I would say awesome list, but i have 0 ideas on any of what i saw lol. I only ever saw Pokémon cards as pretty artworks from the mons i liked from the games. Although I have been considering dipping my toes into trying the TCG. But in typical fashion you did a good job of explaining your list. I did want to ask, since you are branching out and doing a variety of TCGs now. Is there going to be a re-brand of the channel name that's more generalized? Something akin to "DrewTCG" or the like? I was told by a semi successful youtuber in my niche, before i took my extended hiatus, that it's very common to change a channel name multiple times until a video pops off and then the name sticks.
@aelthaswyndael39739 күн бұрын
Hi man ! I'm a New fan of this amazing archetype ! I know it's difficult (impossible ?) To build it right now, but i would like to know if there is a way ? Fun is not a problem for me, i just want to play it haha ! Thanks !
@Shortprinted28 күн бұрын
My question is have you ever won the Nintendo switch mf be complaining about the prize support and don’t even be winning 😂😂😂😂😂
@drewtraveleroftheburningabyss28 күн бұрын
@@Shortprinted most retarded take I’ve seen in my comment section… I’ve won multiple Nintendo switch tournaments and sold them because I can afford my own 🤔🤔🤔
@sogravvyproductions4176Ай бұрын
You sound like me back in 2016
@darealwhosaneАй бұрын
warhammer age of sigmar or 40k much better games
@JoeyWheeler-m3sАй бұрын
I disagree with you about people not having fun. I think there’s a lot of people who genuinely enjoy playing the game. Making boards and breaking boards is fun to me. Some times you get hosed but that happens in every card game, yugioh is just exacerbated because the turns can take a long time.
@GamersXnostalgiaАй бұрын
Playing yugioh now feels like playing pokemon competitively against all the people who got the DLC exclusive mons that you don't have. You don't have the super expensive card or DLC exclusive pokemon? We'll eat sh*t you poor person.
@drewtraveleroftheburningabyssАй бұрын
@@GamersXnostalgia this is valid! Granted I could buy whatever deck, I’d rather not spend it on stuff that’ll get banned within the next few months!
@A2theL3XАй бұрын
Why I like playing digitally over irl ☺️ Rather collect irl and play digitally
@JoeyWheeler-m3sАй бұрын
That’s really upsetting that Jesse would do that. What a tool. If you’re not going to duel with honor you’re not a duelist. You’re scum
@JoeyWheeler-m3sАй бұрын
Was K a Traptrix player? He got Trap Tricked XD
@drewtraveleroftheburningabyssАй бұрын
@@JoeyWheeler-m3s lol nah he was a spellbook and qli player 😂
@polyjackets8659Ай бұрын
I just started collecting this summer. Looked into competitive. Bettter chance pulling psa 10 than having a balanced and rewarding experience.
@JustSpagАй бұрын
most Yugioh players don't even read, so I definitely don't expect them to have learned another game I left to play Digimon a few years back. I'd recommend it but you've probably tried already and the game is not known for good prize support.
@drewtraveleroftheburningabyssАй бұрын
@@JustSpag yea yugioh players be mad dumb!
@bobbybero7452Ай бұрын
I’ve topped my first regional and didn’t like the rule sharking that went in all day and decided competitive play was not for me. I went back to being a casual and am much happier for it
@waiyon1951Ай бұрын
i feel like if they can somehow do a tier decklist so similar power level decks plays against eachother it could be interesting. I know there's like no way to really do it irl.
@drewtraveleroftheburningabyssАй бұрын
@@waiyon1951 yea that’s an interesting idea but it definitely wouldn’t work irl sadly!
