The SERIES DROP deck! ...yeah this sucks...

[@RegisKillbin]

I recorded this earlier in the day and had to step away for a bit (Regina's 18-month doctor checkup, she is SO BIG), and Second Dinner put out a little statement on this stuff: "While these Series Drops will help many players along their journey, it’s not intended to fix the core issues we are all feeling around Card acquisition. The team remains focused on a larger, long-term solution. We’re planning for an even bigger Series Drop in the first quarter of 2025 which is faster than our previous Series Drop schedule." As anticipated, they kicked the can down the road once again. Dangling the carrot of "it'll get better" only works for so long. I think that breaking point has already been hit. They just keep saying the same thing with no details, no timeline, no goals. It's useless to us at this point. In many ways, to me it just feels hopeless to even express frustration at this point. I'm tired. I just want to play the game and have fun. I want people to have cards so they can play fun decks I show them. I hope Marvel Snap doesn't blow it by trying to milk a golden goose.

[@Deadeye7177]

All of this is super valid...but "milk the golden goose" are certainly words.

[@RegisKillbin]

​@@Deadeye7177 I thought it was a pretty clever turn of phrase. They have a golden goose, but instead of happily collecting eggs, they're trying to wring milk out of it.

[@SmileMileMille]

"I want people to have cards so they can play fun decks I show them." This phrase really hurts me.... Contents Creators are feeling despair, and the Devs are just ignoring it. They are just ignoring one of the mainstream of Marketing these days... It is so done....

[@elvisnotdead2149]

Dude this truly speaks about how I feel about the game, and its crazy you understand this feeling knowing you got all cards. Like I barely play anymore but I always watch your videos because you are very entertaining, but I cant even open the game and try these decks myself because I am missing 5 cards for example, and this is a cycle. The less cards you have, the less you want to play, the less you invest in the game. And the crazy thing is I was missing a bunch of cards even with the season pass, like you need season pass and something more to not fall behind. Really sad the game is in this state knowing how fun it is to play. (And so happy for you and your family, Regina will be bigger than you in a few months LUL).

[@JOSHJOSHJOSHJOSH]

@@RegisKillbin I'm stealing it!

[@Endothermix]

You know Snap is in a dire state when a Regis Rant drops

[@JOSHJOSHJOSHJOSH]

Seriously, he's pure sunshine and puppy dogs. If SD makes him rant, they really f**ked up.

[@tuquanvinh]

Couldn't agree more. Regis is the man! I hope his rant affects snap team.

[@raymecueto439]

Again Seriously, when someone as positive as Regis starts ranting there is a problem that Snap needs to address quickly. I was hoping that this series drop would start to fix the problem but I'm Again disappointed!!

[@Fleepwn]

It's not the first rant either, I've seen him rant like 3-4 times in the past couple of weeks about the game, it says a lot

[@xlyesterdaylx]

We got a Regis Rant drop before GTA6

[@IggysEden]

Remember when the pitch for Marvel Snap was “you don’t have to spend a dime to get cards?” Good times

[@speddster]

You don't have to spend money, just play constantly for 10 years, and you'll get all the cards currently in the game. Keep doing this, and you'll keep getting cards😊.

[@isidromunoz9959]

Yeah that idea last for one week after the game launch😂😂

[@RedMage95]

Funnily enough they still run ads claiming that while +$50 bundles for a single card clog the shop. I guess I can't just purchase all the cards when doing so would cost a at least a months rent

[@nathantargaryenlauw7216]

Remember when reserve caches actually got you cards, now you got a tickets lul thanks ben!

[@IggysEden]

@@RedMage95I have had a freaking Hit Monkey bundle advertised to me for months now and it seriously ranges between 30 and 100 dollars, I lose faith in the game every time I see it

[@PenitusVox]

I really appreciate you and Cozy and others speaking out. We all love this game but we can only handle being told "we hear you" and then the exact opposite of what we want happening for so long. It's also a little odd that they claim to talk to creators but basically everyone I listen to seems to say the opposite.

[@Deadeye7177]

Btw, apparently getting 100 credits from the Free section of the Vibranium Offers was just sooooooo good they HAD to cut it down to 50. God forbid we get that many credits 2 times per month.

[@dire2293]

and removing the "free" gold from conquest rewards, like good god dude they cant even toss us a crumb

[@GatlingGuy007]

And twitch drop credits going from 500 to then 350 and now they’re sitting at 250..

