Comment by yxchen1994 | Hacker News Reader

Comment by yxchen1994 | Hacker News Reader

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Hi HN, I've built an platform for Pokemon TCG Pocket that combines a card simulator with comprehensive game resources in 8 languages. The project uses Next.js 14 with App Router and Server Components for optimal performance.

Key features: - Interactive card simulator with authentic pack opening mechanics - Complete card database with detailed information and high-res images - Meta deck analysis and strategy guides (SS to C tier rankings) - Full multilingual support (EN, FR, DE, IT, ES, PT, Traditional Chinese, Cantonese) - Daily updates for meta analysis and card releases

Tech stack: - Next.js 14 (App Router) - Server Components - MDX for content - i18n implementation - Responsive design

The platform aims to solve the fragmentation problem in the Pokemon TCG community by providing a unified, multilingual resource hub. All content is regularly updated and maintained across all supported languages.

Live demo: https://pokemontcgpocket.app/

Looking forward to your feedback and suggestions for improvement!

I'd suggest being much clearer in your branding and messaging. If you're making a strategy guide website, you should reflect that in your page title, logo, and domain name choice. Right now, it looks like you're trying to masquerade as an official site for the game (or even a fishing site - a broken link to Google Play and a link to the Chrome Web Store don't help here). People who don't know about the recent release of this game might even think that this is some kind of fan game.

If your goal is to create a successful information site, your next step would be to analyze existing projects. Do you offer something unique? Something better? Any killer features? I don't think "interactive card simulator" could be it - why would anyone want to simulate drawing cards instead of actually doing it for free in a free game and keeping them for gameplay purposes?

Last but not least, be honest in your advertising - don't claim your application is open source if it's not.

Mentioning "Not affiliated with Nintendo" is also a good way to be upfront. I don't understand why I can "Draw cards" on your website if you want to make it a resource for the Pocket game.

I agree with parent comment that it looks like a phishing site and it's not honest about whether it's a fan game or a malicious copy of the official one.

You Two are Right and I updated my footer's about text and copyright text, thank you for suggestion and criticism

It says open-source, but the github repo contains what seems a very old piece of code? Will it be updated soon?

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