@phenomgaming3245Ай бұрын
i gave up physical yugioh a long time ago and play master duel now only. modern yugioh is praying you go first or watch your opponent combo for 10+ minutes in their first turn with your only chance of surviving being if you were lucky enough to "draw the out". i play because of my old love and nostalgia but once you get to diamond/master rank in master duel, you see how cringe and boring everything is. yugioh is most fun when its casual because there is actual interaction and the outcome of a duel isn't decided within 1-2 turns. there are moments when the meta decks have interesting interaction as well but it is much more sparse
@autobotstarscream765Ай бұрын
No interaction. Only *Exodia!* 💪
@rishnixАй бұрын
Why do Yu-Gi-Oh players think they need to play just Yu-Gi-Oh and that quitting it is like quitting it for life. I've "Quit"" Magic the Gathering 3 times in my life and Yu-Gi-Oh twice. What that really means is that I've just played other games instead for a bit. That's natural. What's not natural is thinking you have to play just a single game all the time. Come and go with games as you please. You don't owe them anything.
@autobotstarscream765Ай бұрын
Because it's become so complicated that it eats up all your time and it's a pain in the ass to jump back in after an absence!
@itsmanaloАй бұрын
Sounds like a skill issue
@drewtraveleroftheburningabyssАй бұрын
@@itsmanalo sounds like someone didn’t watch the video
@autobotstarscream765Ай бұрын
@@drewtraveleroftheburningabyssWho watches before commenting anymore?
@thekittenfreakifyАй бұрын
been on break dince tesr format. just take a break. I am just collecting and building stuff I like.
@herohut725Ай бұрын
Bro, chill with us casuals. Anime based character decks, jankie strategies. My crew and I play Edopro.
@JoeyWheeler-m3sАй бұрын
My shop doesn’t even have tournaments. It’s all casual. Hella fun environment. I get to play paleo and pendulum!
@kiranearitachiАй бұрын
As someone who left magic modern and pioneer 2 years ago due to price im about to do the same to yugioh ive been dabblong woth pokemon too and its so nice to get a whole deck for $30
@drewtraveleroftheburningabyssАй бұрын
@@kiranearitachi so refreshing to be able to play competitive card games for under $200 and actually profit off of it! I’ve played MTG modern and pioneer and granted I didn’t have EXPENSIVE decks, they were still like $500+ just ti play at a locals
@kiranearitachiАй бұрын
@@drewtraveleroftheburningabyss that and I like variety you can have 10 pokemon decks for so cheap and such
@mrbubbles6468Ай бұрын
I still maintain and have for well over a decade that the core issue is not Konami but the players themselves. It’s also no surprise that there is an uptick in people saying the game is terrible after the kinds of people you talk about become very sucsessful content creators and constantly bring up the issue to generate clicks and views.
@drewtraveleroftheburningabyssАй бұрын
@@mrbubbles6468 yea I wanted to share my experience of things I’ve seen over the years and how I went from playing at the top of the food chain to seeing how awful this community can really be. It is sad and I do blame the players a lot for what the game has become.
@mrbubbles6468Ай бұрын
@@drewtraveleroftheburningabyss And than you for that. The community is seriously terrible and honestly needs to be called out way more often than it is.
@Sorran87Ай бұрын
Yugioh has had numerous, unaddressed issues for quite a long time. This outcome was inevitable
@drewtraveleroftheburningabyssАй бұрын
@@Sorran87 you’re absolutely right!
@Sorran87Ай бұрын
It would be great to see better management of the game, just in general. I think we're well past the point of no return. I hear people saying we need a reboot, but unless it comes with a fundamental shift in the mindset behind game design, we're almost guaranteed to run into the same problems
@hc9kt367Ай бұрын
Fuck Konami with their “omni-negate” and floodgate way of designing cards
@silentobserver888Ай бұрын
Will you do time wizard format for clown blade 2015 ycs Dallas format? I hate calling it clown blade I still consider it dualist alliance
@drewtraveleroftheburningabyssАй бұрын
@@silentobserver888 I’d think about it! The main focus will be the popular 3 time wizard formats though
@paulcox2447Ай бұрын
Take anything too seriously and it can easily stop becoming fun it doesn't matter what it is. Human beings are great at obessing over things until they lose their original appeal. Yugioh has been out for over 20 years. Its had a long life and I'm sure you didn't plan on being 60 years old still playing Yu-Gi-Oh anyway. Glad to hear they have at least found part of the game that still appeals to you though. Get back to your roots Leave the current stuff the next gens who dont know any. better. They arent jaded. They don't have negative feelings attached to the game and they're not wishing it with something that it used to be. As I said, they don't know any better. As you already said it's expensive and as you get older we definitely do start having different priorities.
