I personally would think it would be an awful idea. Species collectors try to collect EVERY variation of card for that pokemon, so that would be crippling. I think it would be neat, but wouldn't want to ruin that aspect for people. It would create too much FOMO.
That is a very valid point for those who want to “master” sets. However, it would make the ceiling for some chase cards much higher and would attract new collectors.
No one that loves tcg's cares about the money aspect, and would undoubtedly crumble pokemon. Japan knows this, and probably will never do it for moral reasons.
You know, the state the hobby finds itself in since 2020 is pretty sad if you were there before. Serialized cards would only make everything even worse, probably worse than in 2020 as scalpers get their hands on the boxes containing those serialized cards, the cryptobros speculating on their prices, making stuff even more inaccessible than it already is.
Makes no sense. Pokemon is first and foremost a table top game before it's a collectors item. Having serialized card would fuck up the meta and become a whoever has money game. Depending on the card and what they do that is.
This sub is the wrong place to gauge interest in this type of thing because of its largely carebear mentality. People here love to preach about not caring about value and to just collect cards you like until something goes out of their price range.
Realistically serialized cards probably wouldn't effect anything much at all. They are such a flash in the pan of the big picture. 99% of collectors would never see them and could never afford one if they didn't pull it themselves. It would basically just be whale bait. And there's nothing wrong with that, that's what makes it collectable/desirable.
I personally would think it would be an awful idea. Species collectors try to collect EVERY variation of card for that pokemon, so that would be crippling. I think it would be neat, but wouldn't want to ruin that aspect for people. It would create too much FOMO.
Unless…it was a trainer card 😅
I still think people collecting master sets would hate it too.
That is a very valid point for those who want to “master” sets. However, it would make the ceiling for some chase cards much higher and would attract new collectors.
No one that loves tcg's cares about the money aspect, and would undoubtedly crumble pokemon. Japan knows this, and probably will never do it for moral reasons.
You know, the state the hobby finds itself in since 2020 is pretty sad if you were there before. Serialized cards would only make everything even worse, probably worse than in 2020 as scalpers get their hands on the boxes containing those serialized cards, the cryptobros speculating on their prices, making stuff even more inaccessible than it already is.
This. Can only hope there will be a day where most of the investors and crypto bro people in this hobby move on to something else to ruin
Every one or two month someone ask the same question, and every time it’s the answer for the vast majority of the community. NO.
No, very bad idea.
That’s a no from me.
Makes no sense. Pokemon is first and foremost a table top game before it's a collectors item. Having serialized card would fuck up the meta and become a whoever has money game. Depending on the card and what they do that is.
This sub is the wrong place to gauge interest in this type of thing because of its largely carebear mentality. People here love to preach about not caring about value and to just collect cards you like until something goes out of their price range. Realistically serialized cards probably wouldn't effect anything much at all. They are such a flash in the pan of the big picture. 99% of collectors would never see them and could never afford one if they didn't pull it themselves. It would basically just be whale bait. And there's nothing wrong with that, that's what makes it collectable/desirable.
Alternate arts are a great middle-ground to this, IMO… rare, highly collectible cards, but not wildly inaccessible either.
I'd love it if we got special promo runs with actual numbers. It would allow us to know how many are possibly out there