New? Check the pastebin for advice on starting the game, client information, a guide on the various theme decks/products you can redeem in-game and more.
>http://pastebin.com/gPEnw6GW (embed)
You can also check this FAQ:
http://i.imgur.com/HoY1IaG.jpg (embed)
How to progress in PTCGO, tl;dr edition:
>complete all Trainer Challenges (Cheat Engine's speedhack strongly recommended to speed up AI games)
>play through using Basic decks to unlock them for versus play
>farm Versus Mode theme ladder for Tokens and Tournament Tickets
>Enter Theme format tournaments whenever possible
>enter Standard/Expanded ticket tournaments and accept that you'll lose
>you'll get tradable tournament chests and sometimes tradable packs
>DON'T OPEN THEM
>Instead, trade them for the cards you actually want for a deck you want to build, most cards go for like 1-3 packs each.
>Public trade is like the GTS, if you want proper results, put up your own offers.
>if you don't know what deck you want to build yet, see http://www.pokebeach.com/forums/forum/tcg-competitive-play.156/ or check out tournament results for a list of viable decks
To see what your PTCGO stuff is worth, look on the PTCGO forums in the trading section. For example, Top Cut Trading inc
>http://forums.pokemontcg.com/topic/25163-the-top-cut-trading-inc-2/
provides an approximation.
Tips for Code Giveaways:
>Post them as an image with the QR code covered. Don't just post it as plain text because of bots lurking threads
>Your Old Cards
No one wants them
OLD
>>26082187 (Cross-thread)
TOTT: what do you think of Steam Siege as the name for the next XY Expansion?
>>26103078
ToTT: Good name because the set will be full of hot air.
Please guys, can someone help me?
my client closes when the load reachs at 90%
yesterday i was playing with no problems, but now i can't figure out what is going.
any advice is welcome. thanks.
>>26103391
restart your pc family and see if it still happens
>>26103276
I already did. Here's my deck. All I get is no-energy hands all day long.
t.b.h. decks that stack energy really destroy wailord.
Android client when?
>>26103492
Its already a thing bud
>>26103628
Seriously? Is it not on google play?
ok i think it's done now. ill stop blogposting.
>>26103628
Oh its tablet only... Was hoping for a mobile client
>>26103078
I opened an Origins pack and got an Imakuni? and nostalgia'd pretty hard.
>New special pack online comes with 3 Plasma Freeze packs
>"Why not, I have all this money I'm not using. Maybe I'll get something real nice."
>Buy two sets
>Get two FA Heatran
>>26103446
>Gengar Line
>No Shaymin EX
>No battle compressors
>>26103801
>No Shaymin EX
As I said I'm a new player. I don't have expendable 30 packs to trade for shaymin. I already have 4 compressors tho, what should I replace then?
anyone going to FC prereleases this weekend?
>>26103935
Nah sets garbo
>>26104008
but its fun to meet people
Are FC packs actually going to be less valuable than breakthrough?
>>26104027
Most autistic post ever read tbqh
>>26103658
>>26103684
Download the .apk fampai
I have it on my Samsung phone
Now my support question doesn't even have a status, it isn't open, it isn't closed, it isn't under investigation or anything. What the fuck is going on at Pokemon Company support?
so can we all agree that burn is dead
has the client been more clunky lately? everything seems to freeze the game now.
>>26104811
it's always been shitty
You'd think with all the money TPCi has they'd make a better game
>>26104919
You'd think. That's the difference between the pokemon company and TPCi though. TPCi doesn't give a shit about customer experience, that's why our game is always broken and english cards are falling apart right out of the package. They are greedy as fuck.
The first two parts of the challenge might have given me nothing but shit, but the third part delivered.
Anyone else gone days without winning the coin toss?
>>26105071
I dig the art on the right set
>NM user getting salty over giving advice to help them
This is your average NM user.
>opponent about to lose
>stalls the fuck out of his last turn
>finally attacks
>concedes before I can attack
Legacy players are salty assholes always getting upset over their shitty decks.
>>26105405
To be fair, a lot of Legacy players want to see their HS-era decks do well without being steamrolled by VirGen, Mewtwo-EX/Sigilyph, LaserBank, and Plasmabox.
