I think the solution is a lot easier, if you win the event then you only battle against the people that also won the event. That way everyone can play the event and it doesn't interfere with people trying to beat it
I think that's how it is already in the previous one. Obviously I can't say for certain, but I noticed that the majority of the people I battled after I got my 5-win streak already had the 5-win streak badge.
@@JyuzouNTthat’s not the case. I faced tons of people with the 5 win streak badge that I thought I would never get it. It’s going to be worse now since these p2w players already have every card to make any deck work…while us f2p players will struggle tremendously
While I sort of agree, there was a massive influx of players who continued to play the event after their 5 wins, but then conceded before winning if the other player wasn't displaying their 5 wins badge. I thought it was kinda wholesome.
@@thecapableplanet7885 I mean yea, but you can always challenge yourself to get 5 wins in a row anytime. When there's a badge involved, I'm sure they won't be that mad about getting it easier..
I managed to get the one, i went in with my badges and if my enemy didnt have them i insta conceded. sometimes id flip my phone out and multitask giving the win to people everyday. i hope i helped a good amount of people hit 5 wins
My takeaway is that people are overly dramatic. Shocking since this is the internet and people are always so rational. Why does anyone care!? The reward for these things is shine dust which no one uses and an emblem which has no real value. The only rewards worth anything are just from playing at all. It's not a big deal. How can people seriously be mad about this?
The Completionist people that want to have every possible thing that you can get in games like these just because they can and that’s OK technically that’s what this type of game wants you to do.
@@thecapableplanet7885except if you asked a completionist they wouldn't tell you some lame excuse they would tell you about all the hoops they went through to get those 1% drops or rare achievements etc. how can you be a completionist and make excuses why you can't complete something........
The events are pretty much a chore, I hated the 5 win event and was glad it's over. People on reddit were posting that once they hit 5 wins they'd start conceding matches to help people get their emblems. If players have to do that then something is wrong
I think saying app based card games are pay to win isn't fair at all imo. Physical card games are pay to win if that's the case. In fact at least you can get free packs in the app, whereas you can't with physical card games.
This new mini set will make it harder than last time I got my 5 wins in a row the first day in like 30 minutes I'm having a hard time getting a streak of up to 3 and I'm like 37 out of 45 right now
As long as there is not cards involved as rewards for dueling events I don't care about these events I just complete the participation rewards no the winning ones
Well what is annoying is example you on 4 win streak and then you lose on the 5 because you got a bad starting hand or unable to draw a right card or matchmake you to opponents advantage and you weakness and you are back to climb the streak.
“Oh no this limited event is hard to get” honestly just sounds like a skill issue. The whole point is to get you to play more and if you don’t get the emblem then you just don’t get it lol
I completely agree, it's an emblem that represents your ability to complete the challenge, if it was meant to be obtainable for everyone they'd have made it "participate in 45 battles" or something. If it wasn't difficult, it wouldn't mean anything and there'd be no incentive to grind for it to show it off.
@@haukkru I'm a free-to-play player and I have had no problem creating competitive (and some meta) decks. Additionally, like any game, luck will play a role, but skill will often be a deciding factor. Choosing which Pokemon to bring in on a sabrina, what order to stack your energies, when to use certain supporter cards, etc. All decisions that are calculated and can set you up for a winning/losing play.
I promise everyone that when I get my 5 wins, I will lose at a MINIMUM 10 additional games. Last one I did about 20. Everyone can get the emblem if we come together and it takes very little time
@@LuisQuartz yeah I bet you spend days or your time grinding the friends list for wonder picks. Let's be real, you didn't even get five wins last time.
Personally, I don't think emblems should be a participation trophy. I'd rather see them be more of a competitive thing. Not everyone needs to get every emblem. I am also not against Elo, though I'd be in favor of it being something that only the user could see, and only by toggle on, and not other players, because I do think some people would prefer not to have their Elo visible to themselves and or others. But ya, personally, I do want competitive stats. I'd even like to see them track things like win rate with a patticular deck.
Here’s the thing tho. A lot of this game is luck. If it weren’t more luck based then it would be more pay 2 win. Making it competitive is lame. Maybe just have the ability to host tournaments or something fun like that within TCG pocket.
I am free to play and hold 16+ win streaks. I dont play ex decks. They are bad. Idk why people are crying over a irrelevant medal that you cant even do anything with. All your 3 slots are gonna be set to pokemon emblems not these ugly copy and pasted medals. Also in winning 45 wins you have higher odds of getting 5 in a row before tou even get to 45 wins.
@@choychunhou575 literally!!!! Free packs is amazing. No other gatcha does that effectively. Once you get all your starter summons on most any other games that's it. Then it either grind for a month to save up for maybe 3-5 summons if you are lucky or spend cash. This game is giving to 3 free packs every damn day. Plus you have wonder pick plus you have ex events where they give you good promos.
The biggest problem with ptcgp is we have NOTHING to talk about. The game is lacking a rank system and the measly rewards that are possible are worth nothing. The game apparently is aiming for a “collector” main focus and “battle” as a side or secondary goal, the game will die if they don’t get something in place immediately. Without a ranked PvP or something else with massive draw the game will be dead by the end of q1 next year and the competitive players (read: adults with jobs and expendable income) will leave due to boredom.
I really liked the 5 win event. I enjoyed the higher stakes of each match and when I finally got the emblem it felt really good. It sucks for the players who didn't get it but it's just a cosmetic emblem, you're not really losing anything by not being able to get 5 wins in a row. I think the event doesn't take away anything from players who can't get the wins while adding something for the players who can
I love events like this that force players to dispel their main character syndrome. Unlike a certain children's video game series, you don't just automatically become a champion at something by just throwing yourself at it mindlessly over and over.
Who ever says this game is play to win needs their head examined im a f2p player and iv had plenty of wins and losses it's just how the game works the 5 win event is for competitive players to earn something that they had to work for theres nothing wrong with that
Yeah, it's just an emblem so if a player doesnt enjoy being competitive in pvp then imo why worry about it. Its like some players feel the game should design every event around what they enjoy and/or theyre entitled to get everything from every event. Again its just for an emblem, if hourglasses or other limited resources were part of the rewards then id understand the sentiment, but getting mad because you might miss out on a cosmetic (one of dozens youll end up colecting as the game progresses) because you eitjer dont want to participate or you cant get the 5 wins in a row, well its kind of stupid imo.
Exactly. It's just an emblem. If the event stays the same, the free packs are available to everyone who participate. For a f2p player, you necessarily have to come to terms with missing out here and there, and it's more bearable to miss out on aesthetic pieces like emblems rather than missing out on more functional aspects like the pack hourglasses.
This game is P2W 😂 The ones who pay have the luxury to play with various decks or the meta decks. I’m f2p and I’m missing tons of cards to be competitive…don’t say the game isn’t p2w when it really is
@@agarcia6770I'm f2p and have every card needed for the meta decks. Mewtwo, Pikachu, charizard, even celebi, you name it. I did the free trial of premium and that's it
@@agarcia6770 Perhaps you've had horrid luck with your packs and wonder picks, but it is extremely feasible for a f2p player to have 1 or 2 meta decks if they started playing since launch. Just as an anecdotal example, I've only opened Mythical Island packs using the daily packs (3 per day, as I've got the premium pass), and in the 10 days since the release, I have 3 exs, a functional golem deck, a functional exeggutor deck. Is a f2p going to have the luxury of having all sorts of meta decks to play from? Probably not. But with 1 solid deck, you can win battles. It's not P2W. It's just that f2p players want all the luxuries the paying players have. That's not only greedy, it's also illogical, as the Devs and the game cannot function if there's no incentive to pay into the game.
