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You can no grasp the true form of the impact this has on all the other players.

Now for my opinion:
While this is an understandable disision, without any way to counter balance the fact that singles are getting so expensive that it's getting almost like YGO, I think that they can atleast up the ratios to keep the price down.

They shouldn't blatantly put up a ban without any way of counteracting the consequences for most of the players.
 
There are a lot more people who are going to be inconvenienced, confused and discouraged by having to read translations while their opponents play than there are people who have invested heavily in Japanese cards. Translations might not bother many of the Masters players, but what about the younger players, especially juniors? Kids are learning how to read and you're going to bust out a Japanese Skuntank on them? Give me a break.

There is an unspoken voice of hundreds of players who don't want people using foreign cards - the problem is, most of them don't post on this board, nor do they know this board exists. Without these players, there would be no POP, and no tournaments.

I understand this decision inconveniences some people. I'd be PO'd too if I spent money on Japanese cards and couldn't use them. But at least you are being given a fair warning. Heck, you might even be able to sell some of your Japanese cards for something. (Better than nothing!) But just cause it's a pain in the butt to a lot of you guys, that doesn't mean it's wrong, and that doesn't mean it isn't good for the game.
 
wow are all the foreign country player gonna be pisssssed about this cuz the american player wont want anything to do with there cards lol wow just wow come worlds lol =]luckily i only have 2 japanese cards to my name lol thank you to myself for passing on buying multiple japanese deck and boxs lol
 
Sorry for chiming in so late I was out of town with a family emergency.

I am also a player who plays 90 to 100 percent all Japanese decks originally it was to be different and in my opinion the cards look cooler I keep a full mini binder for each deck that I own(usually matches the deck box the deck is in). In the Past I did a lot of judging but this year I've been a player I own ALOT of Pokemon cards well into 5 figures over half are Japanese. the Quality of my Japanese cards is much better that my English cards the colors are brighter there is a better gloss on the cards ect. It's a safe bet to say I spend more money on Pokemon than any other thing I do in my life(besides essentials).

I understand from a judges stand point how it can be perceived as gaming to use an all Japanese deck, but in all fairness most high caliper players have most if not all legal cards memorized and I always have a legal copy of the card for reference.

One of the perks of being a Worlds judge is the interaction that occurs with the PCL judges we try to get together a play a few matches of this game we all love because I've had Japanese cards going into these events I have been able to play with cards that are just released or soon to be released when playing them. having Mr. Imakuni tell me how unique and well built my deck was last year is a honor I will always cherish.

I can't help but feel responsible for this ruling as I am one of the players in the nation that consistently plays Japanese cards for most events, although my matches have never gone to time I have started the tread here in my home state and more people are showing up with similar decks. So I would like to apologize to the community for taking a good thing and going over board with it my intention was never to hurt the integrity of an event just to put my mark on it a kinda BLiZz was here if you will looks like after this year I have to retire my Japanese cards and for that I am truly sad.


BLiZz
 
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man i feel bumed just by thinking of those japanese cynthias that you have =[ those must have been a shiny penny or 2 too get or a massive amount of cards
 
PUI constantly says that players don't make up anything close to the majority of card sales. And only a small portion of the player base buys Japanese cards instead of English ones. So this really can't be an economic decision on PUI's part. PUI won't make any more money off of this change; only the secondary market will. The motivating factor must have been player/parent complaints, but like most people have posted on this thread, I have never experienced complaints.

I'm right down the middle on this issue, I don't really have a strong opinion either way. But I'm just trying to understand why this decision was made. I also think American players will be able to adapt much more easily than traveling European players. Just one of the many issues that need to be addressed.
 
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Though I doubt there is an economic motivation from PUI sales being affected by the use of JP cards. Card shops that host league and events may have a much stronger view on the impact that the use of JP cards has on their economic viability. No shops, No venues, No OP.

It is still a shock though, even if one that is not a complete surprise. Long term I can see this change being a positive step in the USA as it should help to secure venues for OP and the continued support of the shops in difficult economic times. I'm less convinced that the language rule in Europe is going to support local language sales. The last thing we need in Europe is a rise in grey imports from the USA.
 
