Controversial Subject on Originality - Starwars370
    Almost all of the postings on this part of Pojo.com is about 1 thing: originality of dueling decks. Some people believe that having a Chaos or Beatdown Deck is "unoriginal," and that they are supposed to be having fun. That the banlist is a good thing so they will see more "unique" cards. I, on the other hand, as well as many others think that that is a bunch of phooey. I would like to explain myself in the following paragraphs.
 
    Disclaimer: I promise that this article is not at all biased. I know both sides of the debate very well because I too play a Beatdown Deck. I also play a Dark Magician Deck to get a little "outside the box." I play at regional tournaments and get demolished by better Beatdown and Chaos Decks.
 
    The thing that ticks me off the most is that people say that the duelists playing Chaos and Beatdown Decks aren't having fun. If the game wasn't fun for them, why would they be playing the game? Sure, you may say that a better way to have fun is play with "original" cards. But winning is just as fun.
 
    Second, many people say that all Chaos and Beatdown Decks are the same with no originality whatsoever, that all the cards are the same, that they're tired of dueling them, etc., etc. They play them because they are good. Plain and simple. Sure, you may say that they are obsessed with winning and have no fun, but you're wrong. They find that winning is more fun then losing, so they want a winning deck strategy so they have more fun.
 
    And those same people also think that they all use "staple cards" and "broken cards" and that they should find better, more "different" cards to replace them. They play those cards because they are good. They want to win (not obsessed) so they try to get good cards so they can win.
 
    If anyone wishes to e-mail me for any reason, it is Starwars370@comcast.net.