2:42 you made a good point there None of this would be a problem if we had fair pack points exchange rate New players should easily have at least 1 competitive deck regardless of the cards pulled of the free initial packs
the level up rewards are super unrewarding, needs to be more ways of obtaining stuff to unlock new packs or whatever cause as you mentioned the economy of the games items and all is actually miserable.
We don't need participation trophies. If you can't meet the requirements to earn the badges, you shouldn't get them, Point blank. On the other hand, I do agree with some other points you've made. People that are p2w shouldn't be allowed in beginner lobbies to dunk on newbies or farm stats. The game doesn't keep track of your losses anyways, so players should actually be encouraged to experiment with different/niche decks instead. Celebi or and other obviously broken cards are boring to play with and against constantly, and IMO- will be the downfall of the game if the devs keep this up. People will still spend money on a BALANCED game once the the entire Pokedex- or close to it is released.
In response to this video, i say "Skill Issue". We litterally had a fire type wonder pick event in November, where even free to play players could pick up cards like Blaine and Rapidash without opening packs! Blain decks are the best free to play and easiest to build decks, due to their low rarity. They easily stomp all over the Celebi decks dominating the meta!
I am not sure why people are angry. I did my 5 wins in a row with a Blaine deck - without any wipes ... then tried it afterwards, and did it again just to see f it was a fluke later. - no pay to win cards. Also the rewards are for playing, not for winning. The only thing new players are missing out is an achievement. I do agree the beginner mode is sucky. They need to have a "no duplicate" mode and a "no EX" mode - for people that are starting or want to have fun. I don't agree with beginner being dependent on level - I can buy 1 million packs and still be lvl 10 because I didn't play the game at all.
I feel like the community’s general doomsaying is a bit too soon. Aside from the fact I don’t feel 5 wins in a row is as big a deal as some make it out to be, I also firmly believe the event schedule up to bare minimum the start of the next expansion (end of Jan/start of Feb) has been locked in since before the official release back in October. I don’t think we’d see any bold new ideas right away and it’ll likely follow that pattern for a while longer because what they’re doing is at the very least keeping eyes on the game. Experimenting may come later.
I don’t think the game is bad to new players. It’s easier to catch up up in PokeTCG than it is in Yugioh Master Duel.I basically made an old school haymaker and finished the Golem deck in a week.
I agree, the only reason i didn't get the last 5 consecutive win emblem is because of players who already had it kept playing. Alot of people couldn't get it
This is the closest thing to a competitive mode that this game has. This is a free game, you don't NEED the emblem. Tbh, if by the last day the competition is only people who have been struggling the entire event then the emblem would mean less because someone could just wait until the last day and sweep with their Gyarados Greninja deck ezpz, or someone who won their 5 day one would have had a harder time than someone who won their 5 on the last day
When did gamers stop welcoming challenge in their games? It's supposed to be "kind of hard", the whole point of the emblem is bragging rights. They should reward players who actually put effort into learning and playing the game and the meta. If you don't want to try hard, then skip this one, it doesn't provide gameplay benefits anyway... If everyone just got it for no effort, what's the point of even having emblems in the game?
Whos complaining about a participation trophy? Honestly think its incredibly devaluing to say everyone should just get to have the gold medal and that we should complain because they had a hard time getting the medal. Isnt that kindof the point thou? Isnt that what rarity is?
Skill issue (The people crying are just roo dramatic) The emblems are just cosmetics. Also many people wanted a ranked mode, so you get these events where you want to win more making it more competitive. I dont play those events after u get the emblem because I get bored, but I dont think the people who do are doing anything wrong. Also people saying that the game is entirely rng based are wrong because it's definitely depends a lot on various small decisions you take to win the game.
Even with 1000 cards collected, I only finished that stupid event because I had generous people conceding the game to me. My advice for anyone in the future trying to do the event is to take out all your emblems, sometimes opponents will concede or not try as hard if they see you have nothing yet.
The objective of these events are for people to try building different decks from what they've collected and get more fun outta the battle system, even if you don't get the emblems you ain't losing out when you're having fun
When i finished the 5 win streak event i was mass spamming concede for 30- 40 games to hopefully help some people out there idfc about winrate in this tcg game that doesnt even have trading in...
I got the 5 win streak. After I got it, I conceded immediately a bunch of times to help people get the emblem. I agree that it’s lame. I still can’t believe I got it in the first place
The silver lining of letting people keep playing the win streak event after completing it is that some of those people are actually trying to help other people out by turn 1 conceding. Still, hopefully the devs will take the hint how unpopular this style of event is and stop doing it after this next one.
oh shut up, git gud. I'm glad it's back, there's no fun in just grinding 50 wins. 5 wins in a row means you gotta think ahead of the meta. It's an emblem, you don't do it for packs, or for cards, or anything. If you don't earn it you don't get it. Simple as that. Or, just find out when the off peak time for battles begins, and rest up and then play when everyone else is more likely to be tired.
This must be the channel which atracts the most whiny people on the internet. It's amazing how many people try to blame every aspect of the game except yourself. P2W what a joke... I play for a month and almost got entire collection by paying only 1 premium pass. Entire collection is far from "not being able to bild a top tier competitive deck without this 30 additional packs I opened".
I managed to get 5 wins in a row, took a long time though. I really don't think streak events should exist in a game like this. Too dependent on which turn you go on or your initial hand draw. The fact they let people who got the 5 wins keep playing the mode was stupid, but wouldn't expect much from Pokemon, look at most their games. Not to mention we just got yet another 45 wins event straight into yet another 5 streak event. They should fire the team coming up with this repetitive boring stuff.
win streak is good. i can't do win streak, but i support it. it gives challenging sense. event the reward isn't significant (aka just badge), but it gives pride. if the reward is usefult things like gold etc, then it is bad. BUT IT IS BADGE
I actually don't like the idea of removing people from the event once you've earned the emblem. Such a system would create an ever-shrinking pool of players, and towards the end of the event it could become difficult to even find a match. Plus, many players go into the event specifically to give up wins to help people out with their emblems. I personally used the event to test out new decks after earning my emblem, so while I wasn't giving out automatic free wins, I was hopefully making things a little easier for people than it would be otherwise. I love your idea about locking experienced players out of beginner mode. I don't know if anyone is abusing beginner mode, but it's good to make sure they can't if possible. One thing that scares me about the automatic deck-type matchmaking system is that I definitely do NOT want to have to play around a "meta meta," in which we need to try and build a deck that is optimized in such a way that the evaluation system underestimates it. I think maybe the best solution is to slowly introduce more game modes -- make NO EX official, and add in a higher level above TCG Player. Maybe the game could use player level, collection statistics, or earned emblems to decide which bucket you belong in.