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It doesn't matter. Japanese cards going off the market will cause English prices to skyrocket, and many people wont be able to afford the game any longer, myself included.
 
Thats it basically.
With this change my whole pool just falls away, I have no more Claydols (mine are spanish, i traded for them at worlds because they were cool....) and so many german cards that I cant use anymore when I go to the netherlands. I can go on and play a starter, but thats its....

@cheqie

Basically all your assumptions about europe are true xD
And the main problem is not buying german cards but that they're handed out as prices so all prices you get a worthless.
I play 50% of my tournaments in foreign lands and I cant use my cards there ?
Europe is dead if this ruling stays like it is,(besides all the japanese cards stuff which is somehow a matter of opinion) this should be a fact.
 
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It doesn't matter. Japanese cards going off the market will cause English prices to skyrocket, and many people wont be able to afford the game any longer, myself included.
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There will be a blip. I don't think it will cause prices to skyrocket.
  • Nothing changes for this season.
  • There is a rotation due that is about to cut I don't know how many sets from the format. (I hope Uxie stays, Claydol looks like a gonner)
  • The first tournaments for which this change will have a significant effect on demand are approximately a year away. that is three more English sets away.
So only if the Platinum foils and Xs are still dominant in three sets time will prices be high. Makes mental note to buy more PokeTurns and Cyrus

Still painfull right now though :(
 
The point is that, eben with new sets the cards will be much more expensive because everyone has to get the english ones which are rarer since english boosters suck. And the option of getting the japanese on from ebay falls away. This will lead to ripoff methods because people have to get the cards somehow. Great for Kids...

At our prerelease a ~10 year old drew a Dialga G X and even then everyone asked him to trade it (myself included but I'd have given him enough value). Whjat would have happened to that kid if no one would have had a japanese one already ?
 
Yoshi, someone who is intent on ripping off a 10- player who has a good card is not showing that thay have high moral standards. The presence or absence of JP cards in the format is not going to have any influence on that persons ethics.

Assuming that the supply of English LvXs far exceeds the level of imported JP LvXs then the standard economics of supply and demand will prevent a major rise in prices as long as we don't all run scared and pay any price. Lets not talk up the price of English cards and actually create a problem. We have a few months to get over any desire to panic buy.
 
I think it will have an influence.
If the kid is your only chance to get that dialga lvx ? And the supply of english LvX isnt that big since you mostly have to get 3 boxes of crap to get the level x you want...
 
The funny things is that most of the foreign language cards I own were given to me by POP at Worlds last year . . .

Does this mean that the cards you getat Worlds from now on will only be in your own language?
 
Actually I got 2 spanish Claydols at worlds directly from pui (2 in the one ge booster in the bag xD).
So I cant use the cards that PUI gave me ? Nice....
 
I look at this a little diffrently.

I see the point if they will not allow full forgien card decks thats confusing and should never come into play. However 1~5 is diffrent especially if there duplicates of a card, for example 3 Uxies in JApanese or such. There should be exceptions for Europe and Nort America because we neighbor countries that dont nessecarily speech our language, because I dont want to have my deck in every language to play. However I do seew here this would solve fluiidity issues and the like. I also say if a japanese card is used i want a picture or copy of the actual card at my disposle to see it in english so that there is no translation issues.

I do not agree with the POTF issue because they shouldnt be legal yet which they arnt and shouldnt really be allowed in premire events because the set had been out in a fgorgien language for a long time already. Only because the english ersions have not been printed yet. And that is an unfair advantage.

That is just my issues with it, Personally I do not use forgien cards because I cannot read much past basic spanish and such, so I stick with english cards. And personally I think they went a little too far with the restrictions but if they enacted something similar to t his or what I have seen on this thread it would be diffrent.

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Italian Players are all upset.....

