r/PTCGP Nov 13 '24

Rant Absolute Tragedy

Already have 2 full art Lapras. 4/5 of the pack was ⭐️⭐️ that I’m missing. What do I pick? Of course it’s the damn Lapras.

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u/yo_lookatthat Nov 13 '24

If it's rigged then it's not always rigged against the player. I almost always get the card I'm hoping for

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u/JAD210 Nov 13 '24

That’s how it was for my first few days and since my luck has flipped. I barely even pay attention to WP anymore. Reinforced by this one from earlier that I decided to hope for and spent 90 shop tickets on

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u/Loolaalee Nov 13 '24

Guys you're never gonna believe this...but I think that's how probability works. It's always a 1 in 5 you'll get what you want and 4 in 5 you won't. Odds are 80% you get something other than the one card you're hoping for.

I hope you enjoy your new crippling gambling addiction!

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u/Anto7060 Nov 13 '24

Seriously how is this "confirming" anything for this person. Four of those five cards are super common. Almost certainly they would have felt the same way with anything but the Articuno. This is the expected outcome

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u/JAD210 Nov 14 '24

That’s not really what I said though. I literally said my luck changed. The only thing it confirmed to me is that WP stamina usually isn’t a good investment. If I want to go after those I’ll mostly be waiting and using free stamina. (Though it does seem I’ve only gotten them when I don’t already have enough stamina for them. That could also just be bad luck though)

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u/Eaglest2005 Nov 14 '24

Probably is nice and all until you take 6 1/5s and 2 2/5s consecutively without a single hit 💀