Maybe I’m being to optimistic, but I feel like this next win streak event will be easier since there’s a lot more viable strategies now compared to last time. Obviously there will be a lot of Mewtwo/Articuno/Celebi spam, but it won’t be as frustrating to deal with. That being said, I hated the first time they did this, and only barely managed to complete it. I wish they would come up with new events. Edit: I just remembered the only reason I beat this was because wins 1 and 2 were instant forfeits. 😂
I'm one of the many that hated the 5 wins in a row. I managed to do it 2 days before it ended. After that I kept participating to concede and try to help those who didn't have the emblem. I don't think I'll give it a go a second time around. Edit. I agree with both the beginner thing and if you complete the event you shouldn't be allowed to play the event anymore.
I conceded whenever I was below 3 wins and the other person was playing off meta. I then got the 5 wins with a Sandlash Kubutops deck after failing all the meta decks.
Beginner mode should have banned all meta decks and OP cards, there should be advanced mode as well. It's really annoying to just keep losing all the time bc I don't have a single meta deck completed :(
Nah its good, the emblems are for the better players and the players paying. It doesnt make you better its just a symbol. And continuing to play the event and continuing to win is also good, you want to gatekeep it and keep it as ezclusive as possible since its the only value it has
f2p, completed all the events without uch issue, even without the meta decks. Had to work with what I had with just Venusaur and Butterfree, or some blaine decks. Honestly just sounds like a skill issue. Even after making a completely new account, you can make a pretty decent deck after a couple of days as long as you grind out the solo battles and all the packs you can. You can say it's pay to win, but there's a ceiling to that. Paying more to get rarer cards isn't gonna be stronger than a deck with just the common variants. It's just an emblem. If you're a casual player struggling to win, then it's not for you.
I'm free to play and honestly don't see a pay to win aspect, the only pay to win are people who flex their gold ex cards that's about it.. there are honestly tons of decks that can be obtained free to play and be competitive so I don't see how it can be pay to win, I got a ton of ex just by opening packs.. yeah the packs are luck base but majority of people will get an ex card so other than that I don't see this point.
I wouldn’t mind another 5 win streak event as long as the people who get the badge can’t join after getting it. It took me quite a while to get it last time because I kept getting the gate keepers…and going first smh
If you stop everyone from playing the event after their 5 wins then you still expect that not everyone will be able to get the emblem you may even make queuing for a match worse due to actively lowering the amount of players. There should not be a concern for new players and levels or even the game being pay to win as it is a TCG if you go to a LGS you don't expect all the best players to not join the tournament or not play against the new players why would you expect it now just due to the game being in a mobile format.
I don't understand why many people hate it . 5 wins in a row takes much less time than getting 45 WINS !! Like im much more happy to complete the event quickly
I play whit nometa Exegg-Venu and I was able to get that in 60-70 games. And I thing players who keep playing the event are only bullies who seek some form of self validation. It’s not that bad, am okay with that. But sometimes is it on edge of ragequit. For me is more important hourglasses then emblems. And mostly I don’t give F about what complexes others are treating there. If you know what I mean. In other side I was there too, but after 3. turn I give up to help them.
Freer to play player here and I think I speak for all of us this game is not pay to win , I haven’t put one buck i this game beside premium pass I have all the top tier deck I don’t wanna hear it😊
Lol aint no way i'm wasting my time again on another 5 winstreak event. I'd rather just get the pull hourglasses because that is more useful for collecting cards instead of a recolored version of a pre-existing emblem
I got the 5 win streak pretty easily, but itself not like good RNG wasn't a factor. I don't view the game as pay to win. At least for now. Once you can buy heads on coin flips or if you pay for a card to do more damage than what the card normally says, then there's definitely a problem with pay to win here. However, ad it stands you can go fully free. I see where the game just feels unfair for those who join later. That is where I see issues. You might have to pay up money just to compete on a casual level.
I don’t think the 5 games in a row is too bad as I usually get 5 games in a row before I hit 50 wins. I don’t like the event because its not fun. Winning 5 games in a row is not fun. Winning 45 games is fun with new cards. When I get 5 wins in a row, I queue up 10 times and concede. So someone else only has to win 4 times in a row ~
I swear people won't be happy unless everyone gets a participation trophy for these events. Not everyone can get the highest emblem and not everyone should. If you didn't get one then cry to momma cause no one else cares.
Yeah, I keep going against meta decks and when I use my meta decks I get awful luck. I've seen people comment about how they still play to beat people even after winning. I gave up on the emblem event
I’ve always disagreed with the sentiment that pocket tcg is pay to win Real pay to win games will have resources that are ether unrealistically obtainable, or completely impossible to obtain without shelling out some money In tcg pocket, you only need time and luck to gain all of the relevant resources needed to be competitive. I think there’s a disconnect, because tcg pocket is mostly seen as a casual game, so there’s an expectation of everything being fair and completable by anyone, but there’s no shaking the fact that the battles are inherently competitive, and if your a new play with few resources, you don’t necessarily reserve any right to that emblem or trophy I’m bias, as I’ve been playing sense day one, so I have all the resources I need to build cracked decks and trounce players who haven’t had the time to collect over 1400 cards, but honestly, I think anyone who plays for long enough will eventually have enough resources to play at a competitive level, you don’t need the newest meta cards to have a great deck
I'm not trying to defend the game, but sadly that's the truth about Freemium/F2P games with pvp features. Like in Master Duel, despite my account is on platinum 2 at the last Duelist Cup, but when I hit around Dlv 18, I always paired with someone at one (Diamond) or two (Master) rank tier above mine. What I want to say is no matter the deck you play, if you have good track record with it, you'll get paired with someone with better deck and better knowledge of the game, eventually, yes, it isn't fair, but it is what it is.
While I don't care about these competitive emblems because they don't actually do anything than bragging right, I still don't like it and hope DeNA stop making this kind of event not because it's harder to get (I mean, it is, but I don't care anyway) but because it's boring. Maybe they can do more creative event like only certain type or no EX Pokemons allowed. I totally agree on some kind of ELO system tho, because some just keep smurfing and that can give new players bad experience just getting stomp and not get a chance to learn their deck. Also most are just abusing by replaying mode that are easy for them because as you said, losing give nothing so why not try to reap as much wins as possible and repeating PVP events you already completed or just stay in Beginner mode. They should have players face opponents on their similar level, and give something for loser to not have it feels like a waste of time (Maybe increasing winner EXP and giving loser half of that)
Whoa you're spitting out a lot here which I like but lets be honest in the almost 2monthish that this game has been out. The devs have done nearly nothing to rectify any issues or quality of life updates/changes that this game desperately needs.
I managed to get 5 in a row in my first 5 with mewtwo/gardevoir but i recognise i was lucky to get that. Since then, playing random, i doubt I've gotten 5 in a row very often
I liked the win five in a row because it was a challenge but I got lucky and beat it within two days and then had nothing to do. I hope they add ranked with rewards like in Go because I’ve gotten to the point I’m just opening my packs and maybe doing one battle.
I know people who have the Mewtwo deck and got any emblem on the same day it's released, I opened over 250 packs and I don't have a single Gardevoir, zapdos ex, weezing, or two copies of good pokemon for decks 😒 Should be called pokemon RNG pocket, no money required and skill it's optional
If youre F2P, play scolipede if you have 1 copy of mew. If not then play blaine. Scolipede is absolutely insane though it takes a good amount of skills to use, you'd need to pull off insane plays. I've been winning 80% of my games with it.
