I dont hear it as much today but back in the day yugioh had quite a rep for stealing. Store owners on yugioh day would tell you never leave your bag unattended and it was common for someone to try and cruise past a distracted table, swipe a deck and peace out. I guess the rep made people more wary so you don't see it as much but way back when i didnt hear any other card game have such a stark "theres probably one person at locals who is there just to steal, not from the store, but other peoples cards" expectation.
Yes! I have played through those days and theft was MUCH worse (or at least, more known?) back then. Thankful that it _seems_ to have decreased in recent years.
@@apsamplifier I wonder if that's a legacy of schoolyard play. Stealing collectibles like cards and pogs used to go on pretty unpunished since the grown-ups couldn't tell one card from the other or if it was a consequence from how expensive decks have gotten.
I think another thing with packs is that the only thing they offer is chasing after those very rare cards. If you open a box it is not like you are left with almost a core of everything you need that then you can finish with a few singles, since the rarity distributions are just so bad you will still need to get most of the singles you need anyways.
That and the prevalence of similar experiences in mobile games(among others). Pack openings were probably really formative to peoples experience with the game twenty years ago, when there was nothing like it. It added something to the experience. Nowadays we know all the cards at all times, which ones are chase etc. and if you're still in Yugioh or MTG you're here for the actual game and would rather skip the high price-tag bs in favour of actually playing.
Yes, it's frustrating that a box costs so much, but often times you're just left with garbage and you end up spending waaaay more money when it just would have been better to pick up singles to begin with
In my case, I previously didn’t have any YuGiOh cards and bought a booster box of each of the 25th anniversary sets because I decided I wanted a copy of every single card from those sets in a binder, even the commons. So I ended up not having a crazy amount of cards I wanted to get rid of because of that. However, I recognize that from this point on if I do that again I will have an insane amount of cards I’ll want to get rid of. It kind of blows my mind how many common cards must exist in trash heaps today.
After a guy lost at a regional. A guy stole my banished pile when I wasn't looking. Stole a s:p when it was 100 and a fenrir among other things. Couldn't prove it since the camera didn't pick it up.
They should but they won't. Konami, as ŵell as every other business, have psychologically conditioned thier consumers to keep buying product no matter what.
My school friend tried to steal my 3 pieces of exodia on the last day of 3rd grade but he gave it back after i chased him for a bit. It was a weird moment, i lost faith in humanity and got it back in 5 minutes. Also when i was younger, one of the teachers confiscated my cards and gave it to some random kid in the lunchroom. I didnt know much as a kid, i never got those kids back and still dont understand how adults could treat kids like that
Issues such as the tournament slow playing and in general player attitude during competition has turned me off from doing any sort of in paper play with anyone who isn't in my dueling group. It just makes a majority of duels i've experienced in any sort of competitive setting not fun to play which is a bummer for sure.
I think the worst part about Yu-Gi-Oh is that it does bring out those negative qualities in so many people. I "get" that competition tends to put people on edge, but I think this is a community where I see it taken way too far.
I imagine it has a lot to do with the point you were making about how people are real obsessed with success and accomplishments (and treat you poorly if you don't have them) and creates a lot of "Win at all cost" mentality (Even if it means things like slow play, cheating etc). Players then put so much personal investment and worth into winning often at the cost of having fun.
There should definitely be bigger punishments for un-sportsmanlike behaviour. Unfortunately the way life's getting lately people see cutthroat get-ahead behaviour as being rewarded and "monkey see, monkey do".
Constructive criticism; please lower the background music volume. Even though you have good inflection of your voice and can definitely hear you just fine, it does pull people's attention away
vote with your money, yapping online but dont want to fully max rarity your horus while live twins fans will literally spend 6 millions idr to buy alt art lilla.
This video is so necessary, thanks to bring these discussions and being so openly about it. And for the other players: just talk to people, guys, let's socialize more, fr
Lol I'm one of those people that liked Master Piss, and it might be fine to come back nowadays, but it still would probably tilt me to shit to have to play against it again 😂
Easy fix for expensive cards is just having them available at lower and higher price rarities. Like why not have Dominus impulse as a super and a QSCR?
Obviously the answer is money. Konami can sell more packs with chase Dominus secret rares than if they were also supers. People that would normally buy a crate to get their 3 impulse would now buy 2 boxes. Also basic supply and demand. If 100 people want Little Knight, but she's secret so you only get her in 1 of 3 boxes, you gotta open (and BUY) 300 boxes. If the rate of super is 2 per box, and 80 of the 100 people don't care for rarity, then you gotta open only 60 boxes to make everyone happy. Except Konami and stores that could have sold 240 more boxes...
Hurts even more when you finally get some expensive cards and see they recently got banned… Nice…NOW I CAN’T EVEN USE THEM?! WHAT GOOD ARE THESE TO ME NOW ASIDE FROM COLLECTING DUST IN A BINDER?! Plus no way collectors are gonna wanna trade unless you give up a pretty penny as well so you’re just loosing even more money.
@@MelosWoodlandersexcept it excludes budget players or financially conscious players. The pull rates for such cards in TCG are abysmal which doesn't entice people outside of whales to buy packs much less boxes. Mulcharmy cards in OCG were printed as rares, RARES, meanwhile TCG Konami bumped them all to secret rare, not the somewhat comparable super rare that most OCG rare prints are moved to. The neat part of OCG is that collectors and chase cards still hunt for the starlights, qcrs, or things like ghost and ultimate rares many of which are simply absent from TCG packs.
I'm kind of amused at the thought of a local game store champ lording his greatness over some "scrub" who happens to be a firefighter, volunteer at a children's hospital, or rehab therapist who's just there to enjoy card games.
Kinda going off the last comment about social hierarchy because of regional tops and all that. I feel like it drives people who play the game more casually or new players away. To give an example, there was a regional in a different town. And I was talking to some of the people who *did* show up to locals that week and they talk about how happy they are that certain competitive players aren’t there. Not so much because of the decks they play but because of the players themselves. Those players are toxic and not fun to play against and just treat the game and our locals as training grounds for the real tournaments. That’s how little some competitive players think of the “scrubs”. So much so that many casual players hide away until those players are gone. It’s really sad honestly. And the funny thing is if it weren’t for those casual players showing up and dealing with the bs that competitive players throw at them (and I don’t mean their decks), there sometimes wouldn’t even be local tournaments because there wouldn’t be enough players because the competitive players don’t even bother showing up.
They will pay the price for getting addicted to meth and other stimulants just to play a card game. They are taking big Ls even if they top tournaments
The easiest fix for a lot of the current issues. Product parity between the OCG and the TCG. Either multi release or the TCG staying behind but offer the same products with the same chances of pilling the good cards. There's no good reason to treat the TCG significantly worse in product value than the OCG
Difference here is the demand. Yugimons sell way more in OCG than TCG. Look at Master Duel when they ran the covid campaign that showed all the MD players worldwide based on region. OCG popped off.
@@KohrakGKOH Maybe, but even in Master Duel, where the product is digital and there is basically no difference between OCG and TCG, OCG regions had WAY more players than TCG regions. I think TCGs just aren't culturally acceptable compared to OCG. There is a much smaller player base because of that, if you add all TCGs players together. It's like how StarCraft became mainstream and popped off in Korea with literal TV channels dedicated to it and pro players being asked to go on stage with Kpop idols on talk shows, but was way smaller in the US, even though StarCraft is a US game.
