Yu-Gi-Oh Products Need to Change

[@payne9682]

4:47 That's EXACTLY what they are doing in the OCG now (mostly). But for some reason (greed) the TCG decided that all staples should be super high rarity-hard to pull cards, while archetype cards and legacy support is mostly lower rarity. In the OCG cards like Lightning Storm and Pot of Prosperity are something like super rares, if I remember correctly. I would also like to notice how this wasn't the case all the time. I remember very good, back in the GX era, Everybody had access to pretty much all the important staples, because they were always printed as commons in Structure Decks It was Boss monsters and archetype specific cards that were higher rarity then, but sadly, those practices are long gone in the TCG..........

[@defectivesickle5643]

Don't forget that in its place, Rares are still a thing in the OCG. Which not only means you'll pull the Super Rares less often, it also means that weighing packs is still a major problem there. I can stand by this as a person living in Asia.

[@ShadowReaver573]

Most tcg's try and make staples easy to obtain. So it is surprising that the Yu-Gi-Oh tcg doesn't. Probably their way of increasing profits by per pack sales, while also keeping a strong secondary market. Wizards of the Coast pulls this crap with Magic too

[@bl00by_]

Where is the volcanic day conter?!! Is everything allright with you payne? Do you need any help?

[@brandonkick6142]

What day are you for volcanic support

[@payne9682]

@@bl00by_ Day 814

[@prologueygo4035]

You have a platform. You spoke the mind of many Yugioh players. And for that, we thank you.

[@ghostsisterspookydogwood4360]

Konami definitely needs to make deck devastator 2: dude harder.

[@DarkJ1425]

with all / most chase card reprints ... this would destroy the seconday market with no survivors.

[@TheRengarde]

@@DarkJ1425 Good

[@vgmaster02]

@@DarkJ1425 And? Staple cards should NEVER be worth an arm and a leg just to get a playset of. That just turns away new players COMPLETELY, and it makes Yugioh become a "Only the 1% can play the game" type of game...which is WRONG. We need more structure decks (no more of that "Let's shove all these structure deck new cards into TCG only sets and make them all short prints" bs), and we need more reprints of staple chase cards to allow EVERYONE to get their hands on them.

[@DarkJ1425]

@@vgmaster02 that’s what I meant, pot of piss should never be +400$ to get a play set or else your deck would be less consistent. The scalpers BS made things way worse, I wish they go for structure deck or something like that

[@vgmaster02]

@@DarkJ1425 Except they eff those up too (Evenly Matched reprint in OCG Charmer structure replaced with *RAIGEKI* reprint in TCG Charmer structure? EFF OFF with that BS!). And why NOBODY has any high hope for the Cyber structure deck because they WILL replace Impermanence and Lightning Storm for two BAD reprints. And yeah, Forbidden Droplet should NOT be over *$150* for ONE copy of it. NO card should cost the same amount as an ENTIRE DECK for ONE playset. That is just ridiculous, and it's Konami's own fault for short printing them (yes, they still short print them. They "claimed" they stopped, but if they truly did stop, then why is Droplet the least seen secret rare out of that set's batch of secrets? Piss off, Konami). Yugioh needs to be sold off to a company that WON'T pull this crap on us, because it's clear Konami doesn't care about bringing in new players, and they certainly don't care about its existing players who struggle to keep up with the rampant power creep the game is now eternally stuck in.

[@Iguessimhere154]

I really liked duel devastator and I really thought Konomi would do more with products like this. Maybe they should have products like this one be released at the end of the year or maybe after 2 years and have a bunch of good reprints/staples of those years.

[@TheoJay615]

I completely agree with the "harder to pull all cards" statement. Sure, there are "no more" short prints in main sets, but now everything is basically shorted by a bit. I'd rather that the rares were just shifted to the common slot and we kept 8 secrets per set. And an even bigger complaint I have: there are only 3 ultras per box of deck building sets (with the TOCH schema). *Only Three???* That's a little greedy considering how many ultras (10) and supers (15) there are per deck build set! *I'd rather no filler, mostly thriller.* But I'll add some constructive feedback in the off chance Konami reads this: > Stop canceling Structure Decks and shoe horning them into side sets - they are such a good chance to reprint cards and get players into the game at a low entry fee > Be a bit more generous with printing in main and deck building sets (as stated above) - 4 ultras and 5 supers per deck build set is my suggestion > Create a better alternative to special editions and promo products - we've been getting the Legendary Duelist reprint products with dice, but if those are here to stay, they need more incentive than a 1 in 7 RNG promo card and a dice to justify them being $5 more than a special edition.

[@handlesarestupid154]

Not only are those vanguard decks only $4, they also have complete playsets of every useful card, so you only need to buy one. And that's not to mention that about half the cards are actually used in the fully built version of that deck

[@generalYamato]

but vanguard is vanguard

[@handlesarestupid154]

@@generalYamato indeed it is :^)

[@redlord4321]

but dont you have to wait a long time before you get new cards for your deck because you cant mix clans or something?

[@aezogeus]

They switched from 24 clans to 5 nations so now every main set, all 5 nations get support

[@handlesarestupid154]

@@redlord4321 they just rebooted the game and overhauled a bunch of stuff

[@Johnnyluvschu]

9:30 ish- I wanted to pause and talk about this here. I think if we had a new style of structure/starter deck that offered some nice items like this. Example the Cyber Dragon structure but rebrand Cybercrime flow (Structure Deck EX) Includes 3x Cyber Dragon 3x Core/veir etc 2x power bond 3x cyber fusion (Some staples like) twin twister/ etc. Extra deck of 10-15 cards 2x Cyber end 2x twin dragon And offer a big kick. 1 premium playmat similar to the dark Magician Girl one that’s out. A pack of the card sleeves (they make sleeves, binders and playmats in these themes, bundles this into a premium deck set.) Imagine a rouge Teir decklist with sleeves playmat and binder sold in one sealed product for something like $39.99 or if it’s top notch $59.99 (like the video games for PlayStation and Nintendo) Just some ideas

[@phoenixraven5692]

It sounds like a great idea, but at the end of the day they are a business and want your money. If they do what you propose, they provide you with what you want for less money. That's not what they want to do, they want you to spend more in order to get what you want.

