You're calling this a cashgrab as if the actual card game isn't literally the exact same thing just more in depth. People spend a lot collecting and making the best decks for competition, that's just the nature of any TCG in any form. And if it's such a problem just play hella casual, take the two free packs a day and just chill.
Normal TCG has fixed luck and packets with real life monetary value, my point is this online version is controlled and more of a blind gamble in my opinion, but I do tend to agree !
Came here to say exactly this. In any TCG, people who buy the most packs get the best cards. It’s not like this is new because it’s the mobile game version.
Eh, I have to disagree with this. I haven't spent a single penny and I'm having a blast with events and PVP. I pulled Mewtwo EX, gold foil Venusaur EX, gold foil Gengar, two Charizard EX, Pikachu EX, Zapdos EX, Wigglytuff EX.... and not a single cent was lost from my bank account. I'm able to win against competitive decks in PVP using my Mewtwo deck or my Venusaur deck, neither of which are "meta" with the way I have it set up. This isn't a cash grab and it's not pay to win.
@@kaeldrarhiannon yes, there simply aren't any really good cards yet. You're using ex cards in your decks and saying it's not p2w 🤣 that you've been using the ex cards at all shows that it very much IS P2W
@@zacziggarot i love raiding other players and then knocking out their pokemon, then i take their knocked out pokemon and bring them back to life just to knock them out again. it really gets you going once you have enough gems
No, spending money is merely an option, it's not forced upon us, I've built a great deck using only the free currency and I haven't spent a dime, sure it's luck based but at this point what game isn't, RNG is in everything, it's still fun opening packs every 6 hours and sometimes opening more when you get the extra currency. There's literally an option to get the cards you want if you're luck is just disgustingly horrible, using it's seperate currency that you get by literally opening the packs, eventually when you open enough you'll either get it through the packs or save up enough for the specific card you want. I've only been playing for 2 weeks and I've gotten countless great cards without spending money.
@zacziggarot It really is a optional thing, if you can't fight the urge to spend money then thats just a you problem lmao, it's not like we're bombarded with ads on the homescreen showing off a "Special Beginner's Deck for only 9.99!!!" It's still tamed and low profile, you're not forced to buy these things, I'm happily spending my time doing other things like dueling and actually living a life before the packs go off cooldown, it's a game which you don't really have to take seriously, it's fun opening packs. It's practically the same as buying irl packs just without the absurb prices and shady dealings, besides it's a free game, you get free packs every 6 hours maybe even open like 4-5 a day if you do the quest and events, what do you expect, it's still tamed and not forced upon you thus it being optional is true, you can't expect everything to just be free and stuff, if you think this is bad then you don't know what's good, we're lucky to even have this grace period of the game being not as scummy as you say and actually playable and fun, meta is meta that's a duel problem, I'm only here to collect cool cards and display them. Think about it, how do you want them to make money? Ads? Isn't that annoying, this is the most passive way they can do it while benefiting our experience through the no forced purchases thingy, I've seen much more worse games with much more scummy tactics to get into your wallet. My point is, it's not as scummy as you think if you really just do the quest and stay true to the f2p method.
@@zacziggarot This is also one of the most clean gacha games I've ever seen, just enjoy the game instead of looking at the bad all the time, it's barely noticeable.
But how do they make money? What do ppl propose DeNa to do to make money? Only buy cosmetics? You cant spend money to outright by EX cards. That would be unfair. U can use money for a "chance" to get EX cards. Theres no guarantee someone who spent $30 could make a better deck than a guy that plays for free.
While it’s true you can’t directly buy EX cards, players who spend more still have higher odds of building competitive decks faster due to sheer volume of packs opened. This model disadvantages players who can’t or won’t spend money, as their progress is slower, making the experience feel less fair over time.
@PolarTiers yea that's how life is. Parents with money will spend on private schools or tutoring so their kids have an advantage over parents who don't have the money. It's not guaranteed those kids will amount to anything but increase the chances of success
I havent spent anything in the game and already have good cards, nothing is shoved in your face either. When you open up the shop it doesnt even bring up the monetary purchases.
