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[–] 8 points 7 months ago (1 child)

Pokemon cards is basically lootboxes i think pokemon is more horrendous on that front than the other TGCs, because they refuse to change the pullrates to negate scalpers.

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  • [–] 4 points 7 months ago*

    That's the sad thing about trading card games. I think they're neat, and like how the rules and strategy work, but the defining business model of "rarities" and blind packs making it a wallet war seem almost built in to the game itself.

    I guess the alternative is simply to have collectible sets with known cards in them maybe? I guess like how miniature warfare games use point-buy systems so you have to weigh which units you want instead of just fielding a ton of the most expensive / powerful ones.

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