I was slowly going insane making this video it took way too long Massive thanks to my pal Mango for the amazing thumbnail art x.com/evilscar... #battlecats #microtransactions
2:00 Mom! I'm on the camera!! 📸 As whale myself, I'll share my opinion about these microtransactions. - I currently purchase 58 Gold Pass in total after they release it. I purchase it all months except during my 9 months hiatus. This is one of the best deal in the game compared to the others. Not because of 600 Cat Foods but purely infinite speed-up. From perspective of person who farm the stage everyday (include XP Merciless/Bonanza, Behemoth Culling, Facing Danger, Siege (If I have free time or spare CPU), Rotation Event, Baron, etc.), infinite speed-up is really worth to purchase (...and I only use x3 Speed Up on Proving Ground or Labyrinth during stream). 600 Cat Foods is only extra for us. Plus, you can flex Gold Card on social media. - I used to purchase every single Platinum/Legend Ticket even though I have every unit from platinum banner just for the sake of flexing. However, I stop buying Platinum Ticket start from 2024 because... no reason tbh (perhaps, I just don't feel like buying them). I'm still willing to buy Legend Ticket if Ponos give us another sale tho. - Dark Catseyes is valuable as you said. On early day, we farm 100 User Rank just to get "Rank Up Sale" and purchase every single Dark Catseye pack. We don't do that anymore because Dark Catseye is easier to obtain. We still purchase that $0.99 Rare Tic + Dark Catseye deal because it's really cheap and good deal. My friend said "It's like purchase one bar of chocolate". - There is Thank-You Pack (777 Cat Foods + 7 Rare Tickets for $11.99) that sale during Black Friday. We usually purchase that pack because the deal is not as bad as the others. Maybe because there's no XP in the pack lmao. Still don't know why XP cost is this expensive. I make a joke about that all the time in social media. It's like I said I throw $140,000 away because I have 2.8 billion XP in Cat Shrine :D - For purchased unit, I only bought them... just for collection and 50 User Rank. As collector, it's important to claim every single unit you can get. Even though the deal is bad but we don't even care about the price at all. - Tbh, I didn't even know "Support Sale" is a thing until I saw in Mattshea steam and I'm like... "dafuq is that?". P.S we don't get free Legend Ticket because that's JP 10th anni and EN is still at 9th anni. 10th anniversary is a huge milestone so we can expect free Legend Ticket on next anniversary (totally not copium).
Great analysis! I have sometimes wondered about this since this is a question some people ask. Also a couple of notes that I think are worth mentioning: Gacha Cat as you later mentioned does also have the increasing level bonus yes, and this is actually quite worth mentioning cause at lv50 his hp is actually identical to GREEN SHELL at lv50. Of course Gacha is much slower and has longer cooldown so he's not gonna be a replacement or anything but i think its still worth mentioning. Then there's Gold Pass. For one, the catfood deal this time around is actually decent and probably like the best catfood deal you can get? And I think infinite speed up is something any late game players would die for. Speeding through grinding, clearing starred UL, boring gauntlets etc is a lifesaver. It's almost like a drug even. People who are used with infinite speedup often find themselves to not really be able to play at normal speed anymore from how good speedup is lmao. And finally, I think you're missing one very important very big deal.... which is Returner Pack... Well ok idk if this counts but I think it's still very worth mentioning given how special it is.
I mean returner isnt much to talk about since a lot of people have alr talked about it, or maybe he will make another vid for returner mode (capitalism i know right?)
I agree with gold pass only bought gold pass once and played everyday with it every since losing it the game feels so slow and have been craving for speedups. Can't stop farming for them and using them ever since I bought it once.
This video has the quality I would expect from an entire team. You really outdid it for your first video. I really don't mind these deals being so bad, I don't ever have to worry about missing out. Although, we can't deny the fact that we bought the nearly useless Dotty Cat for collection, deep down we just want to have cute animations in our cat guides.