[@princeofcats6465]

Look up the Noble Knights of the Round Table Box. It was basically this.

[@GutsxCasca]

TCG just need to release Magi Magi Magician Girl in a set and they'd make so much money

[@BmanTheChamp]

Ain't happening unless Konami changes their mind about censoring it or the artist changes his mind about allowing them to censor it.

[@jaytassy2974]

@@BmanTheChamp why do people want the uncensor version

[@ChaosYGO]

@@jaytassy2974 it isn't that people want the uncensored version, it's that tcg markets want the card censored. Magi Magi is one of the last cards kazuki takahashi drew himself(he signed the artwork of all of these cards) and he refuses to redraw them censored and won't let another konami artist redo it for him. Kazuki always felt it was insulting to censor his art and as such won't do it again. So unless the tcg will let the card be printed uncensored we won't be getting it.

[@Always.Smarter]

they're gonna make so much money either way

[@LeChampionPodcast]

Plus the original artist doesn't want their work censored

[@mkrudesign4036]

I really like these yugioh discussion vids. These feel like conversations I enjoy having with friends.

[@undyingdragon9785]

Hello Paul just wanted to say you guys are the reason I started yugioh ☺️

[@captainsunshine64]

Awesome, welcome to the world of dueling!

[@flak64]

Welcome it's time to duel

[@paulduke9535]

Lol I try

[@UltiMulti_Games]

Team APS is why I stayed in Yu-Gi-Oh

[@lorenzouseche-rodrigo7311]

No joke, Paul and TheDuelLogs are two of the main reasons I got back into YUGIOH.

[@chrismcdonald6079]

Structure deck reprints are also a problem, why are we cutting things from products that people would buy in mass

[@pamoon_]

Amazement cards are like half Secret Rares... I miss entire archetypes as commons like Dustons or Dinowrestlers

[@Dingg00se]

??? They have like 2 secrets out of the 12 cards they have

[@GuessWhatHappened1]

It's only 2 and one is a sneak peek promo so honestly 1

[@MrGnarVar]

On the structure deck front, I think making them cheaper is the move. I just got back into Yugioh and actually bought 3x spirit charmers for $5 each just because I wanted DRNM and some of the other staples. When you make them cheaper they are still compelling from a value standpoint even when the archetype/deck is underwhelming

[@Pokemonman44441]

30$ for a decent deck is alot lol? What?

[@torokami1109]

12:43 As a Fluffal player I feel insulted on Dolphin's behalf Jokingly

[@brandonkick6142]

My favorite products came from the Yugioh 5ds era. All the tins had a nice slick design. As well as the packs looked sickkkkkkkkk. The rarities like ghost rare and ultimate rare was appealing as well.

[@infernious5491]

I really loved the products from the Zexal era.

[@randomprofile5853]

I remember when I bought a Hidden Arsenal 3 or 4 back in the day.

[@brandonkick6142]

@@infernious5491 the Zexal was very well done as well. My fav tin was the The Number 23 Levyaten Dragon

[@brandonkick6142]

@@randomprofile5853 those were the good times bro

[@randomprofile5853]

@@brandonkick6142 I like modern more, but yeah 5D's was a great time.

[@Ninjasifi]

For Structure Decks, I’d like to see Konami do Structure Decks: Rebooted, basically, taking old structure decks and recreating them with the same idea, but for modern times. Seeing a modern Rock deck, or a modern warrior deck would be super interesting. Not to mention, a modern Zombie deck would be really cool. And maybe some don’t NEED reprints (like Dinomasher’s Fury, I guess doesn’t REALLY need a reboot), but I think that could be cool.

[@jvegajr95]

They're doing that with the Zombie, Dino and Machina the upcoming Agents Reboot structure decks but I feel like they should do Reboot the old non Archetype structure decks from the beginning of yugioh. Imagine a new rebooted Warrior or Wind structure deck. They could reboot that old Dragon deck with Red-Eyes Darkness Dragon but do dragons really need more support

[@Ninjasifi]

@@jvegajr95 That’s the thing. Structure Decks often just use existing cards. What if they made a Red-Eyes deck instead of just a dragon deck? Or what if they went the Synchro route, made a Structure Deck around the Signer dragons? Or maybe make a structure deck with and actual extra deck for a change. But that’s the cool thing about the rebooted idea. Like you said, what about a modern Wind or Water or Rock deck? I think it could be interesting. SIDE NOTE: I think they should’ve made Ogdoadics a structure deck with the king and queen and Snake Rain, not its own archetype in a set, but they don’t premiere in structure decks, so I get it.

[@walterlopez5054]

Konami of japan has been doing just that. Konami usa keeps gutting those decks and scattering the guts into booster packs. The new Gearfried stuff from Toon Chaos was from an upgraded Warrior Deck. The New Dragunity support in Ghosts of the Past was from a structure deck.

[@JacobKendrick]

I actually really like your take on the deck building sets being introduced as structure decks. Personally I've been really disappointed recently with all the SDs we've gotten being revamps of existing strategies so your just hoping the new cards fix an outdated strategy. I'd like to see a new SD introduce a new theme. We haven't had this since salads, rokkets or Endymion (yes technically all these decks existed before but salad and rokkets had only existed for a couple months and Endymion got a whole new playstyle), those are almost 2 years old.

[@kypli1511]

I would say pack filler is a pertinent problem.

[@waltercardcollector]

I agree! The fact that there are so many commons in a pack compared to how many commons in a set means you will always have too many commons if you buy a box.

[@four-en-tee]

The reason that the Vanguard OverDress starter decks is so cheap is because Vanguard has been having a problem for a while with getting people into their game. Their sister game, Future Card Buddy Fight, recently went under, and their V-Series reboot for Vanguard was an absolute mess. Frankly, I wish Yugioh would produce more higher-level structure decks similar to how Magic will sell more expensive commander decks that have a lot more value in them versus some of their more entry-level commander decks. Even Vanguard did this during the G-Era of the original format with the Legend decks, which were essentially above average structure decks that had more grade 4 units than most other structure decks.

