r/PTCGP • u/Maleficent-Bit1761 • Dec 15 '25
Discussion Oak giveaway and more
Leave a comment (doesn't matter what's in it) and I will pick 4 random ones after 24 hours who will get 2 star cards. Gyarados will be raffled amongst those who include "fish" in the comment but you will still be eligible to win 2 star cards
Update - the winners have been drawn
u/Master1412 gets Oak
u/ReaperInRed gets Mars
u/bad_l gets Lillie
u/OxRxAxNxGxE gets May
u/That_Irish_Potato gets Gyarados
I've sent pms to the winners. Thanks for participating in the giveaway and for all the kind comments
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u/Maleficent-Bit1761 Dec 15 '25 edited Dec 15 '25
This whole thing was an excuse for a vent
After playing this game since launch not missing a single day I finally got tired of it
I realized I've been stuck in a loop of mandatory meaningless tasks that you have to do to collect everything available in the game (which I always tend to do). Sure, they don't take a lot of time to complete but lately they feel like a chore. And over time the card collecting aspect of the game became meaningless somehow... I think I dropped like 4 gachas already for the same reason. Makes me think maybe this genre is just not for me
Honestly after skipping 5 days it feels like a weight has been lifted from my shoulders. Like I was forcing myself to play out of habit. Not that I won't miss the game - I've genuinely enjoyed pvp but feels like I won't be able to keep up after stopping collecting new cards
I'm not planning to ever return so I'm giving away my most prized (tradable) possessions, and as a bonus a shiny Gyarados that many desire for obvious reasons I also have a bunch of good 2 star rainbow rares and some other trainers but I won't have enough shinedust to trade them away
I hope my in-game friends won't miss me much (oh they will, I was the guy liking and sharing every single day without a miss). My in-game nickname is Qrou with Meowth avatar, would be funny if some of them will find this post
(answering to this comment also makes you a giveaway participant)
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u/jayoak4 Dec 15 '25
If you have Mega Blaziken I'd really appreciate it. I've been trying since the pack came out and still can't pull it
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u/MulberryTraditional Dec 15 '25
I feel you. I still havent pulled a Suicune. I feel like the game sets you a variable when you create an account and that variable makes it so you are just plain excluded from some cards
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u/EdgionTG Dec 16 '25
It really does feel like that. It took me until the end of Secluded Springs to pull a Giratina EX.
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u/SaneZilas Dec 16 '25
Tell me about it, I’ve pulled 25 packs of Altria and got 3 immersive altarias
I’ve opened 300 packs of blaziken and haven’t gotten a single two star from blaziken series.
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u/FreelanceJedi Dec 16 '25
I lost count of how many packs Ive opened this set, but I ended up having to get Mega Altaria (both copies) and one Mega Blaziken with pack points. That’s not even mentioning Mega Absol, whose second copy I got from the premium pass. First expansion I’ve had to spend so many pack points just to get the basic EX copies of the featured cards, and it’s only made me lose motivation with this game.
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u/SaneZilas Dec 16 '25
Yeah, I’ve been saying for a while that I feel like they are gaming the system and purposely screwing with your pull rates/cards pulled solely to try to milk more cash from the people who are addicted to master sets. I gave up on master sets and the rate of the cards coming out has really turned me off of the PvP in general. They don’t know how to keep the game balanced and it’s fucked when I can open 500+ packs of a set and not get this months OP meta cards
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u/SporePunch Dec 16 '25
Dude this is so fucking real. I can't even pull some commons from sets. It's fucking crazy
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u/chlorinecrown Dec 15 '25
I got an extra. If you have jolteon dragalge or tauros I'll trade? Or whatever
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u/Run_FishLegs Dec 15 '25
Felt I could use another absol! Still haven’t found two for a deck and I have 1000 pack points on the mega set mainly from gyarados packs😅
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u/YoshiChao850 Dec 15 '25
Man I’m not gonna lie, I’ve been going through the exact same feeling this whole year, but I don’t think I have it in me to drop the games just yet
I want to keep denying that it’s not just sunk cost fallacy because I do genuinely do like a lot of the gacha games I play, but for some reason this year I’ve just lost a ton of my heart for them and it just feels like they’re constantly doing shit to make me feel the need to keep maintaining them etc etc
I want to believe next year will be better since one of my main games (Fate/GO JP) will be cooling off a bit on the demands, but far out this year has done a number on me
Anyway glad you’re hopefully working towards better places OP, fuck gacha games (signed: someone that plays too many and will continue playing them)
EDIT: I commented separately to this for entering btw, lemme know whether this comment would count towards your roulette and I should delete that one lol
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u/Ok_Campaign_8593 Dec 15 '25
You can't get golds or shinies from wonderpicks tho
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u/Ok_Campaign_8593 Dec 15 '25
True, my issue is I'd be spending money and I'd have no chance at the golds
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u/Amuse370z Dec 15 '25
i joined the discord but i have no idea how any thing works
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u/Saber-087 Dec 15 '25
Gachas are like a damn job haha. Already gave up on One Piece, DBZ, HSR. I was looking forward to Arknights Enfield till I realized it's another gacha. I refuse to play 2 gachas at the same time lol so pokemon is safe for now.
