Forum Discussion

daalnnii's avatar
9 years ago
Solved

This game is pay to win? What card game isn't?

I keep reading people complain that this game is pay to win and you'd have to play years to get the cards without cash...

Well, what's hearthstone? I've spent a lot on it. I tried a few months ago to go back and see how stock decks do... not nearly as well as here.

How about yu gi oh? Nope. Sorry. People who pay can definitely build overpowering decks against those who haven't.

Magic? Sorry... its the grandfather of pay to win. There were cards that cost hundreds of dollars (either second hand, or buying enough packs to get them) in that game...

They're businesses. They want to make money. On that note, this game is more fair about giving you cards than any of those.

Just food for thought. I know these aren't the only ones. But they are the top four... maybe pokemon, but again, online or physical, it costs money to get higher level play.

There are games like mma fed where you can earn every card, but you can still get there faster by way of paying for energy... and that engine is wildly broken.
  • Anonymous's avatar
    Anonymous
    9 years ago

    I have not played other collectible card games, but the PvZH card procurement system seems really good to me. Yes: it is difficult to get all the cards without paying (it takes a lot of time), but the truth is that the process is fully fun, and also with the cards that you are getting along the way you can always make a competent deck and face almost any rival (it is not really necessary to have all the existing cards in one draw). The legendary cards are, of course, more difficult to obtain, but the good thing is that they anyway can be obtained without having to pay.

    One of the things I like most about PvZH is just that all cards are affordable without having to pay. There are no exclusive payment cards.

14 Replies

  • Some of use can't watch ads on our one and only device.  Le sigh.  Le grumble.  O woe unto me the sadness of the earth! 🙂

  • Anonymous's avatar
    Anonymous
    9 years ago

    @AphidOfDeath wrote:

    Some of use can't watch ads on our one and only device.  Le sigh.  Le grumble.  O woe unto me the sadness of the earth! 🙂


    Ouch. That sucks.

    You can't find an old phone or tablet at all?

  • Anonymous's avatar
    Anonymous
    9 years ago

    I have not spent a dime and have almost all the cards in the game and almost all the events (minus the ones that cost $$$)

    I have no complaints, it's a fun game but does take a lot of time to collect.


  • @AstroQuiereJugar wrote:

    @daalnnii wrote:
    DING DING DING!! Astro! Winner! Winner! Chicken dinner!!


    Ha, ha!! I was pleasantly surprised to see that my answer was chosen as solution.

    Go Fish... Is it a kind of Poker? I had not heard about it 🤨.


    @AstroQuiereJugar According to wikipedia:

    "Five cards are dealt from a standard-52-card deck to each player, or seven cards if there are four or fewer players. The remaining cards are shared between the players, usually spread out in a disorderly pile referred to as the "ocean" or "pool".

    The player whose turn it is to play asks another player for his or her cards of a particular face value. For example Alice may ask, "Bob, do you have any threes?" Alice must have at least one card of the rank she requested. Bob must hand over all cards of that rank if possible. If he has none, Bob tells Alice to "go fish" (or simply "fish"), and Alice draws a card from the pool and places it in her own hand. Then it is the next player's turn – unless the card Alice drew is the card she asked for, in which case she shows it to the other players, and she gets another turn. When any player at any time has all four cards of one face value, it forms a book, and the cards must be placed face up in front of that player.

    Play proceeds to the left. When all sets of cards have been laid down in books, the game ends. The player with the most books wins."

About Plants vs. Zombies™ Franchise Discussion

Zombies trying to enter your house? Keep them in check and discuss the best gardening techniques on the community forum.27,726 PostsLatest Activity: 2 days ago