[@D4rkhxld]

Same as the old free 50 credits now 25 😅

[@adrianv342]

​@@D4rkhxld This was an increase to 75/day if you get them every 8 hours. But that's also messed up, a predatory system to suck you in more often

[@maddpreecha1]

Season pass then they can kiss my @$$. They move the goal 🥅 a few feet every update and assume we are dumb. Not one dime until they make good and give back to the player base

[@Phelix22]

You know what’s hilarious? I just had this video interrupted by the ad staring Ben Brode talking about how you can’t spend millions of dollars to buy cards right away 😂

[@ho8ojoe8]

Yeah I don't understand how they can have those ads

[@retro_crasher]

Whats funny is that it's ironic. You can spend millions to still not get like no cards right away. Imagine if you spent alot of money to upgrade your collection level, only to get useless titles, card variants, a crumb of premium currency, or player avatars; from my experience I haven't gotten a new card from the collectors cashes in weeks(and I still don't have human torch). There is not much I think you get out of spending money, but I also wouldn't know so I digress.

[@TheRedWaltz24]

Not to mention, many of the cards being dropped are in caches in December, so now 10 of the 12 non-new cards in spotlights in December are series 4, reducing the value of the caches.

[@xTHEARBITER117]

Noticed that too, it’s a bummer

[@KidKudos]

And some of them were in caches this past month or 2 and now people who were hype to get a new Series 5 card can feel extra special

[@cupidy]

This is the best Thanksgiving gift ever-nice work, SD! They’ve made me realize I should spend my time on something more meaningful. Byebye, Marvel Snap.

[@justinevans2118]

Good luck if you return lol

[@OchreOctopus]

Oh yay. Now I only have to spend 3000 instead of 6000 of the games PREMIUM currency as a F2P player for some mid-tier cards. How will I contain my joy?

[@alinsvin]

Got a Ben brode ad mid rant. “WHAT WOULD IT BE LIKE IF YOU COULDNT COME TO A GAME AND SPEND HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS TO GET CARDS RIGHT AWAY??” Bad, Ben. It would be bad.

[@marcuswilliamson4167]

I find it hilarious that they think their card acquisition is a selling point. It is by far the worst thing about Snap, just so many Feels Bad moments, making the game feel like a struggle to keep up and filling it with FOMO moments.

[@unluckygamer692]

The fun part is that it isn't even true. You can spend thousands and get the cards right away. You just can't get them through actually playing the game, as SD don't give enough resources for you to keep up.

[@SavageSaskatch]

Thanks for vouching for us, you own all the cards, you play 10-20x the amount we do, but yet you understand the community. Keep on ranting because you're always on point and we need more people to say it!

[@slinslin83]

the series drop isnt even the worst thing, it is the fact that CLEARLY 95% of their development attention is EXCLUSIVELY allocated to design more micro transactions and monetization and not improving the game. What were the last major features they implemented? - Borders including FOMO bundles and not putting them into other free rewards. ONE Border for ONE card for what 15$ and you cant swap it? - Emotes for gold - daily login to every 8h login - fomo sweaty Leagues - collector caches - deadpools dinner - split bug - spotlight cache nerf, option to get cards you already have and get 1k tokens compensation.. - gold nerf Conquest Tickets were added to Collection track almost immediately but of course Borders, Emotes etc are not. I am CL18k and you get absolutely nothing for hitting milestones.

[@garethstead7527]

This isn’t said enough, they massively push all these anti consumer micro transaction angles. I’ve never played a game where they hate you so much for progressing in the game. How on earth is that 4th slot in a cache not dupe protected by now?

[@ritzaxe]

​@@garethstead7527YES ! In the 4th spotlight cache , I am always getting dupe , it's frustrating 😢

[@scrowll1565]

Being a veteran player feels like being a new player except the fact that older players have more cards however You are not rewarded for playing a lot or being a veteran player This game is so trash that it has a limit of amplifiers per day, amplifiers are useless without credit and they still limit resource access

[@smokey2425]

Yep 16k and there's no excitement. I'm just clearing the notices at this point

[@Grr8jon]

Im a whale and even I'm having trouble getting some series 5 and series 4 cards. It shouldnt be this difficult. Even veterans struggle because you need to play constantly to keep up. Do a billion missions just to keep up. If I were a new player I would be too turned off by all of this. This system is horrible.

[@Shapoopka]

U a whale 😂

[@MrStatistx]

I am a dolphin? small whale? whatever you would call someone who does not pay whale worthy amounts, but still crazy amounts, but each day my willingness to spend gets lower.

[@Shapoopka]

@@MrStatistx im a shark i steal yo money

[@mcmeister89]

As someone who just started two weeks ago and has hit the slowdown of card acquisition, I can tell you I don't have an urge to drop money. Snap is a "quick couple games" title for me though, I'm not a usual TCG player. However, Path of Exile 2 early access starts in two weeks and I'm already planning on spending $30 to get in. And I'll likely drop more when it comes out. I know I'm gonna get my money's worth AND I'm not being forced into it.