[@BMayo-bv6qs]

I like the idea about the comparison to trial decks. What they could is making them prebuilt like those deck series products. Like the legendary dragon that came with Cyber Dragon, Odd-Eyes, and that Timus deck. Give us more of that, make them semi viable and put the rest of the key cards in the following set.

[@captainsunshine64]

I'm a little conflicted about replacing commons with rares in the deck builder sets. It's nice but feels a little strange. Really like the sets in general as you get the fun of opening and collecting and also get a half decent couple of decks to try too. Only work if you buy a box though

[@madbart214yomother7]

That's the point. You get a HALF decent couples decks whereas the ocg gets the ENTIRE set in a box and can still be competitive. It's all about money yeah but make people want to play and have fun on a decent budget and make more players. Right now, if I hadn't been collecting for 6 years now and cheaply accessing cards, I couldn't play on my budget and wouldnt bother.

[@unsleeveddeck1998]

Sometimes I just want a video playing in the background while I create a deck and this is just perfect.

[@ge789]

My issue isn’t with high powered staples being secrets and/or short-print. My issues stems from important starter cards for archetypes, rather than their high powered boss monsters. Ignisters was the start of my annoyance towards it, with both searchers and the Field Spell, all of which integral to make any plays, being secrets and the Island getting short printed. Ignisters (as of the time frame between their release and new support) probably didn’t even qualify as a rogue deck, but people still had to charge a lot for them, which really sucked for anyone wanting to build the deck.

[@hayjad610]

Paul what it sounds like in regards to starter/structure deck(s) is something similar to the “Super Starter: Space-Time Showdown” starter deck. It introduced pendulum summoning with a deck and even gave bonus “2 power-up packs”. They contained an ultra dark hole and card to go with the deck theme. In this case it was Odd-Eyes Dragon. So your opinion isn’t impossible it has been done once. It just depends wether or not if Konami will actually hear the option of their player base. It can happen we have proof of this. Hopefully this helped give a little value to your hope for product changes. I know if they did this with say potential decks like shaddoll for example it would be great. Imagine a secret village of the spellcasters as an reprint in the set or some generic staple that hasn’t had a lot of printings. It certainly would be interesting to see.

[@rotex03]

100% agree on reprint sets. When I saw Terror of Trishula and XYZ Burst in Ghosts from the Pasts, I was like "WHY is this here?!" Terror has just been printed in Freezing Chains structure deck (less than 2 months before Ghosts), and XYZ Burst is a common from Galactic Overlord that has NEVER seen play. The definition of a filler if I ever saw one. And of course I am going to pull those instead of Evenly Matched.

[@adamhamre2045]

This is my take on how to appeal to the player-base as well as the collectors, without destroying the secondary market. In core sets, bring back Ultimate Rares, and make then 2 per box, but also make it so that every foil can be an ultimate rare. Any card that has a Super/ Ultra or Secret rare version in a core set would also be available as an ultimate rare. In addition to that, make the "staple" or high meta-impact cards mostly Super Rares instead of Secret Rares, so that players will have a wider ability to get their hands on the cards, but the Ultimate Rare versions of that same staple card would be very expensive for collectors. Imagine Droplets/ Zues/ Pot as supers, but also available as Ultimate in the same set

[@mystikx2205]

They need to bring back the Special Editions just to get more copies of things in circulation. No reason why certain cards need to be $100 a pop.

[@justinkassel4281]

Yes that was dumb as hell we are in global Pandemic and right before it hits a year or too later it hits tcg land and now is hard as hell to find cards cause of fucking piece of shit scalpers

[@Asako_Gaming]

Stopped buying boxes when they stopped selling Hidden Arsenal. Every card was a shiny, they are all for dedicated archtypes and you could pretty much get the core cards for each of those archtypes in 1 or 2 boxes. No cards in the sets were filler generic cards. Sure there may have been bad cards in the archtype, but at least it was still part of the archtype. Loved those sets, Ice Barrier, Naturia, Gusto, Gishki, Steelswarm and Constellers. Loads of great cards all holo.

[@kbgamestation]

I think if we matched the OCG more in terms of structure decks the R dive decks i think they call them? Rather than like what happened with the dragunity one where it got bundled into ghosts, same with the infernoble one they got

[@Sad-Lesbian]

I don't really have much to say about the actual video, but I just wanted to let you know that I really appreciate you being so down to earth and chill. One of the best yugitubers to just sit and listen to.

[@Altigue]

Make draft a competitive format and you can actually sell the battle packs.

[@emperorhadrian6011]

Please be a joke.

[@Altigue]

@@emperorhadrian6011 why would this be a joke. Draft is a format in MTG and it works great over there.

[@emperorhadrian6011]

@@Altigue Draft is not competitive, besides zombie and not even at this point everything is so hyper archatypical that near nothing would work.

[@Altigue]

@@emperorhadrian6011 mtg has limited formats that are competitive, which is far more than what Yu-Gi-Oh! Has to offer currently. And regarding your archetypal comment, battle packs don’t have to be hyper archetypal, and even if they were, they don’t have to be super sporadic that you can’t build a deck out of the box. Like I said, MTG does draft and it works, Yu-Gi-Oh! Is more than capable of making a similar concept work.

[@emperorhadrian6011]

@@Altigue It could work, just understand that the gameplay would be a joke.