@@MelosWoodlanders it might never be equal to the OCG in terms of the amount of players but that is still no good reason to sell a worse product. People are buying less and less sealed product bc the value is not there. It would definitely sell better than currently if the product would be as good as the OCG
@@KohrakGKOH I don't disagree with you because I am a player and customer of the game as well. I WANT better products from the TCG. I want better quality cards instead of the gold rarity junk that keeps peeling off. I want my cards to look pristine and be PSA 10s. If the TCG improves the quality of the products, I'm 100% for it. But I'm also not going to gaslight myself into believing that if they did improve the quality, sales will go up 100% or something. Reality is, improved quality might increase sales by what... 3%? Even less? People don't typically buy cards because the quality is amazing to begin with. And like I commented elsewhere, turning every wanted secret rare into a super rare at the time of release will probably net Konami and LGS LESS profits, even if you add in the additional players. There is a reason Konami TCG does what they do... They 100% have people on payroll that calculate all the math behind what makes them the most money... They aren't an indie developer - they are a $14 billion dollar company (which does gambling machines and the math behind those too) for a reason.
Yugioh has taught me that some people will just do whatever is necessary to win at all cost. It could be via cheating, it could be by playing 30 hand traps in your 42 card deck, it could be ripping people off for profit in order to get the cards you need for your meta deck, etc. Not all of us are like this, but quite a bit of people are like this, and there's very little you can do to stop them from acting this way. And all this applies to the real world too, not just yugioh.
My biggest dislike is how much crap everyone talks about each others cards or how others think. Like for example when you’re using a card in a deck and someone else isn’t and they always say “I think that’s incorrect” or a lot of times a lot of these top yugitubers all say that about each other. Why would you play that when this is the best stuff to play? Because I want to play it. I just hate how toxic the community can genuinely be when it comes to other higher level dualist. A new guy comes in? Oh he’s welcomed no matter what he plays, give him a month or 2 and lots of people are saying how bad his cards are lol
I've gotten some pretty amusing reactions from unironically playing "Senet Switch" at 2 in a Vaylantz deck. Luckily nothing too nasty, but it does speak volumes about the fact that it shocks people when they see a less used/supposedly worthless card being played.
I love the Scapegoat plushies bit, they should be a regular when discussing takes/opinions from twitter, youtube, etc. Also love the pac-man ghosts name for them, I shall call them as such from now on
The power level and pricing of the modern cards aside, you can avoid community issues and disputes by just simply being respectful and considerate to others. This pretty much covers any issue like sexism, racism, phobias etc. Because if you, regardless of your gender or race, is being a prick towards me or someone I care about at a card shop gathering, I would not give you any more respect than you deserve. When you are in public and see people who are different from you or hold views that you disagree with, as long as you both behave and treat each other with respect, it shouldn't be a problem. When I go to my local card shop I don't ever just start causing a ruckus because I encountered someone I disagree with or who looks different from me, I just wanna play the card game and could care less about those things. Now, if you start talking to me about those things, then sure I'd try to indulge you while being respectable as possible. But like I said, I just wanna play the game. Good day y'all.
Racism/sexism/etc. are too deeply ingrained in most people to the point that they can't realize if and when they're being discriminatory or disrespectful. Usually whenever someone gets called out on it they get defensive instead of just apologizing and self-reflecting.
FYI misgendering someone is not transphobia. Misgendering someone *on purpose* is however bad and should be called out. You don't need to say you've been on "both sides" since making a mistake is okay.
fair point! it was more about illustrating that it was one of those situations where I've seen people choose the wrong way of addressing it when corrected (get defensive, then combative)
I can sort of understand people throwing away cards in a dud pack, as they are often literally unusable. If you could pull a bunch of deck cores from a box, then people will probably keep them but the filler cards serve absolutely no purpose, and rarity distributions are so bad that you HAVE to pull the secret to make anything viable.
As I'm slowly getting into yugioh from mtg, I'm glad to see prolific comunity members have sober thoughts and attitudes about trans people, I've felt quite alienated in my local gaming group of mtg precisely bc of that kind of issue, and sadly i'm feeling like which of the two I can get into without dealing with bigotry is the one I'm likely gonna invest most in. It also helps that yugioh has better memes, and while I generally think magic has better art, I also have to admit the yugioh artist seem to be on better drugs. I also hope it'll be easier to shuffle and search the smaller decks (been sticking with master duel and duel links while figuring out if it's for me).
@21:00 I remember back in college I was taking a sports psychology class with a bunch of sports fans, and when discussing kaepernick and his protests several people said that Kaepernick couldn't really talk or protest since he wasn't good at football, and wasn't worth that much money as a result. And I was like "damn, he can't protest the political and social actions of his employer because he's bad at throwing a ball? Those don't have anything to do with each other." Participating in a community should never be gatekept by skill. People apply Ethos to the statements of competent people, when their competency really only justifies Logos.
You inspired me a little, I’m definitely siding wavering eyes for the pendulum mirror for: 1. the focus and meds comment, and 2. the toxic communication about banlists/more accomplished players.
I guess the sexism thing depends on where you live. Never experienced it to any degree. Around 10%~ give or take, sometimes more of the players here are women. Some related to the other players, others not, some super casual (like a couple blue-eyes structures mashed together) some play cutting edge meta and top events. What I do notice is the reactions online, but that's a given, people are like that on the internet, that isn't a yugioh issue. I'm glad you point out the issue with reprints. By the time they come it's almost too late. By the time we got thrust and some other staples for cheap, we get 120€ fuwalos, 45€ impulse etc. They should make them either more frequent or just go for the OCG product structure already. The randomness also makes me just not want to buy cards. Do I buy this 15-30-45-100€ card today and risk a reprint getting announced in which case I burned half or 90% of my money, or just wait? I do have to say without the casuals stores would close a lot more often, because the hyper competitive types I see often just borrow cards, or buy singles at most. The more serious you are about the game the less likely you are to buy product directly, which is what I struggle with. Do I waste my money so the store doesn't suffer as much, or do I save my money and watch it close or drop yugioh.
Casual? Friendly? No trash talk? Community discussion for new creative formats. Proxies? Lets stop waiting for Konami to solve everything. Mini games? Discussing others for their preferred playstyle... Helping others to get better instead of "get good".
I definitely remember someone stealing my Raviel, Lord of Phantasms… we were in high school so you know stealing is wrong 😑. Also one of the few times I’ve been called a racial slur was while playing yugioh… ironically “nerds” in general always talk about being picked on in the past
I agree with the answers you provided Paul whole heartedly. The topic you touched on in the end there with the "locals competive player group chat" hit home because it started out well and I was friends with everyone but it got to a point where it was super toxic and no one could have constructive conversations it also took a huge hit on me mentally because I got into the mindset of I need to do good or I am worth nothing and the people around me will think I'm nothing. After some events happened in this group chat I finally realized the effect it had on me and I left and ended up getting therapy to find my self worth. I'm still working on it but I'm honestly in a much healthier place and I can just enjoy they game for what it is. Wins, loses, good days and bad days. I hope this is something that could be eliminated to not effect people mentally but ik that is just wishful thinking.
@RogueCheepSheep tough, learn to play the game with a timer or don't compete. If you can't play the game at a competition without dragging your feet you cause the problem with over time rules. If the game goes to time and your clock is over the given time you auto lose.
