I have often wondered why they haven't introduced a black market candy trade, haha. Even if the exchange rate is even worse, at like 200:1 for a rare XP, it'd at least feel like the 500 Pidgey candies I'm sitting on weren't all for naught.
I feel like I've essentially maxed out my top Pokes as best I can. And I don't keep any of the purified ones (granted, that's my own compulsive tendency to blame) so these Gio battles keep getting harder and harder as I'm running out of options haha
I’d love to be able to convert candies for rare XL, or even XL candies that I don’t need for rare XL. I have so many candies/XL candies I’ll never use otherwise.
‘They call it "open" Master League, but it seems pretty exclusionary to me’ - you nailed it very early on!
Like you, I’m resigned to never playing “open” ML. Even if by some fortune I get a hundo, I’m never going to get the XLs required.
I’m finally at a stage where I can play MLP, so I’m really excited for next week, because I loved MLPC. It’s still tinged with sadness though because a) it’s taken a lot of effort, that could have been spent elsewhere if MLPC was still about & I didn’t need to grind for XLs and b) there will still be lots of players who can’t compete.
I would advocate for better ways of obtaining XL candy, but ultimately it does feel like the entire point of the system is that OML is largely unobtainable without spending money. As you say, it sucks.
I have often wondered why they haven't introduced a black market candy trade, haha. Even if the exchange rate is even worse, at like 200:1 for a rare XP, it'd at least feel like the 500 Pidgey candies I'm sitting on weren't all for naught.
I feel like I've essentially maxed out my top Pokes as best I can. And I don't keep any of the purified ones (granted, that's my own compulsive tendency to blame) so these Gio battles keep getting harder and harder as I'm running out of options haha
I’d love to be able to convert candies for rare XL, or even XL candies that I don’t need for rare XL. I have so many candies/XL candies I’ll never use otherwise.
I'm with you and Diego here. I would support a conversion from Rare Candies to Rare XL. Something to make the in-game economy more bearable.
‘They call it "open" Master League, but it seems pretty exclusionary to me’ - you nailed it very early on!
Like you, I’m resigned to never playing “open” ML. Even if by some fortune I get a hundo, I’m never going to get the XLs required.
I’m finally at a stage where I can play MLP, so I’m really excited for next week, because I loved MLPC. It’s still tinged with sadness though because a) it’s taken a lot of effort, that could have been spent elsewhere if MLPC was still about & I didn’t need to grind for XLs and b) there will still be lots of players who can’t compete.
I would advocate for better ways of obtaining XL candy, but ultimately it does feel like the entire point of the system is that OML is largely unobtainable without spending money. As you say, it sucks.
Yes. I finally have some options for Master League Premier too. I won't enjoy seeing my Stardust go down, LOL, but it's a nice feeling otherwise.
Haha, I’m going to be so Stardust broke 😭
Very well written and thoughtful. Thank you for your intelligent and informative article 🥰
Don't patronize me, Mom. But seriously, thanks for the support. 🥰