Subject: my thoughts

Time sent: 5/10/03, 11:45 P.M.

This is about the fourth time I have posted something on Pojo and hopefully 
this one will generate some responses.

I think too few people are focusing on just getting better cards rather 
than working with what they have. I happen to know a kid who wants all the 
Exodia pieces, but he doesn't even have the right cards to make an Exodia 
deck work (no Black Forest Witch or Cannon Soldier). I know another kid who 
has Gate Guardian and two of its three pieces. He has tried for weeks to 
trade for or buy the last one (Suijin) just so he can use one of the most 
unwieldy cards in all of Duel Monsters. And why? Because it's a powerful 
card (in terms of ATK and DEF).

And another thing. Why is it I'm always hearing about these awesome 
beatdown or Clown Control decks that win tourneys? Yeah, I know a guy who 
won a tourney with a Clown Control, but that was mostly because it also had 
some deck depletion cards in it (i.e. Morphing Jar and Card Destruction in 
the sideboard). But someone has to think at least a little outside the box 
here. And that's what I did. I run a pretty standard beatdown, but with 2 
Cannon Soldiers (1 side, 1 main). I call my deck Cannon Soldier Burnout, 
even though the strategy is beatdown. But I'm getting off topic. The thing 
is, just go ahead and make the Shield and Sword deck you always wanted to 
use or buy that Beast of Talwar instead of Gemini Elf. Better yet, make a 
deck built around Ritual cards. Whatever you want to do.

Well, it looks like Upper Deck/Konami is at it again. This time, the turned 
Hades into Ha Des (as in Dark Ruler Ha Des). My only question is what were 
those guys high on? Hades (in case you didn't know) is an ancient Greek 
god. And we all know that that's a dead religion. So why change the name? I 
also think the release of Legacy of Darkness is about a month or two too 
early. UD/K needs to slow things down. But I really shouldn't be boffing 
those guys. After all, Yu-Gi-Oh! wouldn't even exist without them, and I 
think we should appreciate that.

Something I have noticed in tips and tourney reports is that people often 
forget the rules. For instance, I saw a tourney report in which the kid 
sending the e-mail had 12,000 LP at the end. This is not possible (the 
maximum is 10,000 LP). I have also seen many players play monsters in 
face-up defence position, play traps directly from their hand on their own 
turn (this is actually legal with counter traps), and try to summon 
powerful monsters without a tribute. When I go to a Toys "R" Us tourney 
(which, thankfully, isn't very often), my opponents often want to play by 
"Pegasus' Rules." (no tributes) They rarely want to play by official rules 
(they call them "Kaiba's Rules"). Hello, people! Read the freakin' 
rulebook! As for the older kids who already know this, good for you. Don't 
break your arms patting yourselves on the back.

Is it just me, or am I really tired of all the newbies who suddenly burst 
onto the scene and become good because they got 10 starter decks and 5 
booster boxes for their birthdays? This is getting ridiculous. UD/K should 
do stuff to make Ultra- and Secret-Rare cards easier to get. I'd like to 
see more than just a few people dominate each tourney.

I think Yu-Gi-Oh! has lost some of its fun. Maybe it will get better if it 
becomes even more like Magic than it already is. Or maybe it will get 
better if UD/K holds back Pharaonic Guardian until October (of 2007). Who 
knows? For that matter, who cares?



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P.S. Long live King Cannon Soldier!

P.P.S. Don't ask me to fix your deck, don't e-mail me any viruses, etc.