back when i was endlessly grinding the game on my ipad with energy glitch, goldpass was actually worth it for the infinite speedups…yep, seriously, it literally like doubled the rate at which i was able to grind the game😂
*"If Ponos were little Greedy"* - XP related microtransaction should scale by fivefolds, whenever you beat SoL or UL and for - For 2 of each Catfruits, replace it to 2 Behemoth stone each when you beat SoL - When you beat UL, they get upgraded to 2 Behemoth Gems
2 mil XP being worth 50 DOLLARS is INSANE. If you play the final stage of XP Bonanza with a treasure radar + XP up, you get over 3 million. In a single level. I know these offers are meant for early game players and 2 mil XP is a decent chunk for early game, but tbh that still only lets you upgrade your basic units and maybe some rares. God forbid you spend your newly bought catfood on a gacha roll and pull some terrible Uber and spend all your $50 worth of XP on them instead of important upgrades
legend tickets are only worth it for if you’re seedtracking, then you can get the guaranteed legend rare you want as long as you use the rare tickets to get your seed to the right one to draw
Ive been playing this game for like 5 years without paying a single dollar, but i felt like they deserved some of my money for creating such a fun game, so i forced myself to buy like plat tickets and other deals. It also supports them and im glad i spent my money to support a really cool company
This video feels very reminiscent of a Nio video (that’s a compliment) it was very entertaining. Again, I love it when people talk about random shit that nobody cares about like the in-app purchases. Good job, man
I want to support this game I've been playing for over half a decade but even the smallest purchase costs a crap ton for me because of Turkey's economy. Compared to how engaged tbc makes me feel, it feels like I'm ripping ponos off lol, may be because I also don't watch ads at all. One day I'll decide I'm fine with starving for a week and buy something random
4 months ago i spent a buncha money (hundreds) on battle cats while still in EOC, today i js got ururun wolf :D (i have amateratsu, kasa jizo, Volti, kasli, Greater demon, yukimura, and a buncha other ubers.) the game’s fun atm but idk what to expect..
oh my god frostee this video looked like a big channel would have i didn’t realize it was you until i actually started watching😭😭😭 good video tho gang🗣️🗣️‼️‼️‼️🔥🔥
Cool video, but you forgot to include the 18+ audience of the game with money to spend while not having the time to play. In this case, things such as the gold pass (and sometimes those special deals) which allow me to speed up the grinding really help out. Won't argue that there's a large majority of players which are kids though - like literally just read the comments on a BC video or BC Wikipedia page.
I don't spend a lot of time on battle cats either but the prices are way too high for me to justify it. Especially since I have other hobbies I can spend money in that give me physical things that aren't used up quickly.
To answer your question regarding plat ticket: $7.99 for Plat Ticket = save you 6 month of grinding. Plus, you can still get the other 2 plats per year + other sources of plats. However: Plat/Legend ticket =/= good without tracking. Tracking is what makes Plat tickets so OP. Without it, they aren't very good. Imo plat ticket is worth it, but I would never spend on BC again due to certain exploits allowing you to get plenty of plat tickets (will not explain it here sorry)
Never buy catfood or typical offers. But there are few decent deals. Returner mode: Worth it. 1$ for skipping many days of grinding eoc treasures. You kinda lose out on some eoc rewards but still worth the time save. Officers Club: Depends on how much free time and money you have. With unlimited speed ups you technically save 50% of your in game time. If you don't want too waste too much time grinding and 10 dollars don't hurt you I'd definitely recommend this. Probably the best purchase available in this game especially with the extra cat food. Exclusive units: May range from user rank fodder to collection urge but not bad to pick up if you don't mind spending money Platinum tickets: Kinda worth it if you do seed tracking. It's a decent way to quickly access certain ubers. But honestly the game is fine as a complete free to play and I would honestly not recommend ever spending money on a silly cats game on your phone. If you are considering buying stuff in (gacha/grind) games make sure it enhances the fun you get in the game instead of easing the pain of bad luck or extreme grind. If it becomes hard to enjoy the game without spending money I would rather recommend quitting the game than support poor game design.