@Spamthulhu chess clocks are unfortunately not the fix in the modern yugioh. Unlike chess, where only one player plays at one time, here, both players basically play the whole time. Especially since you need to ask your opponent for confirmation after every action. You'd have to switch the clock dozens of times in the span of a single turn, which is just not feasible. Take a look at master duel, and how many times the priority is switched over the span of just one player's turn. You can't physically implement that into the real game unfortunately.
@spamthulu Based take. Wish it we had clocks. It’s unfair that the person playing a 15min turn combo deck gets rewarded for monopolizing the round time. If you win the die roll and your turns take 15 min to set up you killed 2/3rd of the round time with minimal interaction from your opponent unless they open enough hand traps to stop you.
I understand. I was using the story to illustrate the difference between accepting the mistake and changing the behavior versus getting defensive and doubling down.
It's an inadvertent act of such. I've accidentally misgendered; it happens, even among wholly cis groups. If you double-down, then you're just being the thing instead of momentarily doing the thing.
The big thing is that as a kid in the early 2000s, internet usage was not nearly as widespread across the entire population so the secondary market or even concept of a secondary market was an extreme niche compared to the wider playerbase of card games. If you were a kid in 2004 and wanted to trade for another card, you had to physically know somebody in-person who had that card, wanted to trade that card and was willing to take some of your cards or enough money for it. Yeah there were earlier internet netdecking and forum boards for small scale trading and stuff but for most players you had to just make-do with both your limited knowledge and your limited card availability just from physical necessity of the limitations of the time. Just like with every facet of growing technology, we can't close Pandora's Box and return to a past era of play. To me it isn't just nostalgia of being a kid it is just a very small part of how much the massive shift the widespread adoption of the internet had on milennials and very early gen z's childhood really was to even the most mundane facets of life.
I started competing this year where I live (Australia), and stopped soon after. Here is why: Cheating: First ever duel my opponent slow played, didn't want to get judge because it was my first game and I was nervous but in hindsight, he kept boasting about how long he had been playing for and then spent 30 minutes... On his first turn. Went to a premiere for ROTA, watched these guys buy another booster box and blatantly swapped cards they pulled for their premiere deck, which is severely illegal. Sexism: I started playing with my friend, who was the only woman competing whenever we went, we had 70 people for our 'nationals' and she was the only woman. Her and I only started this year and within our first 5 tournaments she got accused of slow playing and got the judge called on her for not knowing what Bystials did, whereas that never happened to me. Also just men constantly telling her how to play, what her cards did (mansplaining), etc. Bad sportsmanship: Like I said, first month of competing, I didn't know if Dis Pater could shuffle back face-down cards to negate/pop, and my opponents told me it couldn't, but when I asked people online they said I could. In our big tournament with 70 people someone made fun of me for asking that question and they all laughed at me 3 minutes before round 1. I then had at least 5 people during the tournament call judge asking different questions about Dis Pater, which was SO awesome considering those same people laughed at me before. So yeah. Losing to $2000 decks, sexism, bas sportsmanship, and cheating, I have seen it all, and I haven't really seen anything positive in my community. Haven't played in months.
Paul: Transphobia is bad and shouldn't be tolerated Transphobes: Waaa I wanna be needlessly cruel to someone over something that literally doesn't affect me Yu-Gi-Oh deserves its reputation
Back in 2003 my griend at work pulled a Buster Blader from a pack of Pharoah's Servant. I tbought it was the coolest card ever. A week or so later I went into a card shop near my place in Brooklyn and saw one on sale for $20. I asked to look at it and noticed it was badly scuffed on the back. I still bought it knowing it would spend it's life in a sleeve anyway and I really wanted and loved the card.
One thing i find strange is that some people are still welcomed to the community when they were outed as abusers when they shouldn't be like distant coder
Cheating was such a huge problem at our locals back then people simply didn't play tournaments when those players were around. Ironically, those were the competitive players and as far as i remember the top ranked player in our region got caught cheating so many times he eventually got a lifelong ban from the store.🤔
Every community comprised of individuals with different backgrounds & beliefs will have “issues”. This isn’t really an issue it’s just a byproduct of a popular game that reaches audiences everywhere it’s part of the territory.
But how am i gonna make inflammatory content about a nebulous problem which cannot be unilaterally solved on the youtube monetization app if you explain the problem so precisely?
bigotry in general is a cornerstone of gaming communities and it sucks, for some reason these spaces become exclusionary almost by rule, people need to chill, and allies need to stand up and call out to bigots
@@gabrielfeldinger6533 or...the term "bigotry" could be defined as those who can't put their big boy pants on and deal with real life because it doesn't fit their narrative
@@gabrielfeldinger6533 there is nothing called bigotry, its called ignorance that other people exists, i bet these self proclaimed trans would react the exact same things as bigots to ocg players being degen, remember how we won sera in the pool twice in a row? the best way is just straight up gatekeeping each other, no culture clash respect other preferences.
Thank you for speaking out against transphobia in gaming spaces and card games, found out my identity this year after years of repression and pain, and it's been really rough in those spaces, so I appreciate the support and kind words, it's an issue a lot of creators refuse to speak out against or pretend doesn't exist because it's easier to. I also especially resonate with the small town bit since I live in a rural county, with only small towns, so as someone who's only been on hormones for 6 months and doesn't pass, I've had some pretty awful experiences here whenever I decide to present how I prefer in public, and there's some validation in hearing other people talk about what it's like in small towns.
Yes! I grew up in a small town AND in the south, so you can imagine it was pretty bad. The best experience I had was going to college and then living in other places. I've met so many different people, learned about their lives, and made friends with people I would have never imagined just 10 years ago.
i’ve barely seen any transphobia in the gaming spaces or yugioh space and i’ve been here for years. i’m starting to feel like people are focusing on a very small minority and making it a much bigger issue than it actually is. i see more people hating on people for being straight men, than transphobia.
In regards to the packs gambling thing, I personally don’t buy a lot of packs unless it’s something like a deck build pack that I like such as wild survivors or valiant smashers. This is because 1) they’re smaller sets, 2) I know that I’ll be able to build a deck with just that product, and 3) I know there’s gonna be a tangible payoff in a fully constructed deck.
I told my self to buy structure decks and buy what ever is affordable or reprints that you couldn’t afford at the time but still money is spend and sometimes income is always part of the situation.
It would be nice if rarity was done the OCG way. I honestly believe that Konami and all other TCG companies are in on the second market, making even more money.
Stealing and cheating is soooo common in Latam. I can't believe people cheat only to win a lame ass tournament in a local store, not even to win an OTS tournament or pass to a WCQ or similar. There is people that only goes to regionals to steal, every now and then there are reports in social media (at least in México is my experience) about binders or even decks stolen at the beginning or middle of the event. And packs are basically useless as commons are only pack fillers at this point, is not like other games where commons and rares are needed to play like Pokémon and some in MTG. At the state it is, Konami won't change the model in main sets as they see whales and meta players don't care about that as their customers (we are customers/consumers for them, not players) can complain and talk shit online, post horse puking pictures, but still buy their product.
I'm going to start bringing a basic middle school biology textbook to locals to correct those who force others to believe in their "preferred delusions."