@@nighhigh6184 the game plan of scolipede is not just poison then put in scolipede. Sure that's the strategy of the deck, but knowing when to koga, when to leaf is very important. One game I had to koga the wheezing and use koffing to tank keeping the wheezing in hand until next turn to avoid any Sabrina's. (There was a wheezing in the bench). There's a lot of calculating in the deck that if you just play with a system, the deck just won't work as well. I use to play Blaine and it was 20x easier to play, the only some what convoluted strategy involved with it is knowing when to evolve and not evolve your volpix as tail whip comes in handy.
Its a simple fix. Level cap on the beginner mode. You can't enter the event after you have completed it. And no thank you on the sbmm ruined other games and this will be the same. Im not 100% how you can fox the problem of meta decks vs trying something out without another mode with set rules
I think that your system of "ranking people based on their decks" seems fine, but there are a lot of issues. For example, Blaine decks arent as powerful or consistent as Charizard and Moltres EX decks, but have an easier time beating Celebi EX, or an expert player discovers a brand new way of consistently defeating Mewtwo EX and Gardevoir decks, but is only ever matched against lower tier decks because her deck is "niche" or "too new to rank"
Ideally, it would be more based on how the player performs with the specific deck. So if you were trying out a new deck for the first time you would be matched lower even if it was a meta deck, and then as then the more you play and better your W/L rate gets with that deck the higher level you'd be matched.
@DVNGXR okay, then I raise you, what about an off-meta deck that can ONLY counter high tier decks, one that would have a pretty low/average win rate in the lower tiers, but would perform well against higher tier decks like Celebi ex or Mewtwo ex. Perhaps the closest relevant deck that we have for an example of this is Aerodactyl ex and Sabrina, this is decent against decks like the meta relevant Celebi and Mewtwo because it can slow down their energy build up or take out a ralts/snivy on the bench, but struggles against decks that either don't rely heavily on evolution or fast aggressive decks like Blaine, so it wouldn't be able to break through the low tiers to fight against the Celebi and Mewtwo decks it's supposed to counter. (admittedly not the best example, but it's hard to come up with a deck that beats both of these, Blaine beats Celebi but not Mewtwo, Koga beats Mewtwo but not Celebi etc. and both of those decks are fine against lower tier decks, I guess a better deck would be one that's built on Mew ex, but thats very few decks atp, maybe Dragonite/Mew EX?) I think the idea has merit, to be clear, but a simpler ELO system seems all-in-all better to me, so a player can build ELO with a faster/more consistently viable deck before switching to a more competitive deck when they reach the higher tiers.
@ampisbadatthis there would likely still be meta decks through all levels, they are the most commonly used decks and most of them are not actually much harder to build than a budget deck.
@DVNGXR yeah, but the fact there are less will still make it annoying for counters. Again, I do think the idea is good, but just that any way they make it still just seems worse than an ELO system, maybe a combined system would be better? Like you have an ELO and all of your decks have the their own ELO? then just average the two?
@ampisbadatthis yeah, but just an elo system kinda sucks because if your ranked high and then want to have fun trying out new spice decks your gonna get steamrolled for a while until you tank your rating.
The game needs alot of reworking. It lacks any reason to play apart from ego, card & coin like is rampent & feels like less about strategy overall...a leaderboard at minimum would be nice but i dont feel copelled to play other than im bored with everything else
Th main reason for 5 in a row is to test out how ranked mode would be received. With all this complaining, people will whine when falling in the ranks.
I dont get the point of conceding to let others have the emblem? What’s the point of an emblem you didn’t earn? If someone did that to me on the 5th battle I’d be annoyed. If you don’t like an event, just don’t play it. Why do you want to display an emblem that represents an event you didn’t enjoy or even hated? Never mind the fact that in a few months barely anyone will care to display these emblems anymore as there will be something new and shiny for people to fill those 3 slots with. Also, being annoyed that your extremely predictable meta deck got countered 1/5 times is literally a skill issue. I built a deck that my opponents didn’t see coming, got my 5 wins and had fun along the way. I should also add that I’m F2P and I’m even hoarding all my hourglasses (I’m at 920+) so even among other F2P players I should have a “disadvantage”, yet it’s just not how it is.
Oh yes, also when you built a more slow and defensive deck that are not meta, then someone will post something and call it "the most annoying deck ever" or something when the deck was gaining some popularity
You can made a argument that every tcg game is p2w, that's how they are by nature. Pocket in comparison has been fairly generous if you know how to use your resource well. Also the badges are just cosmetics, they doesn't affect your experience later on in any way. People are overreacting.
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I think the solution is a lot easier, if you win the event then you only battle against the people that also won the event. That way everyone can play the event and it doesn't interfere with people trying to beat it
I think that's how it is already in the previous one. Obviously I can't say for certain, but I noticed that the majority of the people I battled after I got my 5-win streak already had the 5-win streak badge.
@@JyuzouNTthat’s not the case. I faced tons of people with the 5 win streak badge that I thought I would never get it. It’s going to be worse now since these p2w players already have every card to make any deck work…while us f2p players will struggle tremendously
nah, git gud
I agree
This
While I sort of agree, there was a massive influx of players who continued to play the event after their 5 wins, but then conceded before winning if the other player wasn't displaying their 5 wins badge. I thought it was kinda wholesome.
I’m one of those players that will do that through. There are some players that don’t like to win like that they like the challenge.
I managed to get 4 wins thanks to 2 ppl conceded immediately and I'm grateful for that ❤
It was wholesome, except I only ever played against the massive influx of people who already won and kept playing to win and bum people out.
@@thecapableplanet7885 I mean yea, but you can always challenge yourself to get 5 wins in a row anytime. When there's a badge involved, I'm sure they won't be that mad about getting it easier..
I managed to get the one, i went in with my badges and if my enemy didnt have them i insta conceded. sometimes id flip my phone out and multitask giving the win to people everyday. i hope i helped a good amount of people hit 5 wins
My takeaway is that people are overly dramatic. Shocking since this is the internet and people are always so rational.
Why does anyone care!? The reward for these things is shine dust which no one uses and an emblem which has no real value. The only rewards worth anything are just from playing at all. It's not a big deal. How can people seriously be mad about this?
because they are dumb. they just want drama. it is internet.
The Completionist people that want to have every possible thing that you can get in games like these just because they can and that’s OK technically that’s what this type of game wants you to do.
People mad they didn't try hard enough and weren't given a golden participation medal
@@thecapableplanet7885except if you asked a completionist they wouldn't tell you some lame excuse they would tell you about all the hoops they went through to get those 1% drops or rare achievements etc. how can you be a completionist and make excuses why you can't complete something........
100%. No one’s furious lol
The events are pretty much a chore, I hated the 5 win event and was glad it's over. People on reddit were posting that once they hit 5 wins they'd start conceding matches to help people get their emblems. If players have to do that then something is wrong
Nobody has to do that, it isn't a participation trophy.
I actually did that... And since I got the emblem day one, it was a quick 5 easy thanks every day for the duration of the event.
No one should do that ever, if you can't earn the emblem, you shouldn't have it, period@@Esperchu
@@AstacuSx Nah, it's more a test of luck. I hated it and will help others get through it faster whenever an SP event comes around
I earned mine, but once I won I got out of their and played funner decks over Meta
I think saying app based card games are pay to win isn't fair at all imo. Physical card games are pay to win if that's the case. In fact at least you can get free packs in the app, whereas you can't with physical card games.