Only things that are worth are gold pass, platinum/legend ticket (sometimes I guess?) or returner mode if you feel like it as they all provide tons of value and are genuinely worth the price
I buy the platinum tickets because I seed track, so I can get great ubers >:3 - but I’m waiting on legend tickets because you can’t get any from plat tickets which sucks
I really wasnt expecting any new high quality cat game youtubers haha Really well made, for your first video Earned yourself a sub, like and a comment for the algorithm 😅
Its well worth it, i have spent thousands of dollars on a game that discourages gambling by making everything expensive with no starter packs that are good
funny how battle cats becomes f2p friendly because the paying route is such shit value it's not even worth the time to work a job for in game items, 100 dollars for three 10 rolls is terrible, and 50 dollars of xp is literally faster to get in game than in real life
great vid. even as a new player i had a feeling the only thing worth shit was the rare ticket for a dollar. i do buy the officer pass though as $10 isn't really killing me. i think it should be $5 but man if i didn't have speedups i don't think i'd still be playing. the base speed is just so abysmally fucking slow
I spent 25$ on battle cat this year on a second account, as a thanks for letting me have real good time with my main account which it's all almost endgame 100% free, real make me had good times the 3 last year
spend money on catfood, then spend the catfood on xp, this is very good advice trust me B) (disclaimer: this is a joke and i am not responsible for your loss if you actually thought my advice was genuine and followed it)
I dont really understand why people spend so much money or 5 months for an uber rare when you can easily cheat the game and get them whenever you want. I understand it might ruin the fun in grinding but really..? 8$ for 1 uber rare...
They make it overpriced to encourage you to grind it yourself and whoever has 8 dollars can buy it if they want also 8 dollars is nothing if u have a side job
The reason players buy platinum and legend tickets is because of seed tracking. Especially when they wanna get plus levels for papaluga
Top 10 comments tbh
Lvl 60+70 papaluga >>>>>>>> not papaluga ubers
2:00 Mom! I'm on the camera!! 📸
As whale myself, I'll share my opinion about these microtransactions.
- I currently purchase 58 Gold Pass in total after they release it. I purchase it all months except during my 9 months hiatus. This is one of the best deal in the game compared to the others. Not because of 600 Cat Foods but purely infinite speed-up. From perspective of person who farm the stage everyday (include XP Merciless/Bonanza, Behemoth Culling, Facing Danger, Siege (If I have free time or spare CPU), Rotation Event, Baron, etc.), infinite speed-up is really worth to purchase (...and I only use x3 Speed Up on Proving Ground or Labyrinth during stream). 600 Cat Foods is only extra for us. Plus, you can flex Gold Card on social media.
- I used to purchase every single Platinum/Legend Ticket even though I have every unit from platinum banner just for the sake of flexing. However, I stop buying Platinum Ticket start from 2024 because... no reason tbh (perhaps, I just don't feel like buying them). I'm still willing to buy Legend Ticket if Ponos give us another sale tho.
- Dark Catseyes is valuable as you said. On early day, we farm 100 User Rank just to get "Rank Up Sale" and purchase every single Dark Catseye pack. We don't do that anymore because Dark Catseye is easier to obtain. We still purchase that $0.99 Rare Tic + Dark Catseye deal because it's really cheap and good deal. My friend said "It's like purchase one bar of chocolate".
- There is Thank-You Pack (777 Cat Foods + 7 Rare Tickets for $11.99) that sale during Black Friday. We usually purchase that pack because the deal is not as bad as the others. Maybe because there's no XP in the pack lmao. Still don't know why XP cost is this expensive. I make a joke about that all the time in social media. It's like I said I throw $140,000 away because I have 2.8 billion XP in Cat Shrine :D
- For purchased unit, I only bought them... just for collection and 50 User Rank. As collector, it's important to claim every single unit you can get. Even though the deal is bad but we don't even care about the price at all.
- Tbh, I didn't even know "Support Sale" is a thing until I saw in Mattshea steam and I'm like... "dafuq is that?".
P.S we don't get free Legend Ticket because that's JP 10th anni and EN is still at 9th anni. 10th anniversary is a huge milestone so we can expect free Legend Ticket on next anniversary (totally not copium).
Bro cooked way too much 💀
Math genius
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We’re totally gonna get Legend Ticket during 10th anniversary TRUST 🙏🙏🙏
@@FrosTeeBee😂
Great analysis! I have sometimes wondered about this since this is a question some people ask.
Also a couple of notes that I think are worth mentioning:
Gacha Cat as you later mentioned does also have the increasing level bonus yes, and this is actually quite worth mentioning cause at lv50 his hp is actually identical to GREEN SHELL at lv50. Of course Gacha is much slower and has longer cooldown so he's not gonna be a replacement or anything but i think its still worth mentioning.