[@smokey2425]

Same and I'm still down 6 cards

[@Vitor_2814]

We know Kitty just droped because everyone got her for free (in the only case of Seconde dinner doing something good)

[@PenitusVox]

And she never should have been higher than Series 3 to begin with. Sure felt good melting her down into 1,000 tokens over and over when I got her for free.

[@RedMage95]

How did we ger her for free?

[@ndruitt]

​@@RedMage95 Kitty was severely bugged when she first released, literally breaking the game, which led to SD removing her, then giving it to everyone for free once they'd reworked it.

[@cloud101787]

​@@ndruitt must have been before my time, took me forever to get her.

[@codynardone8772]

That was in May 2023...

[@nicolascamaratta]

Hey, finally a deck that I have all the cards for! 😅

[@SmileMileMille]

I LUV THIS ONE!!

[@x_whiteboy436]

funnily enough i’m at almost 4k collection level and still don’t have this whole deck😭

[@DavidAkpunwoke]

@@x_whiteboy436That’s why they’re dropping 😅. So some of us can get them.

[@x_whiteboy436]

@@DavidAkpunwoke but they still only dropped 12 cards… they have over 200😅

[@egbert5871]

The best part is people seem to forget. We got Kitty Pride for free

[@garou4936]

For free? How? Not an insult, I just don't remember.

[@m7mad182]

​@@garou4936 when she was released she broke the game

[@egbert5871]

@garou4936 when she came out she got removed for a week or 2 to be re worked since broke the game. So gave her to everyone at the time

[@Knullifiedz]

I probably speak for alot of people here when I say, most of us watch you because it's you, your vids are awesome and we get to see you play with cards most of us will probably never get because we are getting so far behind. We got houses to keep warm and bellies that need fed. We can't just splurge a fortune to stay competitive

[@Viper76PL]

Thanks for making this video Regis, might sound weird but your complaining just like everyone else's is justified and needed, its important we speak up on this and keep things real.

[@SkrillaMatt]

Imagine saving up around 100 caches just to only get around 1 new card and the rest just titles and variants…. It hurts 😕

[@m7mad182]

It's even worst when you realise those cosmetics could have been some resources(credit/tokens)

[@freaek]

Regis: A Voice for the Community.

[@peter_panda3069]

I was waiting for the series drop to decide if Im going to keep playing Marvel Snap but honestly Im done with this Game and SD.

[@pavsofficial4284]

Hi, Regis. I was an FTP for 20 seasons. I reached Infinite eight times and bested Deadpool's Diner. But I left this game after the Young Avengers season. The card acquisition is far too difficult and expensive. I know people like Jeff Hoogland say this game is cheap. But as a guy who rarely spends money on video games, this game is phenomenally expensive. In short, I quit, but you're the only creator I watch because it's fun. Thank you for the content. ❤

[@danielconmy8480]

I returned this month because TCG pocket gave me the card game itch and when I realized card acquisition really hadn’t changed I was at least looking forward to the series drop announcement. Now I’m totally discouraged, my return might be only this month. Especially as pocket adds features

[@wulfssoul]

Agree with you on so many points you’ve made. I enjoy this game but the cost of keeping up with this game is beyond comprehension. I don’t understand why it is so expensive and why Second Dinner has not done more to improve card acquisition. Once I run out of keys, I’m done with Snap.

[@randomhero6365]

Because they have a ton of people who pay to do stuff like golden cards on day 1

[@DanielRomero-qe5lk]

Darkhawk has been series 4 since it came out like what? 2 years ago? There Should be a rule that cards get drop from s5 to s4 at the six month mark and s3 after a year

[@Shapoopka]

Thatll be too op

[@PenitusVox]

Back in the day everything was series 3 by the 6 month mark, haha.

[@naoi_25]

If i remember correctly, they declare darkhawk will be forever series 4 CMIIW but i remember that since i was saving 1k tokens for darkhawk and they announce darkhawk wont be series 3 card

[@DanielRomero-qe5lk]

@naoi_25 that's messed up

[@WatameSheeperdOji]

Well, there is Ironlad for series 5. Luckily they decide to drop it to series 4. Lol.

[@JH0207]

I went away a few seasons ago (like back in June) and I can’t imagine what it feels like for new series 3 players. The amount of Series 5 cards is ridiculous, where missing out on two seasons is brutal because that’s nearly 8 or 9 series 5 cards. Especially when the event cards become Series 5

[@astral_ragtime5365]

I posted this elsewhere, but something that Second Dinner could do is when a new card drops, give people a "trial card" that only lasts a week, like some MOBAs do with characters. I know for me, a lot of the disappointment came from seeing all the cool new cards coming out and only really getting to experience them through content creators. It's not as if there's a physical card for them to "take away" or add to a collection. I think letting people try the new cards would go a long way towards player goodwill. Since once that goodwill is expended, it is GONE and so is their money.