About 3 weeks in the game, i have collected quite a lot of cards and have about 3 meta dexks , and even a crown card. Have not put a single penny. I guess OP did not get the badge for 5 consequtive wins 🤔
I like the game personally. A lot more than TCG live. Mostly because I'm not interested in battling, just collecting. And as far as I know, there is no way to casually collect card in TCG live. My opinion would probably differ if I was more into competitive. But, from a casual perspective, this game is rather solid.
That's why you can buy cards in the shop so you ensure the progress, there is a lot of comp now that is for free 2 play like sandslash deck, its a long time to have a progress but at least you ensure the progress, spending money just make the progress faster
No money spend by me... This morning I got the Crown Rare Mewtwo free, regular pack .. i have competitive decks, without spending a dime. Your video is a lie and a huge overstatement. I understand your angle... But still a little to harsh i think
Playing a lot of gacha games, its honestly the most fair game I ever played and its on his debut phase (what rythm usualy with a lot of money) the game just want u to wait. Ofc if u play this game all day its seems like u need to spend to enjoy but actually for people who complain, just touch grass and u will see, the game dosent obligate u to spend ur day to grind and this is the best thing u could wish
@@b_dragon6159 I'm sure feeling obligated to spend seeing as I have decent EX cards that I can't use because I don't have the (supposedly) common card that involves into them. I've been spending all of my points on the Mewtwo boosters and I STILL don't have a single Ivysaur or even eggxecute yet despite having multiple of the ex cards
is there anyone selling more than their initial buy with their physical cards? at least i havent spent in tcg pocket, get 3 immersive charizard, and a pika, and almost got my mew .. you just need patient, a little luck, knowing which pack to open, list down your missing card rather than blindly open anypack without planning and rushing open pack with your wallet.. furthermore this is only the first set of booster pack, as more will release will add depth to the game.. also, saying ptcgp is scam doesnt make ptcg any less scam.. you know the whole bussiness.. what i mean is even if real card has some value, i feel like i will spent more money than getting money out of the card, beside, i don't have friend to play with, but my all my friends play ptcgp.. so thats why ptcgp has alot of player,, if you ever wonder..
I just wish the online matches were fair 😔 The game keeps putting me (lvl 7, been playing for 6 days) against people who are lvl 17-20 and have way better decks than me. I think it would be better to play against people of my own level, even if they were way luckier than me and still had full EX decks.
OMG, a mobile game with a gacha system!!! The casual aspect is fair enough. Being able to wonder pick an EX card, or even a normal card to complete a deck is pretty good system. You expect every time you do a wonder pick to get the card you're after, that's straight stupid. Also the single player event gave us Lapras EX and good basic cards with nice effects like butterfree and mankey with another single player event before the end of the month. The only worry players have is how the devs will handle trading and future content. So far, it's been a good first few weeks.
Its no more a cash grab then buying boosters in real life, If you have more money you can get better cards faster, The battles are cool, I have unlocked over 30 booster packs just buy playing the battles with no money spent, this is a bad review
I mean I have tons of fun with it and I spent no money at all, do I have the best cards? No, but thats also fun, creating decks with the cards you have, and then what about the other players? Well... easy, I don't play online, I collect cards and play with the IA in the game.
I honestly loooove this game. Cause you don't need the fancy cards to win games. and also the battles is a high chance of in what order you draw cards. played for a week now and have plenty of great cards. Just imagine games before where took you months and years of grinding to play, for example "World of warcraft" Large portion of the player base is over 30y and don't have the time or energy so pay to keep up is very usefull. And when groceries is 200$ then 8$ for bunch of packs seems like nothing.
I have a competitive level deck. Had the game for barely over a week. Got the cards I need from a combination of luck and playing the game because it's fun. I've spent about $6 on the game.
@@armenhammer5015 surprised you even spent money already, it feels like about a third of the current cards are just full art reprints to bloat the roster
I am a f2p player and in a month I have almost all the collection. I have a couple of meta decks. I have managed to get mewtwo and picachu which are regarded as the steongest decks in game. All f2p so I have no idea what this guy is blabing about!
It's a free game, you get free packs every day. I've been playing for 1 month and have already opened more than 150 packs (30 from the pass and the rest completely free). I have 6 top-tier decks and only spent $10 on the game.