Then there's Gold Pass. For one, the catfood deal this time around is actually decent and probably like the best catfood deal you can get? And I think infinite speed up is something any late game players would die for. Speeding through grinding, clearing starred UL, boring gauntlets etc is a lifesaver. It's almost like a drug even. People who are used with infinite speedup often find themselves to not really be able to play at normal speed anymore from how good speedup is lmao.
And finally, I think you're missing one very important very big deal.... which is Returner Pack... Well ok idk if this counts but I think it's still very worth mentioning given how special it is.
Lucas I love you, but there’s no way I’m reading all of that 😂
I wish the Gold Pass gave more catfood but yeah the Infinite Speed Ups and even 3x speed is to DIE FOR
I mean returner isnt much to talk about since a lot of people have alr talked about it, or maybe he will make another vid for returner mode (capitalism i know right?)
I agree with gold pass only bought gold pass once and played everyday with it every since losing it the game feels so slow and have been craving for speedups. Can't stop farming for them and using them ever since I bought it once.
A god has blessed us with his presence. Thank you Lord Lucas for gracing us.
This video has the quality I would expect from an entire team. You really outdid it for your first video. I really don't mind these deals being so bad, I don't ever have to worry about missing out. Although, we can't deny the fact that we bought the nearly useless Dotty Cat for collection, deep down we just want to have cute animations in our cat guides.
@@ramaicatseye I’ve bought all the premium units that were mentioned btw
Hey, it's you
I agree 👍
The most important purchase is Gold Membership because you can flex your Gold Card to your friends and family. RAAAAAAAAAAAAGGGHHH!!!
The flex in my body has left during the scriptwriting process also hi jones
back when i was endlessly grinding the game on my ipad with energy glitch, goldpass was actually worth it for the infinite speedups…yep, seriously, it literally like doubled the rate at which i was able to grind the game😂
I started to never expect this, seeing it's thumbnail is a jumpscare.
@@ramaicatseye mango did a really good job
I hope you liked the video
*"If Ponos were little Greedy"*
- XP related microtransaction should scale by fivefolds, whenever you beat SoL or UL
and for
- For 2 of each Catfruits, replace it to 2 Behemoth stone each when you beat SoL
- When you beat UL, they get upgraded to 2 Behemoth Gems
Damn, it's cool to see you drop a real banger of a video. Great editing, and I'm excited to see what videos you'll end up making in the future.
Thanks canned
(You watched this too?)
It's not a true mobile game without overpriced microtransactions.
so true
2 mil XP being worth 50 DOLLARS is INSANE. If you play the final stage of XP Bonanza with a treasure radar + XP up, you get over 3 million. In a single level.
I know these offers are meant for early game players and 2 mil XP is a decent chunk for early game, but tbh that still only lets you upgrade your basic units and maybe some rares. God forbid you spend your newly bought catfood on a gacha roll and pull some terrible Uber and spend all your $50 worth of XP on them instead of important upgrades
True
legend tickets are only worth it for if you’re seedtracking, then you can get the guaranteed legend rare you want as long as you use the rare tickets to get your seed to the right one to draw
Exactly dude
Ive been playing this game for like 5 years without paying a single dollar, but i felt like they deserved some of my money for creating such a fun game, so i forced myself to buy like plat tickets and other deals. It also supports them and im glad i spent my money to support a really cool company
Could've bought an official plush instead, at least it's a real object
tell me why every battle cats youtuber suddenly decided to post a viddeo on a random tuesday
It’s the evil Tuesday
This video feels very reminiscent of a Nio video (that’s a compliment) it was very entertaining. Again, I love it when people talk about random shit that nobody cares about like the in-app purchases. Good job, man
Nio was my biggest inspiration for me starting to make videos again
For a first video, this has INSANE quality keep it up 👍
0:50 That normal cat didnt expect that Dark Kasli was there
0:48 YOU CANT HIDE FROM ME BATMAN
4:34 as a seed tracker, nah I’d roll
Literally my UA-cam after i accidentally buy the progression pack : show this video
I want to support this game I've been playing for over half a decade but even the smallest purchase costs a crap ton for me because of Turkey's economy. Compared to how engaged tbc makes me feel, it feels like I'm ripping ponos off lol, may be because I also don't watch ads at all.
One day I'll decide I'm fine with starving for a week and buy something random
Cat food? XP? Units? You want it? It's yours my friend, as long as you have enough dollars.
