JWittz
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Hey everybody, my name's Josh and I've been running a youtube series on the Pokemon TCG for 2 years now. Mostly geared toward helping new players get into the competitive scene, it's usually a goofy and lighthearted show intended for everybody to get a little bit out of it.
However, this weekend I decided to try something a little bit different and tackle a question that plenty of us have juggled before: what separates us from getting our game the same high respect that other TCGs are getting? This question has been brought up plenty of times, but with the advent of the Pokemon TCGO, TheTopCut, and Ness's channel I think it's a question worth looking into. It's not a question that we have to answer--you'd never be able to convince everyone that expansion is best for the game. However, it's a fun idea to imagine Pokemon getting bigger coverage, more attention to prize support, and allowing the players to have more input into the game than ever before.
The reason I'm posting here is because the 'gym is one of the best places out there to open a dialogue and get people's full responses. Youtube only allows for a 400-character response, which isn't enough to express a full sentiment or idea while also still keeping a "discussion" format. I think in general Pokegym is a good place to go because the 'gym itself and its involvement with the higher-ups for Pokemon is discussed in the video, too. Who knows, maybe I'll get a response from one of the few people from Pokemon that post from time to time!
For those of you who don't want to watch a 15-minute video, I'll summarize. It's part 1 of what should be a 2 or potentially 3 part series on the possibility of expanding the game. Part 1 is simply addressing the obstacles that are in place, but not how to solve them. The biggest problems I list as preventing the game from expanding are 1) interest and funding from the company itself, 2) maintaining the integrity of our awesome playerbase, 3) improving our communication with the higher-ups at TPCi, and 4) establishing a connection between us and Japan, the actual creators of our game and cards.
All I'm really looking for is a discussion on this topic, since it isn't touched that often. Are these the problems we should address? If not, what are bigger problems? Are these problems solvable? What are potential solutions to expansion? Or should we not expand at all? All these things are relevant, and I'm hoping to get the biggest reach of comments and commentary to put in the next video. The 'gym has by far the most active Pokemon TCG players to its name, and I figured this would be a good place to try and move the conversation.
The video is here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t8rv5M_mb2Y&feature=channel_video_title . When I first put out content, the 'gym removed my post about my videos, but it looks like things have laxed a little since then with both Jason K. and Pooka having respective threads about their videos. Even if you have to remove the video link, mods, I'd appreciate it if I could keep the discussion thread up. I appreciate it, and thanks for any responses!
-Josh
Part 2 is now out, adding another question into the discussion. Is my proposal feasible, or too "out there" to be possible? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sb3VySinjB0&feature=email&email=comment_received
However, this weekend I decided to try something a little bit different and tackle a question that plenty of us have juggled before: what separates us from getting our game the same high respect that other TCGs are getting? This question has been brought up plenty of times, but with the advent of the Pokemon TCGO, TheTopCut, and Ness's channel I think it's a question worth looking into. It's not a question that we have to answer--you'd never be able to convince everyone that expansion is best for the game. However, it's a fun idea to imagine Pokemon getting bigger coverage, more attention to prize support, and allowing the players to have more input into the game than ever before.
The reason I'm posting here is because the 'gym is one of the best places out there to open a dialogue and get people's full responses. Youtube only allows for a 400-character response, which isn't enough to express a full sentiment or idea while also still keeping a "discussion" format. I think in general Pokegym is a good place to go because the 'gym itself and its involvement with the higher-ups for Pokemon is discussed in the video, too. Who knows, maybe I'll get a response from one of the few people from Pokemon that post from time to time!
For those of you who don't want to watch a 15-minute video, I'll summarize. It's part 1 of what should be a 2 or potentially 3 part series on the possibility of expanding the game. Part 1 is simply addressing the obstacles that are in place, but not how to solve them. The biggest problems I list as preventing the game from expanding are 1) interest and funding from the company itself, 2) maintaining the integrity of our awesome playerbase, 3) improving our communication with the higher-ups at TPCi, and 4) establishing a connection between us and Japan, the actual creators of our game and cards.
All I'm really looking for is a discussion on this topic, since it isn't touched that often. Are these the problems we should address? If not, what are bigger problems? Are these problems solvable? What are potential solutions to expansion? Or should we not expand at all? All these things are relevant, and I'm hoping to get the biggest reach of comments and commentary to put in the next video. The 'gym has by far the most active Pokemon TCG players to its name, and I figured this would be a good place to try and move the conversation.
The video is here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t8rv5M_mb2Y&feature=channel_video_title . When I first put out content, the 'gym removed my post about my videos, but it looks like things have laxed a little since then with both Jason K. and Pooka having respective threads about their videos. Even if you have to remove the video link, mods, I'd appreciate it if I could keep the discussion thread up. I appreciate it, and thanks for any responses!
-Josh
Part 2 is now out, adding another question into the discussion. Is my proposal feasible, or too "out there" to be possible? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sb3VySinjB0&feature=email&email=comment_received
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