Recent content by ARMondak

So what's the holdup? These tournaments have been going on for a decade now, surely there should be a more efficient/effective process to get these releases out. Most players don't have the luxury of playing to an indeterminate amount of Play Points, but want to play Nationals. If they can't...

Wouldn't a better lesson be that cheaters and thieves are not to be tolerated, and to be removed from our community?

I find the lack of accountability from the TPCi brass disturbing. If you aren't part of the solution, you are part of the problem. To do nothing is condoning this behavior, and will invite thieves to act without consequences. This issue isn't just going to go away by being swept under the rug...

It is a complete and utter disgrace that Pokemon does not have the common sense to remove criminals from our game. For as much as they promote the game as "family-friendly", looking the other way when crime happens at one of their events completely goes against this mission. If I were a parent...

My biggest issue is that the sheer cost of an invite is outrageous. At minimum, one must attend a marathon of cc's, 3 states (at least one requiring a hotel stay), 3 regionals (at least one requiring a flight, more than likely two will), and the week of Nationals, with traveling to at least 8-10...

I feel like this is skirting the overall issue at hand. With moving the giving out of the "swag" to the end of Day 1, the main widely perceived reason for Play Point requirements at Nationals is no longer relevant. So if the main draw of Pokemon OP is that it is "free" and "accessible", why...

The necessary corrective action to the T-shirt problem was hand out the prizes at the end of Day 1, which they already did last year. So why keep the Play Point requirement for Nats if that was the real reason? Regardless, I feel like the Play Point requirement is extremely dumb and is a...

Looking for any/all Base Set 1st edition cards. Can pay via Paypal.

They shouldn't be focusing on junk like this, and should be trying to get a proper tournament system on TCGO up and running.

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There's just major point I'd like to make here. These events are NOT free. The average competitive player probably spends $200+ on their deck alone (plus whatever other legal cards they have) and spending probably two nights in a hotel, plus costs of getting there/eating out all weekend. Figure...

I think this system is actually quite fair. Did some toying around with the CP numbers, and this got 404 CP, enough for the invite: 1st br, 1st br, 2nd br, t4 br, 5-8 br, 5-8 br 1st cc, 2nd cc, 2nd cc, t4 cc 9-12 reg, t32 reg t8 states, 9-12 states t64 nats I'm pretty sure most competitive...

The one thing that bothers me the most is the vast majority of invites coming without trips, and the location of Worlds. While on the surface having Worlds in Hawaii is amazing, it's economically impractical for most people to get out there. It has to be especially heartbreaking for the kids in...

I don't really think that's a fair comparison, as you can play Zynga games without shelling out any money. The real money stuff is just supplemental and has a very small amount of effect on gameplay. With PTCGO, a significant monetary investment is required for the game to be even remotely fun...

I disagree on this point... an open discussion about the merits/flaws of TCGO on the most visible PTCG website can only help the game. The Pokemon website is extremely user unfriendly and the board for the TCGO really does not get the proper traffic in order to have a meaningful discussion. This...