[@soulstarved4116]

So here are the Konami changes for the past few sets. Core Sets Common 48 => 50 Rare ------ 20 => 0 Super ---- 14 => 26 Ultra ------ 10 => 14 Secret ---- 8 => 10 Collector 0 => 5 1 Box 24 Packs Common 168 => 192 Rare ------- 24 => 0 Supers --- 18 => 18 Ultra ------- 4 => 4 Secret ---- 2 => 2 Odds for a specific individual card Common 350% => 384% Rare ------ 120% => NA Super ---- 128% => 69% Ultra ------ 40% => 29% Secret --- 13%25% => 20% In the old days, konami short printed secrets in core sets, however they stopped doing that in the new setup. So getting a good secret is actually easier and getting a bad secret is actually harder now. I think the old sets were much better if they would have just stopped short prints. But for these new sets they should definitely cut back some of the Ultras, Supers, Secrets down to Commons to improve the odds of getting the cards you want. For deck builder sets we went from Hidden Arsenal style into Toon Chaos style. Hidden Arsenal 5 card packs 40 Supers with short prints 20 Secrets with short prints In Toon Chaos 7 card packs 35 Rare 15 Super 10 Ultra with short prints Addition of Collector Rares 1 Box 24 Packs Hidden Arsenal Supers 96 --- 120%240% Secrets 24 --- 60%120% Toon Chaos Rares 144 --- 411% Supers 21 --- 140% Ultra 3 --- 15%30% Toon Chaos style may look worse, but thanks to Collector rares the secondary market on key cards is much cheaper than that of Hidden Arsenal. For example, a bad deck like Evil Eye main card was a short printed Secret and cost 40-50$, but a good deck like Dyatron main card was a short print Ultra and costs 20-30$. Still expensive but much more affordable thanks to the whales getting their profits off Collector rares. Also keep in mind that you were not guaranteed any short prints in Hidden Arsenal style, normally you would open 2 per box, but you could get unlucky and open 0. Toon Chaos style you are guaranteed 3 Ultras which take the place of short print Secrets. Just alittle more secure that way. Plus getting a playset of all rares is pretty nice, Hidden Arsenal you would have to find your missing copies somewhere else. Toon Chaos style overall improvement in my opinion.

[@jacksonkim9529]

Hidden arsenal isn't a great comparison point. They were notoriously bad sets that were only purchased for the ice barrier synchros, Barkion/Beast, and a few other cards (over like 5 sets, not one box). That's like saying blazing vortex is a solid set because it's better than cyberpunk impact.

[@soulstarved4116]

@@jacksonkim9529 Still an improvement though, I'm able to make all three decks from last few Toon Chaos sets for under 100 dollars combined. I can't say that was ever the case for Hidden Arsenal type sets, Eldlich alone costed about 400 dollars and I had to skip it and Adamancipator because price was too high. I guess you could say its still not worth buying the actual product though.

[@KingScarletYGO]

07:00 Absolutely! I would love for archetypes to be released actually completed (for the time being), whether that's via a pack/set or a structure deck like you mentioned. It is very odd for the player base to have to wait a couple sets to build an archetype. I don't mean that Konami can't release support later, I just personally dislike the PLANNED scattering of releases for new archetypes before it's completely ready for play. Take video games, for example: DLC's are fine later after release of a full game, but don't release one third of a video game.

[@martokotka4524]

Interesting video recommendation considering I was trying to find the last duel devastators left in my country and they just got bought out. I defo think that as a beginner that box is what we want since we get all the staples for future decks to make and also more options to it, we all want 3 ash blossoms but getting the option of the other hand traps is nice right ? Also boss monsters for extra decks. If I go and buy a structure deck now, the extra deck is always empty .... Def need more DUDEs .

[@mohammedislam3098]

Basically, you want Konami to give you the cards you want in the least amount of sets bought. Great for the buyer; terrible for business. Why would Konami do it? At the heart of it all, it's business.

[@ethanfoxall8033]

I agree, but there is a balance between maximizing konami’s revenue and making the game still more affordable for the player in the secondary market. Things like fewer secrets per box to increase the odds you get the better one is fine because you’re either buying a few boxes and a player to keep the copies you pull or they will buy even more boxes to put the good cards up for sale. I think it’s about balance and right now it’s not very balanced at all

[@trevermc3505]

Yeah, as someone who has pulled a impermanence out of max gold, it is Hella rare to get, it's not good to pull, and it's better buy singles. I wanted inperm, pulled it after 2 boxes. Then with GftP, I wanted Red Supernova and just bought it of a friend who pulled some. Reprint sets suck tbh.

[@princeofcats6465]

When Paul was describing bigger structure decks, I just have to remind everyone that they did that once with Noble Knights. You got sleeves, a mat, 2 packs of various current staples, a deck box, and the deck wasn't THAT bad... ESPECIALLY for a "Structure Deck". Sure you had to put a bit more into it, but as a kid for 50$ I got most of everything I needed to play the game with a modern archetype at a casual level.

[@WyrmsOfWonder]

not going to lie, if it wasn't for duel devistator I probably wouldn't have come back to physical yugioh. Having a single product with a plethora of staples I could just pick up and tear apart to support the decks I wanted to build was a lot easier than trying to navigate the singles market or buying into sealed product to get everything I'd need.

[@kazumafox249]

The Structure deck idea I love cause I can picture it being shaddoll level structure decks with a very playable extra deck right out the box like shaddolls and than like you said a side deck would help figure out what exactly is your deck trying to do

[@deanthelemur1716]

i disagree w making staples low rarity, just do what they do in the ocg. these popular cards come in 3-6 rarities. ghost, ulti, secret, ultra, super and sometimes rare.

[@deanthelemur1716]

for example droplets come in 4 rarities in ocg

[@Big1nz]

Good point. Why not reprint them in lower rarities while also leaving those chase rarities. I fucking hate how droplet and lightning storm cost over 100 a copy. Fucking ridiculous.

[@sakuraanime122]

Honestly, my biggest problems with products are as follows 1. Secret rares don't have alternative budget printings on release (See Pokemon. They have secret rares, and they're full art cards of regular cards in the set. The most they have is ultra rares that they don't print commons of. 1:6 or so packs at worst.) 2. There isn't a one definitive set for a new player to jump in with. A lot of people say duel devastator, but that's 40$ (Canadian money) and you only get one copy of every card, so you'd need to buy 3 of it, and at that point, its 120$ for 3 copies of the hand traps. 3. I wanted to jump back in with Starry Knights, I thought the decks gimmik was cool. So I wondered, "I could buy one or two ghosts from the past, and then buy whatever else I didn't pull." I looked up openings. Starry Knights are a 10 card archetype, (one of them wasn't even printed in the set) and you weren't even guaranteed 1 starry knight card within a box. The set is too big for you to actually pull what you want, it feels like a set that was MADE to buy the singles for rather than open it yourself.