@JanjoZoneАй бұрын
Nothing wrong with Time Wizard formats! Glad to hear you're still going to continue the game in your own way!
@drewtraveleroftheburningabyssАй бұрын
@@JanjoZone 100% gotta love some Goat, Edison and HAT!
@JanjoZoneАй бұрын
@@drewtraveleroftheburningabyss There are so many too, so the options are endless. Critter & Perfect Circle are two that deserve way more attention.
@bobbybero7452Ай бұрын
Time Wizard Format is the way to go
@BlackreapxrАй бұрын
@@drewtraveleroftheburningabyss don’t forget tengu! That format is fun too
@Inno146Ай бұрын
I did not fully understand the Jesse Kotton incident - did you mean it was a bad experience because judges are biased and can change gamestates on a whim or was it about the player and you were saying he did that on purpose, like it was obvious or was it just a mistake?
@drewtraveleroftheburningabyssАй бұрын
@@Inno146 he claimed I used both firewall effects when I had only used one (pre errata) and the judge sided with him despite me only using one and fully being able to backtrack all the plays that had been made.
@jacobwilbers9852Ай бұрын
You're just getting too old to keep up
@drewtraveleroftheburningabyssАй бұрын
@@jacobwilbers9852 strong disagree, I’m actually just becoming too wise to deal with a negative investment.
@jacobwilbers9852Ай бұрын
@@drewtraveleroftheburningabyss sorry I even said that I must be having a bad day I was negative with you for no reason.
@drewtraveleroftheburningabyssАй бұрын
@@jacobwilbers9852 don’t get me wrong I’m still “old” but there’s plenty of older players 😜
@mattbell3130Ай бұрын
@@drewtraveleroftheburningabyssThe attitude that the game is an investment is one of the biggest problems in the community. If you take that attitude to pokemon you will eventually poison that community to. The only investment in card games should be the fun you have. You should only spend what you think is worth the fun. Financial return focus kills communities, and if you perpetuate it your part of the problem.
@drewtraveleroftheburningabyssАй бұрын
@@mattbell3130 you sound like a brainwashed yugioh player to me. One day you’ll understand that. I’m not playing for fun in Pokemon, I’m playing to win and make money. That’s exactly why I stated multiple times in this video that I’m playing time wizard formats for fun. Once again, if you listen to my whole video you’d absorb a lot more information and maybe retain it.
@spicymemes7458Ай бұрын
We've seen a lot of players, from the local level to content creators to former YCS champions, gradually drop off the game over time. Despite the warning signs and blaring red lights, there was hope among the player base that one good ban list, reprint set, or diverse meta format would be enough to bring them all back home. Most of them didn't.
@drewtraveleroftheburningabyssАй бұрын
@@spicymemes7458 yes to be honest I love all the reprints for time wizard formats and I do think MOST of the staples that needed reprints got them. The flip side though is that Konami just bans reprints and then makes newer versions that end up being double the price!
@spicymemes7458Ай бұрын
@@drewtraveleroftheburningabyss I loved Rarity Collection and thought it might have been a turning point for them, but they ended up banning or limiting some staples after a few months, just as they would have after any other big reprint set. I just don't trust them anymore. I don't think there is any real vision for the IP after Takahashi died other than make money with reckless abandon.
@drewtraveleroftheburningabyssАй бұрын
@@spicymemes7458 no cash prizing is a huge problem considering I’m an adult and don’t need 15 Nintendo switches 😅
@CyrusIsntАй бұрын
@@spicymemes7458 Its hard to fault the tcg with ocg card design. If we look at tcg archtypes they have been restricted Disadvantages or had conditions The ocg has been tripping with design so much so they made 2 maxx c like cards with maxx c still around. Wtf
@mrbubbles6468Ай бұрын
@@spicymemes7458 simple fact is players drop off after time and it usually has little if anything to do with the game itself. They just get old enough to where they have jobs and other commitments. There’s a reason you see the competitive players and winners being teams or early 20s and not much later than that. There is not really anything you can do to stop the churn of players.
