First half hour of general release should be for old people who have rubbish reflexes and can't see properly. I don't even bother anymore.
Nowadays just have to rely on SCC. Thankfully no GWS/GC this time.
2017 was the last time I can remember being able to walk into a regular newsagent and grab some packs of certified. Picked up a nice NicNat Patch/Sig from a handful of packs once, and a premiership redemption on another visit.
Gone are those days.
I don't mind missing out if I'm competing against humans but if these bots are still a thing despite the added levels of security which they seem to be able to circumvent, then the least Select could do is get rid of the re-login feature and not ask me how many ******* boats I can see so me and...