[@bushidobrown3952]

I feel like if reprint sets were much smaller, making the cards more accessible and therefore cheaper, the yugioh competitive scene would be a lot healthier. A lot of people don't or can't compete at high levels because they can't afford 3 copies of the newest must have staple. If every so often konami made the best cards more available then I'm sure more people would compete at events or at least have a better time at them

[@Icecube-rt9us]

Where did you guys buy the Yugi and Kaiba Collector boxes?

[@Bystanderx79]

Yeah I am not so sure about the 2 secrets per box anymore. Last 2 sets (Phantom Rage and Blazing vortex) I've bought 2 boxes of each set and both boxes of blazing vortex and 1 of the boxes from phantom rage only had 1 secret per box. I feel that I am losing value of these boxes when this happens. IMO Konami should bring back rares into the core sets. I liked pulling a rare and holo per pack makes, it seemed like a better investment when opening packs. Also it would make it easier to pull what we need of the other holo rarities. They should keep the no short printed holo card rule. No deck builder sets but legendary decks style product would have my vote. I like the idea of going back to how the structure deck were like when they first producing them. Multiples of necessary common cards, new stuff only 1 copy a deck. This way buy 1 deck and few singles of the new stuff benefits Konami and retailers that split the product up for singles. I personally keep the price point where it is if going this route. The other thing I would do is archetypes that are being voted on in structure deck polls must have support that will make the archetype tier 1. This rule has to be put in place. I don't want to waste my time voting for an archetype if the structure deck support is going to be garbage like the Ice Barrier Structure. Ghost of the past was 132 cards actually. The base OCG product TCG Konami used was a set with random support for a lot of different archetypes so that was part of the issue of the support being everywhere. My main issue with this set when you are printing a set with more than 1 ghost rare, Konami needs to look at the total number of cards in the set and take 1/5th of the cards and make them ghost only (1/5 of Ghost from the Past would be around 22 cards). Also there should be a guaranteed 1 ghost rare per pack. This way investing into display boxes would be better cause you will have 6 ghost rares per display and get a better return on investment. If you have to buy single of the ghost rare you want, they also won't cost over $200 for a piece of cardboard like they currently do. I mean TCG Konami did do something similar to what I described with Gold Series 4 Haunted Mine (6 Gold Ghost rare of a 55 card reprint set. That is actually just over 10% of the set) so there was ABSOLUTELY NO REASON NOT TO DO THE SAME with Ghosts of the Past. TBH I don't mind the the megatins the way they are right now. The only change I would do is is have the promos separate from the set. If they want to have a card pool of 12 promo cards and give us 4 cards from that pool I be fine with that. For Jump promos, there is a certain amount of time that has to pass before Konami can get the rights to print those cards. It was like that when Jump promos were still viable here in NA. Which why other regions of the TCG had to wait for the reprints of those Jump Promos. An import set like what you are describing wouldn't work, TCG Konami tried it with the World Superstars set and that set was just a 60 card set of random cards making it hard for any person get what they want. Most people bought the cards they wanted as singles.

[@elijahantonelli9626]

Bro my problem is that they're non-existent! I tried 3 WalMarts, a target, a Freddie's, a GameStop, and a local shop. No Pokemon. No Yugioh. Anywhere. I'm not gonna pay over msrp to buy products this new smh.

[@Kawaiisikkusu]

Is it possible for fans to get Contact Konami?

[@SpankoYGO]

i VERY MUCH agree with the structure deck idea of it being a little more expensive but be ready from the get go! The amount of times i’ve seen new players sit there like “i gotta get sleeves? A deck box? Playmat? Whats a side deck?” And then it ends up costing them a bunch and they’re turned off by it + gives konami an opportunity for cool sleeve/deck box arts exclusive to structure decks!

[@pokedrawer4ever]

I've thought about how Yugioh product has been handled in the past 3-4 years and would like Konami TCG to mirror how rarities are handled in OCG where there's a high and low rarity of chase cards. To keep the set within the 100 card pool they could introduce a TCG exclusive set that will replace the reprint set that come out in the summer and move all the TCG exclusive cards from the main set to there.

[@madbart214yomother7]

Too much money made right now with their current strategy to bother. Konami wants money not for you to enjoy the game. How many times they gonna release legacy of the duelist and not update it for free on consoles and maybe PC? Because another copy sells.

[@minivenom0109]

Agreed with how things can change for sets. Hear me out on this yes ghost from the past has good cards in it and people bash on it for what's its not. From the name Ghost from the Past I though maybe they were going to reprint some old ghost rares cards, give older cards a ghost lift (Red Dragon Archfiend), maybe give cards that need reprints a reprint treatment (Ex. Air Neos, Number 92), even reprint some ultimate rare cards. Just a though

[@LimmBurger]

I remember me and a friend tried to get back into Yugioh so we both bought a starter deck and bought I think ten packs each. So what we didn't realize is that packs only have support for specific archetypes for the most part, at least the ones we got. So we wasted a lot of money that day since almost none of the cards we pulled worked with our starters lol. Painful lesson.

[@huntercole3595]

Hello Paul and Team APS, as someone who has never truly played yugioh besides casually and for fun with friends or family I really really enjoy the thought of structure decks having a side deck, duplicate cards, more than 3 extra deck cards and even some staples. I wouldn't even mind a price increase for the structure decks if it means we get more bang for our buck. As of now, while structure decks are great to start off with, there isn't a lot to do with them due to how they're made. I would love to see a 40 card deck, a 5-10 Extra deck and a 5-10 card side deck and add certain staples, like ash blossom, infinite impermanence, etc. and just make them commons as well. I would GLADLY pay $19.99 for a structure deck of that sort. It would be a great way to get started in the game, get invested in it(as you now have certain staples needed), and be able to have a deck that is fun to use and easily accessible to everyone

[@AnthonySquare55]

I think it would be cool if they did another thing like duel devestator but with some randomness to it where some of the cards are useful for the deck but each box comes with different side deck cards.