This is why the staff need to put some sort of Palace-like system into Legacy.
>>26105071
how much are those energy worth?
>>26103391
uninstall->reinstall, same thing happened to me for ages.
>>26105601
He was the one using Virizion/Laserbank.
Also, none of those decks compare to Weavile/Eggs and CelebiGen anyway.
So Lugia EX for two Breakpoints and an uncommon chest (which I would trade for another pack) good deal?
>>26103685
I have so many, and I'm very happy to have one in English finally.
>working on paper for class with one of the worst professors I've ever had
>an all nigher is needed
>decide to take a break
>computer professor has writing standers higher than whole English department, so not much hope anyway
>check what late night public trade offers are like
>pic related
Did I hit the jackpot or did I make a huge mistake?
I just had a game where I drew literally went 18 turns without drawing 1 of my 2 skylas, 1 of my 4 sycamores, 1 of my 2 remaining trainers mail, or anything useful other than energy and tools. The worst part is my opponent was so bad he couldn't even beat me in that time, so here I am holding on to hope, fuck this game
>mfw I somehow managed to attach all my energy
>Muscle Band for dominance
Feels good
>>26107761
You're lucky your opponent was a literal child, because your deck is garbo
>>26107856
No, what's wrong Anon.
It's obvious that something happened and you are using 4chan to vent your anger.
So spill it so we can get this over with.
>>26107761
wow what a trash deck
Full Art Delinquent when? She's just too cute.
>>26104027
ignore that idiot. You're spot on.
>>26103935
Went to one last Sunday. It was pretty fun. Pulled a FA Genesect and made it to the last round, then tied because time ran out. It didn't matter, since everyone got the 3 packs after the event.
>>26107761
And then your opponent hits a Maxies, puts gallade on the bench attatches a DCE and knocks out your raikou
>>26104027
I love you man.
Seeing Pokémon written in hiragana is so weird
When the FUCK are real tournaments coming back?
When the tool matches the card just right
ayy lmao
I just started PTCGO should I wait awhile before making my own unique deck
>>26109200
Don't let your memes be dreams.
Is there really no faster way to get cards in this than trade if i don't buy packs irl?
>>26109329
Absolutely. Trading makes this game truly F2P. You can build a full deck for under 10 packs, Shaymin excluded.
>>26109343
I see. If I said I wanted to play a deck with electric mons, what cards would i want?
>>26109354
Joltik, then you continue by making a Night March deck.
>>26109354
>4. What type should I build my deck around?
Why did we stop posting this every thread?
>>26109367
I read this, but I'm very new to the pokemon card game so it was a little confusing.
>>26109378
Pick a single Pokemon or specific combo and build a deck around it.
There are no generic "type" decks like electric.
>>26109387
would a greninja deck be decent?
>>26109408
Here are two decklists that won States.
>>26109416
nice thank you
>>26109416
Can someone explain Swamper to me? It doesn't have any dce in the deck, so it will attack using basic water energies?
>>26109510
It won't attack at all, Diving Draw + Octillery lets you pick up any card.
>>26109521
Ah shit, I was looking at the wrong swampert, I didn't remember there was two swamperts in the same set.
The other one has an attack that costs WCC and it is basically a giant water shuriken.
Are the fighting type Gallade or Garchomp a good deck to make a deck out of?
I kinda want to make a fighting deck.
>>26109856
Garchomp is a supreme meme deck, and Gallade is mostly a tech in decks like Yveltal
>>26108697
Nah, I was flexing, you think I would screenshot that if it wasnt the last move of the game, with my last prize card?
>>26109927
What about a Regice+Mew deck?
>Friend is actually considering talking to some lawyers he's friendly with to see if the TCGO's RNG issue could be a possible false advertising case for TPCi.
I know he's probably joking, but Jesus...
>>26110507
>rng
>false advertising
??
>>26110507
If your friend is not joking, he is probably mentally retarded and needs help. Be there for him.
>>26110568
Everyone who plays the game knows that the RNG is awful and a terrible way of making the game feel as "life-like" as possible.
