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Yes it should be a good thing, and it arguably is a good thing. I'm not saying the DLC is worse than having third versions– I much prefer DLC. What I mean is that because the pricetag is more visible, it's now easier to see if something is overpriced as opposed to only being able to buy it as...

I prefer it too, but my point wasn't that the "third versions" were better for consumers, it's that they were better at obscuring the fact you were paying way too much. The "third versions" were attached to a whole other 'complete' game, so where the value is in the pricetag was obscured. It's...

This is true... But, the reason I think the shift towards DLC bothers people way more than the third versions/enhanced remakes did, is because with the third versions, you knew what you were getting into. You understood it was an optional upgraded game with minimal changes, and could take it or...

I mean it's paywalled in 'Home'. So if you want to take advantage of Home's "free" trading, you will need to check IVs in SwSh, then move them to Home to trade from there, then when you receive a Pokemon in return you need to move it back into Sword/Shield to check its IVs. Meaning, unless you...

Yes, that's what I meant; in Home, the IV-checker is paywalled, so unless you pay for the premium service, you'll need to keep shifting Pokemon in and out of Home to check IVs as needed if you wanna actually take advantage of this "free" trading method.

Are you sure? What do you do if you use the Wonder Box and end up receiving a bunch of otherwise valuable Pokemon that are not compatible with SwSh? They're stuck, using up what precious little storage space you have. You run the risk of painting yourself into a corner if you wanna use any of...

The free version of Home only allows you to store 30 Pokemon... ... A ludicrously low number if you plan to use Home as a trading hub, let's be honest. It might not actually cost money to unlock trading, but it may as well.

This is exactly my concern, too. It's not that the price point is so steep that it makes Pokemon a rich-man's game, it's still affordable. But so many features that just came out-of-the-box since their introduction are now moving behind paywalls. Online battling: Free since Gen IV, now...

I'm not 100% certain, but I'm fairly sure the quote from that interview where he says this has been mis-translated or misinterpreted and it's not actually a backpedal. I think he meant they have not decided to go back and add the missing Pokemon, (meaning they don't plan to because that's just...

A one-off purchase isn't very likely for a cloud-based service, which usually charge subscription fees to ensure it can be sustained long-term... Assuming you're correct, it would simply mean a new Pokemon HOME equivalent in Gen IX, or a paid download for the update for Gen IX support...

The only reason this 'had to give' was because they ran out of time. It was rushed to ensure fans "wouldn't be left waiting" (code for: Nintendo pressured us to make release date). Edit: Even by Masuda's own admission, he didn't want this...

One of the ideas I've heard thrown around about Pokemon Home that I actually find somewhat intriguing is the idea that it will work as a central hub for most core mechanics that are migrated from the core series; Breeding, EV training, move tutoring, trading, even competitive battling! 'HOME'...

Considering the amount of backlash this has garnered I'm highly doubtful it's just my particular playstyle and motives that are negatively affected by this. They may be in a position where they can't please anybody... but the decision to remove 300+ Pokemon from the useable roster is a decision...

Yeah, no. Offering transfer support for only most-but-not-all of the available roster is not a "compromise" because that's not how Pokemon collecting works. That's not how teambuilding has worked thus far. If I have a team built in UltraSun and UltraMoon that I used in the Battle Tree or my...

Here's the thing... I understand the argument for removing Pokemon from the roster. All these points make sense. But they also made just as much sense years ago. GameFreak has made a point so far of always being able to move your old Pokemon forward to the latest adventure; in fact, when they...

I do this exact same thing; I can't just bring over my Diamond team's Roselia, Luxray, and Staraptor... and not also bring Dialga, Bibarel, and Torterra! Ohana means family! Family means nobody gets left behind or forgotten! Seriously though: how could this have been a "time management"...

If it really is a "balance" issue, okay, just bar Pokemon from outside the Galar-Dex from entering competitive battles... Not putting them in Sword and Shield at all is very much overkill for that problem.

After the press conference where they announced Pokemon HOME, and the latest Pokemon Direct, I was actually pretty excited for Sword and Shield. The fact that it's essentially shipping half-baked is a total dealbreaker. Having only a certain portion– however large that portion may be– of the...