>people still complaining about NSO in the big 2025>casuals mad they have to play a part of the game (online)
Must suck being a poorfag
>>58256303The funny thing is, you probably just have to play one game to get the mega stone just like the global challenge rewards. Would be funnier if they make you get to master rank
>>58256303Most of the people upset are literally Spanish speaking people which should tell you something
>>58256303How expensive does the total sum have to be so that the "You're just poor" excuse doesn't cut it anymore? I remember games that could be completed, were over 80 hours long and costed less than 60 bucks.I mean shit, they easily could've distributed them over the mystery gift feature but they didn't.
>>58256305This and champions tells me they are trying to get more people into the competitive aspect of the game. That and the new stadium they have for finals.
>>58256303I think a bigger issue is that, if you buy at launch, you can’t use these Megas as part of your initial playthrough. Which is kinda annoying, especially since these are probably the most anticipated Megas.
>>58256332Yes. The fact that you have to wait months just to get Mega Chesnaught is the actual problem with this. Yet for some reason redditors keep screeching about only the price.
>>58256332Greninja bros we stay winning
>>58256352Why does japan love Greninja so much?https://x.com/frogboy868/status/1967323515000152432?s=46
>>58256340ACTUAL PROBLEM POINTED OUT?VP INITIATE “YOU’LL BUY IT ANYWAY PROTOCOL”
>>58256303I'm going to enjoy using Home to put perfect IV Mon in, trade bots to get mega stones early and then wrecking them and preventing them from ranking up
>>58256314never is but nintendrones will defend anything, they are every company wet dream
>>58256303 small bills add up
>>58256316>This and champions tells me they are trying to get more people into the competitive aspect of the game.They've been pushing that hard since the series moved to Switch to the detriment of the RPG side of the game. The separation is long overdue.>That and the new stadium they have for finals.That's been a thing since BW.>>58256332>>58256340Both the extra paywall and the timed releases to encourage FOMO are equally big issues.
I have a job. That's why I don't need another fucking season based battle pass live service turd to worry about.
>>58256332Yea, I doubt I will still be playing this by the time the Chesnaut mega can be used.
>>58256874> Both the extra paywall and the timed releases to encourage FOMO are equally big issues.Not all of us are underaged poorfags who only play Pokemon games and have to rely on our mom’s allowance.
>>58256303A good chunk of it is unironically kids complaining because its hard to convince parents to spend money on NSO, and they play NOTHING on Switch besides pokemon (I have actually encountered at least 5 of these people)
>>58256303Little shits should be lucky it's JUST having to buy NSO and play online PVP for fifteen minutes per season.Imagine being a Pokemon fan pre-Gen 4 and finding out there's Pokemon you weren't allowed to have because you didn't live in New York and couldn't convince your parents to go there multiple times on multiple occasions during extremely limited windows just so you could get a dumbass cat, onion fairy, space virus or wishmaker.
>>58256332Every other game with megas had 99% of the stones locked to postgame. idk why anyone would be expecting to play with their favorite mega during the campaign.
>>5825630320$ a year and people complain. LMAO.I live in a third world country and I can pay the NSO there's literally NO EXCUSE.It's 2025 paid online is required, blame Xbox Live for that.
>>5825630370$ game500$ console30$ dlc20$ for year of online <-- this is apparently the problem
>>58256303Pokémon fans only play Pokémon on the switch so they don’t pay for NSO.
>>58256975Who forces you to play in NS2 anyways
>>58256975I’m not buying the switch 2 I’m fine with the OLED
>>58256984This, you're gonna get queued up with poorfag timmies on Switch 1 no matter what you do so your performance will go down the gutter as to not give an unfair platform advantage.