[@GuessWhatHappened1]

Regarding the charmer and ice barrier decks. Those were made because of polls same as the sacred beast and shaddoll deck. The player base picked bad decks. Other than shaddoll

[@shakezilla29]

Paul should be the meme for "my deck got stolen"

[@goodytushoes4328]

I really think the format should change to make all the most important cards to the meta be low rarity so they entire community has access to all of them within a 50-100 dollar budget. if I buy a booster I'm as guaranteed to get a lightning storm as I am to get the 45th reprint of book of moon

[@benjd63]

Here 2-3 thing i'd complain (i had to precise, i didn't launch the video yet, so i'll see if our complains are similar a bit too late): 1 the joke cards in secret or ultra , there presence simply make things even more fustrating because they're mostly worthless and took the place of chased cards. To put it bluntly, these cards are simply FILLERS. i hope we won't get any in the secret or ultra slots in the 2021 tins or we'll get too many of the "promos" (maybe we'll get a Dragoon 2.0 but i highly doubt). 2 The rarity bump from OCG to TCG, one exepmle that comes in mind is Aromage Jasmine that was i think commun in ocg, and was secret in tcg wich completly shut down any chance for casual players to have the deck. Same thing happened with Dogmatika Eclesia (from super to ultra); yes i know ocg and tcg products are a bit different, it doesn't change the fact we only got 4 ultras per boxe, and these cards can be drowned in middle of the joke cards. 3 The deck reprints that ocg got but not tcg, wich again can be a blow to again the casual players (and by casual i mean even someone that spent 100$ in products, wich is already some investments). I do hope Konami won't take away Lighning Storm nor Infinite from the next structure deck. On a side note, we already have the Star Destroyer Kaiju in another structure deck, maybe this one could be changed. But only that one specific card, not the rest.

[@dampchinchilla6230]

I think it'd be cool to see reprint sets that have stronger theming. For example ghosts from the past, 3 of the 5 ghost rares were related to DM-era archetypes (Dark Magician, Blue-Eyes, and BLS) so why not make all of the cards reprinted support DM archetypes. Then you still throw in a few high value staples that need reprints and imports that work with the theme (like Starry Nights). That way even if someone doesn't pull the cards like Evenly Matched or a ghost rare, they're more likely to end up with something they can build off of

[@ChizFriTCG]

I always wanted to see Konami give Deluxe Structure Decks another shot (like the Pendulum Starter Deck and the Noble Knights Structure Deck) where you get the deck, sleeves, and a rubber mat. Konami also needs to be better on how they design the products - I am so tired of having to buy 3 copies of the same product just to have a usable deck and a stack of useless slag on the side. Bushiroad has been killing it in that space for years at this point - give the players something they can use, but only have a single copy of key cards be holo so that you have to buy multiples _if you want to_ without it being required to actually play with the deck.

[@GustavoHenrique0220]

I was thinking about starting to play Yu-Gi-Oh, as I like Zexal I was thinking about getting Utopia's Structure Deck that should be released at the end of the year here, what do you guys think?

[@ChaoticChazz514]

Bro I started with zexal on 4kids you should try to get both of them, the new one and the older one

[@nitrusxd8951]

To boost that deck might want to get the v for victory since it came with multiple utopias and some boosters.

[@madbart214yomother7]

Okay depends on budget and where you to want to spend your money. If you are able to find v for victory and some cheap staples then go for it but tcgplayer the onomatopoeia archetype and buy 3 of the cards that came out in magical hero and buy 3 of the utopia mini and XYZ change tactics that came out in duel power and just add some cards here there (battle traps, hand traps, floodgates just whatever)and you have a fun deck that plays almost like the anime. The newer cards are going to be focused on zw weapons and all that which is kinda its own thing of course but helpful make the rank 4s and what not so have at that if you will. Deck isn't competitive meta but it's definitely fun to play with others. Good luck my dude.

[@madbart214yomother7]

Now if you want ghost rare utopia ray or to add expensive staples then that's gonna cost ya and be hard to get but to find all the regular stuff on tcgplayer and to add cards and whatnot, your looking at maybe 6 or 7 for the magical hero cards and the duel power cards and anything you wanna splash in is fair game.

[@GustavoHenrique0220]

@@madbart214yomother7 Maybe I'll buy upgrades after buying the deck, the right thing to do is to buy 3 Structure Decks, correct?

[@lordshmee13]

so instead of "pandemic era of cards", how about "lottery era of cards"

[@waterlegend72]

Just to let you know I prefer these types of vids more than your main channel

[@the199dirtrider]

8:27 IMO if they cut out some of the packaging and rule books/paper mats they could reach that cost level.

[@HoodlieRPG]

Does anyone else think it’d be neat to replace that random pack filler with new support for random, forgotten archetypes? Like... new Igknights or Sylvans or something? At least they’d have some use.

[@emilyevans8840]

The deck build pack transferred into decks (Ogdo, Ursarctic, solfa) would always work if they also put in a couple staples so it's somewhat competitive out of box

[@blarceyg2744]

I'm so down for import sets, I wanna build my sky striker deck so bad with all the extra deck people in it (wanted to build them when I was pulling them buying packs just to buy them had no clue what their meta was.before nerfed but I'm fine even nerfed) I love make ng qiwrs themed decks but I also haven't played in a tournament since roughly 2006. Though I've been buying packs here and there when I see a archetype I like.

[@sant25xyz]

13:48- I agree, we should get a special pack that has nothing but ocg imports of cards we don’t have yet. Remember the tcg’s premium pack 1 and 2?, Konami should bring those kinds of packs back

[@SkyKline09]

What's the easiest one to learn for a old school duelist? Xyz? Syncro? Pendulum? Link? Tuner? And why?

[@MrJuan_Vzla]

All of them.

[@elliottvaughn700]

I greatly enjoy the frequency of your video musings, Paul!!!