Statistically speaking, you're more likely to get 5 wins in a row sooner than 45 wins in total.
Man knows his markov chains.
Not for me 😂 I was able to already get the 45 wins but never got the 5 wins in a row
Exactly. 5 wins in a row isn't that big a deal. But the pure volume of games to play to win 45 times is absurd.
Yea it's more of a struggle for me to get 5 in a row because of the rng even with my meta Mewtwo gard deck@@williamdaniel2519
This new mini set will make it harder than last time I got my 5 wins in a row the first day in like 30 minutes I'm having a hard time getting a streak of up to 3 and I'm like 37 out of 45 right now
As long as there is not cards involved as rewards for dueling events I don't care about these events I just complete the participation rewards no the winning ones
It’s just merely 5 wins in a row, not 20 wins lol
Well what is annoying is example you on 4 win streak and then you lose on the 5 because you got a bad starting hand or unable to draw a right card or matchmake you to opponents advantage and you weakness and you are back to climb the streak.
“Oh no this limited event is hard to get” honestly just sounds like a skill issue. The whole point is to get you to play more and if you don’t get the emblem then you just don’t get it lol
Ok but this game coin flips decide a lot of outcomes
I completely agree, it's an emblem that represents your ability to complete the challenge, if it was meant to be obtainable for everyone they'd have made it "participate in 45 battles" or something. If it wasn't difficult, it wouldn't mean anything and there'd be no incentive to grind for it to show it off.
It's mostly luck though
Card games don't use skill, it uses broken exploits and luck of draw
@@haukkru I'm a free-to-play player and I have had no problem creating competitive (and some meta) decks. Additionally, like any game, luck will play a role, but skill will often be a deciding factor. Choosing which Pokemon to bring in on a sabrina, what order to stack your energies, when to use certain supporter cards, etc. All decisions that are calculated and can set you up for a winning/losing play.
I promise everyone that when I get my 5 wins, I will lose at a MINIMUM 10 additional games. Last one I did about 20. Everyone can get the emblem if we come together and it takes very little time
I'm gonna sweat and try as hard as possible after I get mine, just to reset the gimme process of people like you.
I did the same thing last time lol, hopefully at least some people got it because of my help :p
Yup. Did that last event, gonna do it again whenever one happens. Gatekeeping (in a casual app no less) is just pitiful.
@@LuisQuartz yeah I bet you spend days or your time grinding the friends list for wonder picks. Let's be real, you didn't even get five wins last time.
@Esperchu I defeated anyone you helped
Personally, I don't think emblems should be a participation trophy. I'd rather see them be more of a competitive thing. Not everyone needs to get every emblem.
I am also not against Elo, though I'd be in favor of it being something that only the user could see, and only by toggle on, and not other players, because I do think some people would prefer not to have their Elo visible to themselves and or others. But ya, personally, I do want competitive stats. I'd even like to see them track things like win rate with a patticular deck.
Fr, I'd love to see my win rates with certain decks
Here’s the thing tho. A lot of this game is luck. If it weren’t more luck based then it would be more pay 2 win.
Making it competitive is lame. Maybe just have the ability to host tournaments or something fun like that within TCG pocket.
I am free to play and hold 16+ win streaks. I dont play ex decks. They are bad. Idk why people are crying over a irrelevant medal that you cant even do anything with. All your 3 slots are gonna be set to pokemon emblems not these ugly copy and pasted medals. Also in winning 45 wins you have higher odds of getting 5 in a row before tou even get to 45 wins.
Just ignore those ppl😂 They just keep finding stuff to be mad about.. The best thing about the event is not the emblem, it's the free hour glasses
Celebi ex disagrees. Most consistent deck there is unless you run into a Blaine fire deck. It steam rolls everything else
@@choychunhou575 literally!!!! Free packs is amazing. No other gatcha does that effectively. Once you get all your starter summons on most any other games that's it. Then it either grind for a month to save up for maybe 3-5 summons if you are lucky or spend cash. This game is giving to 3 free packs every damn day. Plus you have wonder pick plus you have ex events where they give you good promos.
@@LuciferArc1celebi loses to any coherent deck, it’s a one trick and a smart player will know how to out play it
The biggest problem with ptcgp is we have NOTHING to talk about. The game is lacking a rank system and the measly rewards that are possible are worth nothing. The game apparently is aiming for a “collector” main focus and “battle” as a side or secondary goal, the game will die if they don’t get something in place immediately. Without a ranked PvP or something else with massive draw the game will be dead by the end of q1 next year and the competitive players (read: adults with jobs and expendable income) will leave due to boredom.
I played over 300 battles in the event after i got the emblem. I did not win a single match afterwards, because I just auto conceded
I really liked the 5 win event. I enjoyed the higher stakes of each match and when I finally got the emblem it felt really good. It sucks for the players who didn't get it but it's just a cosmetic emblem, you're not really losing anything by not being able to get 5 wins in a row. I think the event doesn't take away anything from players who can't get the wins while adding something for the players who can
I love events like this that force players to dispel their main character syndrome. Unlike a certain children's video game series, you don't just automatically become a champion at something by just throwing yourself at it mindlessly over and over.
every card game is pay to win , its all gambling. thats why we love and are addicted to it.
Winning 5 games in a row isn’t that bad. When the event started I lost the first game and then I won 5 straight after that within the first hour.
Who ever says this game is play to win needs their head examined im a f2p player and iv had plenty of wins and losses it's just how the game works the 5 win event is for competitive players to earn something that they had to work for theres nothing wrong with that
Yeah, it's just an emblem so if a player doesnt enjoy being competitive in pvp then imo why worry about it. Its like some players feel the game should design every event around what they enjoy and/or theyre entitled to get everything from every event.
Again its just for an emblem, if hourglasses or other limited resources were part of the rewards then id understand the sentiment, but getting mad because you might miss out on a cosmetic (one of dozens youll end up colecting as the game progresses) because you eitjer dont want to participate or you cant get the 5 wins in a row, well its kind of stupid imo.
Exactly. It's just an emblem. If the event stays the same, the free packs are available to everyone who participate. For a f2p player, you necessarily have to come to terms with missing out here and there, and it's more bearable to miss out on aesthetic pieces like emblems rather than missing out on more functional aspects like the pack hourglasses.
This game is P2W 😂
The ones who pay have the luxury to play with various decks or the meta decks. I’m f2p and I’m missing tons of cards to be competitive…don’t say the game isn’t p2w when it really is
@@agarcia6770I'm f2p and have every card needed for the meta decks. Mewtwo, Pikachu, charizard, even celebi, you name it. I did the free trial of premium and that's it
@@agarcia6770 Perhaps you've had horrid luck with your packs and wonder picks, but it is extremely feasible for a f2p player to have 1 or 2 meta decks if they started playing since launch.
Just as an anecdotal example, I've only opened Mythical Island packs using the daily packs (3 per day, as I've got the premium pass), and in the 10 days since the release, I have 3 exs, a functional golem deck, a functional exeggutor deck.
Is a f2p going to have the luxury of having all sorts of meta decks to play from? Probably not. But with 1 solid deck, you can win battles.
It's not P2W. It's just that f2p players want all the luxuries the paying players have. That's not only greedy, it's also illogical, as the Devs and the game cannot function if there's no incentive to pay into the game.
