My Complicated Relationship with Yu-Gi-Oh.

I have a weird new relationship with Yu-Gi-Oh. What is yours?
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[@ct1296]

Plot twist: Paul sells all of his bulk online, and two of the other guys unknowingly buy a bunch of his worthless commons as part of their next “we bought starter decks off eBay” videos.

[@LightBringer666]

but then he sees the delivery address

[@THEMUFFINMANOFFICIAL2977]

💀💀💀

[@airbornejay4962]

The self sustaining system known as yugitube hehe

[@Revster]

😂

[@DualSwordBesken]

I don't know about other people, but I'd love to see you and Alec use your actual full power decks against each other. No special challenges, restrictions, or gimmicks, just what someone could see if they saw you 2 at locals paired against each other.

[@VictorTAnderson]

We understand, man. Yu-Gi-Oh is just complicated...

[@ssj4922]

Ah the Yugioh cycle: "I hate this game, but I love this game _But I hate this game..."_

[@Arc115YT]

Yup, I complete the cycle every 5-7 years. Just part of the game ig lol

[@vteccomplex]

I haven't played Yugioh in over 20 years. Little Kuriboh and this channel are the perfect amount of exposure to it for me. Get as much of the fun from it without and the "hate" and expense of it.

[@CatPhil]

@@vteccomplexcouple structure decks never hurt nobody

[@Merilirem]

I never hate, just love. Sometimes I just can't play or use my decks. MD was a blessing.

[@Cryscho546]

Can we get a video of you doing a structure deck of your own making? You and Alec make a structure deck from an archetype that doesn't have one and make your own. Have some rules to build the deck and see how you do.

[@NewMega252]

Ngl having seen something similar on tolarian community College for mtg I can see this being a lot of fun and very interesting but unfortunately depending on how strong they wanna make em I can see a lot of repeated cards being put in every deck

[@lesbianmorgoth652]

as someone who is new to yu-gi-oh some onboarding content would be absolutely fantastic. i'm still learning so i don't really understand everything in your videos, but i've still been binging your videos over the past few days lol.

[@Chiss_Combat_Club]

Try looking up some tutorial videos

[@lesbianmorgoth652]

@@Chiss_Combat_Club I understand the basic rules pretty fine; the rulebook wasn't too hard to parse. It is just the tactics/combo lines/etc that get me, but that just requires actual games to understand.

[@ejthedj8696]

I used to be passionate about playing yugioh, i went to as many competitive tournaments just for the sake of being there, i tried participating in every local tourney available, but in the end what made me drop off yugioh was just the rapod power scaling. It felt like a couple weeks when swordsoul was the top dog of the competitive scene then all of a sudden tearelements came out then minako came out and everything else got powered up and super expensive. Yes alot of it was skill issues but at the same time there came a point were the game became too expensive and too one sided to be fun enough to be passionate about

[@streetguru9350]

My peak yugioh was high school, none of us had meta decks, Early Duel Links was fun until Fur Hires. If Master Duel simply had different format options and a subscription fee to access all the cards I'd be all over it.

[@Commonsensepreps]

I've thought about that subscription fee as well

[@danielfishburn7042]

I didn’t think I’d be down with this but I would be. Master duel gives the impression of like getting tons of gems and stuff to buy packs and build decks but after the first big dump of gems you get like 20 a day lmao

[@Merilirem]

@@danielfishburn7042 120 a day from dailies. Then other sources like events and wins can net you some. I don't lack for resources so a mandatory sub would suck.

[@jonathanmann8036]

The "Problem" is Yu-Gi-Oh is your job. Nothing that you enjoy is the same when your livelyhood depends on it.

[@dalordofgaming8705]

Its the opposite u should choose a career u enjoy so u dont mind putting in the hours and always put in 700% unlike a job u at just for cash wit a Annoying bossess so u do the bare minimum

[@shashanks626]

@@dalordofgaming8705 No, he’s saying that regardless of what you do, even if it is something you “love”, it turns into a responsibility more than a passion. Deadlines, budgeting, etc takes away the passion and turns it more mundane for people who loved it as a hobby.

[@Gatitasecsii]

WRONG!! Ever since I started earning money from drawing, I've enjoyed it more than anything else. So that's definitely not true, at least not for everyone.

[@Gatitasecsii]

​@@shashanks626 What a garbage mentality to have lol. I think greed is getting in the way tbh. If you're making enough to sustain yourself there's no need to be worrying about that stuff. Imagine complaining about having a dream job when there's people literally dying by coal inhalation out there in the world lol

[@shashanks626]

@@Gatitasecsii Dumb response, just because there are people dying of coal burning fumes, everyone has to keep that in mind all the time they try to do anything or progress in their life? A job is a job regardless of how much you like it. It all regresses to the mean, finances always have a say. Important to balance that and have gratitude at the same time. Everyone also has different goals and levels of what they think is enough to sustain themselves. Too subjective to say.

