TCG Master Trader

The drop system is fundamentally broken for a collectible game I like the idea behind TCG Master Trader, but the way card drops are implemented makes collecting increasingly frustrating rather than rewarding. I've been tracking drops statistically. After 950 natural card drops, I've obtained only 350 unique cards out of 1,728. That means 600 of those 950 drops are duplicates — 63.16%. Even worse, in the most recent batch, 23 out of 25 cards were duplicates. At this point, opening a new pack usually means receiving five cards you already own. Some duplication is obviously expected in any collectible game. The problem is that there appears to be no meaningful pity system or duplicate protection to compensate for increasingly bad odds as your collection grows. A well-designed pity system could progressively increase the chance of receiving something you don't own, guarantee a new card after a certain number of duplicate drops, or provide some other mechanism for turning excessive duplicates into meaningful collection progress. Instead, every drop appears to remain essentially independent of your existing collection. The result is brutal diminishing returns: in my last 140 drops, only …

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For the amount of cards there are the 4 hour timer is not entirely great...unless you have friends or people to trade with this is effectively going to take forever.. I havent played the main title for TCS Card Shop Sim but knowing this is a collector thing that is low effort to "play" then it's fine? I personally like it but the timer could be shortened to maybe 2 hours & drops being so random that it hurts is a possible problem. Often times I get 5 cards but sometimes 3 or sometimes 1 card I have seen hit my inventory. I check in as often as I can too but even with trading between this & another account it's certainly something I'd say isn't for everybody... the card art is nice though...

[h3] ❌ Too Many Duplicates, Too Little Progression, and a System That Wastes Its Own Potential [/h3] [code] [quote=Wendrex] **TCG Master Trader** presents an interesting concept for players who enjoy collecting cards and building a collection over time. The idea of obtaining cards, finding valuable pieces, and interacting with other players through trading has the potential to create a very engaging experience. However, after spending some time with the game, an important issue becomes increasingly apparent in its progression system: **the large number of duplicate cards is not supported by an internal system that is effective enough at turning those duplicates into meaningful progress.** In my opinion, this is one of the main issues currently hurting the overall experience. ## The Problem Isn't Duplicate Cards It is important to make this clear: **duplicate cards are a natural part of any collection system based on randomness.** Receiving a duplicate card is not necessarily a bad thing. In fact, duplicates can be interesting when the game provides a meaningful way to use them. The problem begins when players accumulate large quantities of duplicate cards and realize that those du…

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It's your typical idler with drops, but the cards look pretty cool. For a "legally-not-Pokemon" category. It's a silly little game, but I wish there were some more like it on Steam.