I've been collecting hoarding trading cards and playing gacha mobile games for quite some time now. There's just something about them that triggers something in my ape brain that makes me want to buy as many as possible. So I'd like to think that I know a thing or two about how they're sold and what attracts people to them. I think the biggest thing that Dotts is currently missing are limited-time varients. For example, releasing specially made rookie cards would add a sense of urgency and invoke the buyer's sense of FOBO. Other possible examples of this could be a separate, limited-time set for Hall of Fame players. The season's pro bowlers and Ultimus champions could also have their own separate cards or sets. Another good idea would be to run cards for retired players to expand the card pool and rerunning certain cards so people can try to get a certain card they missed the first time around. An option to trade cards with other users should be implemented. Essentially, the whole reason trading cards exist is to be collected and traded. If I have 5 copies of one card, I should be able to trade them for other cards.
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