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Trading feature practically unusable

  1. Biggest issue: The exchange rate for breaking down cards for trade currency in comparison to how much you need in order to trade cards is ludicrous. Who thought it was reasonable to expect players to burn 4 spare EX cards in order to earn enough currency to trade 1? Or to burn 5 three-diamond cards to trade 1?
  2. As it stands, trading requires players to have discussions outside the app (or speak face to face) in order to arrange trades that are agreeable to both players. Without the ability to request specific cards from your friends in app, we are blindly praying that the other person wants what we offer and gives us something we want in return.
  3. Why are we limited to a single active trade at a time? This seems like an unnecessary restriction on top of an already cumbersome system.

It seems like the process was designed to be as difficult and restrictive as possible while still technically allowing players to trade cards.