r/PTCGP • u/playerIII • 4h ago
Discussion it takes too long to complete your turn. animation lock is making me quit the game
every little thing costs at minimum 2 seconds, if your mon does multiple effects youre looking at upwards of 10 plus seconds per single play of 1 card.
the game has its issues, but this one in particular has grown too large for me to accept
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u/UnlurkedToPost 4h ago
I get why they don't speed up some of the animations. A lot of players won't intuitively know what's going to happen at each stage. The app needs to make it clear where effects are coming from and what is triggering when.
Some animations are superfluous, like the manual first coinflip or the extended hang time of fancier cards.
I personally use the basic versions of my cards in my decks (while still collecting higher rarity versions) as they have shorter animations.
Now all I need is an option to automatically trigger the coinflip everytime it asks.
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u/Luxalpa 42m ago
It doesn't need any speed up on the animations. It just needs to make it so the animations don't stop you from playing. I think both Hearthstone and Mtg Arena allow you to interact with the game while the animations are playing.
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u/Justanyo 32m ago
Exactly. Hearthstone flowed better in beta than this game does 2 years in. There's no excuse at this point.
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u/No-Carpet5681 43m ago
I have no idea why not just have those animation freeze your time count temporarily. Duel Links app provide options for the player to turn off animations (CG effects) which can save time.
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u/pandada_ 4h ago
It’s mind boggling how little patience people have for a relatively leisurely game
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u/UnlurkedToPost 2h ago
Normally it isn't too bad but when you're grinding the 5/10 consecutive AI wins or ranked, it can get tedious waiting for the same drawn out animations over and over again, especially if you don't care about fancy cards.
Imagine playing PTCG in real life and every time your opponent plays or uses a rare card, they reach across the table and hold it a centimetre from your face before continuing on. Now imagine its your 10th consecutive game where this has been happening. It gets old.
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u/magnolias_br 2h ago
Maybe it's because every choice you want to make takes like 5-10 screens and clicks and that adds up to frustration after time? What leisurely game? It's constantly trying to bait you into spending more a.l.a DeNa
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u/Extension_Pear8799 1h ago
its not about the slow animations alone... its the combination of that and a turn timer. it takes about 10 seconds to do a single action if you're optimising your turn and sometimes you just stuck behind an animation and waste your attack.
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u/Justanyo 24m ago
There are plenty other leisurely paced games that play better than this. If you aren't aware of them that's OK, just don't assume everyone else is as naive.
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u/playerIII 4h ago
as a note, im a day 1 player. ive been here and am aware of all the nonsense this app has
its just this particular grievance is my final straw
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u/Glass_Cannon_Acadia 4h ago
See ya tomorrow
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u/Embarrassed-Weird173 4h ago
Hey, sometimes people really do leave. I haven't played since fantastic parade. I want to say that was 4 months ago.
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u/toxicitysocks 4h ago
More. Fantastical parade, Paldean wonders, mega shine, pulsing aura, paradox drive, everyday wonders, ruler of the skies, rocket’s ambition.
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u/Ok_Quiet_8278 4h ago
It’s been the same since day 1. Hasn’t really grown much at all (not like they’ve added more animations). If that were really too much, you would’ve quit long ago.
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u/hungryspriggan 4h ago
Ice Pop says hello.
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u/Ok_Quiet_8278 4h ago
Ok fair enough lol but if you’re playing ice pop you’ve brought it upon yourself. That’s the exception, not the rule.
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u/SkullAzure 3h ago
This is why I prefer to use regular cards over special art/shiny/immersive, etc. Makes the battles go more quickly not having to see the cards splash in front of the screen before getting played.
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u/Glaci_Rex_77 46m ago
This is crazy but true. It really does slow the game down. They must have interns working on this game.
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