2:42 you made a good point there
None of this would be a problem if we had fair pack points exchange rate
New players should easily have at least 1 competitive deck regardless of the cards pulled of the free initial packs
the level up rewards are super unrewarding, needs to be more ways of obtaining stuff to unlock new packs or whatever cause as you mentioned the economy of the games items and all is actually miserable.
It’s just an emblem so get the highest one you can
I just do other things. This isnt where I get most of my enjoyment of the app.
We don't need participation trophies. If you can't meet the requirements to earn the badges, you shouldn't get them, Point blank.
On the other hand, I do agree with some other points you've made. People that are p2w shouldn't be allowed in beginner lobbies to dunk on newbies or farm stats. The game doesn't keep track of your losses anyways, so players should actually be encouraged to experiment with different/niche decks instead. Celebi or and other obviously broken cards are boring to play with and against constantly, and IMO- will be the downfall of the game if the devs keep this up. People will still spend money on a BALANCED game once the the entire Pokedex- or close to it is released.
In response to this video, i say "Skill Issue".
We litterally had a fire type wonder pick event in November, where even free to play players could pick up cards like Blaine and Rapidash without opening packs!
Blain decks are the best free to play and easiest to build decks, due to their low rarity.
They easily stomp all over the Celebi decks dominating the meta!
I am not sure why people are angry. I did my 5 wins in a row with a Blaine deck - without any wipes ... then tried it afterwards, and did it again just to see f it was a fluke later. - no pay to win cards.
Also the rewards are for playing, not for winning. The only thing new players are missing out is an achievement.
I do agree the beginner mode is sucky. They need to have a "no duplicate" mode and a "no EX" mode - for people that are starting or want to have fun.
I don't agree with beginner being dependent on level - I can buy 1 million packs and still be lvl 10 because I didn't play the game at all.
I feel like the community’s general doomsaying is a bit too soon. Aside from the fact I don’t feel 5 wins in a row is as big a deal as some make it out to be, I also firmly believe the event schedule up to bare minimum the start of the next expansion (end of Jan/start of Feb) has been locked in since before the official release back in October. I don’t think we’d see any bold new ideas right away and it’ll likely follow that pattern for a while longer because what they’re doing is at the very least keeping eyes on the game.
Experimenting may come later.
I don’t think the game is bad to new players. It’s easier to catch up up in PokeTCG than it is in Yugioh Master Duel.I basically made an old school haymaker and finished the Golem deck in a week.
Holy shit soo many scrubs whining online about this event..
Just get good
I agree, the only reason i didn't get the last 5 consecutive win emblem is because of players who already had it kept playing. Alot of people couldn't get it
This is the closest thing to a competitive mode that this game has. This is a free game, you don't NEED the emblem. Tbh, if by the last day the competition is only people who have been struggling the entire event then the emblem would mean less because someone could just wait until the last day and sweep with their Gyarados Greninja deck ezpz, or someone who won their 5 day one would have had a harder time than someone who won their 5 on the last day
When did gamers stop welcoming challenge in their games? It's supposed to be "kind of hard", the whole point of the emblem is bragging rights. They should reward players who actually put effort into learning and playing the game and the meta. If you don't want to try hard, then skip this one, it doesn't provide gameplay benefits anyway... If everyone just got it for no effort, what's the point of even having emblems in the game?
Both events are already boring. I’m just keeping my silver apex emblem. I’ll try to get to gold consecutive one tho.
Whos complaining about a participation trophy? Honestly think its incredibly devaluing to say everyone should just get to have the gold medal and that we should complain because they had a hard time getting the medal. Isnt that kindof the point thou? Isnt that what rarity is?
The first day on the win streak event was hell. I was getting losing streaks instead of win streaks.
Skill issue (The people crying are just roo dramatic) The emblems are just cosmetics.
Also many people wanted a ranked mode, so you get these events where you want to win more making it more competitive.
I dont play those events after u get the emblem because I get bored, but I dont think the people who do are doing anything wrong.
Also people saying that the game is entirely rng based are wrong because it's definitely depends a lot on various small decisions you take to win the game.
Can you say how Pocket is pay to win? A no-ex deck won the most recent 1500+ player tournament.
There is so many good decks you can make. I can't believe that there is a f2p user that can't make even one.
Even with 1000 cards collected, I only finished that stupid event because I had generous people conceding the game to me. My advice for anyone in the future trying to do the event is to take out all your emblems, sometimes opponents will concede or not try as hard if they see you have nothing yet.
The objective of these events are for people to try building different decks from what they've collected and get more fun outta the battle system, even if you don't get the emblems you ain't losing out when you're having fun
I kept playing after getting the gold in the last streak event, but I insta-conceded to everyone unless they had the gold emblem on their display.
Shame on you
Im glad you agree on the fact that the players that already won their 5 wins should not play anymore. I did a video on this too.
When i finished the 5 win streak event i was mass spamming concede for 30- 40 games to hopefully help some people out there idfc about winrate in this tcg game that doesnt even have trading in...
I got the 5 win streak. After I got it, I conceded immediately a bunch of times to help people get the emblem. I agree that it’s lame. I still can’t believe I got it in the first place
The silver lining of letting people keep playing the win streak event after completing it is that some of those people are actually trying to help other people out by turn 1 conceding.
Still, hopefully the devs will take the hint how unpopular this style of event is and stop doing it after this next one.
Once I won the 5 wins in a row last event, I'd join matches and concede immediately to try and help others🤷🏻♂️
Deck based matchmaking is not easy to program in the game.
oh shut up, git gud. I'm glad it's back, there's no fun in just grinding 50 wins. 5 wins in a row means you gotta think ahead of the meta. It's an emblem, you don't do it for packs, or for cards, or anything. If you don't earn it you don't get it. Simple as that.
Or, just find out when the off peak time for battles begins, and rest up and then play when everyone else is more likely to be tired.
this was my fav event, you guys are babies
This must be the channel which atracts the most whiny people on the internet. It's amazing how many people try to blame every aspect of the game except yourself. P2W what a joke... I play for a month and almost got entire collection by paying only 1 premium pass. Entire collection is far from "not being able to bild a top tier competitive deck without this 30 additional packs I opened".
I managed to get 5 wins in a row, took a long time though.
I really don't think streak events should exist in a game like this. Too dependent on which turn you go on or your initial hand draw.
The fact they let people who got the 5 wins keep playing the mode was stupid, but wouldn't expect much from Pokemon, look at most their games.
Not to mention we just got yet another 45 wins event straight into yet another 5 streak event. They should fire the team coming up with this repetitive boring stuff.
If it's attainable as you even admitted you were able to do, then wtf is the problem?? It's also just for a badge.
All events should be streak those 45 wins are boring as fuck...wtf u talking about lol
Get gud
win streak is good. i can't do win streak, but i support it. it gives challenging sense. event the reward isn't significant (aka just badge), but it gives pride.
if the reward is usefult things like gold etc, then it is bad. BUT IT IS BADGE
I actually don't like the idea of removing people from the event once you've earned the emblem. Such a system would create an ever-shrinking pool of players, and towards the end of the event it could become difficult to even find a match. Plus, many players go into the event specifically to give up wins to help people out with their emblems. I personally used the event to test out new decks after earning my emblem, so while I wasn't giving out automatic free wins, I was hopefully making things a little easier for people than it would be otherwise.