Daily Rewards Aren’t Enough for Consistent Progress. While the game provides daily packs, those alone rarely give players access to the best cards or decks without a significant time investment. Many top-tier cards are still difficult to obtain without spending or grinding extensively, which can make the game frustrating for new players who want to compete at a higher level quickly. Games like these often introduce stronger cards regularly, which pushes players to spend to stay competitive. Even if a player currently has six top-tier decks, these may quickly become outdated, pressuring them to spend more to keep up with the meta. Opening many packs also doesn’t necessarily guarantee valuable cards or cards that players need. This randomness is part of the game’s revenue model, as it encourages players to keep buying in hopes of getting specific cards, mimicking gambling-like mechanics.
@PolarTiers First. If you want to compete at a high level quickly, honestly, that's your problem. You can’t expect a completely free game to give you the tools for competitive play without spending money, investing time completing missions, or simply waiting for free packs. The most important/difficult cards to get are the Ex cards and the supporters. From my experience, Ex cards aren’t that hard to obtain. Currently, I have 31 Ex cards (including the full art ones) from approximately 150 packs. That would be one Ex card every 5 packs. And for supporters, I have 26, which would be about one every 6 packs. You can also get specific cards with pack points (which you earn by opening packs). I have 975 points, and so far, I’ve only spent 70 on Kirlia because it was the only card I was missing from the MewTwo pack, and I didn’t want to keep opening those packs just for a stage 1 card. Ex cards cost 500 points, and supporters only cost 70. Personally, I don’t think it’s worth spending points on Ex cards, but it is worth spending 70 points on a supporter card or any stage 1 card. In the near future, trades will be possible, making it even easier to get the cards you want. My brother started playing at the same time as I did and has almost the same number of Ex cards and supporters. He also only spent $10.
@PolarTiers First. If you want to compete at a high level quickly, honestly, that's your problem. You can’t expect a completely free game to give you the tools for competitive play without spending money, investing time completing missions, or simply waiting for free packs. The most important/difficult cards to get are the Ex cards and the supporters. From my experience, Ex cards aren’t that hard to obtain. Currently, I have 31 Ex cards (including the full art ones) from approximately 150 packs. That would be one Ex card every 5 packs. And for supporters, I have 26, which would be about one every 6 packs. You can also get specific cards with pack points (which you earn by opening packs). I have 975 points, and so far, I’ve only spent 70 on Kirlia because it was the only card I was missing from the MewTwo pack, and I didn’t want to keep opening those packs just for a stage 1 card. Ex cards cost 500 points, and supporters only cost 70. Personally, I don’t think it’s worth spending points on Ex cards, but it is worth spending 70 points on a supporter card or any stage 1 card. In the near future, trades will be possible, making it even easier to get the cards you want. My brother started playing at the same time as I did and has almost the same number of Ex cards and supporters. He also only spent $10.
@@PolarTiers there IS no competitive. There's no ranked. That's the whole point of the game. It's a casual introduction to TCG. If you want TCG, go and play Live (good luck. It's complete trash). Very much disagree. There's no scam here. People throw that term around so frivolously. A Scam is a dishonest scheme; a fraud. There's no deception here. It's very open that you get free packs and can pay to open more if possible. When did we all become so entitled to think that we should get everything handed to us on a plate for free
Not hate here. But I got like almost all the good ex cards and one gold card for free all from packs and I have 6 good decks with a variety of good cards that our out rn with no money being spent. It's a fun game.
I'm months off from when this is posted but i've been playing about a month and tbh i like the game my only problem is battling. I dont have the worst cards but I for sure don't have the best and hell can barely even make "good" decks or any "meta" decks but yet I have to face people who have spent so much money there level is 20+ mine and they have every card for these meta decks and on top of that getting cards is randomized. I have decks that are 70% mons and 30% support cards but yet I can have games where I don't get a single pokemon while they get there ex mons and mons that take 3 turns to evolve round 1 then I say to myself ok that's just luck but yet it happens again and again and again. And then there coin flipping have the hell are you gonna tell me its a fair 50/50 when they just got 20 coin flips in a row while i cant even get 1 Mainly what im trying to say is battling is insanely unbalanced I shouldn't be facing people who spent 50 bucks on the game for better cards or someone who is 20-30 levels above me who are obviously gonna have better cards because they have opened so many packs there that level its just really unfair.