One I can say about the price of cards is that the profit margin is razor thin. So my LGS whom I am really good friends with the owner is like it isn't worth stocking packs because of it is a set that is like 4 sets old will sit forever. So typically he'll take pre orders and then unless someone wants one he won't order more. And that goes for all card games.
Coming from a Pokemon prospective, at least in the SR division, people have just asked me to play faster during tournament when I was thinking for too long. Not sure if this is common in yugioh though, since I only play at a local scene.
Though scapegoat isnt that good of a card anymore, you're still able to use the sheep tokens as link or xyz material on the next turn if you use it at the right time
I have seen people buy 2 cases and NOT pull what they need or want and then spending even MORE money just to get that 1 card to complete or add to there decks its sane.
Nowadays I'll also buy random packs (1 or 2 every 6 months) If there's cards I want, I'll buy the single, because it's cheaper and less stressful then opening packs trying to get 1 card. If there's a collector tin or structure deck I want I can still get just that.
Adderall is....interesting. I mean what If someone actually, mentally have a problem with focusing, maybe it's a "tism", ADHD, etc and they need to take it? It's just weird that that comes up as a issue. Like.....not everyone is Jessi kotten lmao.
I wish all card games were ECGs ( buy the whole set for like 40 bucks? with dupes ) BUT wait LET ME FINISH LOL !! They still have draft packs that come with alternate arts AND that allows you to still play draft and have collectibles. EDIT: Also set boxes would look cool as heck like big board game boxes.
I like how Pokémon handles time rules. When time is called, the game continues for 3 additional turns. If the game isn’t won after those turns, it’s a tie. Slow playing does still happen in Pokémon, though, so it isn’t a perfect fix - but maybe it makes things a bit more fair?
17:13 - glad this came up. I've seen both the "you're too stupid to play " and the vile accusations made about people because of the decks they play (in multiple games), and I've never understood why I'm supposed to respect the people who run their mouths like that. I played Tron because it let me play big bungus creatures, Seth. Get your gatekeeper hipster crying under control, or stop getting paid to play Magic.
It was nice to hear you speak about the transphobia within the Yugioh community. As a Trans yugioher and a looooong time fan of this channel and team APS in general, it truly is heartwarming to hear someone I’ve followed for so long that enjoys the same game as me simply go “this is bad and I don’t like when it happens.” Thank you ❤
12:05 Uff, that is not exclusive to TCG stores. Some years ago a friend, female, went with me to a comic store, and wow, suddently the staff of the store, specially the "know it all" ones started to act comically strange.
Well I’m prescribed Adderall for ADHD so idk how to feel about that allegation lol. Someone people do illegally abuse it but people will do that with any substance.
Gotta get the shackles of regulation back on capitalism then. It's a beast that if unrestrained, ruins everything in its path, even ancillary hobby materials.
The one benefit i see for this from a Magic player is that Magic makes a bunch of chase variants of alot of cards and those all cost a ton but it does seem to bring down the price lowest basic version of the card. Which it is nice that I can just go get those for my decks
The issue i think is people only getting into the games JUST for the money won in tournaments. I see this discourse all the time in Facebook groups it's quite annoying to read. But as far as new players go, if I encounter one I like to give them pointers and talk to them about what they like about the game. Got several people into the game just by playing not all gas decks and helping them understand the game
This is capitalism unrestrained. Trading Card Games are a means to end, which is to make money as a business. The profit motive demands profits at all costs. The product has a high demand and it sells to consumers. Consumers buy the products irregardless of knowing full well of short prints, terrible pull rates, bad rarity distribution and thus, enables said business to continue on its current path. Majority of the negative feedback launched at Konami, while valid, is ultimately self defeating when those very same consumers keep buying 5+ boxes every set release.
The scapegoat bit was gold
the fact he named them after ghosts from pac-man too...
I dont hear it as much today but back in the day yugioh had quite a rep for stealing. Store owners on yugioh day would tell you never leave your bag unattended and it was common for someone to try and cruise past a distracted table, swipe a deck and peace out. I guess the rep made people more wary so you don't see it as much but way back when i didnt hear any other card game have such a stark "theres probably one person at locals who is there just to steal, not from the store, but other peoples cards" expectation.
True that. They got that Bandit Keith goals.
Yes! I have played through those days and theft was MUCH worse (or at least, more known?) back then. Thankful that it _seems_ to have decreased in recent years.
I had my entire binder stolen during ptdn sneak
fun times
@@apsamplifier I wonder if that's a legacy of schoolyard play. Stealing collectibles like cards and pogs used to go on pretty unpunished since the grown-ups couldn't tell one card from the other or if it was a consequence from how expensive decks have gotten.
I only play with close friends nowadays. Not risking having my cards stolen.
Paul is so chill bro. Strive to be calm and collected like him.
I quit competitive Yu-Gi-Oh because of slow playing and the last guy that slow played me. The judge was his friend. I'm never doing that shit again
I checked out when a guy did a take-back without a word after I pointed out he activated a spell in the Inperm Column.
I think another thing with packs is that the only thing they offer is chasing after those very rare cards. If you open a box it is not like you are left with almost a core of everything you need that then you can finish with a few singles, since the rarity distributions are just so bad you will still need to get most of the singles you need anyways.
That and the prevalence of similar experiences in mobile games(among others). Pack openings were probably really formative to peoples experience with the game twenty years ago, when there was nothing like it. It added something to the experience. Nowadays we know all the cards at all times, which ones are chase etc. and if you're still in Yugioh or MTG you're here for the actual game and would rather skip the high price-tag bs in favour of actually playing.
Yes, it's frustrating that a box costs so much, but often times you're just left with garbage and you end up spending waaaay more money when it just would have been better to pick up singles to begin with
In my case, I previously didn’t have any YuGiOh cards and bought a booster box of each of the 25th anniversary sets because I decided I wanted a copy of every single card from those sets in a binder, even the commons. So I ended up not having a crazy amount of cards I wanted to get rid of because of that. However, I recognize that from this point on if I do that again I will have an insane amount of cards I’ll want to get rid of. It kind of blows my mind how many common cards must exist in trash heaps today.
After a guy lost at a regional. A guy stole my banished pile when I wasn't looking. Stole a s:p when it was 100 and a fenrir among other things. Couldn't prove it since the camera didn't pick it up.
people should criticize the company and bad practices, and most importantly vote with their wallets
They should but they won't. Konami, as ŵell as every other business, have psychologically conditioned thier consumers to keep buying product no matter what.
@@u.a.perfectace7786I’d argue that’s on the players. Konami hasn’t invoked a mind control spell over the players.
My school friend tried to steal my 3 pieces of exodia on the last day of 3rd grade but he gave it back after i chased him for a bit. It was a weird moment, i lost faith in humanity and got it back in 5 minutes.
Also when i was younger, one of the teachers confiscated my cards and gave it to some random kid in the lunchroom. I didnt know much as a kid, i never got those kids back and still dont understand how adults could treat kids like that
Issues such as the tournament slow playing and in general player attitude during competition has turned me off from doing any sort of in paper play with anyone who isn't in my dueling group. It just makes a majority of duels i've experienced in any sort of competitive setting not fun to play which is a bummer for sure.
I think the worst part about Yu-Gi-Oh is that it does bring out those negative qualities in so many people. I "get" that competition tends to put people on edge, but I think this is a community where I see it taken way too far.