[@HammondCheeseSandwich]

That's a really dope idea actually👀

[@rapalborde5211]

yeah they would do that if the amount of people buying the card after trying it (because of the bad feeling of losing the card would cause) was inmensily larger than the people who wont buy the card anymore after realizing is not that good. Rn people have to spend to test the cards themselves

[@paellaman1]

Thanks for being our voice

[@0Dingle]

I came back to the game like a month ago. I do genuinely enjoy this game. But I only played for a couple of months at launch and that's it. I came back too early, so I didn't even get the returning player rewards for Deadpool's diner. The 3000 collection tokens would have been nice. But series 3 alone seems like a mountain I have to climb, even though I'm already about halfway complete. And the card pool keeps getting bigger every week. The mountain seems to keep growing as I climb it, and it's a very frustrating experience as a returning player. Snap does not feel like a Collectible Card Game.

[@scrowll1565]

The mountain keeps growing even if you are a veteran player who has never stopped playing, This game is simply not fair even for those who spend money buying resources, no one is happy.

[@unluckygamer692]

@@scrowll1565 It is hilarious to me how SD managed to make card collection, generally one the most enjoyable aspects of a TCG, into something that everyone hates. Everyone from f2p to whale is complaining about it lol

[@anthony612751]

First and foremost, I just wanna say thank you for voicing out for the community. *Rant incoming* The ratio from acquiring tokens is, trash asf They sneaky take out gold from conquest, trash asf Broken promises to the community, trash asf Know one wants TITLES for a gah damn cache open, trash asf Greedy sales tactics and are cornering the new players coming in, trash asf All in all, they are suffocating there own game with GREED Hope it changes quick

[@LucasRodmo]

The weird thing is, even if you spend a lot of money, you aren't likely to get new cards anyway. Is so annoying

[@DanielHeredia]

Reminder that baron zemo and blink haven't appeared in spotlights either.

[@BlackeyedWolf88]

As a returning player whose at about 1,330ish level, I gave up on new cards. After opening 40 caches and only getting 2 new cards (I got a ton of titles, that i never use since they are painfully pointless). I can't even get far in the diner to get that card because I get destroyed by players who are 5k+ level higher who have just better decks. The series drop doesn't mean anything when you can't even pull cards period. I like the idea they have of once a season getting a random series 3 card from the shop, I think it should go up to 1 each week. That would help alot of new and returning players greatly

[@micahlarimer155]

just make a sara control deck. Use a list that is 1.5 years old. it will work.

[@BlackeyedWolf88]

@@micahlarimer155 does that require any series 3 cards? because i have like 5 of them

[@CoryyJ]

Thanks for speaking out Regis. Really want this game to succeed because I love playing it but damn dude I don't understand these devs choices. Again and again and again letdown after let down.

[@pck6736]

I’m a fairly new player and have been a bit of a whale just to do a “tiny bit” of catching up. I’m honestly really disappointed with the state of the acquisition in this game. The game is SO MUCH FUN but this is really killing the hype for me. I’m happy I found you tho Regis. Regardless of the state of the game I will continue watching your awesome videos. Thanks for the great content! 😎

[@reddemunn]

I saw the writing on the wall back in March. Five cards a month with the limited resources they give you was unsustainable. I'm surprised it took people so long to revolt.

[@rebask]

Generally if a F2P game where you can fall behind drives me away, it doesn't matter if things get better, I'm not going to want to play catch-up.

[@seraphinprotsenko275]

Very well said Regis! I'm feeling the same about the state of the game and the way it treats its players. I'm shocked that currently, despite all the competition (Pokémon, Marvel Rivals) they're not going above and beyond to improve the quality of the game, in particular the card acquisition. So disappointing...

[@randomhero6365]

Regis, I only buy the season pass and the gold pass and can absolutely not keep up im not sure how you are. The first year i spent 2k to kickstart my collection and now im missing 23 cards and it's growing weekly. What sucks is that even if i have the old cards it doesn't matter because the new ones always massively power creep the old. Its really miserable how they just keep moving the goal post further out

[@JH0207]

He probably has a solid amount of keys and collector’s tokens loaded up. Especially since collector tokens used to be a lot easier to get

[@scrowll1565]

​@@JH0207Yup

[@8KY8]

Thank you for being the voice of the people. I can’t keep up with the meta because a new card every week is impossible for me. At least I’m lucky to be Series 4 complete but I stray further and further away from the latest cards. It really does make me want to stop playing. What really gets under my skin is how a spotlight key can just be a card I already have which then redeems for a measly 1000 tokens. That means I have to do that at least 5 more times and get lucky with caches if I want a series 5. I have paid for season pass every month since the first season and am feeling no joy.

