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About Andrea Trama

Andrea is an editor at The Best War Games, where she has been writing professionally about video games for nearly five years. She became a gamer for life at 8, thanks to a copy of Pokemon Red and her Game Boy. As a Destiny 2 and Pokemon fan, Andrea loves games where she's tasked with thinking strategically. When she is not editing, Andrea writes about games she likes and finds new ways to create content for The Best War Games.

Favorite Console

The Steam Deck because it triggers handheld nostalgia and provides a serotonin boost.

Favorite Games

Any Pokemon game, although her favorites are Pokemon Black and White, Legends: Arceus, and Scarlet and Violet. Destiny 2 is also a favorite for its sci-fi setting and story as well as buildcrafting and gunplay. Currently, she enjoys theorycrafting Commander decks in Magic: The Gathering and hunt for shinies in Pokemon Legends: Z-A.

Proudest Gaming Achievement

Having completed the base Scarlet and Violet shiny Pokedex. That, or beating Destiny 2's Duality solo flawlessly.

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A Crucial Destiny 2: The Edge of Fate Detail May Already Be Clear

Destiny 2 recently shared a short teaser about The Edge of Fate for the live stream of May 6, and there is one crucial detail to consider.

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Path of Exile 2 Can't Have its Cake and Eat it Too Without One Feature

Path of Exile 2 has hit a rough patch with Dawn of the Hunt, and one feature could help ensure GGG's vision aligns with players' needs.

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Pokemon TCG Pocket's Next Meta Celestial Guardians Card is Already Clear

Pokemon TCG Pocket just revealed the new Celestial Guardians set for April 30, and one new card is already poised to change the meta.

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Path of Exile 2's 'Gambling' Mechanic is Exactly What it Says on The Tin

Path of Exile 2 adds yet another gambling mechanic in Dawn of the Hunt, only this time, its approach is quite different.

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Pokemon TCG Pocket's Shining Revelry Doubles Down on a Huge Sin From Genetic Apex

Pokemon TCG Pocket's Shining Revelry set ended up adding a problematic card that continues a controversial trend from Genetic Apex.

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One of Path of Exile 2's Best Classes Has a Skeleton in the Closet

Path of Exile 2's Dawn of the Hunt made new Ascendancies rise to the top of the meta, and one of them is as great as problematic.

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Pokemon TCG Pocket's Least Represented Generation is Unlikely to Change on April 30

Pokemon TCG Pocket hasn't catered to each generation of critters equally, and one of them risks being underrepresented even more.

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The Writing's On The Wall - Destiny 2's Edge of Fate Needs a New Subclass

Destiny 2's upcoming The Edge of Fate can continue a familiar trend while also delivering on fans' hopes by adding a third Darkness subclass.

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Path of Exile 2 Needs to Bite The Bullet Patch 0.2.0 Has Dodged So Far

Path of Exile 2 is making some important changes to its Dawn of the Hunt "League", but one seems to be a long way off still.

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Pokemon TCG Pocket: What Would The Perfect Approach to Duplicates Look Like?

Pokemon TCG Pocket is missing a huge opportunity to give players the ability to get better benefits from duplicate cards.

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Two New Path of Exile 2 Ascendancies Should Be The Rule Rather Than The Exception

Path of Exile 2's Dawn of the Hunt introduced five new Ascendancy classes, and two of them stand out for a unique reason.

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Is Marathon a Hero Shooter?

The recent gameplay reveal for Bungie's new Marathon game made many fans wonder if it's a hero shooter, but the answer is not so clear-cut.

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Path of Exile 2’s Best Build Proves the Spear is Also Mightier Than the Sword

Path of Exile 2 players have already found the best skill in Dawn of the Hunt, and GGG should be careful with how it deals with it.

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One Pokemon TCG Pocket Shining Revelry Deck Makes Ranked Accessible to All

Pokemon TCG Pocket players can easily collect the cards to build a powerful anti-meta deck to use in Ranked from Beginner Rank to Master Ball.

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Marathon Packs All The Best Destiny 2 Features With One of Its Worst

Marathon shares many good features and gameplay aspects with Destiny 2, but it also seems not to cater to solo players.

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Pokemon TCG Pocket Players Shouldn't Sleep on One Answer to Meta Decks

Pokemon TCG Pocket's new meta made some Shining Revelry cards as well as past ones OP, but there is one card that can counter them.

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Now is The Best Time to Play One New Path of Exile 2 Ascendancy

Path of Exile 2's Dawn of the Hunt update added five new Ascendancies, and now is the best time to start playing the Lich.

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Disney Lorcana is Right to Strike Two Meta Cards With The Ban Hammer

Ravensburger announced the very first bans in Disney Lorcana, and they may be great news for the meta.

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Pokemon TCG Pocket's Current Meta Makes Two Unassuming Cards Amazing

Pokemon TCG Pocket's Shining Revelry set creates a new meta with many powerful cards, with two regaining their footing.

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Path of Exile 2's Latest Plans Are Missing The Forest For The Trees

Path of Exile 2's Dawn of the Hunt update highlighted some critical issues with the game, but GGG is not addressing them all or in the right way.