Epic ad, Aneil. I have now been convinced to purchase Endgame sleeves. Also, the top 8 Gardevoir list from Lima was similar to Henry Chao's Baltimore list. It played the rare candy and research, and I believe it had the secret box as well. I'm not as high on Terapagos as you are. While the deck is very strong going first, it loses to a lot of decks going second, and even when it goes first, it still isn't great into Dragapult or Regidrago. I would rather play a deck that doesn't rely so heavily on the coin flip but still has a good matchup spread, like Henry Chao Gardevoir, Dragapult Dusknoir, or Regidrago. I would even play Palkia Dusknoir over Terapagos, because even if you go second with that deck, Greninja ex can help you come back from a losing position.
I've found Terapagos can come from behind in a lot of matchups, and it also has a much easier time setting up a 1 prize board turn one. The advantage it has over Palkia is it gets to use Briar as well. Interesting to see that Top 8 was Henry build. It is probably the way to go in this format! - Ciaran
You can't modify the amount of points for SPE , for the simple reason that some SPE have more then a thousand people attending, like Utrecht The only reason SPE are not regionals are due to local laws not allow cash prizing, france used to have SPE Paris until the law changed and it became a Regional in Lille For TPCi special are regionals just no cash and so they have the same points
That's a fair point actually. I've always proposed to give points based on match points, not placement. Helps balance the size disparity between the events. - Ciaran
@@ShiftGearPodcast While a good idea, it would incentivize even more people doing IDs before top 8 like what happened in baltimore , ensure more CP and cash , or no cash and less cp I don't think this would be good, may be a "point bracket" would be more appropriate, like for between top 129-256 instead it would be , between 15 and 17 points, avoiding bubbles like we have now This could also apply to cash prizing
Very interested in the sleeves. Pretty expensive to get out in California- would you say they are closer to Ultra Pro or Dragon shield in thickness? Also, are they a matte window? I'm an ultra pro matte stan, but if these are close to those with better quality, I'm in
I'd say they're closer to dragon shield or katana, but I'm not a sleeve expert. They're going to have some at Toronto regionals if you make it out. I think they eventually are trying to get to vendors for US regionals. - Ciaran
For the changing of damage placement scenario: once they declared the targets and prize cards have been taken, the attack phase is complete so the damage is locked in. They would not be allowed to change targets after their opponent drew for turn especially with the extra knowledge gained from taking any prize cards. (If they didn’t take any prize cards maybe you could be more lenient as the opponent but legally they should not be allowed to change it)
Technically they shouldn't have been able to switch, but it was a local and the opponent let them take it back. At a Regionals I'd probably say don't take it back. - Ciaran
Hey guys, I listen to these on Spotify. Is there anyway you can make the volume louder? I’ll have my AirPods turned up all the way and can still barely hear you guys and I don’t have that problem with other podcasts. No hate just love to listen and hoping it can get fixed!
So I was the bad guy submission: so I was at my locals I was playing a rouge control deck (lost origins boof with all the stellar crown stuff) vs gardi and my opponent plays iono and calls a judge because I didn’t offer a cut when I put my hand to the bottom of the deck and that resulted in a game tie making it were I didn’t make top 8. So the next week I bring bird and hit the same guy when he was on his win and in so I slow play the hell out of him so we tie again so he doesn’t make it…was I the bad guy
That was pretty poor sportsmanship by your opponent on the Iono cut. I don't know anyone who cuts Iono unless the opponents hand is massive. But I will say you are the bad guy if you intentionally slow played. It feels nice to get revenge, but you should try and get it by winning! - Ciaran
The region lock thing is just a denial that Pokémon worlds invite is essentially pay to win. When you realize that there is really no reason to region lock them. Also Canada regionals are the worst because it's hard to get into the country, they don't even let people in if you've had a dui
I could argue US regionals are the worst for the same reason.... But on the pay to win thing, I think you obviously have a massive advantage if you go to more events, but you still have to perform to make worlds. There's no true way to balance the game that money and time doesn't give a massive advantage. - Ciaran
commercial went crazyyyy LEMME GET DAT
LEMME GET DAT ™️
Cinematic perfection. LEMME GET DAT
That is the best sleeves commercial I've seen.
Epic ad, Aneil. I have now been convinced to purchase Endgame sleeves.
Also, the top 8 Gardevoir list from Lima was similar to Henry Chao's Baltimore list. It played the rare candy and research, and I believe it had the secret box as well.