I love your idea about locking experienced players out of beginner mode. I don't know if anyone is abusing beginner mode, but it's good to make sure they can't if possible.
One thing that scares me about the automatic deck-type matchmaking system is that I definitely do NOT want to have to play around a "meta meta," in which we need to try and build a deck that is optimized in such a way that the evaluation system underestimates it. I think maybe the best solution is to slowly introduce more game modes -- make NO EX official, and add in a higher level above TCG Player. Maybe the game could use player level, collection statistics, or earned emblems to decide which bucket you belong in.
Personally, I’m going to hop in the event and get my five wins then continuously hop in to concede matches so other people can more easily get theirs.
Maybe I’m being to optimistic, but I feel like this next win streak event will be easier since there’s a lot more viable strategies now compared to last time. Obviously there will be a lot of Mewtwo/Articuno/Celebi spam, but it won’t be as frustrating to deal with.
That being said, I hated the first time they did this, and only barely managed to complete it. I wish they would come up with new events.
Edit: I just remembered the only reason I beat this was because wins 1 and 2 were instant forfeits. 😂
I won with a Sandlash deck after failing with the 3 meta decks.
I'm one of the many that hated the 5 wins in a row. I managed to do it 2 days before it ended. After that I kept participating to concede and try to help those who didn't have the emblem. I don't think I'll give it a go a second time around.
Edit. I agree with both the beginner thing and if you complete the event you shouldn't be allowed to play the event anymore.
I conceded whenever I was below 3 wins and the other person was playing off meta. I then got the 5 wins with a Sandlash Kubutops deck after failing all the meta decks.
It is literally event that means nothing. Just an emblem. Nothing p2w. Cry more
win in a row is challenging, in good way. even though i can't do it myself, i support people who capable to win in a row should get special medal.
After I get my 5 consecutive wins I still play then concede ASAP to atleast give a 1 win to my opponent for sometimes.
Beginner mode should have banned all meta decks and OP cards, there should be advanced mode as well. It's really annoying to just keep losing all the time bc I don't have a single meta deck completed :(
Nah its good, the emblems are for the better players and the players paying. It doesnt make you better its just a symbol. And continuing to play the event and continuing to win is also good, you want to gatekeep it and keep it as ezclusive as possible since its the only value it has
f2p, completed all the events without uch issue, even without the meta decks. Had to work with what I had with just Venusaur and Butterfree, or some blaine decks. Honestly just sounds like a skill issue.
Even after making a completely new account, you can make a pretty decent deck after a couple of days as long as you grind out the solo battles and all the packs you can.
You can say it's pay to win, but there's a ceiling to that. Paying more to get rarer cards isn't gonna be stronger than a deck with just the common variants.
It's just an emblem. If you're a casual player struggling to win, then it's not for you.
I'm free to play and honestly don't see a pay to win aspect, the only pay to win are people who flex their gold ex cards that's about it.. there are honestly tons of decks that can be obtained free to play and be competitive so I don't see how it can be pay to win, I got a ton of ex just by opening packs.. yeah the packs are luck base but majority of people will get an ex card so other than that I don't see this point.
I wouldn’t mind another 5 win streak event as long as the people who get the badge can’t join after getting it. It took me quite a while to get it last time because I kept getting the gate keepers…and going first smh
fortunatly your amazing plays were absolute pitch perfect, which allowed you to overcome this cruel world of bad people and bad RNG.
If you stop everyone from playing the event after their 5 wins then you still expect that not everyone will be able to get the emblem you may even make queuing for a match worse due to actively lowering the amount of players.
There should not be a concern for new players and levels or even the game being pay to win as it is a TCG if you go to a LGS you don't expect all the best players to not join the tournament or not play against the new players why would you expect it now just due to the game being in a mobile format.
I don't understand why many people hate it . 5 wins in a row takes much less time than getting 45 WINS !! Like im much more happy to complete the event quickly
If people didn’t spend so much in any piece of crap Pokémon game, Pokémon Co would have to put more effort.
I play whit nometa Exegg-Venu and I was able to get that in 60-70 games. And I thing players who keep playing the event are only bullies who seek some form of self validation. It’s not that bad, am okay with that. But sometimes is it on edge of ragequit.
For me is more important hourglasses then emblems. And mostly I don’t give F about what complexes others are treating there. If you know what I mean. In other side I was there too, but after 3. turn I give up to help them.
Once I got my 5 wins in a row, I surrendered 5 to help others
Freer to play player here and I think I speak for all of us this game is not pay to win , I haven’t put one buck i this game beside premium pass I have all the top tier deck I don’t wanna hear it😊
It would be better to have a 45 Total wins goal rather than win-streak.
Only way to balance is to face people within your level. Whales vs whales, newbies vs newbies.
There is no such thing
Lol aint no way i'm wasting my time again on another 5 winstreak event. I'd rather just get the pull hourglasses because that is more useful for collecting cards instead of a recolored version of a pre-existing emblem
I got the 5 win streak pretty easily, but itself not like good RNG wasn't a factor.
I don't view the game as pay to win. At least for now. Once you can buy heads on coin flips or if you pay for a card to do more damage than what the card normally says, then there's definitely a problem with pay to win here.
However, ad it stands you can go fully free. I see where the game just feels unfair for those who join later. That is where I see issues. You might have to pay up money just to compete on a casual level.
I don’t think the 5 games in a row is too bad as I usually get 5 games in a row before I hit 50 wins.
I don’t like the event because its not fun. Winning 5 games in a row is not fun. Winning 45 games is fun with new cards.
When I get 5 wins in a row, I queue up 10 times and concede. So someone else only has to win 4 times in a row ~
I was sadly unable to get the 5 win emblem, I got to 4 wins in a row like 10+ times but never got the 5th
I swear people won't be happy unless everyone gets a participation trophy for these events. Not everyone can get the highest emblem and not everyone should. If you didn't get one then cry to momma cause no one else cares.
I get my badge and then I’m out. Login for daily’s rewards and then I’m out. Saving up for new set already. Let the new players have their fun 😂
Yeah, I keep going against meta decks and when I use my meta decks I get awful luck. I've seen people comment about how they still play to beat people even after winning. I gave up on the emblem event
Personally i conceded every game after i got the medal, that should be a thing
I’ve always disagreed with the sentiment that pocket tcg is pay to win
Real pay to win games will have resources that are ether unrealistically obtainable, or completely impossible to obtain without shelling out some money
In tcg pocket, you only need time and luck to gain all of the relevant resources needed to be competitive. I think there’s a disconnect, because tcg pocket is mostly seen as a casual game, so there’s an expectation of everything being fair and completable by anyone, but there’s no shaking the fact that the battles are inherently competitive, and if your a new play with few resources, you don’t necessarily reserve any right to that emblem or trophy
I’m bias, as I’ve been playing sense day one, so I have all the resources I need to build cracked decks and trounce players who haven’t had the time to collect over 1400 cards, but honestly, I think anyone who plays for long enough will eventually have enough resources to play at a competitive level, you don’t need the newest meta cards to have a great deck
Whats with this constant rage bait?
I got 45 wins really easy with a scolipede weezing deck. F2P is very much doable for even a new player.
