{"id":124380,"date":"2024-11-10T22:35:50","date_gmt":"2024-11-10T15:35:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=124380"},"modified":"2024-11-10T22:35:50","modified_gmt":"2024-11-10T15:35:50","slug":"pokemon-tcg-pocket-players-call-for-change-to-going-first-mechanic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=124380","title":{"rendered":"Pok\u00e9mon TCG Pocket Players Call for Change to Going First Mechanic"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\"><a class=\"link jsx-1337145738 jsx-3925284146 underlined\" data-cy=\"styled-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/games\/pokemon-trading-card-game-pocket\">Pok\u00e9mon Trading Card Game Pocket<\/a> adapts the beloved card game into a speedier experience more fit for mobile, but players can&#8217;t get their heads around one rule change regarding going first and are calling on developer Creatures Inc. to change it.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">At its simplest, the Pok\u00e9mon TCG works by players attaching energy to their Pok\u00e9mon to do attacks, with more energy resulting in bigger damage dealt. Pok\u00e9mon are eventually knocked out and, once a certain number are defeated, someone wins.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Card games commonly apply nerfs to the player who goes first so they don&#8217;t gain an unfair advantage over what&#8217;s essentially a coin toss, and the Pok\u00e9mon TCG is no different. The player going first draws a card and can attach a single energy to a Pok\u00e9mon, as normal, though isn&#8217;t allowed to attack.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">This balances things out a touch as, while player two is the first to attack and therefore do damage, player one can swing back the following turn with two energy and a bigger attack. But Pok\u00e9mon TCG changes this mechanic by only allowing a card draw on the first turn, making the entire thing, some players believe, completely redundant.<\/p>\n<style><![CDATA[.reddit-embed-wrapper iframe { margin-left: 0 !important; }]]><\/style>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">&#8220;As we seem to all acknowledge going first in this game feels awful, and don&#8217;t get me started about the one energy evolutions which benefit off going first,&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/PTCGP\/comments\/1gm5u0x\/going_1st_sucks\/\" class=\"link jsx-1337145738 jsx-3925284146 underlined\" data-cy=\"styled-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Reddit<\/a> user Seedler420 said.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">&#8220;Can&#8217;t we trade the possibility of attacking turn one, which in terms of gameplay doesn&#8217;t make any sense, with the possibility of attaching energy turn one? This way the player going first would have energy advantage while the player going second would have the first attack.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">The way Pok\u00e9mon TCG Pocket works essentially gives the advantage to the player going second, as they have both the energy advantage and the first damage advantage. &#8220;It would feel a little better if we at least got to put energy on a card first turn,&#8221; said one player in the comments. &#8220;It definitely feels bad,&#8221; said another.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Creatures Inc. did ask for feedback when it announced <a class=\"link jsx-1337145738 jsx-3925284146 underlined\" data-cy=\"styled-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/pokmon-tcg-pocket-passes-30-million-downloads-in-9-days\">more than 30 million players had downloaded the game in just nine days<\/a>, so perhaps if enough people complain a change will come about.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Pok\u00e9mon TCG Pocket arrived October 30 as a streamlined and has players opening packs, <a class=\"link jsx-1337145738 jsx-3925284146 underlined\" data-cy=\"styled-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/pokemon-trading-card-game-pocket-is-a-snazzy-way-to-carry-a-pokemon-card-binder-in-your-pocket\">collecting cards<\/a>, building decks, and <a class=\"link jsx-1337145738 jsx-3925284146 underlined\" data-cy=\"styled-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/pokemon-tcg-pocket-players-love-farfetchd-and-theyre-absolutely-right\">battling others;<\/a> a simple formula that immediately proved popular given it made <a class=\"link jsx-1337145738 jsx-3925284146 underlined\" data-cy=\"styled-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/its-early-days-but-pokmon-trading-card-game-pocket-already-looks-like-a-smash-hit\">$12 million in four days<\/a>.<\/p>\n<style><![CDATA[.reddit-embed-wrapper iframe { margin-left: 0 !important; }]]><\/style>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Creatures Inc. is keeping busy since launch as it has already added three events to the game: one focused on collecting, one focused on solo battles, and one focused on player versus player battles.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">The first offers players a free Wonder Pick with the chance of pulling either a Meowth or Chansey alongside event tickets and Wonder Hourglasses, with <a class=\"link jsx-1337145738 jsx-3925284146 underlined\" data-cy=\"styled-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/pokmon-tcg-pocket-adds-new-rewards-and-missions-to-wonder-pick-event\">its second part also released today<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Next, the solo battle event <a class=\"link jsx-1337145738 jsx-3925284146 underlined\" data-cy=\"styled-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/pokmon-tcg-pocket-releases-lapras-ex-through-limited-time-battle-event\">let players take on a handful of water themed decks<\/a> for the chance of winning new promo cards including Lapras ex. And a PVP event was later added too, <a class=\"link jsx-1337145738 jsx-3925284146 underlined\" data-cy=\"styled-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/pokemon-tcg-pocket-gets-first-pvp-event-today\">putting badges on the line in true Pok\u00e9mon fashion<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">As you&#8217;d expect, players are looking to take the best decks into these events, and <a class=\"link jsx-1337145738 jsx-3925284146 underlined\" data-cy=\"styled-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/pokmon-tcg-pocket-battles-are-already-dominated-by-two-decks-in-particular\">Mewtwo and Charizard are naturally dominating so far<\/a>. One outlier comes via Misty though, <a class=\"link jsx-1337145738 jsx-3925284146 underlined\" data-cy=\"styled-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/misty-has-become-pokmon-tcg-pockets-greatest-villain\">whose heads or tails effect is driving many up the wall<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">On the collecting front, some players are focused on <a class=\"link jsx-1337145738 jsx-3925284146 underlined\" data-cy=\"styled-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/pokmon-tcg-pocket-players-think-theyve-discovered-a-secret-way-to-get-super-good-cards\">a conspiracy theory about crinkled corners<\/a> while most are swooning over <a class=\"link jsx-1337145738 jsx-3925284146 underlined\" data-cy=\"styled-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/pokmon-tcg-pocket-players-swoon-over-mythical-god-packs-that-have-5-alternate-art-cards\">mythical god packs that award five alternate art cards in one go<\/a>. There&#8217;s also <a class=\"link jsx-1337145738 jsx-3925284146 underlined\" data-cy=\"styled-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/pokmon-tcg-pocket-has-a-secret-mew-card-thats-not-super-difficult-to-get\">a secret Mew card hidden in the game<\/a> that&#8217;s not super difficult to get.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\"><em>Ryan Dinsdale is an IGN freelance reporter. 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