Bugs in any app or game are bound to become a source of annoyance if (and when) they come up, and Pokémon ones have not been immune to them. Since its launch a couple of years ago, the new virtual platform for playing the Pokémon TCG, as Trading Card Game Live or TCGL, has also had its share of bugs, some more apparent to those who play frequently and less so for those who don't. Regardless, their appearance has resulted in a feeling of irk and annoyance for all players of concern.
For that, players have reported that they can't engage in certain actions even though the requirements for them have been fulfilled, or that some things get stuck and become not meant to be in certain situations. One of these happenings was captured by one of my player friends, showing that a certain card appears over another one in the player's Active Spot during that player's turn, making it seem like both cards are active even though only one is supposed to be. Predictably, these have led to unexpected results and hindered progressions that lead to inconvenience for either or both players in the card battles.
They further have led to inconvenience for tournaments (certainly, online and remote) that are meant to involve the usage of this game. Some time ago, it was reported that one of them had to be delayed for two weeks while bugs in the game had to be fixed so that the tournament can proceed in its intended manner. This is one of the greater inconveniences for sure, beyond having them just in regular play where less is at stake - although some matches will inevitably have similarly great stakes to a full-on tournament. The irk and annoyance of players and their associations become rather apparent.
While bugs are to be expected at times for apps and games, it seems that the ones affecting the TCGL platform as above could be considered rather inopportune for their appearance and their influence on current situations involving virtual play of the TCG. At this point, they certainly need to be (and should have been fixed) and the feelings of irk or annoyance relieved to an extent, but at least some of those feelings might remain, especially as players become wary of new ones that might appear as more new things are introduced.
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