[@MakoTrevelyan]

I used to watch your Bigs Bads video repeatedly and always want to play the deck. I was nowhere near having the cards, basically just having the destroy cards (new player). I finally got Electro and Wave through the caches, and got alioth with tokens... by then the deck was dated, everyone knew it was coming. Not to mention Arishem turned the meta upside down and it had just gone the direction of being able to spread power so quickly. But yeah, even if I'm able to build the deck I want, by the time I do, sometimes I just missed its moment.

[@tritonis54]

Cards getting from S5 to S4 is just bluff, it nearly doesn’t change anything and is just here to pretend they changed something.

[@knowledgeboy5198]

I started playing Snap when black panther was released so thats about 2 years ago. In the last few months, especially with the changes with the cache we get every 12 levels, it feels impossible to keep up with the cards release and thats from a player who purchased MOST (not all) of the pass. For me the tipping point really was the last change on cache... it feels so garbage to open these that im not motivated to play and level up so i dont play enough to complete the season pass and thus i dont feel justified in buying it. I completly stopped playing in october and never looked back

[@23le09pha]

i stopped playing after high voltage and only watching ms youtuber playing

[@jasona4772]

plus in one of the statements they said they continue to work closely with content creators. Which is a huge slap in the face to you and other creators have been outspoken about almost never hearing from the team. the most they do is twitch drops, which have gotten less and less rewarding. even the bounty rewards have gotten less and less. I love Pokémon pocket but it doesn't have that player retention yet, i've unlocked all the cards, made all the cool decks, but at the end of the day, snap is way more fun in its current state to put down. Also people probably have the same mindset as me of ive put so much time and money into it, and now i have to keep playing to not miss releases and get further behind.

[@MrClopez18]

Returning player here, I played SNAP since a little after launch. I recently came back after about 15 months and it's horrible the only thing that has changed is the META. This game is fun but now i can only play destroy or discard

[@meeee32156]

returning as well...luckily i had 6k tokens and got scorn and spent 50 dollars on modok to be able to play a competitive deck. when i quit last time i just got grandmaster out of a spotlight thankfully. i want to play destroy but i don't have x23 or nico. was really hoping for a nico drop =/ ya, i'm missing like 5 cards out of all the meta decks. guess i better get comfy with my discard deck haha

[@Warcrie]

From a new player perspective (started playing at the beginning of June) I have to say that I’ve bought every single battle pass and gold pass ever since the eternals season, I don’t mind spending money on games and I’ve bought a bunch of bundles ever since (I’ve spent around $250 on bundles since I started playing) and I’m still half way through S5 and even less for S4. From my experience it feels like even when pouring ridiculous amounts of money I still can’t build lots of the decks that you show on your videos. Content like yours is what keeps me coming back to the game and just not give up lol

[@milosradmilac8911]

Didn't get to feel this that much until Deadpool Diner came along and quite honestly made me want to puke. Only decks I loose against have cards I do not have and can't get reasonably in the next 6 months. That is it. Like.... I just lost a game against MR Negative running Wong, Zola, Mystique, Black Panther, Magik combo... I do not have Negative, Zola, Panther or Magik... I do not have answers to that... and to many others. So... how are we supposed to play the game? If I can't win, but I have to pray that my opponent doesn't have good cards? How am I to play if I do not have a way to acquire those cards? Man... it got me salty and I've been playing actively for like... two months now?

[@leonardodantas5858]

You were always the best content creator for me and now in this hard moment you show us once again why you are awesome

[@livolas]

Paying the monthly pass should just automatically unlock all series 3 and 4 cards for the duration of the subscription.

[@onixlysnorlax974]

I'm at like 3-4k collection and been playing since release (i took breaks because this game is for whales) IM STILL ON SERIES 3 CARDS AND IM ONLY GETTING STUPID TAGS AND POTRAITS.

[@Dmcq999]

Dont get me started on the filler tags and portraits 😂😂

[@Dieselnaut16]

Well said, SD is being unfathomably greedy right now, this has to stop, but at 3:30 Can we just appreciate your opponent spending 3 energy to give you one energy with Killmonger

[@shea42]

Can't believe I bought Kitty with tokens a few weeks ago to go with Thena

[@DarrylJohnsonIsWrong]

Even worse when you realise it was given for free

[@davide3065]

I heavily appreciate you speaking up to this situation. Even in a "rant" you were so clinically accurate to pinpoint all the issues the game has right now. One can only hope that it means something, to them, that their biggest creators are doing these kind of videos. They also do mention that they "speak to creators", if it's not another one of the sea of lies, but I must guess their private communication stunts must be as much of a disaster as the public ones they do, considering how things are going.