Listen the game is really f2p friendly compared with other f2p card games and gachas, plus its the exact same as a real tcg, the boxes might have guarantees but if your looking for a specific card and dont get it, well its exacly the same, plus tcg pocket is a lot cheaper than the actual tcg, plus people worked on the game and i dont think they worked on the game for free, so i would understand that they would like to make a profit.
nobody forces you to use money in this game like any other gacha game i just play this casually similar to any gacha games and I never ever feel stressed about it
Me who literally put no money in the game and pulled the 3 star Pikachu and Mewtwo.
I pulled Venusaur ex and Pikachu ex... Still don't have an Ivysaur or a regular Pikachu to evolve a Raichu
I pulled both pikachu and mewtwo ex immersive arts.
This
You're calling this a cashgrab as if the actual card game isn't literally the exact same thing just more in depth. People spend a lot collecting and making the best decks for competition, that's just the nature of any TCG in any form. And if it's such a problem just play hella casual, take the two free packs a day and just chill.
Normal TCG has fixed luck and packets with real life monetary value, my point is this online version is controlled and more of a blind gamble in my opinion, but I do tend to agree !
Came here to say exactly this. In any TCG, people who buy the most packs get the best cards. It’s not like this is new because it’s the mobile game version.
@@PolarTiersblind gambling is also in the regular tcg
@@Ahyes1 Yeah, but in the regular you can sell your cards if you ever need, but in the pockt you cannot sell anything.
@@mateoUR2121
Exactly that is the point. Physical cards can climb/ fall in value and can be sold after lots of years for, potentially, much money.
Eh, I have to disagree with this. I haven't spent a single penny and I'm having a blast with events and PVP. I pulled Mewtwo EX, gold foil Venusaur EX, gold foil Gengar, two Charizard EX, Pikachu EX, Zapdos EX, Wigglytuff EX.... and not a single cent was lost from my bank account. I'm able to win against competitive decks in PVP using my Mewtwo deck or my Venusaur deck, neither of which are "meta" with the way I have it set up. This isn't a cash grab and it's not pay to win.
@@kaeldrarhiannon yes, there simply aren't any really good cards yet. You're using ex cards in your decks and saying it's not p2w 🤣 that you've been using the ex cards at all shows that it very much IS P2W
I've spent no money and I have been sweeping PvP using strategy. This isn't a very hard game and doesn't require you to spent a cent.
you don’t have to put money into it this game is basically identical to clash of clans.
@@LeafyIsGay so you can raid other players to steal their resources? 🤨
@@zacziggarot i love raiding other players and then knocking out their pokemon, then i take their knocked out pokemon and bring them back to life just to knock them out again. it really gets you going once you have enough gems
Kinda with wonder pick
No, spending money is merely an option, it's not forced upon us, I've built a great deck using only the free currency and I haven't spent a dime, sure it's luck based but at this point what game isn't, RNG is in everything, it's still fun opening packs every 6 hours and sometimes opening more when you get the extra currency. There's literally an option to get the cards you want if you're luck is just disgustingly horrible, using it's seperate currency that you get by literally opening the packs, eventually when you open enough you'll either get it through the packs or save up enough for the specific card you want. I've only been playing for 2 weeks and I've gotten countless great cards without spending money.
It's not about it being optional, it's about scummy practices that get users hooked and more likely to spend money
@zacziggarot It really is a optional thing, if you can't fight the urge to spend money then thats just a you problem lmao, it's not like we're bombarded with ads on the homescreen showing off a "Special Beginner's Deck for only 9.99!!!" It's still tamed and low profile, you're not forced to buy these things, I'm happily spending my time doing other things like dueling and actually living a life before the packs go off cooldown, it's a game which you don't really have to take seriously, it's fun opening packs. It's practically the same as buying irl packs just without the absurb prices and shady dealings, besides it's a free game, you get free packs every 6 hours maybe even open like 4-5 a day if you do the quest and events, what do you expect, it's still tamed and not forced upon you thus it being optional is true, you can't expect everything to just be free and stuff, if you think this is bad then you don't know what's good, we're lucky to even have this grace period of the game being not as scummy as you say and actually playable and fun, meta is meta that's a duel problem, I'm only here to collect cool cards and display them. Think about it, how do you want them to make money? Ads? Isn't that annoying, this is the most passive way they can do it while benefiting our experience through the no forced purchases thingy, I've seen much more worse games with much more scummy tactics to get into your wallet. My point is, it's not as scummy as you think if you really just do the quest and stay true to the f2p method.