@victorleppas3067Ай бұрын
I only play with friends, maximum local, Serious competitif Yugioh is just so unfun, hand loop, huge interruptions beater boards, non interactive stun strats etc... With the high cost because of Konami TCG bad printing system and secondary market that screw us all the time...
@drewtraveleroftheburningabyssАй бұрын
@@victorleppas3067 I agree. The game has just gotten worse and worse as time goes on has gone on!
@victorleppas3067Ай бұрын
@@drewtraveleroftheburningabyss it's like our Generaideur vs Dragonmaid duels, if this is competitif its... Either he goes first, rip 3 cards of my hand T0 and place 3 negates Either I go first and destroy him with a good Dragon maid light and darkness board
@neonthunder3261Ай бұрын
I'm also from NE. Been wanting to get into tournaments but the powercreep seems utterly insane.
@drewtraveleroftheburningabyssАй бұрын
@@neonthunder3261 it’s the worst it’s ever been!
@cr1513Ай бұрын
I get it…I didn’t abandon Yugioh as I recognize the problems I have with it stem from western TCG practices, not the OCG. Just out of curiosity, what Japanese card games do believe are superior in game design to Yugioh? (plz don’t say One Piece) I’m that guy who can’t stand getting mana locked in MtG 😂 and the lack of disruption on a player’s turn in Pokemon makes it feel non-interactive.
@drewtraveleroftheburningabyssАй бұрын
@@cr1513 the YuGiOh problem is excessive interaction. It’s so off putting that there’s THAT much interruption every game. I think One Piece has an awesome design, but the game isn’t my thing because I’m not an anime person to be honest and all the players asked me ( “oh what’s your favorite arc” or “who’s your favorite character?” And honestly I can’t answer that because I don’t know lmao. I’ve played almost every relevant card game that’s been out over time and I honestly have to say that MTG has an amazing playstyle to it, but the players are fucking WEIRD in my area so I can deal with them. Pokemon I think has the best design as far as bringing people in because it’s easier to play than Uno and costs virtually nothing to play which is a great system to have considering their prize support is insane!!
@cr1513Ай бұрын
@@drewtraveleroftheburningabyss Thanks for the reply :) I like YGO interactivity to a degree, but yeah not to the point where I can’t even play. I think that’s what makes losing in modern YGO feel so miserable. I guess I’m more forgiving as I saw it as a game developed from a fictional card game in a manga. I never expected it to be balanced from its conception, nor take off the way it has to its current iteration. MtG locks you in the five basic colors and artifacts, while in YGO every new archetype is practically like learning a new card game, fighting another card game design for dominance. Pokemon is nice in that you don’t have to worry about the opponent taking over your own turn, but it was a bit too passive for me…and the full arts I wanted cost too much 😅 Good luck in Pokemon though, the community seems more pleasant. Yugioh community….well I blame the western TCG side on how it’s treated its players for 20 years, for the community ended up being the way it has. $10 JP Fuwaross vs $149 ENG Fuwaross…yeah. The YGO western practices has resulted in a playerbase much more toxic & cutthroat.
@TheNEPTYАй бұрын
Lmfao this is an awesome video. I love watching you dumpster people hahaha. I knew Jesse wasn’t a trustworthy person. He has always seamed like a scumbag. This game is filled with Narcissistic people and narcissism leads the embellishment of truth. Aka LYING PIECES OF 💩. Also Konami is corrupt 😂
@elin111Ай бұрын
KZbinr makes an "I quit YGO" video is a very safe thing to put on a Bingo Sheet
@drewtraveleroftheburningabyssАй бұрын
@@elin111 didn’t quit, just stoped playing current format! Time wizard is all I play now. I even stared it multiple times in the video! 😁
@spicymemes7458Ай бұрын
@@drewtraveleroftheburningabyssI'm exclusively Master Duel now. It's still modern but cheaper and more flexible both in terms of access to high-end staples and being able to play anywhere at any time. I'll still buy a tin or structure deck among friends, but I haven't registered for a paper event in years. I don't even bother anymore. This is an evolution of a medium, and we are just waiting for laggards to realize its worth.