[@unluckygamer692]

Regis doesn't post rants often, but when does they are spot on

[@SmileMileMille]

It seems that Second Diner (SD) is just OK to lose new players... I have most of the cards but really doubtious on the status of the game, and can't imagine how much frustration new players will face... Even if I have most of the cards, I still feel fear whenever new cards on spotlight... It seems SD is just fine with having more bots, and don't care having new players... I want the game to be vivid and alive, and I do hope having more players and fans, rather than keeping my privilege on collection by spending tremendous time n' money on a 'dying' game.... Please SD... LISTEN TO THE COMMUNITY.. When you still have ppl pointing out the problem.. plz... Being forgotten and silence dominating are the WORST Scenario....

[@oreov12]

As someone who only started playing in August this feels rough even for me. Im still Series 3 but i can tell that theres so many issues with card acquisition. Im playing Deadpools Diner getting killed by much higher CL players with cards it might take over a year for me to get.

[@TomCouncilReporter]

I started playing Marvel SNAP because i’m a big comic book fan, and kept on playing because of the fun gameplay. I’ve never seen a single episode of Pokemon in my life, and I play Pocket way more than SNAP now, because as a casual player, I don’t have the time or the money to get most of the new cards in the game. When the chance arises and I actually have some spotlight keys, I end up getting a variant or a card that I don’t even want. I am certainly interested in what they are going to say, if anything at all, in response to this major backlash.

[@6stax837]

Its sad that when i reflect why im staying w snap i realise ots literally cuz i spent a year on this game and have experienced fomo for the longest time which was the real reason why i never quit as i was so close to building a deck just for a new spotlight to have a card i need only at a 25% chance😢. Im sooner or later gonna confront those feelings and suppress the fact that one game wont change my life because the developers dont care enough for it to

[@zcampy1664]

Been a player since beta. I haven't even changed my name since release because it has an emoji and they stopped letting you use emojis in your name. It sucks constantly having one foot out the door when I genuinely like the game. Im only missing a couple of cards, but hearing everyone's complaints are really disheartening. It has become more of a chore now than anything because I've invested so much time in the game and I know if I stop then I'll be infinitely behind when I come back. I think Hoogland hit the nail on the head when he said that with games like Pokémon pocket he's able to reasonably guide new players on how to acquire the cards/fun decks he's playing with and what to focus on. In Marvel snap there is literally nothing you can tell a new player to help them acquire the same fun cards you have besides, "Good luck, you'll be here a while."

[@fabianbyronse1142]

I've been playing from the beginning with 3 breaks, without really buying anything but completing all the quests, etc. During this entire period, I only had 2 decks that were complete and were in the meta for some time.

[@scionrising]

Hey Regis! I've been watching your videos for maybe a year or more now and that's pretty much the same moment I stopped playing Snap. The reason is exactly what you discussed, even when I was actively playing, it still felt extremely difficult to acquire cards without spending multiple hours a day or throwing a lot of money. Even if I wanted to come back to the game, it feels like there are hundreds of new cards that I'm missing, so I'll have to endure some torture playing an old deck without "good" cards.

[@mnloring7867]

The fact that you're punished for taking even a month off is insane to me. Every single season pass card should be available in the shop for $10, you don't get all the extras and all the extra variants you get the card it's $10. I'd honestly spend $150 today just to catch up instead I'm just going to go play pokémon pocket. Sorry I didn't play last month but it's crazy that it goes from $10 to $100 in some bundle. I took a year off because I had a new baby I've been playing pretty regularly for 3 months besides the season pass cards I've gotten one extra card. I've spent $30 on pokémon pocket I have over a thousand cards. The game play may not as great but it feels so much more fulfilling for my time and money. I'm done with snap.

[@vinciner4te]

I played Snap during the first year of release, took a break, and then came back to it mid way through this year. I just uninstalled it this past week. I feel so drastically behind on card acquisition and it feels super deflating to grind out for keys just to get like a Kang or some other useless card or to go 8-9 caches without getting a new card. And then to see the cards I want locked behind a $50-100 bundle feels like adding insult to injury. I want Snap to thrive and do well but I feel like there’s just such a disconnect with the player base.

[@PettyGamerBoy]

Future Regis interjecting to let you know that regular Regis is about to go off. My favorite moment of every Regis video.

