Based on the paucity of recent posts related to it, I haven't been dealing with the TCG in any of its forms (local-language or English) and that has been somewhat true. At the same time, I still maintain at least a low-key interest in it, as a form of a Pokémon game that is popular in many places and forms a part of its competitive "pantheon". I have an assortment of cards in either form and I maintain the installation of the TCGO client on my PC, though it seems that may not be enough and/or change is on the prompt. As such, I'd like to take a post to discuss things and reason them out.
Though I'm still capable of playing - as I've discovered the other day while also claiming a promo code in TCGO - I found my experience a bit overwhelming, though I chalk this up to having not played in a long while. What remains is that the sensation would be intensified with the local-language cards as I need to wrap what I've learned in English to their terminology. Therefore, the most workable personal solution, and one that remains as such from way back, is still to obtain more English cards and play in English, else I devoid myself of physical cards and devote myself to the TCGO, partially as I've gotten some flak for possessing physical cards in addition to other things of interest. It's a tough matter.
It seems that the past has provided some complications, yet the future might offer up either that or more convenience. Last year, Pokémon TCG Live was announced, and for all intents and purposes, it may be considered the successor to TCGO. It offers the same gameplay of the TCG as it has been and always will be, along with newer and more recent innovations. Its personalization factor also appears massively improved. Yet, there hasn't been any more news about it (besides "Coming Soon"), and for now the TCGO still remains operable. The way forward is still likely to be TCG Live, and as such I will have to keep tabs on this development and how I can make it work personally.
Much continues to occur in and with the TCG, and it forms an organized past for Pokémon that is still maintained in the future. Having been ingrained in Pokémon since a long time ago, it forms my past that is also maintained in my future, however much it may make up. For that, the dependent factors are the maintenance of my ability to play in the most comfortable manner possible, and possibly the leap over to TCG Live when it comes out and/or possibly succeeds the TCGO. That's a good future that I would like to have, if the signs of my TCG past are of any indication.
One year ago: Quickies: Trainers as Independent Learners
Two years ago: Resolving Differences
Three years ago: Pokémon Go Event Rollup, 4/27/2019
Four years ago: Groups and Sub-Groups
Five years ago: Out of This World: Episode 690 - "A UFO for Elgyem!"
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