Summary
Pokemon Trading Card Game Pocketis finallygetting its much-requested trading feature. It will bepretty bare-bones to begin with, with players only able to trade select cards and being bound by a strict timer, but it’s a start.
One of the reasons speculated for such restrictions is to stop players from selling their virtual cards for real-world money. Now, the game’s developers have made that more explicit, issuing a warning to anybody who plans to profit from the app.
Real Money Trading Classed As “Inappropriate Conduct” In Pokemon Trading Card Game Pocket
This morning, anybody opening the Pokemon Trading Card Game Pocket app would have been greeted by a message in their in-game inbox. This message warns players that the game will be “Taking Action in Response to Inappropriate Conduct,” including “real money trading.”
It reads: “We are aware that some players have engaged in data tampering, real money trading, and other behaviors that violate the Terms of Use. If we confirm that a player has engaged in behavior that violates the Terms of Use, we will warn them, suspend their account, or take action.”
The message is a stark warning to anybody looking to make a quick buck.
If we confirm that a player has engaged in behavior that violates the Terms of Use, we will warn them, suspend their account, or take action.
Although the message is clear, Pokemon Trading Card Game Pocket’s trading restrictions will already place a dampener on how much money potential profiteers could make.
Players will only be able to part ways with cards that have a rarity of between one and four diamonds, along with one-star rarity cards. These cards arerelativelycommon in-game and would be unlikely to command a high fee on any potential TCG Pocket black market.
To make matters worse for those planning to partake in “real money trading,” all trades, like everything else within the app, will be time-gated. A new currency called Trade Hourglasses will be required to make trades, again further limiting how much money people could make and stopping those legit players from completing their Card Dex too quickly.
WHERE TO PLAY
Experience the fun of collecting Pokémon Trading Card Game (TCG) cards with Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket, an upcoming game for iOS and Android devices from Creatures Inc., the original developers of the Pokémon TCG, and DeNA Co., Ltd.
In this game, you will be able to open two booster packs every day at no cost. you’re able to collect digital cards featuring nostalgic artwork from the past as well as brand-new cards that are exclusive to Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket.Be on the lookout for new “immersive cards,” which will make you feel as though you’ve leapt into the world of the card’s illustration.