@@zacziggarot This is also one of the most clean gacha games I've ever seen, just enjoy the game instead of looking at the bad all the time, it's barely noticeable.
@mazaraft6102 in what way is the core mechanic opening card packs barely noticeable? 🤣
@@mazisgone good Lord that's a long-ass comment just to tell me that you lick Nintendo's boot. Glad you like the game Nintendrone ✌️
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Man im f2p and im hella rich just from the solo battles, quests, and events. the only "ptw" is the cosmetic cards, like the 1,2,3,👑cards
Honest question. Is there such a thing as a mobile game that isn't a cash grab?
But how do they make money? What do ppl propose DeNa to do to make money? Only buy cosmetics? You cant spend money to outright by EX cards. That would be unfair. U can use money for a "chance" to get EX cards. Theres no guarantee someone who spent $30 could make a better deck than a guy that plays for free.
While it’s true you can’t directly buy EX cards, players who spend more still have higher odds of building competitive decks faster due to sheer volume of packs opened. This model disadvantages players who can’t or won’t spend money, as their progress is slower, making the experience feel less fair over time.
@PolarTiers yea that's how life is. Parents with money will spend on private schools or tutoring so their kids have an advantage over parents who don't have the money. It's not guaranteed those kids will amount to anything but increase the chances of success
You CAN directly buy Ex cards tho. Even crowned cards. Open a bunch of packs, get the pack dusts and buy ANY card you want.
@@PolarTiers Bud ive got a mewtwo deck, zapdos deck, marowak deck and so much more and im f2p its just rng
@@kenmendoza6932 oh yea that's right 500 trade pts for 1 ex card.
I havent spent anything in the game and already have good cards, nothing is shoved in your face either. When you open up the shop it doesnt even bring up the monetary purchases.
About 3 weeks in the game, i have collected quite a lot of cards and have about 3 meta dexks , and even a crown card.
Have not put a single penny. I guess OP did not get the badge for 5 consequtive wins 🤔
I like the game personally. A lot more than TCG live. Mostly because I'm not interested in battling, just collecting. And as far as I know, there is no way to casually collect card in TCG live.
My opinion would probably differ if I was more into competitive. But, from a casual perspective, this game is rather solid.
I believe it was $3M profit opening weekend. And I believe TCG Live is unprofitable.
😂😂
You can't even spend money in TCG live. The only way to P2W in TCG Live is to go buy real packs, or packs off those websites.
Yea the packs are pretty expensive for p2w but I am f2p and have no problem getting card for good decks
That's why you can buy cards in the shop so you ensure the progress, there is a lot of comp now that is for free 2 play like sandslash deck, its a long time to have a progress but at least you ensure the progress, spending money just make the progress faster
No money spend by me... This morning I got the Crown Rare Mewtwo free, regular pack .. i have competitive decks, without spending a dime. Your video is a lie and a huge overstatement. I understand your angle... But still a little to harsh i think
Playing a lot of gacha games, its honestly the most fair game I ever played and its on his debut phase (what rythm usualy with a lot of money) the game just want u to wait. Ofc if u play this game all day its seems like u need to spend to enjoy but actually for people who complain, just touch grass and u will see, the game dosent obligate u to spend ur day to grind and this is the best thing u could wish
@@b_dragon6159 I'm sure feeling obligated to spend seeing as I have decent EX cards that I can't use because I don't have the (supposedly) common card that involves into them. I've been spending all of my points on the Mewtwo boosters and I STILL don't have a single Ivysaur or even eggxecute yet despite having multiple of the ex cards
@@zacziggarot you can get those cards using pack points
is there anyone selling more than their initial buy with their physical cards?
at least i havent spent in tcg pocket, get 3 immersive charizard, and a pika, and almost got my mew .. you just need patient, a little luck, knowing which pack to open, list down your missing card rather than blindly open anypack without planning and rushing open pack with your wallet..
furthermore this is only the first set of booster pack, as more will release will add depth to the game..
also, saying ptcgp is scam doesnt make ptcg any less scam.. you know the whole bussiness..
what i mean is even if real card has some value, i feel like i will spent more money than getting money out of the card, beside, i don't have friend to play with, but my all my friends play ptcgp.. so thats why ptcgp has alot of player,, if you ever wonder..
