A major new feature is coming to next month, according to well-known leaker. One of the biggest weaknesses of the popular new trading card game app is the lack of a supported competitive scene. While players are encouraged to collect cards and even trade them (well, "" might be a bit strong of a word on the latter), there's no incentive to grind out wins against human opponents outside of the occasional Emblem event. However, that is about to change if a new rumor proves true.
The infamous leaker Pyoro claims that ranked matches will be added tolater this month. No further details were revealed about how this would be implemented, but it seems like there will finally be an official competitive scene to challenge players. Ranked play is a standard for other mobile and multiplayer games and has been one of the most-requested features for since launch.
Pyoro is one of the most well-known leakers in the gaming industry, specifically when it comes to Nintendo leaks. Pyoro's original social media accounts were shut down when they accidentally revealed their source worked for Nintendo of Japan, but it relaunched under a more obscure name several months ago. The leaker is still followed by prominent professionals like The Game Awards creator Geoff Keighley. Pyoro is one of the few generally reliable sources for Nintendo leaks and tends not to leak things without some kind of informed knowledge about what's going on.
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It's also worth noting that Ranked Matches have been stated as a long-term goal fo since launch. developers noted that there was an interest for more robust competitive play andranked matches seem like an easy solution until the game is eventually incorporated into an official competitive league similar to the physical. One significant question is whether ranked play will replace the emblem events or if there will be
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