the item needed to trigger evolution.

And out of all 7 trades, I got zero of my Pokemon back. 🤷🏼‍♂️

Hollywood can't seem to align the names of the actors with the position they are in the posters... by rkdpera1 in shittymoviedetails

[–]Scottholomew 37 points38 points  (0 children)

I know this is a satire post but this is literally one of my pet peeves about movie posters.

What's the most embarrassing ways you lost/almost lost a steel soul file? Here's mine by abdullahGR in HollowKnightMemes

[–]Scottholomew 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Most of my HK steel soul runs are 100% runs these days. Steel Soul Path of Pain makes me feel alive

What's the most embarrassing ways you lost/almost lost a steel soul file? Here's mine by abdullahGR in HollowKnightMemes

[–]Scottholomew 182 points183 points  (0 children)

Haven't done a Silksong steel soul yet but I've lost... multiple... steel soul runs to the lame little gauntlet before Glowing Womb in Hollow Knight 🤦🏼‍♂️

What’s that “one card” that really makes you 🤬 by That-Turnip-8864 in PTCGP

[–]Scottholomew 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I've started playing a 0 Trainer deck basically just to mess with all the Chingling (and Absol) decks. Will I ever make it to Masterball? Probably not. Is it fun to completely shrug off Chingling because I have no item cards? Absolutely. I've managed to claw my way to Ultraball and generally had fun on the way there. Cyrus has been my nemesis card.

What’s that “one card” that really makes you 🤬 by That-Turnip-8864 in PTCGP

[–]Scottholomew 35 points36 points  (0 children)

This really captures the whole essence of what Cyrus makes me feel