I would give everything for an Epic catfruit
4:46 Cameo
0:51 Saw the Dasli there
Worst choice I ever made was the 20 dollar base one in the cat shop lmao
4 months ago i spent a buncha money (hundreds) on battle cats while still in EOC, today i js got ururun wolf :D
(i have amateratsu, kasa jizo, Volti, kasli, Greater demon, yukimura, and a buncha other ubers.) the game’s fun atm but idk what to expect..
When you tryhard hours ans hours straight you will see...
oh my god frostee this video looked like a big channel would have i didn’t realize it was you until i actually started watching😭😭😭 good video tho gang🗣️🗣️‼️‼️‼️🔥🔥
that really good start
Cool video, but you forgot to include the 18+ audience of the game with money to spend while not having the time to play. In this case, things such as the gold pass (and sometimes those special deals) which allow me to speed up the grinding really help out. Won't argue that there's a large majority of players which are kids though - like literally just read the comments on a BC video or BC Wikipedia page.
I don't spend a lot of time on battle cats either but the prices are way too high for me to justify it. Especially since I have other hobbies I can spend money in that give me physical things that aren't used up quickly.
Yoooo the wait was worth it this video was so well edited and put together keep it up frosteebee🔥‼️
Thanks I binged your PvZ2 Roots only series great stuff ❤️
@@FrosTeeBeeyeah i saw your comments thanks a lot man it means a lot to me
A pro spends money to beat any so hard stage to continue
To answer your question regarding plat ticket:
$7.99 for Plat Ticket = save you 6 month of grinding.
Plus, you can still get the other 2 plats per year + other sources of plats.
However: Plat/Legend ticket =/= good without tracking. Tracking is what makes Plat tickets so OP. Without it, they aren't very good.
Imo plat ticket is worth it, but I would never spend on BC again due to certain exploits allowing you to get plenty of plat tickets (will not explain it here sorry)
How did I not realise you were the guy who made this video. Anyways great video that I've watched for the second time for no particular reason.
Yeah no correlation whatsoever 🙂
awesome first video!
Hi you too you have good vids
So this is the first video on your channel ? This is good
0:49 easily jumpscare
Fun fact: the first gold membership is free. So get your free 600 cat food and a rare ticket
Woahh, 8K!!! 8K 🗣️🗣️🗣️🔥🔥🔥
Excellent video my man, by the way, you forgot about the Returner Mode, but great video anyways :)
I somehow forgot 😭
@@FrosTeeBee Dont worry, It is still a Great video with useful information :)
NOOOOO NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO 6:50
Yeeeeees (I love Mola King)
Great video Frostee 😊
Never buy catfood or typical offers.
But there are few decent deals.
Returner mode:
Worth it. 1$ for skipping many days of grinding eoc treasures. You kinda lose out on some eoc rewards but still worth the time save.
Officers Club:
Depends on how much free time and money you have. With unlimited speed ups you technically save 50% of your in game time. If you don't want too waste too much time grinding and 10 dollars don't hurt you I'd definitely recommend this. Probably the best purchase available in this game especially with the extra cat food.
Exclusive units:
May range from user rank fodder to collection urge but not bad to pick up if you don't mind spending money
Platinum tickets:
Kinda worth it if you do seed tracking. It's a decent way to quickly access certain ubers.
But honestly the game is fine as a complete free to play and I would honestly not recommend ever spending money on a silly cats game on your phone. If you are considering buying stuff in (gacha/grind) games make sure it enhances the fun you get in the game instead of easing the pain of bad luck or extreme grind. If it becomes hard to enjoy the game without spending money I would rather recommend quitting the game than support poor game design.
Yo Frostee, remember when we used to hang in discord? Congrats on 21k views and 1k subs. Your mic and video quality also got way better. Keep it up
nahh the infinite rich cat for 3 hours was so worth it
floor 41 and 46 of infernal tower were rich cat sinks, didn't regret at all
Holy peak oomfie
Thanks oomf 🙏
It's not worth it, just get the Battle Cats Unite.
Calling Matt out like that is despicable...ly true. I've followed since his first episode. He spent more than I'll have in my whole life
Wow this is actually really good
Thanks Balgor
I'm either schitzo or there was a $2 deal right when I started to get all gold treasure in empire of cats 1-3 and all the free cats to lvl 20
You are schizo it’s actually a $1 deal
😔
I LOVE THE BATTLE CATS!!!
i got a dark phono from a bought platinum ticket
Time for a vpm for legend ticket
* -all life savings *
* +999999 catfood *
new high quality TBC youtuber. More time wasting for me 😊😊.
