BIGGEST drawback is how long it takes for a opponent to finish their turn. However I do like the time clocks. Client needs way more fine tuning. Its cool we have a craft system, but in the process we lost the trading system. Artwork is beautiful as always, but still needs more balancing gameplay wise. Buying IRL products gets you digital products. Since nintendo doesn't limit print run, that means potentially cheap physical products. A plus for people who want to play the game, a potential negative for collector's.

Unplayable bugged pile of trash. Pokémon company should be absolutely embarassed, it looks like an unfinished 90's prototype. The UX is horrible, the cards look cheap and the game is basically unplayable on PC, because search cards find nothing. Biggest popculture IP that doesn't care about their customer base.

I've never supported online-only games and that's exactly why: they destroyed the old online TCG to turn this Live into a casino. Pass to buy, spend infinite money for something digital that one day will close the server in your face and you paid for something that you will no longer be able to play (use).