Issue with the Economy for F2P players

Hey there, first of all I just want to say thank you for putting the time and effort into improving PTCGO into Live - with some minor tweaks to the UX/UI it does look like it can be a step up from the previous client.

After playing for a bit and understanding the structure of the economy, it feels like it is quite harsh on the F2P player. In a span of 2-3 months they will be lucky to be able to craft 1 playset of V and VMax pokemon - meaning they will at best be able to make 1 (!) deck only. This assumes that they forced themselves to grind all the levels of the Battle Pass to obtain the 2-3k credits they get.

Reasons why a harsh economy is bad:

1. Less players - F2P players will be less inclined to play the game if they cannot build competitive decks or experiment with interesting rogue decks relative easily.
2. Discourages rogue decks - if players can only realistically build one good deck, they will choose the best deck. This means players will rarely get the fun and novel experience from playing against off-meta decks.
3. Discourages experimentation - similar to point 2, if cards are hard to obtain, people will experiment less with card choices. This also decreases enjoyment for players in general.

Proposed solutions:

1. More credits in Battle Pass - Evolving Skies BP gave 50k credits. That seemed like a good number to test with. But somehow it has been decreased to something like 3k for the current set, which is too little for any player aiming to play more than just 1 deck for 3 months...
2. Bring back Theme Deck mode - if a F2P player wanted to play without being unnecessarily handicapped, in PTCGO they were able to play the Theme Deck format AND earn packs from doing so. Right now there is no such thing in PTCGL and that takes away choice and variety from players.
3. Decrease the amount of credits required to craft rares - this will help players obtain the cards they need. You can also increase the credits required to craft Special Art cards so paid players can still show off their collection. Monetization can be geared more towards card/client/player cosmetics than actual cards.
4. Add more game modes, and reward players for success - right now you can only play Standard on PTCGL, which can get boring fairly easily. One interesting format you can add (apart from Expanded and theme deck) is the Gym Leader Challenge format. It will make all the 'useless' cards that most players get from booster packs actually become useful, and it would also be easier for F2P players to build decks and play in. If rewards can be given to players that do well (like the tournaments in PTCGO) it will attract a lot more players spending time thinking, building, and playing more on PTCGL.

Pokemon TCG is fun and there's a lot of potential here for great things. Thanks for reading and hopefully we can all enjoy the digital game becoming a success!