Panini America Dragon Ball Z TCG Redemption Wrap-Up

Now that the game has been out for a few weeks, those of us who are veterans of Score Entertainment games have been bringing up what was essentially a mainstay for the old game since the Saiyan Saga: Wrapper Redemptions (or redemptions of some kind). We are ready for a Panini America Dragon Ball Z TCG Redemption.

Just taking a quick peek at our card library, you can see that there have been redemptions offered in the Saiyan Saga, Cell Saga, Cell Games Saga, World Games Saga and the Fusion Saga. They have been administered in different ways over the years, from sending in whole wrappers, to the introduction of Capsule Corps Credits and even sending in cards on the banned and restricted list.

So how would you like to see a redemption run by Panini America? Would you want to send in wrappers or something else? I have some expertise on this topic, I used to be the one who handled all the games redemptions when I worked at Score Entertainment. Let’s take a look at some of the options:

Wrappers. Did you save all of your wrappers from your packs? I know some folks have. This was how the first wrapper redemption was done way back in Saiyan Saga, where you could get the game changing HT Trunks and HT Vinegar cards. Originally you had to send in 100 wrappers to get a set, but this was lowered to a more reasonable number for the average player/collector (you could still get an autographed Vegeta Lv. 4 and Goku Lv. 4 if you sent in 100). The problem with this method is that I’m sure a large amount of wrappers have already been discarded and as the person who used to be on the receiving end of the redemptions, it sure is a pain to count all the wrappers.

Did you save all of your wrappers from your packs? I know some folks have. This was how the first wrapper redemption was done way back in Saiyan Saga, where you could get the game changing and cards. Originally you had to send in 100 wrappers to get a set, but this was lowered to a more reasonable number for the average player/collector (you could still get an autographed and if you sent in 100). The problem with this method is that I’m sure a large amount of wrappers have already been discarded and as the person who used to be on the receiving end of the redemptions, it sure is a pain to count all the wrappers. Capsule Corps Credits. Unfortunately the ship has sailed on this one, but there’s always set two and on. With this option, it’s a little more intuitive to the person buying the product to start collecting these. This is how almost every other redemption was done at Score after Saiyan Saga and with their other games (though they weren’t called Capsule Corps Credits for those redemptions). Although, let me assure you that this can be just as frustrating on the receiving end and no matter how explicit your instructions are you’ll always somehow end up with a majority of the submissions being just a bunch of confetti-like bits shoved in an envelope.

Unfortunately the ship has sailed on this one, but there’s always set two and on. With this option, it’s a little more intuitive to the person buying the product to start collecting these. This is how almost every other redemption was done at Score after Saiyan Saga and with their other games (though they weren’t called Capsule Corps Credits for those redemptions). Although, let me assure you that this can be just as frustrating on the receiving end and no matter how explicit your instructions are you’ll always somehow end up with a majority of the submissions being just a bunch of confetti-like bits shoved in an envelope. Banned/Restricted Card Exchange. This was my favorite and always seemed the simplest. Just send in a banned or restricted card and you get a new card in return. You even got more is you sent in a foil version. The obvious issue with this, unfortunately, is that you would need banned and restricted cards to make this work (something we as a community personally don’t want either). I jokingly mentioned that you should be able to send in duplicates of Mastery cards you got in packs, something that you would rarely need more than one of, is already available in a premium version from the starter decks and something that everyone seemed to be pulling many duplicates of. That could actually work.

The next question is obviously what do we get for our redemption? The thing that pops to mind immediately is the missing starter card Orange Truck Lift. The only other options right now are any of the alt art promo cards that were printed with the Premiere set. At least this time it looks like Panini learned from the mistakes of the Bleach TCG where they gave away what was arguably the best card in the set as a redemption promo (pictured above), causing more harm than good to sales. Alternatively, if it’s delayed until set two for a redemption system, promos with unique card powers could be introduced.

Personally, I think it would be really cool if a redemption was done where you could get exclusive play mats, card sleeves, and deck boxes. Or even gasp… WARRIOR SWORDS and SCOUTERS!

So what would you like to see? How would you like to see the redemption implemented and what would you like to get in return?

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Later, BroZ

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