Pokemon TCG Pocket’s controversial buying and selling function is altering following fan backlash.
This week, Pokemon TCG Pocket added buying and selling, permitting gamers to swap playing cards. With a purpose to commerce playing cards, gamers want two new gadgets: commerce tokens and commerce hourglasses. They will solely commerce playing cards with a rarity of 1-4 diamonds or 1 star, and trades should be the identical rarity.
Nevertheless, these restrictions have been met with criticism from some followers, who argue that the restrictions on buying and selling are complicated and require an excessive amount of effort to commerce playing cards.
Now, in a press release, writer Creatures Inc has mentioned that following fan suggestions, the system shall be modified.
“Since releasing the primary iteration of the buying and selling function just a few days in the past, we’ve got acquired numerous feedback. Thanks all for sharing your suggestions.
“The merchandise necessities and restrictions applied for the buying and selling function have been designed to forestall abuse from bots and different prohibited actions utilizing a number of accounts. Our objective was to steadiness the sport whereas preserving the enjoyable of amassing playing cards which are core to the Pokemon TCG pocket expertise.
“Nevertheless, because of your suggestions, we perceive a few of the restrictions put in place are stopping gamers from with the ability to casually benefit from the function as supposed. We’re actively investigating methods to enhance the function to handle these considerations. Going ahead, we additionally plan to supply a number of methods to acquire commerce tokens together with by occasion distributions.”
Gamers who log in to the sport at the moment will obtain sufficient commerce tokens for a free commerce of the best tier of card. It’s unclear how the system will change.
Pokémon TCG Pocket was launched in late October 2024 and acquired off to a formidable begin, reportedly passing $120 million {dollars} in earnings in its first two weeks.
The cellular sport, which was developed by The Pokemon Firm and DENA, permits gamers to nearly accumulate Pokémon playing cards, in addition to battle them in opposition to different gamers.