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Re:Many of the Pokemon playtest cards were likely printed in... by FanaHOVA on Thursday January 30, 2025 @02:41PM (#42881378)
Where do you think prize support for tournaments would come from if no one had to buy the cards?
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Re:Many of the Pokemon playtest cards were likely printed in... by josephcsible on Thursday January 30, 2025 @02:50PM (#42881464)
Entry fees?
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Re:Many of the Pokemon playtest cards were likely printed in... by kadoban on Thursday January 30, 2025 @03:06PM (#42881645)
And sponsorships, and vendors and etc.

There's tournaments for _all kinds_ of games that don't require loot-box purchases to compete, it's not exactly an unknown problem.

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Re:Many of the Pokemon playtest cards were likely printed in... by FanaHOVA on Thursday January 30, 2025 @07:06PM (#42883525)
The Mtg Pro Tour is free of entry and has a $500,000 prize pool. Tournaments encourage people to buy cards.
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Re:Many of the Pokemon playtest cards were likely printed in... by kadoban on Thursday January 30, 2025 @10:44PM (#42884526)
And all it requires is a gross, exploitative business model and lots of grief.
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