>>26110602
>he is probably mentally retarded
He doesn't have the papers saying so, I usually just assume he's crazy.
>>26110623
>the RNG is awful and a terrible way of making the game feel as "life-like" as possible.
I still don't see how that gives him any grounds to sue a company? lol
go play literally any MMO to see how bad RNG is to get you to p2w, PTCGO has nothing on that.
>>26110647
>I still don't see how that gives him any grounds to sue a company? lol
People have sued companies for less, you know.
And given his personality, he's probably just puffing his chest.
>>26110911
Good, because there are a lot of companies that need to be sued more.
So close yet so far away
>>26110507
>Granblue Fantasy
>tfw cute girl from work says she wants to meet me at prerelease tomorrow and cheer me on
>>26111439
Tell me about it. I have lost all desire to play now that I got all the packs, and I'm not the kind of person that needs the best looking cards, just whatever works. I don't know if Ill make it, I sure as hell won't play today
>>26111531
You can do it. Probably in like two days or something now that you're in the home stretch.
I'll have to try my hardest because I think the artwork is very cute. I wonder what the next one will be.
What are good cards to play market with? Right now I'm buying / selling battle compressor and vs seeker.
>>26111529
That sounds amazing, whats the problem?
>tfw have a shit deck but am a good player so I am matched with people that are bad but have great decks and make my life a struggle
>tfw burned out after doing all of the trainer matches but still want to play
What do
Will I ever get unbanned from trading?
>>26111781
Theme versus?
>>26111686
>playing market with PTCG
kek
>>26111905
Not him, but do you not?
>>26111905
How else I'm a suppose to farm 4x shaymin?
Does anyone happen to have 3 Strong Energy they'd be willing to part with?
>>26111997
Are you talking IRL or PTCO?
>>26112108
Ptco
How come they haven't reprinted any of the Ace Spec cards?
>>26112586
They're cancer
>>26112586
For the same reason they haven't reprinted any Dark, Light, Rocket's, Owner's, Crystal, Shining, Star, ex, Held Item, E-Reader, Delta, SP, Prime, Lv X, Legend, Ancient Trait, Arcade, or TM cards.
How couldn't you figure this out?
>>26112108
>farm
>irl
Anon, pls.
>>26112814
But I miss Life Dew
why can't I use the basic decks?
There has got to be a faster way to get packs in this than just playing a game and getting 6 fucking tokens. Saving up takes way too long.
>>26113189
Play tournaments
>>26113189
you can buy codes online. it's a p2w game.
>>26113216
I'll bite, where?
>>26113212
You have to grind for tickets. How do I get more tickets?
>>26113269
eBay
>>26113189
1) The reward wheel can give you as many as 375 tokens at a time, multiple times a day
2) Daily quests can give you 60 tokens a day
3) The ladder rewards give you over 1000 tokens every three weeks
4) Tokens are not meant to be your main method of getting cards. Trading is. Play in tournaments.
>>26112814
And the reason for these not being reprinted... is?
>>26113311
The same reason they haven't reprinted any Dark, Light, Rocket's, Owner's, Shining, Star, ex, Held Item, E-Reader, Delta, SP, Prime, Lv X, Legend, Ancient Trait, Arcade, TM, or Ace Spec cards.
How couldn't you figure this out?
>>26113311
It's like they predicted the dragon type cards ahead of time.
So with the next set having no confirmed new Megas and being probably the last gen 6 era set we get before SM, will they just skip over stuff Mega Pidegot and Mega Salamence? How many Megas did they not manage to cover, anyway?
>>26113496
>How many Megas did they not manage to cover, anyway?
Pinsir
Medicham
Banette
Abomasnow
Pidgeot
Slowbro
Steelix
Sabley
Sharpedo
Camerupt
Salamence
Latias
Lopunny
It's worth noting that Sharpedo, Camerupt, and Latias all have EX cards already, the former two getting them post-XY.
u guys wanna see me open this later tonight?
It's ALWAYS better to trade packs than open them right?
>>26113675
Yes
>>26113798
You can count the Standard cards that cost more than 2 RS on one hand.
So yes.
Are all codes other than packs still broken?
>>26114278
No.