[@Drakoni23]

Came back to Snap during Deadpools diner after stopping a season after Loki. And now I've stopped again because it's simply not doable. Got some enjoyment out of buying Arishem with tokens and playing some of the newer cards. But it's just not sustainable. On top of that, the Aliances and quests just felt like work.

[@bobbysama4794]

I think what bothers me the most about how difficult it is to get cards is that they have it divied up between multiple different currencies and intentionally make it difficult to keep track of. Plus, honestly I'm not a fan of the "you shouldn't own every card" mindset when the game gets constant updates the way Snap does

[@I_Am_Frostman]

It truly is an issue to make another point. I spent a lot of money to catch up when I first started. I thought getting collection complete (which i am) would ease up on my snap spending but I actually find myself spending the same amount to stay complete. Just to say it's also a struggle for high level players so I know it's definitely hard for new or returning players as well

[@JackSpareAHoe]

I appreciate your candor on the topic, especially considering the position SD has been putting content creators in. Youll have a fan base regardless of Snaps future🍻

[@Jaknasco1975]

When you realize to get a New card you need to gamble 1/4 (2 variants + card you already have). New card every week, and you only can get 2 key max every week even if you buy season pass.. as a casual player. (Without game event like dp dinner) It's hard to get Token now, in *year one* you can get 500 token ok spotlight cache and get new card from token shop every 1 month now? Pftt..

[@pkdetrimera]

Loved your take Regis! Keep the good work.

[@McShrimpies]

Me and my son use to love Snap. We quit after a few months because neither of us could get any of the cards we wanted to play with. Still like to watch you play sometimes so I can at least imagine playing with all the cards, lol

[@garethstead7527]

11:39 this is the problem, you have to spend at least the season pass to stay somewhere near relevant. Let alone the stupid super premium pass they’re planning. As a f2p I’m getting so behind even though I’ve been playing nearly 2 years! I manage my resources as best I can, but I’m missing cards in so many decks I want to try. This game is so predatory it hurts, the gameplay is so good, but I hate how it’s going. Thank god for Pokémon pocket man

[@danielhaynes2485]

I been gave up. So many cards I wanted but it kept feeling like a chore and a rip off. I watch people play Snap more than actually playing it 🤣

[@ABN_Sound]

Appreciate videos like this. It really bums me out that I can't unlock cards upgrading cards anymore. It sucks to only get credits, usually 50 😂, or 10 gold, golden tickets, or titles I will never use.

[@spencergadsby8740]

As someone who has played since early 2023, it feels insane to me that I still don’t have certain cards. Appreciate you speaking on this problem even if you aren’t impacted by it as much!

[@PaulaHoell]

I got discouraged after the first like ten months and snap just didn't offer me any reason to come back. So happy for the bazaar to finally scratch my itch for a new casual card game experience, but this is just not it anymore.

[@truemrfu9673]

The problem was made even worse because the cards over the last year were way more powerful than all the other cards.

[@jmario89]

Hey man, I still enjoy your videos much! I stopped playing Snap about 2 months ago since it does take way too much money, time and effort to get some great decks. Additionally, after I found out that getting Series 4 or 5 cards might not be easy I decided it was not worth it anymore. Love your vids still though!

[@jonathantruong7069]

You know it's serious when Regis doesn't start a video with "So..."

[@nemesis3392]

3:53 The mixed feeling of being seen but feeling called out is… odd. However, I just wanted to comment that despite the dissatisfaction with the game, I’m still happy that it let me find your content!

[@mait4051]

"It's not pay to win!----- but if you want to get new cards to be able to keep up in the meta, well you're going to HAVE to pay or sell your soul to our game"

[@alexisnelson6593]

I watch this channel loads but I'm so, so frustrated at card acquisition. It's almost adversarial, like the systems in the game are working against you getting that fun new card. I don't know how long you have to play to be able to keep up - right now it feels like a massive grind to get cards and then, sorry buddy, here's Annihlus. Such a shame, it really does make me wanna sack the whole thing off. Such a shame.

[@kryptoid80]

Im lvl 2300...seeing awesome decks and not getting that key card sucks. THEN when you get a collectoe case to actually give you a card you dont have...its ass...like Adam Warlock

[@franlove5099]

1:34 Video made me think my computer was dying lol

[@MandaLoreal]

Very well put. It really doesn’t feel like they respect their players, ever since the issue with Chase Spitzer, one of the games biggest whales, I joined the F2p crowd and I was buying everything. I’ve been using whatever resources I’ve accumulated to get the new cards until I run out

[@oxxltrvkr5770]

Thank you Regis

[@BilingualRainbow]

They've been telling us that they're planning new ways to help card acquisition for a loooooooooooooooooooooooong time. They aren't going to. Because people still throw money at this game. They just don't care. Glad you started Pokemon content. Snap has just done to much to drive me away.