@ThePCeristasАй бұрын
@@spicymemes7458 MD is definitely cheaper compared to nr1 meta stuff, but as someone who doesn't own any MD cards beside what I got from solo missions, it's a lot cheaper for me to have fun at my locals with a 30-50 dollar deck staples included, than spend a hundreds on getting all the staples on MD.
@lit_wickАй бұрын
I hate when people are rude with misplays at the local level. Im a father, and have two jobs. I want to play yugioh every now and then but people will be absolute jerks at locals if I misunderstand a ruling. My locals went from 20+ people to 6, if they're lucky. I've talked about it to one of my locals friends and he says some of their attitudes probably contribute to people leaving. I've started playing commander and never run into people like this. Its honestly such a better environment. Too bad I prefer yugioh. 🤣
@drewtraveleroftheburningabyssАй бұрын
Yea it’s really sad. I unfortunately can’t play commander because it’s just too casual for me, but I see people’s interest in it. It’s just not my speed. Glad you’ve got a game you can play and enjoy though, that’s awesome!
@TheTimon64Ай бұрын
well said dude, been trying to get back into yugioh myself but seeing all the multiple dramas going on just puts me off from doing so sad. Love pokemon card game myself and never knew the competitive scene was so lucrative! shame on konami for being so whack about prizing. and shame on them for the bs card prices! Maybe its time to say screw it to Yugioh as well and start back up with Pokemon honestly. I'd be interested in seeing your pokemon stuff!
@drewtraveleroftheburningabyssАй бұрын
@@TheTimon64 yea I’ve loved pokemon as a video game franchise since I was a kid and honestly I’ve played the card game before back when darkness ablaze came out and I loved it! So now I’m kinda just all in on pokemon
@avarice25Ай бұрын
The first community story is something that's just in every community sadly. Not intrinsic to Yugioh, card games, or any hobby for that matter. Magic judges had a ring of sleazy PDF file behavior, for example. Honestly, all 3 of your stories aren't exclusive to just Yugioh, I've seen some outlandish manchildren in the MTG and Pokemon communities.
@drewtraveleroftheburningabyssАй бұрын
@@avarice25 it’s gonna happen, but considering those incidents plus everything else wrong with this game on top of that I’d say that YuGiOh isn’t worth it anymore
@autobotstarscream765Ай бұрын
By process of elimination, sounds like it's time to leave the big 3 and set sail for One Piece.
@haz9472Ай бұрын
the streets lost a real one today o7
@drewtraveleroftheburningabyssАй бұрын
@@haz9472 sadly they did brother, sadly they did.
@youngancestor_Ай бұрын
retro formats have brought my love back for the game edison, tengu, hat etc. when modern is good ill come back until then im good lol
@drewtraveleroftheburningabyssАй бұрын
@@youngancestor_ 100% on the same page as you man!
@aquaticnstuff7666Ай бұрын
psychopaths are allowed to play video and card games. that's kinda what sucks. people that break rules, cheat but don't get in trouble. it's the eternal good vs evil. the fight will never cease no matter the arena.
@drewtraveleroftheburningabyssАй бұрын
@@aquaticnstuff7666 very true unfortunately! I’ve had great and awful experiences in this game competitively, but the more I play the more that I realize this community has more bad than good.
@connorthompson22Ай бұрын
I love BA and your content, but maybe the game will feel better if you play a deck that isn't tier 7 lol (this is a joke I sincerely hope Konomi fixes the game for all of us)
@drewtraveleroftheburningabyssАй бұрын
@@connorthompson22 I get it’s a joke, I haven’t played a game with BA in about 2 years, I’ve played a lot of decks but I’m not dropping $$$ on a game that doesn’t reward its players with anything other than a vanilla prize card and a 6 year old gaming console 😅😅😅
@mattbell3130Ай бұрын
@@drewtraveleroftheburningabyssYou clearly don't play for fun, you play to try win money. Your part of the problem. Don't take that attitude to pokemon, don't poison Pokemon.