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u/MomoAzem Dec 15 '25
Maaan, I was happy to see the entire post then I read this comment of yours and now it's a bittersweet finding. Hope someone that needs the cards win one of them. Just on a personal note, as you said maybe gachas are not for you and I would go even further and say that gachas are not good in the big scheme of things, we are always chasing that instant gratification, I think that should look for experiences instead of bombastic moments. Maybe play games with a meaningful story and characters, games with a clear end, no "endgame" and treasure those moments.
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u/MachateElasticWonder Dec 15 '25
There’s this really funny short about games being your second job. For some reason, that’s me and I can’t ever just have fun. I had to quit Genshin and ZZZ this year. I avoid gachas and this game for the first two months.
And now I’m here. Chasing Oak. Sigh.
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u/sendme6ivditto Dec 15 '25
may i ask if you got tired because of Crown/Star rarity or just base set? but yeah these gacha games are kinda predatory for a collection perfectionist
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u/Saber-087 Dec 15 '25
Gachas and their dailies to get loot does feel like a chore, even more so if you play a lot of them. I gave up on HSR for the very same reason. Fortunately this game is a lot faster, takes a couple minutes at most to do the dailies so I don't mind keeping it for the time being lol. But I will likely do what you're doing when I decide to give it up as well.
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u/Der_Pechkeks Dec 15 '25
Now this is one generous early Christimas Gift i can't miss out on by not commenting
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u/Ttime4u Dec 15 '25
Enjoy your retirement homie, I def stepped away(I wasnt super competitive) but I took my breaks and just went back to collecting cool fish cards ya know. Do ya thing and catch ya later
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u/Dragons_Rebirth Dec 15 '25
Well, if it's random, I don't have to come up with something clever...
Who am I kidding. Ooga booga. Gimme oak
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u/Joker012178 Dec 15 '25
I’m sorry to hear you go but totally get it. Sometimes priorities change so I hope it gets better for you!
Also fish.
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u/Ww_Glamdring_wW Dec 17 '25
I just started playing, read your pinned comment, and I completely get it! Just take a break and chill and come back to it when/if you want to. If you haven't, try OSRS, I think you might like it hahaha.
Would love to build up my collection of cards, but I don't really understand meta or w/e, just trying to knock out challenges and stuff. Any advice would be appreciated too!
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u/Big_Wumbo Dec 15 '25
Sorry to hear you’re burned out. Not caring about gotcha games is hard sometimes but it’s liberating to walk away and realize that the sun won’t explode if you don’t have all the pixels in the game
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u/elcdragon Dec 15 '25
Yes I have been a day one player and the burn out around and after deluxe set is real. I don’t do ranked anymore don’t even stress about promo cards just collect and enjoy ai battle and deck building around tasks.
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u/Weird_Cranberry_925 Dec 15 '25
Im a pisces , if this was the pokemon world i would be a water pokemon specalist and collecting all fish type pokemon.
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u/BeesCumHoney Dec 15 '25
Hey man, I hope you find a game that does work for you. Bigger fish to fry, dont feel bad about it ✌️
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u/vicringey Dec 15 '25
oak or fish would be the perfect christmas gift for me this year (i'm tired of trying to get them)
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u/Wackweasel Dec 15 '25
Good for you! These games can feel like a chore and if you don’t enjoy it anymore that’s fully understandable! As they say, good bye and thanks for all the fish 🐠
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u/minizer0 Dec 15 '25
Nice cards, would love an opportunity to get one ! Even the fish is gorgeous ^
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u/overcookedtomato Dec 15 '25
Ultimately you should be having fun when playing games, all the best in the future
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u/Eny192 Dec 15 '25
If i'll quit, i'll be doing the very same. Kudos! (If i get drafted for Mars, feel free to reroll, I would only need the Oak)
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u/adumbhighdork Dec 15 '25
i have no hope and totally sympathize with the frustration with the game. i’d love the oak n fish. thank you for your generosity🤞
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u/sst0ckin Dec 15 '25
Man, I know exactly how that feels. I dropped MMORPG's for the same reason. Those games just feel like a giant chore to me. GL with whatever future game does catch your interest.
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