>>26113675
yep, opened it up. nothing but pure, steaming dogshit. I've opened 30 packs from this fucking expansion and not even gotten a single EX. I'm fucking done buying shit from Roaring Skies. I swear to god if I get any more RS packs in a box or tin I'm throwing them straight in the trash. Yes, I am mad.
What do I change?
I know
>nightmarch
>>26114564
In my opinion, and this is just from going up against other NM decks:
>Drop Teammates add Delinquent
>Drop Judge and add Red Card or another Sycamore
>Drop the whistle and add another Megaphone
i have this many Breakthrough and Breakpoint codes left. should I just throw them in the fucking garbage?
>>26114711
Nice PJs
>>26114711
No, do giveaways.
Dubs 11 gets 1, 22 gets 2, 33 gets 3 and so on.
>>26114711
Post them for me. But hide the QR code if you can.
u niggers better post some fucking pulls
>get two EX in a single pack
>it's trade-locked legacy
are they even good?
>>26115619
oh sorry, expanded not legacy
legacy is the challenge I won't do next
Generations pack is the FA Pikachu worth anything? Also what are the charms on the side of the card mean?
>>26116352
The only Generations card worth more than a single pack is Jolteon.
The charms are decoration. They mean different things. The heart means friendship, the clover means purity.
>>26116380
Ah ok thanks. I also saw a public trade of three generations packs for eight Breakpoint. Three for eight tells me to do it but I don't know the exact values of these things
>>26104706
Yes. Ever since XY has began not a single Pokemon has been able to inflict the Burn condition
>>26116540
wait, what
>>26109416
I just don't get the 3 frogadier over 4
>Noble Victories tournaments with Unleashed
Oh man, BW packs more valuable than the HGSS ones. Rev up those Ns.
>>26116927
The deck runs 4 Rare Candy.
Water Duplication is cute and a good move to use in the first turn or two, but what happens if you miss it? What happens if you already have Frogadier in your hand or prized? And what happens to the other 2-3 Froakie left in your deck? And how do cards like Rod and Ash come into play after you've lost a few Greninja? Are you expected to Duplicate again? Are you going to spend three full turns evolving another Greninja?
Not to mention Duplication technically slows you down a turn. Outside of Wally, which Greninja decks don't really focus on, the soonest you can get out a Greninja via Duplication is on Turn 3. Candy gets him out on 2, especially in a deck that can run Dive Ball.
The Candies also make Brigette extremely live, and let you run Swampert without using a bad card like Archie's.
So 3 Frogadier makes you less likely to clog and help keep the Candies live.
It's not necessarily the best build since we see a non-Candy, 4-Frogadier build also topping right next to it, but it's definitely an option.
>>26116981
>So 3 Frogadier makes you less likely to clog and help keep the Candies live.
It also kind of kills the point of playing with that Frogadier in the first place.
>>26116994
No it doesn't. Why would you think that?
>>26113336
Isn't BREAK basically just Lvl X v2
What the fuck.
>tournament
>I'm about to win but have taken forever
>guy starts stalling like fuck
>I finish my second to last turn with 20 seconds left
>he stalls sending out a Pokemon
>DEFEAT
>my clock still at 20 seconds left
Can I get my tickets refunded? This was fucking horseshit. That and the game is fucking glitched with Skyarrow Bridge not working for random basics.
>>26117282
Skyarrow Bridge is a documented bug that's been mentioned in the last few patch notes. There's no real excuse at this point for either party.
The timer "glitch" has to do with it being kept server-side, leading to client-side inaccuracies. For future games, try not to get the timer below a minute.
Fill out a ticket, but you probably won't get a refund.
>>26117282
>Skyarrow Bridge
Yeah, that's kind of a big buy right now.
Anyway, they are going to be updating this week with a LOT of bug fixes.
The list of all the fixes comes out Monday.
>>26117303
>>26117314
Great, I thought it was just Mr. Mime with some Mime Jr. fuckery making it not count, then my Voltorb got stuck and I wasted like a minute trying to figure out why.
>>26117282
>>26117338
>That and the game is fucking glitched with Skyarrow Bridge not working for random basics.