Why were fans fine with Mega Blaziken in XY being locked behind an online-required limited time promotion prior to the release of ORAS or Ash Greninja locked behind an online-requried SM demo that you can no longer download? How about all those cross-save "bonuses" that require you to purchase other $60 games? Or those in-game legendary events that are all on-cart but require a limited time item that you get from some event that was run only once ever and then never again.This isn't new, you just started noticing more
>>58256998No it’s just that the economy is that fucked up
Save for a year and get the NS2 when Gen 10 comes. Which I doubt will in 2026, knowing ZA has online modes and a fucking DLC. Why would they kill a game like that. Arceus died because it had no postgame content besides filling the Dex. No PVP to keep it alive like every Pokémon had before.And for the 30 Anniversary they have Champions and they can promote it like "Pokémon Ultimate Battling Experience"
>>58257005>gamefreak>EVER passing up the chance to coincide a new generation with a major anniversaryNah. We already know this DLC's main content is dropping February 28th, two days after Pokemon Day. They can give us a final overview trailer of Mega Dimensions during the presentation and then announce Gen 10, no worries on their backs about it.
>>58257010>two daysOne day. Thought it was the 26th, disregard my minor retardation.Also keep in mind that Gen 10 won't be able to be properly marketed until June-July, so that gives the DLC plenty breathing room once the initial hype of "YOOOOOO NEW REGION AND NEW STARTERS, BOX LEGENDARIES" dies down.
>>58256303It's more how things that used to be expected to be free are now locked behind a paywall
>>58257019Like the other anon said, should've boycotted Microsoft for making Xbox Live and convincing the Xbros to revolt instead of letting millions of retards line up to gleefully pay to use the internet they're already paying to use.
>>58257010They wouldn't make a 30$ DLC if it wasn't a long-term story DLC like The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero. Their DLCs usually come with 2 parts, one at spring/summer the other at winter.And so why did they give Z-A online features and a ranked mode with rewards. It made sense with Arceus for being a Single Player only.
>>58257026Yup. Nintendo is just catching up to the tendencies.Paid Online was from Xbox.Paid patches or upgrades were from Playstation. And so were+60$ games.And Nintendo isn't the most charitable company out there, did you expect them to not try to squeeze people out?
There's literally nothing worthwhile playing except Pokemon multiplayer-wiseYou're paying a subscription just for Pokemon
>>58256314until I personally can't afford it anymore
>>58256961we are stupid and again thought that game freak would fix their past mistakes when given a second chance
>>58257028Because LZA was meant to release in 2024, but they had to delay due to Switch 2 delays, and Nintendo refused to let them release the Switch 1 edition on its own since LZA was very obviously meant to goad people into being early Switch 2 adopters, hence its multiplayer functionality, same way LGPE had multiplayer functionality to goad people into being early Switch 1 adopters.
>>58256969>It's 2025 paid online is requiredConsolekeks……
I hope you have to grind all the way to A or whatever the fuck rank is the cap to get mega stones AND that mega stones in general are untradeable key items just to fuck injectcucks in the assSTOP cheatingSTOP being poorPLAY the game
>>58257055>we are stupid and again thought that game freak would fix their past mistakes when given a second chanceIf you're still thinking this after generations straight of the classic Game Freak mantle of "1 step forward 2 steps back" then you really have no idea.
So basically I just have to fight in the ranked battles so I'm legally in? It doesn't matter how badly I do it, I still get the megastones?
>>58257087They'll be in Champions and there's where I'll get them LMAO
>>58257091It's specifically listed as a "promotion reward" meaning you have to rank up to something to unlock them
>>58257087>AND that mega stones in general are untradeable key items just to fuck injectcucks in the assNot the case. We already know Mega Stones are held items because they're distributing a Ralts holding Gardevoirite as an early adopter incentive, possibly even the only way to GET Gardevoirite without trading or injecting.https://legends.pokemon.com/en-us/news/early-purchase-bonusesAlso if they made it so Mega Stones can't be held items, you open up a powercreep can of worms by making it so every Mega is now Rayquaza, being able to both hold an item AND Mega Evolve, which would be pants shittingly terrifying on mons like Salamence, Kangaskhan and Mewtwo.
$90 for Megas I'll get for free in ChampionsI'll pass
>>58257092You mean the mobileshit almost guaranteed to be loaded with pay to win microtransactions?>You wannu Chesnauaito, gaijin???>Gib 19 dollaru (plus tax)
>possibly even the only way to GET Gardevoirite without trading or injecting.Disregard that, missed the fine text.
>>58257104>Also if they made it so Mega Stones can't be held items, you open up a powercreep can of worms by making it so every Mega is now Rayquaza, being able to both hold an item AND Mega EvolveWhich is a good thingThey're bringing back SHITmax so Megas deserve the buffTera deserves a buff, too
>>58257113Whoa, Dynamax is confirmed to be available during VGC 2026? Cite your sources bro, that's pretty huge news.
