Summary
- March update for TCG Pocket brought quality-of-life improvements like synced coin flips and more deck slots.
- A meme mocking Wonder Picks’ slow animation sparked debates over player patience and game optimization.
- TCG Pocket faces criticism and backlash, but developers are dedicated to enhancing player experience.
Pokemon TCG Pocket players have found a humorous way to voice frustration over the revamped Wonder Picks. For those uninitiated, the game released an update ahead of the Shining Revelry set that introduced a series of quality-of-life features and aesthetic changes. Among these adjustments was a reworked process for handling Wonder Picks, which has seemingly upset a group of TCG Pocket fans.
The game’s March update was well received overall, as it incorporated many quality-of-life features requested by TCG Pocket players. For instance, the coin flip process in PvP is now synchronized between both players, which reduces downtime to just a couple of seconds. Additionally, deck slots have been increased from 15 to 20, allowing fans a larger inventory for their favorite lineups. However, the update has also ignited controversy and debate among fans, leading to a series of memes that mock the developer’s decision to renovate some aspects of the gameplay.
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Redditor Piats99 shared a cartoon on TCG Pocket’s subreddit, roasting the game’s new card-shuffle animation in Wonder Picks. The image illustrates a humorous interaction between a player and DeNA, the game’s developer, suggesting that TCG Pocket’s March update makes Wonder Picks “even slower.” The meme is titled “More Suspense,” which may also reference how the new Wonder Pick animations reveal the dismissed cards before flipping the player’s selection. Initially, the game would reveal the player’s selected card before flipping over the others.
TCG Pocket Fans Think Wonder Picks Are ‘Even Slower’
Fans mocking TCG Pocket’s Wonder Pick animation has also sparked debates over players’ “attention span.” A handful of Redditors have criticized others for their lack of patience, suggesting that the new process takes only a few seconds, which shouldn’t be a big deal. Others have responded to this criticism by stating that waiting for a card shuffle animation is unrelated to attention, as they believe it is simply a loading screen. Dissatisfied gamers argue that the developers should focus on optimizing the game and reducing downtime, which is not happening with Wonder Picks taking longer to resolve.
As TCG Pocket grows in popularity, so does the criticism. Some of it comes in the form of humorous memes, such as jokes about Wonder Picks or Wigglytuff’s full-art variant. Other complaints are more serious, such as the backlash over Shiny Mewtwo ex being locked behind a bundle-exclusive paywall. However, such pushbacks and debates are quite common for popular titles like TCG Pocket. On a positive note, the developers have remained committed to improving the player experience, assuring fans that their feedback is being heard.