>hen my Voltorb got stuck and I wasted like a minute trying to figure out why.
The reason why it got stuck is probably because you played Voltorb AFTER you played Skyarrow Bridge.
For some strange reason, Skyarrow Bridge applies to Basic Pokemon in play when it's played, but not to Basic Pokemon put in play after you play Skyarrow Bridge.
I should open every Noble Victories pack I win in hopes of N, right?
>>26117606
Eelektrik, Archeops, and regular N are also good money cards.
Hey lads, I'm pretty new to the TCG, I have a background in competitive MtG, and I'm looking in to competing in PTCG as well.
Which would you recommend for Expanded? Toad with Bats or with Giratina. Thanks.
I about had it with this fucking game, I have just gone 3 games straight without drawing a single draw support card, losing in 5 minutes each, this is such bullshit
>>26118068
first of all, expanded =/= modern, and pokemon suffers from power creep, so the only thing you use from older sets are mostly trainers and maybe one or other pokemon that has a broken effect.
I don't know if there is even competitive tournaments that aren't standard. Also, you should try both decks, since bats/giratina is the cheap part of the deck.
>>26118108
Themes is just like this.
>>26118125
I know, I almost quit altogether cuz I thought I was unready for Standard, but it turns out any half competent deck is good enough for the lower ladder. Since I'm not a child I easily managed to get to higher ladder with a shit deck, and now if I don't get a constant stream of draw support I lose.
>>26118117
I realize the point about Expanded not being Modern. But I'm not so sure about the point you're trying to make about power creep, from what I've seen Expanded seems to have a healthier metagame due to better disruption options and I like that. Fates Collide and the reprinting of N should help in theory, so that might change soon, I don't know.
And there definitely are competitive Expanded tournaments ran worldwide. I know that for a fact.
>>26118156
No, I know expanded tournaments exists, but if you want to play competitively, you need to play standard, because all the big events are in standard.
I just checked, all regionals are in expanded, and it is even an option in city championships, but state and national are standard-only.
Toad is a viable deck in both standard and expanded, so maybe you should just build the deck and see what fits you more, in both bats/tina or standard/expanded.
>>26118196
Oh, I already have a deck for Standard. Maybe I should've mentioned that, I play both straight Toad and Toad/ Tina.
I want to play expanded too because of the (currently) stale Standard meta and was looking for advice in choosing a deck for regionals, since they're the next big thing.
I liked it how they trade banned the code abusers but they let me get away with those 500 tournaments tickets.
>>26118280
What the hell are those good for? If you ladder you get more than enoug.
>>26118280
I did it and got 100 tournament tickets.
Then I realized I was spending 90 tokens a pop and stopped that shit real quick. Wasn't even worth it.
Is it possible to redeem Fates Collide packs or I have to wait until the update?
Anyone got a decent fairy deck list?
I've seen some anons discussing it a while back.
>>26117204
Reusing mechanics is not the same as reprinting the cards.
what's a good theme deck to get me started on working to build my own deck
>>26119705
None.
>>26119715
so what is a good way then?
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
>>26119746
>get a bunch of boosters (preferably Roaring Skies. make sure they're tradable)
>trade them for the cards you need in the trading market
>done
Trying to working on a Darkrai EX deck.
Any good ones out there, or is the card trash?
>>26119817
Darkrai EX from DEX pairs well with Yveltal EX, Seismitoad EX, Hypnotoxic Laser and Virbank City Gym in expanded.
Darkrai EX from BKP pairs well with Hypno for its second attack and Yveltal from XY for its first attack.
>>26119859
>Darkrai EX from BKP pairs well with Hypno
>Goodnight babies
I'm gonna go with this deck, it sounds like fun.
What other Pokemon can help with sleep?
There Malamar EX and Darkrai XY Promo.
>>26116886
They're just fucking done with it. Burn hasn't had any sort of competitive use or viability since the TCG started. They've done three or four cards over the space of 3rd - 5th gen to try and make the mechanic worth something and it's still not been used.
It's either a unreliable version of Poison or just Poison, with increasing irrelevance now that the HP of Pokemon is going close to 200 and most things just get one-shotted anyway.