I just wish the online matches were fair 😔 The game keeps putting me (lvl 7, been playing for 6 days) against people who are lvl 17-20 and have way better decks than me. I think it would be better to play against people of my own level, even if they were way luckier than me and still had full EX decks.
OMG, a mobile game with a gacha system!!! The casual aspect is fair enough. Being able to wonder pick an EX card, or even a normal card to complete a deck is pretty good system. You expect every time you do a wonder pick to get the card you're after, that's straight stupid. Also the single player event gave us Lapras EX and good basic cards with nice effects like butterfree and mankey with another single player event before the end of the month.
The only worry players have is how the devs will handle trading and future content. So far, it's been a good first few weeks.
Its no more a cash grab then buying boosters in real life, If you have more money you can get better cards faster, The battles are cool, I have unlocked over 30 booster packs just buy playing the battles with no money spent, this is a bad review
I have most of the high end cards and I use a no EX deck mainly lol the vulpix ponyta blain deck.
Me having 6 alt accounts 🌚
I mean I have tons of fun with it and I spent no money at all, do I have the best cards? No, but thats also fun, creating decks with the cards you have, and then what about the other players? Well... easy, I don't play online, I collect cards and play with the IA in the game.
I honestly loooove this game. Cause you don't need the fancy cards to win games. and also the battles is a high chance of in what order you draw cards. played for a week now and have plenty of great cards. Just imagine games before where took you months and years of grinding to play, for example "World of warcraft"
Large portion of the player base is over 30y and don't have the time or energy so pay to keep up is very usefull. And when groceries is 200$ then 8$ for bunch of packs seems like nothing.
I have a competitive level deck. Had the game for barely over a week. Got the cards I need from a combination of luck and playing the game because it's fun. I've spent about $6 on the game.
@@armenhammer5015 surprised you even spent money already, it feels like about a third of the current cards are just full art reprints to bloat the roster
i've got the top tier pikachu deck only free to play after like a week
They hated him for telling them the truth
I am a f2p player and in a month I have almost all the collection. I have a couple of meta decks. I have managed to get mewtwo and picachu which are regarded as the steongest decks in game. All f2p so I have no idea what this guy is blabing about!
It's a free game, you get free packs every day. I've been playing for 1 month and have already opened more than 150 packs (30 from the pass and the rest completely free). I have 6 top-tier decks and only spent $10 on the game.
Daily Rewards Aren’t Enough for Consistent Progress. While the game provides daily packs, those alone rarely give players access to the best cards or decks without a significant time investment. Many top-tier cards are still difficult to obtain without spending or grinding extensively, which can make the game frustrating for new players who want to compete at a higher level quickly.
Games like these often introduce stronger cards regularly, which pushes players to spend to stay competitive. Even if a player currently has six top-tier decks, these may quickly become outdated, pressuring them to spend more to keep up with the meta.
Opening many packs also doesn’t necessarily guarantee valuable cards or cards that players need. This randomness is part of the game’s revenue model, as it encourages players to keep buying in hopes of getting specific cards, mimicking gambling-like mechanics.
@PolarTiers First. If you want to compete at a high level quickly, honestly, that's your problem. You can’t expect a completely free game to give you the tools for competitive play without spending money, investing time completing missions, or simply waiting for free packs.
The most important/difficult cards to get are the Ex cards and the supporters.
From my experience, Ex cards aren’t that hard to obtain. Currently, I have 31 Ex cards (including the full art ones) from approximately 150 packs. That would be one Ex card every 5 packs.
And for supporters, I have 26, which would be about one every 6 packs.