Here in Italy, local distributor no longer import english cards.
Italian cards are translated with months of lateness. Right now LEGENDS AWAKENED is the new set released.... (off course our format is DP-PL) so we already have to get all our cards throu-web........


For many italian players, getting japanese cards or english cards was equaly difficult, since there is no real way to have them in store.

60%of italian players have 10-90% of japanese cards (usually LV X)
20% of italian players have 80% of jappanese cards.

They are thinking to leave the game right now........


P.S. to the children point: In Italy, we start studying english at 6, but we can't read it well enought till we are at least 9-11.... so junior players are unable to read english just like jappanese ones.
 
I rarely post on this board, but when I do it is with the utmost courtesy. Those who know me know I almost never say anything bad about anybody. As such, even though this post may seem rather tame please understand that what I am about to say comes with the utmost malice. My comments will be directed primarily to the Americans and only apply to the removal of the Japanese prints of Pokemon cards. This does not include the ban of neighboring languages in European countries.

STOP WHINING!

Never in my life have I seen such a pandemic of selfishness. Everybody is whining about how this will himself or herself. Very few are concerned at all on how this will affect the community in general. I have seen this decision coming for a long time. I have seen the need for it. PUI does not earn money when Japanese cards are purchased. The Japanese Pokemon market is strong enough to hold its own without the inclusion of international sales. PUI on the other hand is not in such a financially sound situation. Like most on this thread (which I have read in its entirety) understand that the underlying cause of this decision is money.

Let's look on the other end of the spectrum then. Instead of thinking only of yourselves let's see what would happen to PUI without this change. Support for the game would continue on the downward slope it has been on. Less money means less budget, less freebies, less tournaments, and increased cost. Eventually sales would not surpass cost enough for the Pokemon Trading Card Game to be a profitable endeavor. That would lead to the demise of the market outside of Japan completely. Then nobody (including yourself) would be happy.

However, with this change, PUI would now be supporting only the product they produce. That will increase sales because, despite the negative response it has received, the fans of the game will ultimately accept this decision and buy PUI produced cards. PUI will not lose sales from those who are planning on quiting the game over this venture, because they didn't have sales from them in the first place. They bought cards that PUI didn't produce.

I wish people would think more of the community than of themselves. If they did, then not only would the Pokemon Trading Card Game be better, but the whole world would be better.
 
I have not posted before this but have read all of the posts. My take on this is the same as most of the previous posts with a few minor differences.

1. I used Pokemon as a behavior mod program for my son. Bad behavior/grades in school = no league. In order to make this work he needed to. be competitive. To be affordable I needed to purchase Japanese cards.

2. I started playing so that I could help my son. Since I was already buying Japanese cards I bought evolutions that I found interesting that, he too, could play. Between the contacts I made purchasing the cards and friends I have serving overseas, we have a pretty good sized collection that he enjoyed using.

3. The purchase of Japanese cards led me to acquire other language cards for my son. He thought they were just as "cool" as the Japanese cards. This has led to a pretty decent investment in time and money that is now wasted.

4. The argument that the store owners that sponsored leagues were losing money is not as true as some would believe. Did I purchase cards from the local store? Yes. However, the majority of my son's cards were purchased at Wal-Mart, Toys R Us, and other such stores. Why? Because the local hobby shop could not beat the prices of the mega stores.

5. The league my son joined was run and populated by good players that really had the welfare of the kids at heart. They taught them the game and showed them what synergy was and how to make good decks. I met some good people that I now consider my friends. All of this is at risk or will be lost by a money making decision by a company that "supposedly" has the kids interest at heart.

6. In reply to those that think it is selfishness to want the Japanese cards. In same cases they may correct. However, I have learned the truth of what others have said. English boxes do not contain the same value as Japanese boxes.

If POP was really thinking of the kids they would not have just banned the use of foreign language cards. They would have put an upper limit onthe amount of such cards that a person could have in a deck. I have played at tournaments and I have to read more English cards than my opponents have had to view my translations. The people I am facing off against seem to know my cards, English or Japanese, better than I do.

Thanks POP for doing more harm than good with your decision.
 
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