viscid obsidian
Ok as I hinted at when I learned that shinies were being done in batches the introduction of a select batch of shinies has made the parts to create them ridiculously expensive in terms of trading for.
This is against the principal of cue for new players being able to access cards they require for decks.
I feel that maybe either:
very large batches or all of a category should be done so people focus less on what's available and more on what's important to them,
or if continue to do smaller releases should make playable cards available in cheaper better odds packs, or guaranteed shiny materials packs which would be accessible for f2p i.e. cheap enough for most to afford easily, and encouraging for whales to buy as many as they deem necessary
If neither happen trade bans should be reintroduced, this is my least preferred option but proven most effective in past at controlling inflation