You can also get specific cards with pack points (which you earn by opening packs). I have 975 points, and so far, I’ve only spent 70 on Kirlia because it was the only card I was missing from the MewTwo pack, and I didn’t want to keep opening those packs just for a stage 1 card.
Ex cards cost 500 points, and supporters only cost 70. Personally, I don’t think it’s worth spending points on Ex cards, but it is worth spending 70 points on a supporter card or any stage 1 card.
In the near future, trades will be possible, making it even easier to get the cards you want.
My brother started playing at the same time as I did and has almost the same number of Ex cards and supporters. He also only spent $10.
@PolarTiers First. If you want to compete at a high level quickly, honestly, that's your problem. You can’t expect a completely free game to give you the tools for competitive play without spending money, investing time completing missions, or simply waiting for free packs.
The most important/difficult cards to get are the Ex cards and the supporters.
From my experience, Ex cards aren’t that hard to obtain. Currently, I have 31 Ex cards (including the full art ones) from approximately 150 packs. That would be one Ex card every 5 packs.
And for supporters, I have 26, which would be about one every 6 packs.
You can also get specific cards with pack points (which you earn by opening packs). I have 975 points, and so far, I’ve only spent 70 on Kirlia because it was the only card I was missing from the MewTwo pack, and I didn’t want to keep opening those packs just for a stage 1 card.
Ex cards cost 500 points, and supporters only cost 70. Personally, I don’t think it’s worth spending points on Ex cards, but it is worth spending 70 points on a supporter card or any stage 1 card.
In the near future, trades will be possible, making it even easier to get the cards you want.
My brother started playing at the same time as I did and has almost the same number of Ex cards and supporters. He also only spent $10.
@@PolarTiers Bro that's why you can buy cards in the shop, it's like a pity system, you buy what you don't have or you want to have..
@@PolarTiers there IS no competitive. There's no ranked. That's the whole point of the game. It's a casual introduction to TCG. If you want TCG, go and play Live (good luck. It's complete trash). Very much disagree. There's no scam here. People throw that term around so frivolously. A Scam is a dishonest scheme; a fraud. There's no deception here. It's very open that you get free packs and can pay to open more if possible. When did we all become so entitled to think that we should get everything handed to us on a plate for free
The Pokémon experience is gambling
Not hate here. But I got like almost all the good ex cards and one gold card for free all from packs and I have 6 good decks with a variety of good cards that our out rn with no money being spent. It's a fun game.
I'm months off from when this is posted but i've been playing about a month and tbh i like the game my only problem is battling. I dont have the worst cards but I for sure don't have the best and hell can barely even make "good" decks or any "meta" decks but yet I have to face people who have spent so much money there level is 20+ mine and they have every card for these meta decks and on top of that getting cards is randomized. I have decks that are 70% mons and 30% support cards but yet I can have games where I don't get a single pokemon while they get there ex mons and mons that take 3 turns to evolve round 1 then I say to myself ok that's just luck but yet it happens again and again and again. And then there coin flipping have the hell are you gonna tell me its a fair 50/50 when they just got 20 coin flips in a row while i cant even get 1 Mainly what im trying to say is battling is insanely unbalanced I shouldn't be facing people who spent 50 bucks on the game for better cards or someone who is 20-30 levels above me who are obviously gonna have better cards because they have opened so many packs there that level its just really unfair.
yes, this handphone game is pay to win. i wont spend any cent in this game, i just casual play and 100% luck to get the powerfull card.
I'm F2P player but still wipe all mew2 p2w player.
Listen the game is really f2p friendly compared with other f2p card games and gachas, plus its the exact same as a real tcg, the boxes might have guarantees but if your looking for a specific card and dont get it, well its exacly the same, plus tcg pocket is a lot cheaper than the actual tcg, plus people worked on the game and i dont think they worked on the game for free, so i would understand that they would like to make a profit.
Wow you havent played the game i have a verry ez time getting verry good decks as a f2p and so have most of my freinds
I play for free i am liking it i got many rare cards
TCG are Cashgrabs? naaaaahhh
nobody forces you to use money in this game like any other gacha game
i just play this casually similar to any gacha games and I never ever feel stressed about it
its DeNA so naturally its a CASHGRAB