[@iRichie619]

I’m still subscribed but yeah I ditched Snap for Pocket a few weeks ago. I tried to stick with it but I only have time to keep up with one and the card acquisition really does suck. It felt like a chore to just log into snap to collect missions and gold. I’m paying for the premium on Pocket instead. All of my matches seem either fair or just a slight disadvantage. Fun stuff.

[@icenovice]

Regis… you’re a genius.🙂 Hearing this rant from you was honestly refreshing, especially with how statistically and logically backed it was. You’re right, there’s no excuse anymore and they’re clearly not willing to be transparent about it anymore

[@Breedo_]

I played at launch and loved it but as cards became harder and harder to acquire I dropped off completely. I probably havent played in a year but I still catch most of your videos because at least someone gets to try cool decks.

[@ComedyVault101]

Thank you for ranting about this. We need content creators like you to speak out so SD can’t ignore the complaints. I enjoy your positivity but every once in a while a reality check is necessary and I appreciate it.

[@sammy0jpeg]

I was expecting a cache opening video for the rant on this (a rant was obviously coming because this is situation is so dire and sad), but making a deck out of the 12 cards adds so much to the irony of it, really genius mr regis, even predicting Second Dinner's comments on the official post of supposed future improvements. I hope SD takes to heart the outcry of the community, I've yet to see a single person with positive feedback about marvek snap as of recent other than very simple "well I'm having fun". Players from all CLs, whales to F2Ps, seasoned veterans to newbies, everyone I see around is only here expressing their frustration. It's really disheartening to watch all of this unfold, marvel snap is so extraordinarily fun but slaps in the face like these while they also mock us with stuff like the doodles in the Deadpool's Diner menu, showing that they DO see the complaints theyd just rather make a joke than effectively change anything. promises of "Improvements will come" can only be stretched so far. really sad thing to see for such an otherwise great game

[@JohnPhilipTysseJ.P]

You’re the best Regis. Always the voice of reason and dedicated content creator. I hope the game we all love finds its way onto more stable footing so you can continue to do what you do

[@ethansherbeck9506]

Snap is cooked by 2025 at this rate. SD has gone full hyper capital, mega corpo, we want money and nothing else. They don’t care. A movement MUST happen that we won’t buy unless they care. Change the game and we’ll be happy to spend. Don’t and you can self destruct before the end of 2024.

[@iminthatsea___]

As an alternative, you should try the BAZAAR. Its also a tun-based game and really fun! I heard this game was created by a pro gamer and he was doing research about this for like 6 years. Even though the game is really new, but i thought you might find this amusing too. Hope this help!

[@jpw547]

I stopped playing Marvel Snap around when Blink came out (had a wedding lol) and I don’t think I’ll ever come back. Just can’t afford the $10 a month for the season, and if I’m not doing that then I’m just falling behind forever. I do love watching vids though and checking in on how things are. You were my number 2 or 3 channel in my KZbin wrap up

[@onescenewonder8904]

oh i gave up on this game months ago, this has been a problem for YEARS. what you said about catching up rings very true with me. It sucks ass too, because damn is this game fun, damn are these decks cool. Thankfully, I can keep watching these high-quality videos as replacement!

[@gracub]

The only deck from your videos that I can fully assemble and play with is “OG Destroyer” and I've been playing Snap for quite some time now… I remember when Spotlight Caches were announced as the “saviour” for unlocking new cards. The idea flopped, though it probably was never meant to succeed. Just as I couldn’t unlock new cards without paying before, I still can’t do it now. A new card never drops from the first Spotlight Cache I open, and opening more within the same week is almost a miracle for an F2P player. The only thing that’s changed is that now, every week, they mock me by waving the new card in front of my face and saying, “Look, see this card? You’re not going to unlock it.”

[@TimelineSciences]

Also the best game of the year just released its beta. The Bazaar is incredible and Snap has just been a headache, especially with deadpools diner brutal scaling set up. Consider making some bazaar content you’d be phenomenal at it.

[@321seb]

total piss take. Second Dinner are fast trading away any shred of goodwill from the player base they had left. They are also failing to recognise that big competition is rising around them and people are already migrating away. so many people are right at the point of leaving, myself included. i’m tired of them taking the piss with the exorbitant microtransactions, every single new card being series 5 and SD nickle and diming us over everything

[@lovindaagungpradana8889]

It's refreshing to hear this pov of player, even regis is not on hard spot on getting card like most player wh free to play, he can still see this phenomenon... Nice vid...

[@lovindaagungpradana8889]

In other hand I also learn how to make better strategy for the business.. To make balance profit and player loyalty...