[@Olgruum]

charge 30usd per structure, have them include a themed playmat(talking basic cloth not the thick ones you buy seperate) or card sleeves, multiple copies of each card(Think like the cyberdark deck that had imperm, it was decent if you bought 3 copies of it and slotted in some outside cards), and themed plastic shell deckbox(Just a collector item kinda deal)...this would appeal to people that are either in the hobby to collect themed items, new players maybe looking into playing more seriously(that dont have a large chunk of cash to drop on a custom meta deck), and to the people that just play at home games with friends every so often while still wanting a good deck to run. They could keep the current versions of the structure decks out aswell, lower the price to say 5-6usd per each one which would make them accessible to the younger audience, and serve as a cheap option for say someone that didn't care about the collector items and just wanted the cards. Speaking for myself i'd have rather had something like the 30usd version i pitched when i was getting back into the tcg, as all in all it would have let me dip my toes with a small upfront cost over dumping cash to get a decent rogue tier deck+playmat+sleeves+deckboxes.

[@midgitguy13]

I agree with pretty much everything you mentioned in this video, which is why I love watching these videos of yours. A duel devastator set every year filled with staples would be brilliant. My biggest issues with Konami are the increased number of foil rarity cards per set without increasing the hit rates per box plus short printing. To fix this issue I loved your suggestion of making good staples supers instead of secrets. My suggestion would be make the highest rarity of cards in sets be Ultra rare, BUT use the secret rare and starlight rare slots exclusive for rarity bumps. For example "Pot of Prosperity" would be an ultra rare but there would be a secret rare printing in the same set. This way people on a budget can just buy the lower rarity version of the card ultra/super/common which should be easier to get as long as there is no crazy short printing but the chase cards would be the secret rare/starlight rare versions for collectors or players not on a budget (Pokemon does something similar with its supporter cards) This would make the game so much more accessible but still have the appeal for people to buy the products to chase the higher rarities. I like the deck builder sets very much because I'm a filthy casual but I wish there was more ultras in those sets, 1 box = 3 ultra rares and each archetype has 3/4 ultras needed which feels a bit cheap.

[@rigoguzman4195]

I just hope someone from konami would actually watch this video good ideas lol

[@thedragonlady5044]

I agree that it would be great if staple cards could be lower rarity for easier access... but of course that won't happen because we know why Konami makes these cards. To make money. They know people will buy more boxes to get one or two staples, then give it a year and the reprint will come out. This is just a sad reality.....

[@gamegab7271]

Structure and Starter Decks are good for two things: getting reprinted staples you need for existing decks (i.e. Imperial Order, Pot of Avarice, Mirror Force, etc.), or building new decks (i.e., Cyber Dragon, Elemental Heroes, Synchros, Shaddoll, Monarchs, the list goes on!). I can see the appeal in buying multiple copies of these decks, but it can be pricey if you’re not careful. Still, they’re great ways to get into Yu-Gi-Oh! if you’re on a budget. If they were priced the same as those recent Vanguard decks, buying multiple copies wouldn’t be an issue.

[@antoniokralj842]

Yes, price point for 2 decks now should give you 3 decks EASY, no way in hell should they charge you this much, only BIG tin should have that cost, or if you buy that special edition with hard duel matt...

[@johannesroth395]

I believe some should be cheaper like with starters decks around 5 that why new players can pick it up with out freaking out about prices and they should have more than one of each card not the broken cards but like mabye 2 of each that why we can get the idea of the deck and get to play the deck

[@EggoEspada]

I’m been enjoying these videos on here, but I would absolutely love a Team APS podcast. There aren’t many yugioh podcast out the and I feel like you guys have the experience and knowledge to make a good podcast.

[@Glittersword]

What do you think the likelihood that with the scarcity of product on the store shelves that we are going to see an uptick in counterfeit cards?

[@SkyKline09]

What's a good booster box that is good for an old school duelist? I played since the beginning. An took a long break. Not a fan of pendulum, link, syncro/xyz. Any suggestions?

[@jamesquiggins]

None. Buy singles.

[@jacksonkim9529]

I mean technically no set is worth buying except on release if you know that the set will go up in value and that's only if you hold onto the box and resell later. Also, if you don't like any of the modern extra deck things you can only play a few control decks like Eldlitch or Mystic Mine. If you crave the old school playing style, you're better off playing online and doing GOAT format duels.

[@reedmohlman9762]

the switch from the 5 holo deck build packs to the 7 card ones with the collector rares was a huge mistake

[@gamedragonja8962]

I mean main series sets are essentially loot boxes

[@juliansoria7733]

THe only thing I know is that TCG's people should either get fired or get a very high hit on their wallet. But people here STILL BUY THEM WITHOUT EVER THINKING OR CARING. And I hate that. Specially scalpers.

[@joselira7779]

Reminds me of all the Dinowrestlers they printed constantly as fodder... like really? So many... And I agree with having actual seal product for archetypes, it’s why I love structure decks so much, but they can take a note out of vanguard and include multiple copies as you stated, viable staples, possible side deck, more full extra deck for the same price or $5 more, but it’d have better value. Or if they want to continue their structure decks as is, reduce the damn price, both ways are great incentives to new comers and casual players, not everyone is a competitive player

[@StupidWeb]

Ghosts from the past was 40 dollars in Australia, the maximum gold set was 60, and the mega tins are 50. Not to mention structure decks are 20. God I hate yugioh in Australia

[@NewtBannner]

Here’s a complaint that made me step away for a while. I think there is too many banlists in a year. I understand that the ban list keeps the game fresh and it moves product but a deck that you spend money on can become obsolete and you need to spend a crap ton more money on another meta deck if you want to stay competitive. For me personally it’s hard because I don’t have a huge collection because I’ve only played for the past two years and I took a step away from buying cards (obviously because the prices are insane right now). Good points by the way Paul

[@vparsa87]

Ban lists are meant to keep the game healthy. I think Konami does a great job giving players time to enjoy their decks and get as much mileage as they can. I loved sky strikers and had my fun with the deck, but I understood the game got stale and needed fresh blood. If a deck becomes obsolete, it’s for the better health of the game. I know you don’t like your decks getting hit, but you also probably wouldn’t like facing the same decks for several years.

[@NewtBannner]

@@vparsa87 yeah and I understand that but a deck getting hit every 3 to 4 months doesn’t give you much time unless you have friends to play with, but I understand what you mean, the physical card game probably just isn’t for me if I can’t keep up with the prices

[@vparsa87]

@@NewtBannner What was the last deck to be hit after 3-4 months?