I’ve only bought that one pack that’s $12, giving 777 cf and 7 rare tickets
Only things that are worth are gold pass, platinum/legend ticket (sometimes I guess?) or returner mode if you feel like it as they all provide tons of value and are genuinely worth the price
the only worth it deal imo is the thank you gift(7 rare tickets and 777 catfood for 11.99)
Holy shit that is some godly quality edition
I mean... ponos gotta get the bag for making an amazing mobile game
My ass needing to get to the level of progress on my now lost account during the rurouni kenshin collab (i dont have time):
I love your video and the editing is great :3
2:22 with *870* more catfood
I buy the platinum tickets because I seed track, so I can get great ubers >:3 - but I’m waiting on legend tickets because you can’t get any from plat tickets which sucks
Thx I did not know you could grind cat fruit until now❤ 2:08
I really wasnt expecting any new high quality cat game youtubers haha
Really well made, for your first video
Earned yourself a sub, like and a comment for the algorithm 😅
Genuinely thanks
Dropped a banger debut.
I felt more accomplishment after buying a platinum ticket, than buying 20$ worth of robux.
TRUUUEEE
chad cats mentioned🗿
awesome video any battle cats content is the best content
you forgot the rank up cat deals
6:51
Its well worth it, i have spent thousands of dollars on a game that discourages gambling by making everything expensive with no starter packs that are good
Bro has beef with mattshea
I DON’T HATE HIM I SWEAR
Only but in game offers lik3 plat tickets
bro if they just add like 5 dark catseye for every of these deal the games profit would triple
i always buy the 3 dark eyes from the rank up deals
average FrosTeeBee W
Hello fellow Nio Chat Mod 👋
funny how battle cats becomes f2p friendly because the paying route is such shit value it's not even worth the time to work a job for in game items, 100 dollars for three 10 rolls is terrible, and 50 dollars of xp is literally faster to get in game than in real life
great vid. even as a new player i had a feeling the only thing worth shit was the rare ticket for a dollar. i do buy the officer pass though as $10 isn't really killing me. i think it should be $5 but man if i didn't have speedups i don't think i'd still be playing. the base speed is just so abysmally fucking slow
every problem can be solved with bcu
Fire video
i may have spent half of my net worth on cat games...
The other half is Nio’s stream
Easons bank account was held hostage by nio fans.
Dose how fast you beat a stage, increase the chance to get a treasure?
No
But playing during treasure festival does
4:37 we will all get a legend ticket on the 10th anniversary
Wishful thinking…
When is it
To acquire the 2nd one you need to go through 10 stages which is 10 years of battle cats 1 year for each
@@Dggrggrggrg 12th September
@@connor5580 ok
battlecats rah
I spend a Euro (around 1.5 dollars) when i came back to battle cats to skip eoc with full treasure
Even robux is more fairly priced 💀
i cried fish oil watching this.. heartwarmyng 👍👍🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺
@@MoldedMango thanks for the free labor pookie bear 😼😼😼👅👅👅👅👅
*job application jumpscare*
I spent 2 bucks for the returner pack
easily the best purchase is 777cf and 7 rare tickets for 7 bucks
Great video for battle rats❤❤❤❤
Peak
I spent 25$ on battle cat this year on a second account, as a thanks for letting me have real good time with my main account which it's all almost endgame 100% free, real make me had good times the 3 last year
You can get a free legend ticket on en version from a user rank
25k UR 🫥
you are too underrated and to the point where it is not even funnny
spend money on catfood, then spend the catfood on xp, this is very good advice trust me B)
(disclaimer: this is a joke and i am not responsible for your loss if you actually thought my advice was genuine and followed it)
IM GOING TO BE THE 1%
0:51 pause and 0.25× your welcome
I saw Dasli there for a few frames 🗿
I dont really understand why people spend so much money or 5 months for an uber rare when you can easily cheat the game and get them whenever you want. I understand it might ruin the fun in grinding but really..? 8$ for 1 uber rare...
They make it overpriced to encourage you to grind it yourself and whoever has 8 dollars can buy it if they want also 8 dollars is nothing if u have a side job