I imagine it has a lot to do with the point you were making about how people are real obsessed with success and accomplishments (and treat you poorly if you don't have them) and creates a lot of "Win at all cost" mentality (Even if it means things like slow play, cheating etc). Players then put so much personal investment and worth into winning often at the cost of having fun.
There should definitely be bigger punishments for un-sportsmanlike behaviour. Unfortunately the way life's getting lately people see cutthroat get-ahead behaviour as being rewarded and "monkey see, monkey do".
Constructive criticism; please lower the background music volume. Even though you have good inflection of your voice and can definitely hear you just fine, it does pull people's attention away
Yeah I realized this after uploading. Apologies!
What was that second song that played?
I’m not interested in waifu cards. I miss monsters and Egypt themes
At least make Egyptian babes that summon nightmares, something.
You're going to love the Horus cards
speak for yourself I wanna see more anime girls
vote with your money, yapping online but dont want to fully max rarity your horus while live twins fans will literally spend 6 millions idr to buy alt art lilla.
They're still making monsters and egypt themes.
This video is so necessary, thanks to bring these discussions and being so openly about it. And for the other players: just talk to people, guys, let's socialize more, fr
My friend said he'll play yugioh on the condition that Master Peace comes back.
Hey, idk how we're still friends either.
Lol I'm one of those people that liked Master Piss, and it might be fine to come back nowadays, but it still would probably tilt me to shit to have to play against it again 😂
Well, it's coming back Master Duel at 3, how'd your friend react to that?
@@NaNa_W4NT5_F3MNM5 he doesn't like/care about Master Duel.
@@nomnom2407 maybe he will now lol
lol
Also the scapegoat bits were hilarious. Props for such a great execution. That was comedy gold.
Agreed. More "scapegoating" in the hard discussions in future, please.
Thanks, they are new characters now.
Thanks Paul for standing up for people. You're a good man!
Easy fix for expensive cards is just having them available at lower and higher price rarities. Like why not have Dominus impulse as a super and a QSCR?
Obviously the answer is money. Konami can sell more packs with chase Dominus secret rares than if they were also supers. People that would normally buy a crate to get their 3 impulse would now buy 2 boxes.
Also basic supply and demand. If 100 people want Little Knight, but she's secret so you only get her in 1 of 3 boxes, you gotta open (and BUY) 300 boxes. If the rate of super is 2 per box, and 80 of the 100 people don't care for rarity, then you gotta open only 60 boxes to make everyone happy. Except Konami and stores that could have sold 240 more boxes...
Hurts even more when you finally get some expensive cards and see they recently got banned…
Nice…NOW I CAN’T EVEN USE THEM?! WHAT GOOD ARE THESE TO ME NOW ASIDE FROM COLLECTING DUST IN A BINDER?!
Plus no way collectors are gonna wanna trade unless you give up a pretty penny as well so you’re just loosing even more money.
@@MelosWoodlandersexcept it excludes budget players or financially conscious players. The pull rates for such cards in TCG are abysmal which doesn't entice people outside of whales to buy packs much less boxes. Mulcharmy cards in OCG were printed as rares, RARES, meanwhile TCG Konami bumped them all to secret rare, not the somewhat comparable super rare that most OCG rare prints are moved to. The neat part of OCG is that collectors and chase cards still hunt for the starlights, qcrs, or things like ghost and ultimate rares many of which are simply absent from TCG packs.
I'm kind of amused at the thought of a local game store champ lording his greatness over some "scrub" who happens to be a firefighter, volunteer at a children's hospital, or rehab therapist who's just there to enjoy card games.
Kinda going off the last comment about social hierarchy because of regional tops and all that. I feel like it drives people who play the game more casually or new players away. To give an example, there was a regional in a different town. And I was talking to some of the people who *did* show up to locals that week and they talk about how happy they are that certain competitive players aren’t there. Not so much because of the decks they play but because of the players themselves. Those players are toxic and not fun to play against and just treat the game and our locals as training grounds for the real tournaments. That’s how little some competitive players think of the “scrubs”. So much so that many casual players hide away until those players are gone. It’s really sad honestly. And the funny thing is if it weren’t for those casual players showing up and dealing with the bs that competitive players throw at them (and I don’t mean their decks), there sometimes wouldn’t even be local tournaments because there wouldn’t be enough players because the competitive players don’t even bother showing up.
I’ve been to a few tournaments and some people are so cracked out on some drug to think faster it’s crazy.
They will pay the price for getting addicted to meth and other stimulants just to play a card game.
They are taking big Ls even if they top tournaments
Really? Has it been common?
@ not super common But in a cash tournament once the winner was very cracked out on something. Wasn’t an official event but I’ve seen it before.
people be comfortable thinking they won’t get dropped for doing some shady stuff in any community
The easiest fix for a lot of the current issues. Product parity between the OCG and the TCG. Either multi release or the TCG staying behind but offer the same products with the same chances of pilling the good cards. There's no good reason to treat the TCG significantly worse in product value than the OCG
Difference here is the demand. Yugimons sell way more in OCG than TCG. Look at Master Duel when they ran the covid campaign that showed all the MD players worldwide based on region. OCG popped off.
@MelosWoodlanders maybe it would sell better in the TCG if the product was as good as in the OCG
@@KohrakGKOH Maybe, but even in Master Duel, where the product is digital and there is basically no difference between OCG and TCG, OCG regions had WAY more players than TCG regions.
I think TCGs just aren't culturally acceptable compared to OCG. There is a much smaller player base because of that, if you add all TCGs players together. It's like how StarCraft became mainstream and popped off in Korea with literal TV channels dedicated to it and pro players being asked to go on stage with Kpop idols on talk shows, but was way smaller in the US, even though StarCraft is a US game.
@@MelosWoodlanders it might never be equal to the OCG in terms of the amount of players but that is still no good reason to sell a worse product. People are buying less and less sealed product bc the value is not there. It would definitely sell better than currently if the product would be as good as the OCG
@@KohrakGKOH I don't disagree with you because I am a player and customer of the game as well. I WANT better products from the TCG. I want better quality cards instead of the gold rarity junk that keeps peeling off. I want my cards to look pristine and be PSA 10s.
If the TCG improves the quality of the products, I'm 100% for it. But I'm also not going to gaslight myself into believing that if they did improve the quality, sales will go up 100% or something. Reality is, improved quality might increase sales by what... 3%? Even less? People don't typically buy cards because the quality is amazing to begin with.
And like I commented elsewhere, turning every wanted secret rare into a super rare at the time of release will probably net Konami and LGS LESS profits, even if you add in the additional players. There is a reason Konami TCG does what they do... They 100% have people on payroll that calculate all the math behind what makes them the most money... They aren't an indie developer - they are a $14 billion dollar company (which does gambling machines and the math behind those too) for a reason.
my brain wants to fill in the sonic adventure 2 treasure hunt proximity beeps with this background music. They Haunt me.
Yugioh has taught me that some people will just do whatever is necessary to win at all cost. It could be via cheating, it could be by playing 30 hand traps in your 42 card deck, it could be ripping people off for profit in order to get the cards you need for your meta deck, etc. Not all of us are like this, but quite a bit of people are like this, and there's very little you can do to stop them from acting this way. And all this applies to the real world too, not just yugioh.
continuation; there's levels to ambition, and it can be taken too far imo.
@@highsol222 and when it does go too far, we should continue to report it to whoever we can, silence = acceptance to these people.