I'm not as high on Terapagos as you are. While the deck is very strong going first, it loses to a lot of decks going second, and even when it goes first, it still isn't great into Dragapult or Regidrago. I would rather play a deck that doesn't rely so heavily on the coin flip but still has a good matchup spread, like Henry Chao Gardevoir, Dragapult Dusknoir, or Regidrago. I would even play Palkia Dusknoir over Terapagos, because even if you go second with that deck, Greninja ex can help you come back from a losing position.
I've found Terapagos can come from behind in a lot of matchups, and it also has a much easier time setting up a 1 prize board turn one. The advantage it has over Palkia is it gets to use Briar as well. Interesting to see that Top 8 was Henry build. It is probably the way to go in this format! - Ciaran
Today I learned Aneil is a great producer and also pretty wealthy. That commercial was sick tho
You can't modify the amount of points for SPE , for the simple reason that some SPE have more then a thousand people attending, like Utrecht
The only reason SPE are not regionals are due to local laws not allow cash prizing, france used to have SPE Paris until the law changed and it became a Regional in Lille
For TPCi special are regionals just no cash and so they have the same points
That's a fair point actually. I've always proposed to give points based on match points, not placement. Helps balance the size disparity between the events. - Ciaran
@@ShiftGearPodcast While a good idea, it would incentivize even more people doing IDs before top 8 like what happened in baltimore , ensure more CP and cash , or no cash and less cp
I don't think this would be good, may be a "point bracket" would be more appropriate, like for between top 129-256 instead it would be , between 15 and 17 points, avoiding bubbles like we have now
This could also apply to cash prizing
I love the commercial so much
Very interested in the sleeves. Pretty expensive to get out in California- would you say they are closer to Ultra Pro or Dragon shield in thickness? Also, are they a matte window? I'm an ultra pro matte stan, but if these are close to those with better quality, I'm in
I'd say they're closer to dragon shield or katana, but I'm not a sleeve expert. They're going to have some at Toronto regionals if you make it out. I think they eventually are trying to get to vendors for US regionals. - Ciaran
For the changing of damage placement scenario: once they declared the targets and prize cards have been taken, the attack phase is complete so the damage is locked in. They would not be allowed to change targets after their opponent drew for turn especially with the extra knowledge gained from taking any prize cards. (If they didn’t take any prize cards maybe you could be more lenient as the opponent but legally they should not be allowed to change it)
Technically they shouldn't have been able to switch, but it was a local and the opponent let them take it back. At a Regionals I'd probably say don't take it back. - Ciaran
Hey guys, I listen to these on Spotify. Is there anyway you can make the volume louder? I’ll have my AirPods turned up all the way and can still barely hear you guys and I don’t have that problem with other podcasts. No hate just love to listen and hoping it can get fixed!
Really eh? I have no problems at all with it personally I just tried, is this a this week thing for you or is it always quiet? - Aneil
@@ShiftGearPodcastI just tried this week and it seems good! It was last weeks in particular that was that way
Might've missed it, but y'all pulling up to Louisville?
Yea we’ll be there - Aneil
Sick, hope to see y'all there. Gonna rock the Armarouge
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@@ShiftGearPodcast thanks
He had to play without briar and played a 4th buddy poffin instead
Honestly not the worst I guess - Aneil
So I was the bad guy submission: so I was at my locals I was playing a rouge control deck (lost origins boof with all the stellar crown stuff) vs gardi and my opponent plays iono and calls a judge because I didn’t offer a cut when I put my hand to the bottom of the deck and that resulted in a game tie making it were I didn’t make top 8. So the next week I bring bird and hit the same guy when he was on his win and in so I slow play the hell out of him so we tie again so he doesn’t make it…was I the bad guy
That was pretty poor sportsmanship by your opponent on the Iono cut. I don't know anyone who cuts Iono unless the opponents hand is massive. But I will say you are the bad guy if you intentionally slow played. It feels nice to get revenge, but you should try and get it by winning! - Ciaran
It was worth it
If peoria can get a regional I'm sure brampton can get one too
The last Toronto regional pre-covid was actually in Brampton! - Ciaran
The region lock thing is just a denial that Pokémon worlds invite is essentially pay to win. When you realize that there is really no reason to region lock them. Also Canada regionals are the worst because it's hard to get into the country, they don't even let people in if you've had a dui
I could argue US regionals are the worst for the same reason.... But on the pay to win thing, I think you obviously have a massive advantage if you go to more events, but you still have to perform to make worlds. There's no true way to balance the game that money and time doesn't give a massive advantage. - Ciaran
Bumbbbaaaaaaaaaaaa
I obviously won the cup because of the shift gear. I was playing ancient box and got a round one bye
Shift Gear willed the bye to you 🙏🏼- Ciaran