Me : Already have most decks being F2P
Video : Pocket is really P2W
Me : (Visible confusion)
Its crazy how we have to wait so much in between events to have a little bit of fun because prizing is so shitty 😂
I'm not trying to defend the game, but sadly that's the truth about Freemium/F2P games with pvp features. Like in Master Duel, despite my account is on platinum 2 at the last Duelist Cup, but when I hit around Dlv 18, I always paired with someone at one (Diamond) or two (Master) rank tier above mine. What I want to say is no matter the deck you play, if you have good track record with it, you'll get paired with someone with better deck and better knowledge of the game, eventually, yes, it isn't fair, but it is what it is.
While I don't care about these competitive emblems because they don't actually do anything than bragging right, I still don't like it and hope DeNA stop making this kind of event not because it's harder to get (I mean, it is, but I don't care anyway) but because it's boring. Maybe they can do more creative event like only certain type or no EX Pokemons allowed.
I totally agree on some kind of ELO system tho, because some just keep smurfing and that can give new players bad experience just getting stomp and not get a chance to learn their deck. Also most are just abusing by replaying mode that are easy for them because as you said, losing give nothing so why not try to reap as much wins as possible and repeating PVP events you already completed or just stay in Beginner mode. They should have players face opponents on their similar level, and give something for loser to not have it feels like a waste of time (Maybe increasing winner EXP and giving loser half of that)
Whoa you're spitting out a lot here which I like but lets be honest in the almost 2monthish that this game has been out. The devs have done nearly nothing to rectify any issues or quality of life updates/changes that this game desperately needs.
I literally got it on my second try, and I wasn't using a super meta deck either.
I managed to get 5 in a row in my first 5 with mewtwo/gardevoir but i recognise i was lucky to get that. Since then, playing random, i doubt I've gotten 5 in a row very often
As a yugioh player who also plays pocket... Y'all got it easy😂😂
idk man I won my first 5 consecutive matches in that mode with m2 gard. it was pretty easy.
no way that dude got 1/6 heads
Good ideas but that shits too complicated for nintendo devs let's be honest
I liked the win five in a row because it was a challenge but I got lucky and beat it within two days and then had nothing to do.
I hope they add ranked with rewards like in Go because I’ve gotten to the point I’m just opening my packs and maybe doing one battle.
I know people who have the Mewtwo deck and got any emblem on the same day it's released, I opened over 250 packs and I don't have a single Gardevoir, zapdos ex, weezing, or two copies of good pokemon for decks 😒
Should be called pokemon RNG pocket, no money required and skill it's optional
If youre F2P, play scolipede if you have 1 copy of mew. If not then play blaine. Scolipede is absolutely insane though it takes a good amount of skills to use, you'd need to pull off insane plays. I've been winning 80% of my games with it.
No skill in scolipede poison a Pokémon and then put in scolipede I can counter that deck easy with two Sabrina’s
@@nighhigh6184 the game plan of scolipede is not just poison then put in scolipede. Sure that's the strategy of the deck, but knowing when to koga, when to leaf is very important. One game I had to koga the wheezing and use koffing to tank keeping the wheezing in hand until next turn to avoid any Sabrina's. (There was a wheezing in the bench). There's a lot of calculating in the deck that if you just play with a system, the deck just won't work as well. I use to play Blaine and it was 20x easier to play, the only some what convoluted strategy involved with it is knowing when to evolve and not evolve your volpix as tail whip comes in handy.
@@nighhigh6184 how would u counter with two Sabrina's?
Its a simple fix. Level cap on the beginner mode. You can't enter the event after you have completed it. And no thank you on the sbmm ruined other games and this will be the same. Im not 100% how you can fox the problem of meta decks vs trying something out without another mode with set rules
I think that your system of "ranking people based on their decks" seems fine, but there are a lot of issues. For example, Blaine decks arent as powerful or consistent as Charizard and Moltres EX decks, but have an easier time beating Celebi EX, or an expert player discovers a brand new way of consistently defeating Mewtwo EX and Gardevoir decks, but is only ever matched against lower tier decks because her deck is "niche" or "too new to rank"
Ideally, it would be more based on how the player performs with the specific deck. So if you were trying out a new deck for the first time you would be matched lower even if it was a meta deck, and then as then the more you play and better your W/L rate gets with that deck the higher level you'd be matched.
@DVNGXR okay, then I raise you, what about an off-meta deck that can ONLY counter high tier decks, one that would have a pretty low/average win rate in the lower tiers, but would perform well against higher tier decks like Celebi ex or Mewtwo ex.
Perhaps the closest relevant deck that we have for an example of this is Aerodactyl ex and Sabrina, this is decent against decks like the meta relevant Celebi and Mewtwo because it can slow down their energy build up or take out a ralts/snivy on the bench, but struggles against decks that either don't rely heavily on evolution or fast aggressive decks like Blaine, so it wouldn't be able to break through the low tiers to fight against the Celebi and Mewtwo decks it's supposed to counter. (admittedly not the best example, but it's hard to come up with a deck that beats both of these, Blaine beats Celebi but not Mewtwo, Koga beats Mewtwo but not Celebi etc. and both of those decks are fine against lower tier decks, I guess a better deck would be one that's built on Mew ex, but thats very few decks atp, maybe Dragonite/Mew EX?)
I think the idea has merit, to be clear, but a simpler ELO system seems all-in-all better to me, so a player can build ELO with a faster/more consistently viable deck before switching to a more competitive deck when they reach the higher tiers.
@ampisbadatthis there would likely still be meta decks through all levels, they are the most commonly used decks and most of them are not actually much harder to build than a budget deck.
@DVNGXR yeah, but the fact there are less will still make it annoying for counters. Again, I do think the idea is good, but just that any way they make it still just seems worse than an ELO system, maybe a combined system would be better? Like you have an ELO and all of your decks have the their own ELO? then just average the two?
@ampisbadatthis yeah, but just an elo system kinda sucks because if your ranked high and then want to have fun trying out new spice decks your gonna get steamrolled for a while until you tank your rating.
The game needs alot of reworking. It lacks any reason to play apart from ego, card & coin like is rampent & feels like less about strategy overall...a leaderboard at minimum would be nice but i dont feel copelled to play other than im bored with everything else
Th main reason for 5 in a row is to test out how ranked mode would be received. With all this complaining, people will whine when falling in the ranks.
I do agree that we should get locked out once you get your emblem.
I dont get the point of conceding to let others have the emblem? What’s the point of an emblem you didn’t earn? If someone did that to me on the 5th battle I’d be annoyed. If you don’t like an event, just don’t play it. Why do you want to display an emblem that represents an event you didn’t enjoy or even hated? Never mind the fact that in a few months barely anyone will care to display these emblems anymore as there will be something new and shiny for people to fill those 3 slots with.
Also, being annoyed that your extremely predictable meta deck got countered 1/5 times is literally a skill issue. I built a deck that my opponents didn’t see coming, got my 5 wins and had fun along the way.
I should also add that I’m F2P and I’m even hoarding all my hourglasses (I’m at 920+) so even among other F2P players I should have a “disadvantage”, yet it’s just not how it is.
💯 Well said
Oh yes, also when you built a more slow and defensive deck that are not meta, then someone will post something and call it "the most annoying deck ever" or something when the deck was gaining some popularity
You can made a argument that every tcg game is p2w, that's how they are by nature. Pocket in comparison has been fairly generous if you know how to use your resource well. Also the badges are just cosmetics, they doesn't affect your experience later on in any way. People are overreacting.