My biggest dislike is how much crap everyone talks about each others cards or how others think. Like for example when you’re using a card in a deck and someone else isn’t and they always say “I think that’s incorrect” or a lot of times a lot of these top yugitubers all say that about each other. Why would you play that when this is the best stuff to play? Because I want to play it. I just hate how toxic the community can genuinely be when it comes to other higher level dualist. A new guy comes in? Oh he’s welcomed no matter what he plays, give him a month or 2 and lots of people are saying how bad his cards are lol
I've gotten some pretty amusing reactions from unironically playing "Senet Switch" at 2 in a Vaylantz deck.
Luckily nothing too nasty, but it does speak volumes about the fact that it shocks people when they see a less used/supposedly worthless card being played.
@@spiritwildfiregaming1975 its insane how triggered some people can be tbh, mention a specific card or deck and someone has to get aggressive
Not necessarily a "dark side" facet of the fandom, but nonetheless an aggravating one.
I love the Scapegoat plushies bit, they should be a regular when discussing takes/opinions from twitter, youtube, etc. Also love the pac-man ghosts name for them, I shall call them as such from now on
Oh they will be
The power level and pricing of the modern cards aside, you can avoid community issues and disputes by just simply being respectful and considerate to others. This pretty much covers any issue like sexism, racism, phobias etc. Because if you, regardless of your gender or race, is being a prick towards me or someone I care about at a card shop gathering, I would not give you any more respect than you deserve. When you are in public and see people who are different from you or hold views that you disagree with, as long as you both behave and treat each other with respect, it shouldn't be a problem. When I go to my local card shop I don't ever just start causing a ruckus because I encountered someone I disagree with or who looks different from me, I just wanna play the card game and could care less about those things. Now, if you start talking to me about those things, then sure I'd try to indulge you while being respectable as possible. But like I said, I just wanna play the game. Good day y'all.
Racism/sexism/etc. are too deeply ingrained in most people to the point that they can't realize if and when they're being discriminatory or disrespectful. Usually whenever someone gets called out on it they get defensive instead of just apologizing and self-reflecting.
FYI misgendering someone is not transphobia. Misgendering someone *on purpose* is however bad and should be called out. You don't need to say you've been on "both sides" since making a mistake is okay.
fair point! it was more about illustrating that it was one of those situations where I've seen people choose the wrong way of addressing it when corrected (get defensive, then combative)
@@apsamplifier fair enough :P i could go on about why the distinction is important but your overall message was pretty clear!
@@ookamigenji-pv2st Thank you for that! I know the specifics can get very particular, but I think both of our hearts are in the right place here.
What's bad and should be called out is expecting others to cater to your delusion.
Lol. Treat people how you want to be treated. But at the same time live in reality.
I started buying singles completely after the release of King’s court; I’ll occasionally buy packs for my son.
bought a case of crossover breakers, only case im buying for the foreseeable future. Singles are the way.
9:18 to fix this just ask for name and go by that.
I can sort of understand people throwing away cards in a dud pack, as they are often literally unusable. If you could pull a bunch of deck cores from a box, then people will probably keep them but the filler cards serve absolutely no purpose, and rarity distributions are so bad that you HAVE to pull the secret to make anything viable.
Playing the clock is a valid competitive strategy. It's used in every organized sport.
As I'm slowly getting into yugioh from mtg, I'm glad to see prolific comunity members have sober thoughts and attitudes about trans people, I've felt quite alienated in my local gaming group of mtg precisely bc of that kind of issue, and sadly i'm feeling like which of the two I can get into without dealing with bigotry is the one I'm likely gonna invest most in. It also helps that yugioh has better memes, and while I generally think magic has better art, I also have to admit the yugioh artist seem to be on better drugs. I also hope it'll be easier to shuffle and search the smaller decks (been sticking with master duel and duel links while figuring out if it's for me).
@21:00 I remember back in college I was taking a sports psychology class with a bunch of sports fans, and when discussing kaepernick and his protests several people said that Kaepernick couldn't really talk or protest since he wasn't good at football, and wasn't worth that much money as a result.
And I was like "damn, he can't protest the political and social actions of his employer because he's bad at throwing a ball? Those don't have anything to do with each other."
Participating in a community should never be gatekept by skill. People apply Ethos to the statements of competent people, when their competency really only justifies Logos.
Zephry could literally write a book on how people react and treat female players and she’s 12. Probably the only personal negative we’ve experienced.
You inspired me a little, I’m definitely siding wavering eyes for the pendulum mirror for: 1. the focus and meds comment, and 2. the toxic communication about banlists/more accomplished players.
I guess the sexism thing depends on where you live. Never experienced it to any degree. Around 10%~ give or take, sometimes more of the players here are women. Some related to the other players, others not, some super casual (like a couple blue-eyes structures mashed together) some play cutting edge meta and top events.
What I do notice is the reactions online, but that's a given, people are like that on the internet, that isn't a yugioh issue.
I'm glad you point out the issue with reprints. By the time they come it's almost too late. By the time we got thrust and some other staples for cheap, we get 120€ fuwalos, 45€ impulse etc.
They should make them either more frequent or just go for the OCG product structure already. The randomness also makes me just not want to buy cards. Do I buy this 15-30-45-100€ card today and risk a reprint getting announced in which case I burned half or 90% of my money, or just wait?
I do have to say without the casuals stores would close a lot more often, because the hyper competitive types I see often just borrow cards, or buy singles at most.
The more serious you are about the game the less likely you are to buy product directly, which is what I struggle with. Do I waste my money so the store doesn't suffer as much, or do I save my money and watch it close or drop yugioh.
Casual? Friendly? No trash talk? Community discussion for new creative formats. Proxies? Lets stop waiting for Konami to solve everything. Mini games? Discussing others for their preferred playstyle... Helping others to get better instead of "get good".
Hey! Giving actual solutions is illegal on the internet!
Team -BASED-PS said trans rights are human rights HELLLLL YEA
They already have the same rights as everyone else.
I definitely remember someone stealing my Raviel, Lord of Phantasms… we were in high school so you know stealing is wrong 😑. Also one of the few times I’ve been called a racial slur was while playing yugioh… ironically “nerds” in general always talk about being picked on in the past
I agree with the answers you provided Paul whole heartedly. The topic you touched on in the end there with the "locals competive player group chat" hit home because it started out well and I was friends with everyone but it got to a point where it was super toxic and no one could have constructive conversations it also took a huge hit on me mentally because I got into the mindset of I need to do good or I am worth nothing and the people around me will think I'm nothing. After some events happened in this group chat I finally realized the effect it had on me and I left and ended up getting therapy to find my self worth. I'm still working on it but I'm honestly in a much healthier place and I can just enjoy they game for what it is. Wins, loses, good days and bad days. I hope this is something that could be eliminated to not effect people mentally but ik that is just wishful thinking.
chess clocks are a simple fix. The fact that chess fixed this almost 200 years ago
@@Spamthulhu yea, but I think it would trigger people who get anxiety from countdown timers...
@RogueCheepSheep tough, learn to play the game with a timer or don't compete. If you can't play the game at a competition without dragging your feet you cause the problem with over time rules. If the game goes to time and your clock is over the given time you auto lose.