@drewtraveleroftheburningabyssАй бұрын
@@mattbell3130 I play to win. Anyone who plays not to win is by definition a loser. I enjoy Pokemon significantly more than current yugioh and it’s FUN, but I’m not playing to lose. If you play to lose that’s on YOU and you should think about that.
@mattbell3130Ай бұрын
@@drewtraveleroftheburningabyss I play to win. I don't play to make money. There is a difference, but also I don't mind dialing it back to match my opponent sometimes. Enjoy pokemon. I'll be a happy loser over here and enjoy yugioh and my community. You are the toxic player base you claim to hate. Edit: I should add I redistribute all the prizing I win at my locals to other players, because I have been that guy that plays to win prizing, and I don't want to be that toxic guy again.
@BigHossPlayzАй бұрын
As someone who feels like they have become a better player thanks to your videos. It does hurt, in a small way, to hear you will stop making the kind of videos that would help me progress further. My biggest "investment" I have made in a single deck has been BA simply because how you showed it off. But as a fellow gamer who has had to step away from games that I found toxic and/or an environment I didn't want to be a part of. I wish you the best of luck in the future of the channel. I've never played Pokémon as a TCG since i was mainly a YGO player. But with there being a plan to make videos of Pokémon I'll have a new game to get into. So long as you are doing what you enjoy I'll follow your pursuits. Much love brother.
@drewtraveleroftheburningabyssАй бұрын
@@BigHossPlayz thank you! I do love this game and there will be more YuGiOh content, but it’ll just be time wizard formats because the game has just gotten to be way too much and I don’t want to deal with it anymore. I hope you continue to grow as a player because that was the whole intent of my channel. I learned from some brilliant minds and I want to share the valuable lessons I learned from them to make a better generation of players.
@BigHossPlayzАй бұрын
@@drewtraveleroftheburningabyss well since i have your attention for a short bit. I'm the same as you in the sense of not being very social, do you have any tips on how to improve/find my playstyle either alone or with minimal interaction?
@drewtraveleroftheburningabyssАй бұрын
@@BigHossPlayz I’d say you have to dedicate hours and hours of playtesting (when I was most competitive was before I worked full time and was married). Most pro players don’t work full time and aren’t married. I’ve accepted that yugioh isn’t a career and that it should be treated as something that’s a hobby STRICTLY. Also reading Patrick Hobans book is amazing for learning ALL the play styles (also great to read if you’re anti social because there’s no human interaction in reading lol)!
@notjustnerdytvАй бұрын
Play magic!!! Its so fun
@drewtraveleroftheburningabyssАй бұрын
@@notjustnerdytv I’ve played before, MTG just isn’t what I’m looking for
@notjustnerdytvАй бұрын
@@drewtraveleroftheburningabyss totally fair. I love commander but I can see how it wouldn't for people
@spicymemes7458Ай бұрын
I heard it's like yugioh where if you weren't an early adopter, then it's harder to get into now. Lorcana is like cuter MTG without lands, and it's brand new, so I might do that.
@notjustnerdytvАй бұрын
@@spicymemes7458 nah. You just gotta find the right pod. Also the bloomburrow set is cute af. But also if the community near you is toxic...
@spicymemes7458Ай бұрын
@@notjustnerdytv It's alright, but I don't really have the drive to invest in another card game too deeply. I've played a little, but mostly using friends' decks.
@BigHossPlayzАй бұрын
The only question i have leaving this video... What sleeves do you use? They sound like a matte finish, so i can imagine that smoothness helps you gracefully shuffle the way you do. Also, Will there be an update video with the recent banning of Beatrice? Not that the deck will run differently by drastic margins, but now there is 1 card we can add to the extra deck for either different plays or maybe optional outs.