BW had a grand total of one card to try and enhance the Burn status and that was DEX Volcarona. Guess how much play that saw? None. Its been relegated to 'bonus effect of shitmon attack' for most of BW and removing it just makes it so the kids have one less thing to learn that won't ever have any practical application.
They won't reintroduce it in XY11 Steam Siege even though the flagship Pokemon is based off steam (and steam uh, burns.) but there's two ways to make it useful again
1) Offensive boost. A Burned Pokemon takes 20 more damage from attacks (before applying weakness and resistance) which means it has more immediate value than Poison, balances out if you're not hitting for Weakness, and is worse if you're not attacking.
2) Defensive boost, copying how Burn works in the videogames. A Burned Pokemon's attacks do half the damage they would normally do, rounded up, and before applying weakness and resistance. Keeps Burn constantly relevant until the end of time as your opponent can't constantly one-shot things anymore. Doesn't help against indirect damage but it doesn't help against that in the games either.
But it's more likely they're just planning to completely remove it from the game.
>>26119920
You don't need other Pokemon that help with sleep. Hypno is sufficient. Malamar EX and Darkrai are just going to take too many resources away.
Instead, you will also need Zoroark from BKP. It uses either Dark or DCE to attack which is what you already run, its ability allows you to switch out your Asleep Darkrai EX if you don't have Chaos Town on the field, and its a very powerful non-EX attacker.
>>26119764
this new wheel is shit
>but you can get 350 tokens several times a day!
I got 2 theme decks which I redeemed from physical codes. Can I trade these to a friend in any way? I can't seem to figure it out. The decks don't appear in my trade window (filters turned off).
>>26120088
All the cards from it can be traded, but the deck itself can't be traded.
You should have just gave him the code baka desu senpai
>>26120118
Thanks senpai. If I trade all cards will he be able to use the cards in AI battles if not theme deck tournaments?
>>26120147
he won't be able to use them in trainer challenges if that's what you mean by ai battles
and he won't be able to use them in theme deck tournaments
>>26120147
even if you trade all cards he won't be able to use the deck in theme matches, if that's what you are asking.
>>26120162
>>26120164
Ah that answers my question. Thanks. I guess I can give him some sylveons for the fuck of it.
won my second game, guy was using the same theme deck as me
I'm trying to build the night march deck and I want to know what packs should I aim for
>>26120273
Phantom forces for pretty much everything except shaymin
roaring skies for shaymin
>>26120323
thanks
anyone going to a prerelease today?
im going to one in about 5 hours, and I have absolutely zero idea how to play the TCG. I just want the cards
How long are the trading bans?
is it worth doing the platinum and city tournament
>>26120435
Sure. free cards right?
>>26120452
yea but it just takes so much time getting those stars filled
>>26120480
Wasn't it "recommended" to use cheat engine? Just use strong theme decks like dark hammer. Goes pretty fast.
>>26120491
I just started and have yet to get better decks
>>26120491
You get a free packet of cards after your first 12 wins with each theme deck so you're better doing it with all decks.
After 7 NM users in a row, I am salty. Someone give me 70 RS packs
>5000 damage in legacy challenge
>free packs, why not
>scrape together shitty legacy deck using only free cards, figure since I never play legacy my elo is low so i'll be matched against similar players
>lose every single match but get my 5000 damage
holy fuck does every legacy player have a competitive deck
>>26116380
>clover means purity
No wonder Gardevoir doesn't have it on hers
>>26120820
kek
>Managed win a tournament match with Rayquaza & Deoxys LEGEND.
But to be fair, I was running Reshiboar and my opponent was running pure garbage.
is JWittz an ok dude? I watched his intro video just to get an idea of how to play the game
Here you go, also post pulls or I'll sad
>>26120934
>not runing reshiphlosion
Fucking pleb
hey /vp/, newbie here trying to build my first deck. NM, because a) the Pokémon are cute, b) I understood how it works, and c) the cards were cheap to trade for.
I noticed Mew EX isn't allowed in Standard though. Now I have 2 options: build around it and go for Standard, or use it anyway and go for Extended. I don't even know much about the differences, other than there's different cards allowed.
what do?
