Pokémon TCG Pocket is about to turn two years old at the end of this month, and with that developers DeNA are announcing a bunch of changes that are coming to the mobile game. Alongside word that there will be new ways to get hold of the animated Immersive Cards, a way to build meta decks in-game, and a much-needed improvement to trading, there comes the very welcome news that the release cycle of new sets is finally due to slow down and become less overwhelming.

It might seem an odd complaint that PTCG Pocket is releasing too many new sets and gorgeously drawn cards, but if you’ve tried to keep up with the game over the last two years you’ll understand. Every month comes a whole new collection of packs to open, each coming with full-art cards of varying rarities to collect, and new abilities that up-end the battling scene. It has become exhausting to keep up with no matter how you approach the game, creating a severe FOMO effect. Slowing down this cadence sounds like a splendid idea, allowing more time to catch up with collecting recent sets, and slowing the rapidity of the changing meta.

“We have received feedback that the large number of cards being released in each pack up to B series has made collecting difficult,” reads the update, the “B” referring to the second year’s collection of sets.

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