@Spamthulhu chess clocks are unfortunately not the fix in the modern yugioh. Unlike chess, where only one player plays at one time, here, both players basically play the whole time. Especially since you need to ask your opponent for confirmation after every action. You'd have to switch the clock dozens of times in the span of a single turn, which is just not feasible. Take a look at master duel, and how many times the priority is switched over the span of just one player's turn. You can't physically implement that into the real game unfortunately.
How a chess clock will work while resolving a chain or when shuffling decks?
@spamthulu Based take. Wish it we had clocks. It’s unfair that the person playing a 15min turn combo deck gets rewarded for monopolizing the round time. If you win the die roll and your turns take 15 min to set up you killed 2/3rd of the round time with minimal interaction from your opponent unless they open enough hand traps to stop you.
10:05 doesn't count as transphobia. If you didn't know then how were you at fault? It's not like you can read minds
I understand. I was using the story to illustrate the difference between accepting the mistake and changing the behavior versus getting defensive and doubling down.
@@apsamplifier thank you 🙏
It's an inadvertent act of such. I've accidentally misgendered; it happens, even among wholly cis groups. If you double-down, then you're just being the thing instead of momentarily doing the thing.
@@apsamplifier It's not a "mistake" to refuse to cater to delusion.
@@Cybertech134 lmao what did these people ever do to you
dueling book chat is cursed
even the posts don't avoid it anymore
The big thing is that as a kid in the early 2000s, internet usage was not nearly as widespread across the entire population so the secondary market or even concept of a secondary market was an extreme niche compared to the wider playerbase of card games. If you were a kid in 2004 and wanted to trade for another card, you had to physically know somebody in-person who had that card, wanted to trade that card and was willing to take some of your cards or enough money for it. Yeah there were earlier internet netdecking and forum boards for small scale trading and stuff but for most players you had to just make-do with both your limited knowledge and your limited card availability just from physical necessity of the limitations of the time.
Just like with every facet of growing technology, we can't close Pandora's Box and return to a past era of play. To me it isn't just nostalgia of being a kid it is just a very small part of how much the massive shift the widespread adoption of the internet had on milennials and very early gen z's childhood really was to even the most mundane facets of life.
I started competing this year where I live (Australia), and stopped soon after. Here is why:
Cheating: First ever duel my opponent slow played, didn't want to get judge because it was my first game and I was nervous but in hindsight, he kept boasting about how long he had been playing for and then spent 30 minutes... On his first turn. Went to a premiere for ROTA, watched these guys buy another booster box and blatantly swapped cards they pulled for their premiere deck, which is severely illegal.
Sexism: I started playing with my friend, who was the only woman competing whenever we went, we had 70 people for our 'nationals' and she was the only woman. Her and I only started this year and within our first 5 tournaments she got accused of slow playing and got the judge called on her for not knowing what Bystials did, whereas that never happened to me. Also just men constantly telling her how to play, what her cards did (mansplaining), etc.
Bad sportsmanship: Like I said, first month of competing, I didn't know if Dis Pater could shuffle back face-down cards to negate/pop, and my opponents told me it couldn't, but when I asked people online they said I could. In our big tournament with 70 people someone made fun of me for asking that question and they all laughed at me 3 minutes before round 1. I then had at least 5 people during the tournament call judge asking different questions about Dis Pater, which was SO awesome considering those same people laughed at me before.
So yeah. Losing to $2000 decks, sexism, bas sportsmanship, and cheating, I have seen it all, and I haven't really seen anything positive in my community. Haven't played in months.
Paul: Transphobia is bad and shouldn't be tolerated
Transphobes: Waaa I wanna be needlessly cruel to someone over something that literally doesn't affect me
Yu-Gi-Oh deserves its reputation
*every modern government deserves
And then the 'phobes insist that _they're_ somehow the victims when they're called out on their hateful crap.
You’ve created an imaginary person and argued against it. The imaginary transphobes aren’t going to hurt you dude.
Troons: Waaa I wanna live in delusion and expect everyone else around me to play along
You weirdos get the treatment you deserve.
Back in 2003 my griend at work pulled a Buster Blader from a pack of Pharoah's Servant. I tbought it was the coolest card ever. A week or so later I went into a card shop near my place in Brooklyn and saw one on sale for $20. I asked to look at it and noticed it was badly scuffed on the back. I still bought it knowing it would spend it's life in a sleeve anyway and I really wanted and loved the card.
One thing i find strange is that some people are still welcomed to the community when they were outed as abusers when they shouldn't be like distant coder
Cheating was such a huge problem at our locals back then people simply didn't play tournaments when those players were around.
Ironically, those were the competitive players and as far as i remember the top ranked player in our region got caught cheating so many times he eventually got a lifelong ban from the store.🤔
Every community comprised of individuals with different backgrounds & beliefs will have “issues”. This isn’t really an issue it’s just a byproduct of a popular game that reaches audiences everywhere it’s part of the territory.
But how am i gonna make inflammatory content about a nebulous problem which cannot be unilaterally solved on the youtube monetization app if you explain the problem so precisely?
@@jonathan-6958I know, damn sense! 😂
bigotry in general is a cornerstone of gaming communities and it sucks, for some reason these spaces become exclusionary almost by rule, people need to chill, and allies need to stand up and call out to bigots
For the phenomenon in modern times, blame Bannon.
Bigotry or truth? Why should people conform to social norms when those same social norms don't conform to them?
@@nyghtmareinmi Just because a bigot thinks they're telling the truth doesn't mean they actually are lmao
@@gabrielfeldinger6533 or...the term "bigotry" could be defined as those who can't put their big boy pants on and deal with real life because it doesn't fit their narrative
@@gabrielfeldinger6533 there is nothing called bigotry, its called ignorance that other people exists, i bet these self proclaimed trans would react the exact same things as bigots to ocg players being degen, remember how we won sera in the pool twice in a row?
the best way is just straight up gatekeeping each other, no culture clash respect other preferences.
I live in a small town and have to wait sometimes months to get new sets. Thats why typically i play old formats
Thank you for speaking out against transphobia in gaming spaces and card games, found out my identity this year after years of repression and pain, and it's been really rough in those spaces, so I appreciate the support and kind words, it's an issue a lot of creators refuse to speak out against or pretend doesn't exist because it's easier to. I also especially resonate with the small town bit since I live in a rural county, with only small towns, so as someone who's only been on hormones for 6 months and doesn't pass, I've had some pretty awful experiences here whenever I decide to present how I prefer in public, and there's some validation in hearing other people talk about what it's like in small towns.
@@MoonQueenWolf freak
Yes! I grew up in a small town AND in the south, so you can imagine it was pretty bad. The best experience I had was going to college and then living in other places. I've met so many different people, learned about their lives, and made friends with people I would have never imagined just 10 years ago.
@@connornorth9586 relax bro nobody's forcing you to like them but you don't have to be mean
@@connornorth9586useless
i’ve barely seen any transphobia in the gaming spaces or yugioh space and i’ve been here for years. i’m starting to feel like people are focusing on a very small minority and making it a much bigger issue than it actually is.
i see more people hating on people for being straight men, than transphobia.
Omg, I LOVE what you did with the Scapegoat bit! Phenomenal! XD
Glad we have u around Paul (and your scapegoats)
It is now that I realized that the scapegoats are the colors of the four Pac-Man ghosts.
Inky, Blinky, Pinky and Clyde!
Doing adderall at a yugioh tournament is crazy
Yeah I was very surprised to hear it!