>>26120967
Thanks for the Ho-oh FA and the Trevenant mate!
>>26121004
Here's a tip, don't use Mew-EX
same newbie as >>26121004 here
also, what to do with tokens? buy decks for their trainer cards or booster packs hoping to get a Shaymin?
or is both equally stupid and there's another use for them I haven't figured out yet?
>>26121048
alright, but could you explain why? my reasoning was, it's got way more HP than the NM Pokémon, and can still use Night March through its ability.
is it just because of the 2 prize cards thing?
>>26121067
Yeah. It's sitting on your bench, not doing anything and your opponent has Lysandre. Bam, two prizes for free.
>>26121092
Plus you can swap the Octillery line and some other trainer for 3 Shaymin when you get them.
>>26121104
Emphasis on "when".
>>26120972
Sorry, but taking three prizes after knocking out a fully charged Mewtwo-EX is too much fun.
Also, I'm not a big fan of giving my opponent a free Prize card.
>>26121104
>>26121120
that's the plan. that's also why I asked about the trainer tokens, I don't think I'll get enough packs to trade so soon. sooo, buy Roaring Skies packs and hope?
>>26120661
There's no elo system though. You get matched up randomly.
is it possible to choose who you can battle online
>>26121202
If you have friends in-game, yes.
so how o you guys make your decks do you go by what others use or do you get inventive
>>26116380
>The charms are decoration. They mean different things. The heart means friendship, the clover means purity.
IS there a list for the rest?
>>26121450
translation:
ribbon - cuteness
heart - friendship
clover = purity
drop of water = suffering/sadness
star = good fighter
book = story/background story
>>26121197
Supposedly, I take everything the developers say with a grain of salt due to TPCi being sharper than a sack of wet mice.
And that's another reason why this is shit, ELO is how players are paired up in tournaments and some leagues.
How do I beat Greninja BREAK?
My main deck is YZG, and I can never get more than 3 prize cards against it.
>>26115619
No
nothing from Legendary Treasures is good besides Mew
>>26116352
>opening your Generations packs
You fucked up
>>26121761
what in the flying fug are you talking about
>>26121770
Piss off
>>26121770
I opened three and then traded the other three I missed seeing the "new" label over cards
>>26121197
i don't believe that. go to theme decks. when you play with mental might or basic decks you play against literally the shittiest/newest players, when you buy a theme deck you end up getting paired with other top tier theme decks and less new players.
>>26122288
>i don't believe that. go to theme decks. when you play with mental might or basic decks you play against literally the shittiest/newest players, when you buy a theme deck you end up getting paired with other top tier theme decks and less new players.
nope
Whoever says there isn't an elo system has never grinded the old wheel. I must have played 500 games with quad Heatmor, losing the vast majority of the games at first against legitimate decks. It eventually got to the point where I was facing new players with decks constructed with a mishmash of theme decks every single game and winning a fair share of those. Pic related was from about halfway through that decks life. I finally retired it when they made the wheel requirement more than 2 minutes of playtime total.
I went up and down in elo multiple times, tanking it with quad heatmor and then raising it again with Yveltal/Darkrai/Garbodor.
>>26122650
there is an elo system 100%
how would anyone playing the game half decently deny that?
What's something decent I can build for Legacy? I want those Noble Victories packs
I've been casually grabbing packs irl for a little while now, and I think I've finally managed to grab enough cards to build a deck around.
>Darkrai EX (2x)
>Hypno (2x)
>Drowzee (a lot)
>Yveltal (1x)
>Zoroark Break (1x)
>Zoroark 1x
>Zorua 2x
>All Night Party (3x)
I realize I should probably put in 1 more Darkrai EX, Yveltal, Zoroark and Z Break but this is what I've got to work with atm. I've also got a fair number of trainer and energy cards, but nothing crazy like Shaymin EX. About how many trainers/energy should I put in there, and are there any particular trainer cards I should be on the lookout for that synergize well with this deck?
>>26123140
I don't know much about Darkrai decks, but look up for a couple of different Darkrai builds on the net, it is a tiered deck, so many people play it.
at a prerelease right now. never played before.
will these work for the Pokemon cards?
will they give me enough time to put the cards in here?
