How Much Does It Really Cost To Complete Pokémon TCG's First Set?
How Much Does It Really Cost To Complete Pokémon TCG's First Set?
"It was worth it to me,"said Weens4Life. But he added: "For future packs I will only be collecting the base set though."Nintendo ADR's (OTC:NTDOY) Pokémon TCG Pocket, a mobile game that combines the collectible card game experience with a free-to-play model, has made waves with its pricing structure.
任天堂 ADR的(場外交易:NTDOY) 手遊股「口袋妖怪卡牌遊戲」，結合了收藏卡牌遊戲體驗和免費遊玩模式，通過其定價結構引起了轟動。
Gamer and Reddit user Weens4Life has shared how they spent $1,500 to complete the Genetic Apex set—a task that involved opening 1,741 booster packs to obtain all the cards, according to IGN.
遊戲玩家和Reddit用戶Weens4Life分享了他們如何花了$1,500 來完成基因頂峯系列——這項任務涉及開啓1,741個加強包，以獲取所有卡牌，根據IGN的報道。
The set, which contains 286 cards, includes 226 base cards and 60 alternate art "secret" cards that are much harder to get. While completing the base set of 226 cards cost about $200, collecting the alternate art cards was far more expensive. Weens4Life spent between $500 and $700 just to collect the final three alternate art cards.
這套包含286張卡牌的系列，包括226張基礎卡和60張更難獲取的替代藝術「祕密」卡。完成226張基礎卡的套裝約需花費$200，而收集替代藝術卡的成本則更高。Weens4Life花了$500到$700只是爲了收集最後的三張替代藝術卡。
"It was worth it to me,"said Weens4Life. But he added: "For future packs I will only be collecting the base set though."
「對我來說是值得的，」Weens4Life說道。但他補充說:「對於未來的包，我只會收集基礎套裝。」
The Free-To-Play Grind
免費遊玩的煎砂石過程
While the game is free to play, the rewards are not easy to come by. In the beginning, players receive many booster packs, but the amount drops off quickly. Eventually, players can only earn two packs per day during lulls between events. For players who want to progress faster, spending money is almost necessary.
雖然遊戲是免費玩的，但獎勵卻不易獲得。一開始，玩家會得到許多加強包，但數量很快減少。最終，玩家在活動間歇期間每天只能賺取兩個包。對於想更快進展的玩家，花錢幾乎是必要的。
Weens4Life used the Wonder Pick feature to get more cards, but this method offers only a 20% chance to pull a desired card, making it an unreliable choice.
Weens4Life使用Wonder Pick功能來獲得更多卡牌，但這種方法只能有20%的機會拉取到所需的卡牌，使其成爲一個不太可靠的選擇。
They ended up opening 8,582 packs, which included 129 Slowpoke cards and nine rare Mewtwo cards. Despite the large number of packs, they never pulled a "god pack," a rare event where players get a full set of the most coveted cards in one go.
他們最終打開了8,582個包，包括129張慢羅卡牌和九張稀有的超夢卡。儘管打開了如此多的包，他們從未拿到「神包」，這是一個罕見的事件，玩家一次獲得最令人垂涎的卡牌的完整套裝。
Future Sets And Continuous Content
未來設置和持續內容
Creatures Inc., the developer behind Pokémon TCG Pocket, plans to keep the game fresh with more card sets. The company has confirmed that a smaller card drop is coming in December, followed by a full set in January.
Pokémon TCG Pocket的開發者Creatures Inc.計劃通過更多卡牌套牌來保持遊戲的新鮮感。公司已確認12月將有一個較小的卡牌更新，隨後將在1月推出一整套。
This means that players who completed Genetic Apex will face another round of card collecting, and those still working through the set will have new cards to chase.
這意味着完成了Genetic Apex的玩家將面對另一輪的卡牌收集，而那些仍在完成該套的玩家將有新的卡牌可以追逐。
In its first three weeks, the game earned $120 million and had 30 million downloads after just nine days.
在最初的三週內，該遊戲賺取了12000萬美元，在僅僅九天之後，下載量就達到了3000萬次。
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