As sopmeone with ADHD. My adderall does not help me at all while I compete. Adhd leaves to weird and fun deck building.
Is it slow playing, or is it people trying to read the size 4 font?
I've started bringing a magnifier to locals and I've never felt older lol
It's slow playing. You should be intimately familiar with every card in your deck before you even sign up for a tournament.
In regards to the packs gambling thing, I personally don’t buy a lot of packs unless it’s something like a deck build pack that I like such as wild survivors or valiant smashers. This is because 1) they’re smaller sets, 2) I know that I’ll be able to build a deck with just that product, and 3) I know there’s gonna be a tangible payoff in a fully constructed deck.
Nah Scapeghosts since we naming em after Pac-Man characters
Djinn Gate is still the slimiest thing I ever heard from a hobby.
I told my self to buy structure decks and buy what ever is affordable or reprints that you couldn’t afford at the time but still money is spend and sometimes income is always part of the situation.
politics and personal beliefs shouldnt be part of a card game and the card art is absolutely a dumpster fire
Isn't that a personal belief?
It would be nice if rarity was done the OCG way. I honestly believe that Konami and all other TCG companies are in on the second market, making even more money.
Stealing and cheating is soooo common in Latam. I can't believe people cheat only to win a lame ass tournament in a local store, not even to win an OTS tournament or pass to a WCQ or similar. There is people that only goes to regionals to steal, every now and then there are reports in social media (at least in México is my experience) about binders or even decks stolen at the beginning or middle of the event.
And packs are basically useless as commons are only pack fillers at this point, is not like other games where commons and rares are needed to play like Pokémon and some in MTG. At the state it is, Konami won't change the model in main sets as they see whales and meta players don't care about that as their customers (we are customers/consumers for them, not players) can complain and talk shit online, post horse puking pictures, but still buy their product.
the light edits for this vid work really well!
Well thought out video! Loved the scapegoats in between takes to chill out the atmosphere.
Yugioh should try the chess rules for time. It's also how Master Duel works. Burn your own clock not your opponent's
If people slow play, I’ll use it against them
I'm going to start bringing a basic middle school biology textbook to locals to correct those who force others to believe in their "preferred delusions."
I'm sure you'll be very popular.
lol this comment section went wild as soon as transgender topic came up, you guys get really easily riled up in this
Tell it to Nancy Mace-to-her-face.
One I can say about the price of cards is that the profit margin is razor thin. So my LGS whom I am really good friends with the owner is like it isn't worth stocking packs because of it is a set that is like 4 sets old will sit forever. So typically he'll take pre orders and then unless someone wants one he won't order more. And that goes for all card games.
Coming from a Pokemon prospective, at least in the SR division, people have just asked me to play faster during tournament when I was thinking for too long. Not sure if this is common in yugioh though, since I only play at a local scene.
Though scapegoat isnt that good of a card anymore, you're still able to use the sheep tokens as link or xyz material on the next turn if you use it at the right time
This is every fandom
I have seen people buy 2 cases and NOT pull what they need or want and then spending even MORE money just to get that 1 card to complete or add to there decks its sane.
Love the Pac-Man reference
Nowadays I'll also buy random packs (1 or 2 every 6 months)
If there's cards I want, I'll buy the single, because it's cheaper and less stressful then opening packs trying to get 1 card. If there's a collector tin or structure deck I want I can still get just that.
Adderall is....interesting. I mean what If someone actually, mentally have a problem with focusing, maybe it's a "tism", ADHD, etc and they need to take it? It's just weird that that comes up as a issue. Like.....not everyone is Jessi kotten lmao.
I don't know enough about those sorts of medication to have a particularly strong opinion. If it's prescribed, then I don't see much issue though
Omg, I can't believe Paul would collab with Inky and co. I guess he's just totally fine with the workplace abuse allegations. What a shame. 🙄
Don't go into idendity politics, do yourself the favor.
It's stressful, but I did sign myself up for talking about the uncomfortable topics, so I'm okay with sharing my opinions.
10:08 a chain a lot of people can't learn
I only get a packs no if I am playing limited and one bundle for each Magic set but that's it. The gambling aspect is dangerous for my wallet.
I should get some scapegoat plushies for my car...
I wish all card games were ECGs ( buy the whole set for like 40 bucks? with dupes ) BUT wait LET ME FINISH LOL !!
They still have draft packs that come with alternate arts AND that allows you to still play draft and have collectibles.
EDIT: Also set boxes would look cool as heck like big board game boxes.
I like how Pokémon handles time rules. When time is called, the game continues for 3 additional turns. If the game isn’t won after those turns, it’s a tie. Slow playing does still happen in Pokémon, though, so it isn’t a perfect fix - but maybe it makes things a bit more fair?
17:13 - glad this came up. I've seen both the "you're too stupid to play " and the vile accusations made about people because of the decks they play (in multiple games), and I've never understood why I'm supposed to respect the people who run their mouths like that.
I played Tron because it let me play big bungus creatures, Seth. Get your gatekeeper hipster crying under control, or stop getting paid to play Magic.
Card shops charging 120 for a booster box
16:10 yeah mtg does stuff like that for different rarity of cards so that other players can have good cards at lower and cheaper rarity
It was nice to hear you speak about the transphobia within the Yugioh community. As a Trans yugioher and a looooong time fan of this channel and team APS in general, it truly is heartwarming to hear someone I’ve followed for so long that enjoys the same game as me simply go “this is bad and I don’t like when it happens.” Thank you ❤
12:05 Uff, that is not exclusive to TCG stores. Some years ago a friend, female, went with me to a comic store, and wow, suddently the staff of the store, specially the "know it all" ones started to act comically strange.
13:25 thats happening with movies, shows, and even comics now... its sad.
The amount of thieves in the yugioh community is concerning!
the prices would be fixed if we adopt the OCG rarity print structure, but konami refuses to give us good products
Well I’m prescribed Adderall for ADHD so idk how to feel about that allegation lol. Someone people do illegally abuse it but people will do that with any substance.
Get ready for more of this next year
All TCGs are all about money now it's ruining the game for new players
Gotta get the shackles of regulation back on capitalism then. It's a beast that if unrestrained, ruins everything in its path, even ancillary hobby materials.
The one benefit i see for this from a Magic player is that Magic makes a bunch of chase variants of alot of cards and those all cost a ton but it does seem to bring down the price lowest basic version of the card. Which it is nice that I can just go get those for my decks
@@KstamperYou want Konami to do collector boosters?
The issue i think is people only getting into the games JUST for the money won in tournaments. I see this discourse all the time in Facebook groups it's quite annoying to read. But as far as new players go, if I encounter one I like to give them pointers and talk to them about what they like about the game. Got several people into the game just by playing not all gas decks and helping them understand the game
This is capitalism unrestrained. Trading Card Games are a means to end, which is to make money as a business.
The profit motive demands profits at all costs. The product has a high demand and it sells to consumers.
Consumers buy the products irregardless of knowing full well of short prints, terrible pull rates, bad rarity distribution and thus, enables said business to continue on its current path.
Majority of the negative feedback launched at Konami, while valid, is ultimately self defeating when those very same consumers keep buying 5+ boxes every set release.
I remember this one time in grade school I tried to steal someone's Jinzo. 😅
When I open packs I’m just happy to see something that looks or reads as cool, or like a promo card I pop every now and then