>>26123283
pokemon and mtg cards have the same size, so yes, that shield will fit them.
Iirc, you have 30 minutes to build your deck, and after that the matches will be announced. Putting your deck into the sleeve doesn't take more than 2 minutes, and prerelease events are usually very casual, so I doubt your opponent would mind having to wait a minute until you finish putting them into sleeves.
>Night March decks
>>26123283
kek, pulled these in four packs
>>26123689
Pretty damn good, anon. Me jelly.
>>26123689
>2 FA in 4 packs
>one of them alakazam EX
noice
speaking of prereleases
has anyone ever been to one in Germany? if so, how is it like? what's the usual age range?
same anon as >>26121004 here
I've been too awkward to try the deck all goddamn day and played theme format instead but now I want to put this thing to a use finally
can anyone make me feel better & tell me there's actually lots of people even worse than me in standards, please
(I don't know what I want here. I'm really just afraid of having been super wrong about everything. inb4 "just shut up and fucking play"
I've....never done well in a competitive surrounding)
>>26123140
>I think I've finally managed to grab enough cards to build a deck around.
This is probably incorrect since you still need
>1 more Darkrai EX, Yveltal, Zoroark
and
>Shaymin EX
I would encourage you to read >>26109367 regarding deck building.
>are there any particular trainer cards I should be on the lookout for that synergize well with this deck
Not specifically but you'll want to replace All Night Party with Chaos Town as soon as you can (it comes out in Fates Collide).
You may consider running a few Max Elixir since your energy account should be a little high (8+).
Other than that you'll just be running a spicy stack of staples.
>>26123689
That Alakazam looks really cool.
>>26123927
Anon, I've been playing expanded with a miltank/gallade deck I've gathered from the free decks they give you and I've won most matches and even some tournaments. You shouldn't have any problem with a NM based one.
>>26123927
If you'd like anon I can show you the ropes
I'm about to get online now add me as a friend my user isYoshikarp
>>26123689
I'm really upset Altaria is trash because that FA is beautiful
>Promo Marowak is included in FC
>ALL of the battle deck including Strong Energy and Random Receiver are in too
Well, time to get those SR Receivers
>>26123927
>>26124000
Seeing this makes me wonder, anyone ever tried to make a /ptcgo/ friend list or something? I think it could be fun to get feedback on decks, test some specific matchups or get an in-house tournament going.
Though things tend to devolve into namedropping in the thread and shit like that, so idk.
>>26124075
If the game had spectating, I would personally host, stream, commentate, and provide prize support for tournaments weekly or even daily if people wanted it.
I'm not >>26124000 but I'd also be willing to do friendlies or learning/feedback matches.
>>26123996
thanks so much for the encouragement. I've actually tried a first match because of this answer now, and the opponent gave up after my first Pumpkaboo knocked out his two EX....I still can't believe it though.
>>26124000
it's almost 3 am here, I'll add you tomorrow if you're alright with that.
>>26124075
>>26124105
NM anon here. that sounds great, I'm in!
>>26124105
Yeah, the lack of spectating kills it a little bit. It's pretty handy in Hearthstone when you want to give feedback on how someone is playing.
And considering the amount of resources the dev team claims to have, I doubt we'll ever have it.
>inb4 it gets announced monday
>>26123986
I know I need like 1 more of each, just trying to make do with what I've got. Shouldn't be totally unplayable, right?
>Chaos town
Haven't heard of it until just now, but it definitely looks like something I'll want to replace ANP with. And I've got plenty of max elixirs, so I'll run 4 of those along with whatever staples I have and I guess any other trainer cards that happen to look good in the mean time
>Turns out over half the PTCGO staff was setting up at fucking PAX for the past TWO WEEKS and all the recent fuckups were by a skeleton team that didn't know what the fuck they were doing
W E W
>>26124118
Sure thing anon, just drop your user so I know it's you
>>26124303
sure, user name is Arktica.
So does anyone have a good list for VirGen in Legacy and about how many packs do the main cards cost?
>>26123689
same anon here, just pulled M Altaria (non-FA) in a consolation pack. What a fucking night
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