[@NewtBannner]

@@vparsa87 well I was playing Drytron before Benten and Carrier got hit. I get it that’s how the game works but I’m not good enough to get the deck to work and win at a decent rate against the meta decks. Oh well

[@Pydtosofz]

@@NewtBannner well good news, you are getting mu beta fafnir, you will be fine

[@jamalgumbs7518]

We definitely do need more sets like Duel Devastator, it was a blessing to get guaranteed ghost girl cards in a set for an affordable price and it pains me to see the market be so crazy where 1 of these [as of writing this] is around $45 per box when just last year I saw them for as low as $27-$28. I would like to see Unlimited printings of some sets and not necessarily reprints in sets like Mega Tins. I wanted to get a box of Rise of the Duelist but those are $250+ per box now and that's one of the best sets ever made but it's too expensive to get.

[@dariangoodness3037]

I really agree as a new player with the idea of a structure deck including a full deck with an extra deck and a Mat and I think 30-40 would be fine seeing as a mat or 3 regular structure decks would equal that price anyways, just need a good starter deck

[@wishuponajirachi]

konami should definitely make yugioh more accessible. $100 for a piece of cardboard is nuts

[@duskears8736]

13:10 The reason what you're talking about here will never happen is because Konami makes money on the sealed product, not the aftermarket. If they make the already expensive aftermarket cards hard to get on reprint then they've got a ready made stable of whales who will shell out big money to buy multiples of whatever sealed product it is to ensure they get that chase card. It's also the likely reason they print clearly broken cards like Dragoon, because they know those cards will drive sales. So until sweaty players stop jonesing for more power creep both reprint and regular sets will continue to have filler and laughably broken extra deck cards will continue to be printed.

[@cherrycreamsoda4253]

Ok I have to know, where did you get that yugi and jaden piece in the back? It looks dope!

[@TheGreatRedWelshDragon]

I'd be fine getting a yearly Devistator. It definitely would impact how some people would buy their cards but for the most part meta players will still dump money into high rarity ftk's so it almost doesn't matter.

[@DRAPION54]

I´m still waiting for news on what is supposed to replace the special editions miniboxes. I don´t want to keep waiting for mega tins in order to (maybe) have reprints of the most relevant cards of the past 3-4 core sets and randoom side sets.

[@dpham8907]

DUDE was a great start and made me hopeful that Konami was trying to appeal to newer players. Of course 80% of that set was junk and sits in a bulk pile, but the first 20% was really helpful when starting out. Hoping for a "DUDE2" set soon that will have newer staple cards. I can't afford to spend $400 for a playset of TTT!! Also bring back Unlimited runs for good sets like ROTD and ETCO!!

[@brosefbrostar4824]

If Konami woulda just did the dragunity structure deck that would have solved the dragunity issue

[@appeljuicesurf]

Starter deck yugi and kaiba remastered, 1. ED. Same cards as in SDK and SDY but every card is one rarity higher. Ur -> SecR C -> R Profit.

[@SamusDaHero]

I think the best way to do rarities is what they're currently doing with collector's rares now:. Instead of having just one card at one rarity (like Drytron Nova or Orcust Mekk-Knight Girsu), have those cards at multiple rarities: Girsu as a secret but also an Ultra or Super, Nova as an Ultra but also a Super or Secret, etc. That way, people who don't want to throw away hundreds of dollars to play the game semi-competitively or play newer decks can, while people who like forking out cash for max rarity decks can do that too. I don't think Konami would lose sales this way, because unfortunately our community is full of max rarity players, so there would still be a chase for those cards while not being ridiculously expensive for the rest of us. If we didn't have a community like this then we wouldn't be having the problem we have now, where Konami gives us the short end of the stick by replacing needed reprints with trash or short printing, etc.

[@jonathan-6958]

The reason we dont get the badass OCG products like LINK VRAINS PACK, is because the TCG is the "whale" and japan is highly competitive when it comes to the amount of card games they have. In order to compete, the OCG must entice players with good products or lose to the competition. In the TCG, yugioh doesnt have to compete and players buy the product whether its trash or not. TCG is effectively the whale in this scenario, and from a business standpoint, that is great for Konami's bottom line.

[@jonathan-6958]

And i hate it. Bought a 4 dollar ocg foil harpies feather duster on Amazon a couple years ago because the TCG one was like 4-5 times the price of the OCG one, at that time.

[@explanationable]

If you mean whale as in Largest Consumers on the planet then you are absolutely correct.

[@Nephalem2002]

Why doesn’t the TCG just step up their game and make it so Pokemon and Magic actively have to compete with them?

[@jonathan-6958]

@@explanationable yes. But also with a connotation that we consume the products even if theyre kinda bad i.e. ghosts from the past.

[@explanationable]

@@jonathan-6958 were on such a mass scale it doesnt matter. People have opinions and love the game. I personally dont think GFTP was terrible, it was a beautiful set.

[@AFCManUk]

I get what you're saying about import sets. Konami should release OCG imports like they used to, with something similar to the Premium Packs that had the original version of Magician of Black Chaos, alongside cards not previously printed in the TCG such as Zera the Mant, Marshmallon and Javelin Beetle.

[@zacharywaller6677]

House of Champs has been saying for awhile that he believes a Duel Devastator sequel with a small RNG component could be a massive hit. Like maybe a random promo of a classic or popular card in a unique rarity. Sort of like what they did with the Charmer structure deck.

[@waitngo]

all they do is release weeb archetypes and extra deck powercreep

[@yashuastryfe125]

extra deck almost needs to be cut in size a little to mitigate how otk yugioh is and its look basically like a weeb cardgame at this point ):

[@GeneralNickles]

My only complaint is that we're getting too much product and it's really watering down the quality of each release. If they would focus on making every release good, rather than spitting out a new product ever couple weeks, then you wouldn't get set nicknames like "blazing dumpster fire" and "chaos low impact". Not every set can be a home run, but they can certainly be better than some of them are.

[@shskwhxchjadh9192]

minor complaint about pull rates of secret rares. There are indeed more secret rares now but your chances of pulling the good one is still better than with the old system cause we dont have those pesky short prints chase secrets anymore