So I'm hanging around, watching some TV when I get the news that i should check out the upperdeck forums, for some interesting news. If you hadn't heard yet, you should probably read it for yourself before continuing :
http://entertainment.upperdeck.com/community/forums/thread/1160322.aspx
I didn't want to deny you that experience. This is amazing news. Either DMOC or Dimension Fusion had to go to make the game considerably less luck based and stop bad players from stealing wins from the better players. We have been anticipating that changes ever since UDE admitted they were working on a mid-format list update. But i think like most players, I had completely given up on the change being applied prior to nationals.
Now the change is upon us, and for me and several other players in Europe (Belgium, Holland, Germany and switzerland for sure, probably a few others), nationals is only 3 days away !!! This change has me terribly excited if it is indeed enforced by May 9th worldwide, as announced. Not only does it take out freak FTK decks like Ohm OTK, that have no chance of winning, but lets poorer players steal away wins from players who would otherwise have a shot at Top 8 honors, it also limits return to 1 and allure to two, which takes a lot of the luck aspect out of DAD decks. They are still the top deck, but it at least gives other decks a serious chance to contend when they don't have to worry about fluke returns or dimension fusions on turn 2 as much as they used to have to. Tech can actually make a difference now.
But the fact that it is this close to nationals for us has an added bonus. Only the best players will be able to adapt quickly enough, and that increases the skill factor immensely as well. I have to admit, with the impossible rare policy continued throughout LOTD, making lightsworn decks as hard to make as DAD return decks, I was just about to call it quits, with nationals being my last tournament. Now I may just ride out the weekend before I decide. UDE has shown a willingness to change the game. That still leaves us with a game that is rapidly deteriorating with so many money cards and expensive power decks, but it at least makes me hopeful that UDE will perhaps, unlike the MArch 1st list, make the necessary changes to keep this game at the very least moderately healthy (lets face it, we don't ask much, we kept playing througout chaos and monarchs and we're still here)
Much like the last time we had an emergency mid format ban this is quite the shocker, but undoutbtedly the timing of this change will have far more repercussions than the Stein ban. Its certainly made my heart beat for YGO for the first time in two months, and given everyone, pro or con, a whole lot of stuff to talk about.
If the list is upheld worldwide as of May 9th, its safe to say this is UDE's crowning achievement of the format. well done !
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