>>58257117>Dynanigger try not to be a disingenuous shartyfag challenge: IMPOSSIBLE
>>58257122>other special features may be added>may beDoesn't seem very confirmed
>>58257122Cool, so where does that say they're going to immediately feature Dynamax in VGC 2026? All I'm seeing based on context clues is that for the time being, it'll be available for unranked games where you can fuck around with friends and randoms in battles for fun, where balance doesn't really matter in the first place.
>>58256975They're all problems. The online subscription is the straw and no Pokémon Center is gonna heal that Mega Camerupt.>>58256998Hated it back then, but also >>58257019.Japan is probably used to it. Back in the day, they had to buy movie tickets for their mythicals.
>>58256998I didn't get Mega Blaziken till Oras. I didn't even want Ash Greninja.
>>58257117Megas are going to be the gimmick for VGC 2026.
>>58257130>It's not confirmed, that's why the Dynamax logo is literally on the band everyone usesCope>>58257134>VGC, VGC!!! All that heckin' matters is VGC!!! Fuck everything else about the game, we NEED Pokemon to exclusively be about normie competitive doubles!!!Kill yourself, retard
>>58257145VGC is the official competitive format for Pokémon. Of course people are going to care about it and things will be built for it
>>58257144Exactly, so why would they completely overtune Mega Evolutions by allowing them to have held items in a format where... only other Mega Evolutions will exist?>>58257145Yes, that's kind of the point of Champions. It's the central hub of competitive play going forward, and that includes being the host game of VGC, because they want to remove comptard autism from the mainline games in order to make their jobs easier.
>>58257151>>58257152Source that ONLY dynamax will be used at some future VGC?The trailer for the game is literally gimmick vs gimmick, so they would be balanced around each other
>>58257145Champions was literally built for VGC.
What utility do these even have after you've completed the game? That damn battle royal thing?
>>58257167Fucking around in PVP, yes, same as all the Megas that were locked to postgame in XY. The other underlying purpose is that they'll likely unlock the Mega Evolutions in Champions, where you can then formally use them in the REAL tryhard battle space.
>>58256961Because this is basically Mega Evolution: The Game. All the advertising focuses on Megas, they’re the only new “mons,” and the DLC is similarly Mega-focused.Plus, with permanent EXP share you’ll level really fast and probably have most final stages by midgame. The last games with Megas still had optional EXP share, so you leveled slower and wouldn’t have a ton of time to use Megas during the story anyway.
>>58257174And we also know they're specifically relegating Megas to the DLC, which will likely expect you to be Post-Credits given the four month gap between basegame launch and Mega Dimensions launch, and the absence of a confirmed Part 2 unlike the DLCs of SWSH and SV.So really, even if you don't get to use the Kalos trio in the basegane's story, you can still use them in the DLC's story.
>>58257174>with permanent EXP share you’ll level really fast and probably have most final stages by midgameIf it's anything like PLA, if you're skilled and lucky enough, you could have them by early game, obedience notwithstanding.
it could be 1 cent and i'd still bitch because it's content that could easily be in the game that they're putting behind a wall for no other reason than greed. Being nickle and dimed at every turn isn't fun and the "but it's only a couple bucks" argument is how mtx juices so much money out of suckers.
>>5825710919$ LMAO they already said you can't buy premium currency. Git gud, loser.
>>58256303>pokefags: pla not having online…LE BAD!>also pokefags; WTF?! WHAT DO YOU MEAN I HAVE TO PLAY ONLINE?!
>>58256874They aren't timed they repeat infinitely as is stated on the pageThey also constantly give free NSO outYou can get them without ever paying
>>58256303This guy is a fucking retard. All of these subscriptions add up. Paying for the rest of your life to keep your pokemon is retarded. Good thing I never gave a fuck and just restarted my games constantly.
>>58256703Home won’t be supported at launch and is ‘expected’ about 6 months after it. Then they’ll be locked there unable to go back. Please understand the billion dollar franchise needs time to code :((
People are shocked that one of the greediest franchises going is in fact...greedy?
