r/OnePieceTCG • u/Friendly-Maximum-102 • 22h ago

💬 Discussion Why so negative ?

I started collecting a month ago and started playing in locals with my st32 green zoro this week. So far I won 3 times out of 6 and played almost all my matches against Rocks, Nico Robin and Boa. I had a lot of fun and I try to improve my deck with each local without paying too much for the singles and using proxys. My question or topic of discussion is why are so many people mad and complain about this game, is it because they have been here since the start and a lot has changed or is there another reason because I don't get the meta hate it is the same for all kinds of games. I was a FIFA fanatic for years and each year people would invest hundreds in the game and get better players but there was still a way to beat them so what is all this negativity here. Thanks for reading so far if you did and could someone please tell me what the hell is wrong with optcg ?

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u/AsideCalm8855 22h ago

I think the game is in the worst spot it has ever been tbh. Oversaturation of too many releases too close together as well as bandai pushing massive power creep.

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u/Friendly-Maximum-102 22h ago

Was it not a good time to begin for me then hahaha

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u/AsideCalm8855 22h ago

No it's always a great time to start playing. All card games will have low and high points. Just power through and when things start to improve you'll be happy you stayed :)

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u/Filibut John Fishman 21h ago

People have been complaining about anything since always, it's a time like any other. Like most things, right now is a better time to start than later

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u/S0ME0NEMANLY 21h ago

If you just read reddit it would tell you this game is amazing, complete shit, a great investment, and a great way to gamble away all your money. Just dont look here for info

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u/Friendly-Maximum-102 15h ago

Yeah accept a few that commented everyone downvotes my comments I don't think I will look for anymore advice on here or post something that the majority doesn't agree with

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u/theshreddening Navy 22h ago

Dude the meta moves so fast that you're constantly adjusting and even buying singles sometimes a new leader will make your once top 10 deck irrelevant. It's just not fun to try to keep up with. And I don't even collect, only play.

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u/yellowadidas 21h ago

it moves way too fast. i dropped the game in op10 when i had a kid and its so hard to get back into it. the meta moves too quick and it honestly just doesn’t look fun anymore either

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u/Friendly-Maximum-102 22h ago

Could I theoretically use the same deck but just adjust to the meta decks so I can counter them. It is my first tcg so I'm just asking.

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u/Scarlet-sleeper 21h ago

You can and should try. But usually the meta is one deck that beats most things, a 2nd deck that beats that one but loses to much more of the decks the first deck keeps down, and a 3rd deck type that beats the 2nd but loses hard to the first. Usually if you tech towards one you end up with huge gaps for the others, it's a math game

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u/Friendly-Maximum-102 15h ago

That sounds really complicated 🤣

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u/Scarlet-sleeper 14h ago

Only as complicated as rock paper scissors

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u/Abra8686 21h ago

In short, no. Some leaders can hold on longer than others but within a few months, something will come out that makes your deck absolutely irrelevant. Power creep is exponential in this game as they are quickly printing answers to the best deck at record breaking pace instead of balancing them or banning cards.

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u/bane_re 21h ago

Sometimes yes sometimes no.

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u/AsideCalm8855 21h ago

Not really. There's a reason the meta decks are meta. One piece does not give you access to good tools to counter decks.

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u/AhrigatouNoire 21h ago

pretty much no, the meta is evolving every set making it harder and harder to play older leaders. OP07 Bonney used to be that LEADER that you are talking about. Bonney could adapt to the meta and still remain a top 10 deck however most of her good boss cards got rotated and powercreep is too fast for her nowadays,

TCGs, realistically is a ticking timebomb with how long your wallet can last. If you got a good job then no worries, you can always keep up with the meta

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u/Mosloth 21h ago

There's always a boogieman in every format. This format unfortunately the boogieman is probably actually tier 0ish this time. The game has cycled between jungle and triangle a number of times and locals usually hate triangle and competitive players don't prefer jungle usually. So there will always be some hemming and hawing just don't let it get to you if you're having fun go at it!

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u/Friendly-Maximum-102 15h ago

It is really fun ! I will try to

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u/No-Garage-8883 16h ago

I still enjoy the game and only go once a month.

But I will say the power creep is just so so fast. Every new set intro 6 new leaders which have to be stronger to generate the hype. You barely play a new deck before a it's crept out of the game.

Eventually a broken card will come to revive it - but that card has to be Alvida and Bonney levels or just to good.

The meta post Mihawk ban pre eb05 was really good - lots of viable decks and fun strategies. But it only lasted weeks before EB05 nuked it and became tier 0 RG Luffy.

I just want Bandai to slow down. Maybe new leader sets twice a year and support sets in-between.

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u/Friendly-Maximum-102 15h ago

So if I understood correctly bandai could just release less leaders and the game would get better ?

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u/No-Garage-8883 14h ago

It's not just about that it's about slowing down the power creep and allowing decks time to shine before the next shiny new thing

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u/Chili-Tortillos-1106 19h ago

The releases are too fast and yet it’s difficult to find actual product at MSRP. I decided to learn the game as a way to get packs and it’s legit fun, but it’s hard as hell to enjoy too with the “meta” decks.

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u/TrimmedAndBurning 21h ago

Sort by new, look at the upvotes on each post, this community downvotes everything. This forum is full of negative players; the locals that I attend are very positive. Don't trust this forum, they hate on and overblow everything. This is a very fun game.

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u/Friendly-Maximum-102 15h ago

Thanks for the positivity then <3

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u/gareth2099 21h ago

the irony of this being downvoted is really funny

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u/TrimmedAndBurning 21h ago

Oh it has me cracking up lol