This is what I fucking hate the most about your kind. You warp the heart and soul of something so beloved to the point that it is unrecognizable from the what it once was (LIKE A TRANNY!) and then talk down, belittle, insult, socially ostracize anyone with the courage, the willpower, the tenacity, the clear-sighted vision to see you for the snake you are and the evil that you proliferate.
Mate, in this entire thread, I was the one nicest to you.
You don't have to tell me that you don't play paper, it's obvious. Paper, real, eye-to-eye cardboard in hand game is the most liberating, freeing, true-to-GOD way to play real Yugioh.
You literally said you have not played the game in a very long time. You do not play in any way. You are not part of this community.
I can change the rules, actually create infinite formats, set-up cubes,
Anyone can do that. Hell, MD has festivals with random rules all the time. I played the Dice Rally that was like a board game with random rules for the duels. Half LP, half turn time, extra card etc etc. There are festivals that allow only XYZs, only Synchros, only Fusions, only Links. Or maybe they will allow both XYZ and Synchros or something. Or how we played 2012 time travel over the weekend. I do miss the Highlander festival though.
And this is the greatest proof that you never actually played the game. No one calls it "optimized" or "over-optimied". Under-optimized is a far more common opinion.
He is a /tg/ nigger so autistic arguing is his forte. Quite literally zero point in engaging with him as he will keep running you in circles with the same shit. Talks like a fag to, which leads me to believe he knows exactly what he is doing.
Thing is, guys like this scare people away from the game and community. Allowing guys like this be unchallenged is never good.
I'd rather play a 20 minute game where it comes down to the wire and ends because someone top decks Heavy Storm at the right moment than play a 2 minute game that ends in 1 turn because my starting hand has a Nib and Ash Blossom. Honestly, they're both kind of the same scenario, except one is where we actually play the game, and the second is basically a draw starting hand and scoop cause it sucks.
There are decks that you can try. The Nibiru is there to force the opponent to not extend to the point you cannot handle. Same goes for the Ash Blossom. Some decks can have it be that way.
I looked into Yu-Gi-Oh a bit because of Cimo's videos during COVID. That being said, I saw a lot of Yu-Gi-Oh YouTubers since then, and many of them will straight up say that while they would like to play newer, modern Yu-Gi-Oh, they cannot do so because their views plummet. The audiences cannot follow it so they don't watch it. Compared to when they do older stuff, their engagement is a lot better. It's not because of nostalgia, but casual viewers simply can't follow what's going on. No other TCG has this problem.
A whole lot of what is going on is that modern YGO is fun to play (depending on the format) while the older stuff is fun to watch (also depending on the format). There are also decks that are just not as fun to watch as others. You can still have an entertaining deck and have it be competitive and interesting.
I'm aware of the newer metas like Snake Eyes and Tearlament. I can loosely follow a game and know what's going on. I still can't tell you how Pendulums work though and that's a problem. Lord knows I've tried. I can TELL you how they work, but playing a Pendulum deck? That's an entirely different ball game.
Pendulums are difficult until you see them play.
Trust me, I dreaded them but then I found them rather easy to make a deck around. Personally, I like the Endymion archetype.
Never been too fond of the Yuya's cards but you might like them as they are very into the style of play you want.
Oh I know but still, it's jarring to attend any TRADING CARD CONVENTION and maybe only 1-3 tables even bother selling Yu-Gi-Oh cards at all. It's pretty darn sad.
I understand. I do not have this problem myself but still, many just try to off-load the bullshit they were sent.
It does not get easier as you go. Yeah, you can learn, but the wall is very high. There are decks that require LITERAL SPREADSHEETS to tell you how they should flow. I'm sorry, but for the average person that is completely unreasonable.
What you need to do is pick an easy deck that does not need spreadsheets. No one likes those unless they are the uber-meta guy. Pick an easy to learn deck and work your way into the spreadsheet stuff. I hate those too but once you learn the basics, the wall has almost been climbed. My advice is this: Learn to walk before you learn to run marathons.
Homework for the competitive play. Not to pick up and play. Yu-Gi-Oh is a lot of work to just pick up and play, even for some structure decks. Each card is a literal paragraph. It's fine for young adults and teens, but if you're a child or parent, this is a massive wall to climb.
Do not worry about the paragraphs. They are there to prevent Sangan degeneracy. Once you learn what the cards say, you will see it is actually an easy affair. You eventually learn to skim a whole lot of that wording. However, as I said, start with the easy stuff.
I agree, but you need to understand people new to a game, any game, must be able to pick up and play. The longer a game lasts, the more they play, the more they learn. Sure I can try to teach a 10-12 year old Fiendsmith Tearlament, but I promise you he'll get bored, say this is too much reading and go play literally anything else. That's not good for a game. Ever.
There can be some practice runs on MD. The Solo Mode has tutorials and Single Player that teaches the game. Have you tried that? Part of the reason for that is to teach the real game.
You know, the idea of a school for dueling in GX was funny and meant as a joke but in 2026, you could probably legitimately open a Duel Academy and it would be 100% warranted.
There are classes on being entertainers for online, I think.
While I get that buying singles is the easiest and cheapest means of building a deck, I am a pack goblin at heart and enjoy ripping one open to see if I got yet another dud or a good pull.
Ok, in that case, your best bet is buying 3 copies of a recent SD, looking up what packs have the right reprints to complete you dream deck and you are golden.
