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Let'sbe real, the flair system sucks

Having flair on your cards is supposed to be either a flex that you obtained extra copies of a card or an expression that these are your favorite cards.

For either case, it is really bad for one simple reason: Aside from the Pokeball flair, no one pays attention to or notices it, because the animation only plays for like half a second when the card is played. After that, it sits in play looking like a regular card.

I'm sitting on 11 copies of the promo Lapras EX. Even if it won't be tradeable (When that feature is released), I'm still not flairing it, because why?

I really hope Shinedust is the currency we will use for trading, because I for sure am NOT wasting it on flair.

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  • Eremas
    Eremas Member Posts: 1,299 ✭✭✭
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    i like that the flairs are hardly noticable. But I do seem to notice them being played against me so saying no one notices is just not true. I like that it's a nuanced animation but don't ask me why. The only other system I would want is maybe a borders system like in the snap game.

  • Blockinlick
    Blockinlick Member Posts: 8
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    I would guess that you don't like noticing them because you can't handle being flexed on.

  • Eremas
    Eremas Member Posts: 1,299 ✭✭✭
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    maybe.

  • jurkgurka
    jurkgurka Member Posts: 4
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    I like them! For the most part.

    They’re pretty basic and seem to be randomized. One card’s first flair is another card’s last unlock-able flair. But some of them are really nice to see and add. I wish they had more specific Pokémon ones, like Pikachu’s face flair. I’ve noticed them being used a lot more now that the games been out longer.

    I’m gonna assume it’s going to be one of the those things that will be enhanced as the game ages.

  • Charmander_355
    Charmander_355 Member Posts: 13
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    The one thing I dislike about flairs is that you can't pick the specific flair that you want