[@DrHydro-pr5ox]

You and I are cut from the same cloth Paul. I've always wanted to play Yu-Gi-Oh my way, but that feels a little like bringing a water pistol to a gunfight, but that's what's fun about it to me. I construct a deck that is uniquely mine, and not from some overpowered decklist. I love my Blue Eyes deck, and I'd love to make a Kuriboh deck someday

[@mr.j7162]

grew up watching yu gi oh there wasn't any yu gi oh cards where i lived i use to draw the monsters on paper then glue it on cards and play

[@bobowon5450]

I've never liked the yu gi oh meta game. Yu gi oh is always best school yard style

[@Ratlstrap]

I'm actually making anime style decks to play with my friends with, rex raptor dinosaurs, machines, bugs, and a few others. Limiting staples and scaling them all to match. I'm making them fusion only to bring back the old school feeling, when u felt like the man for making a thousand dragon

[@a.s.3904]

Yes!! My childhood dream/goal is to have a deck for each of the original anime characters, and as true to their decks in the show, as possible. I stopped for no particular reason, just been busy. But still a work in progress.

[@sky-is-strife5555]

I met y’all at dream con awhile back, y’all were the soul reason me and my friends got back into yugioh and I just remember being excited to see y’all

[@MasterSagest]

I grew up with this game, started on its release been on and off from ‘01-present. No matter what I’ll always be back lol now chances are even greater as now my sons are getting interested and they will inherent all my Blue-Eyes paraphernalia lol Keep the good stuff Paul let your kids inherent it when your done! :) I am very much like you Paul lol I’m stubborn I make my Ace work and I go as far as I can lol 😂 I refuse to run an unpure archetype of my choice outside of staples and even staples took me a minute lol

[@hank01000]

I like your idea of collecting of min/maxing out rarity from your recent fav decks then just holding onto bulk I dig it 👍🏼

[@KOTA9001]

I have been playing Yu-Gi-Oh on and off since it the DM era. I used to play with my friends in my old neighborhood up until I moved. I originally stopped shortly after the move due to not having anyone to play with (it happened to be right around Synchro Summons were introduced). I started playing again in college when I was apart of my college's gaming club (not long after Xyz Summons were introduced). Stopped again not long after. It wasn't until the pandemic where I've picked up the game again and have been playing since. Only ever been to one locals so far. I plan on at least trying to enter more whenever I can, but money and other priorities prevent me from doing so.

[@TwRex0410]

I've seen videos where people record their live streams and then voice them over to explain their thinking after, that could be fun. Honestly, keep it up. Your channel got me into the card game recently as a lifelong fan of the series. It would be cool to see some tutorial videos!

[@CommodoreCards]

I guess for me, it all boils down to a couple things when it comes to Yugioh. For one, I really like searching for and collecting the coolest versions of the cards I use. Within reason of course, I don't typically spend $100+ on a single card unless I've got some serious trade credit, but still the hunt for that sort of thing is a big part of the fun for me. I also view deckbuilding as a sort of "artistic expression," so when I think of or hear about a deck I really like I do my best to make it work no matter how bad it might seem at first. There's just something about taking a B-tier (or worse) deck, working on it tirelessly to iron out all the problems, and then actually managing to win games with it that's extremely satisfying! Like, I know my Barrel Dragon deck isn't competitively viable, but that doesn't mean it can't win games and when it does I can't help but smile.

[@jbru9576]

I’ve been following you guys for so long it’s cool. I dont play yugioh anymore but still love the channel.

[@Shubba_Dubba]

My yugioh journey.. My intro to yugioh was through the 5D’s manga, as a little kid. Then, my first non-promo card, Wattpheasant, which was given to me on the playground years ago. That was my only card for a long time, then I got the Utopia structure! Then came along Lightsworns, this is when I started to get “competitive.” Then a very long break, master duel releases. I’m way into it now, I play Dragonmaids & Synchrons on MD, and I’ve built my first tcg deck, Synchrons once again, and I’m loving the game so much. Binged the 5D’s and Duel Monsters anime, (got a thing for 5d’s) and I’m hooked once again.

[@mirolinks]

Based 5Ds enjoyer

[@villaadog]

I would love to learn more about what it means to ‘prepare’ for a tournament. I can do well at locals, but for actual tournaments I do tend to struggle more.

[@a.s.3904]

My favorite old school yugioh video game is Yugioh World Championship Tournament 2004 for the Gameboy Advance. Soo many road trips spent playing and dueling the original characters. Getting a new card pack after each duel was so fun. Gonna dust it off and play again after all the reminiscing 😂

[@buckatunnaboy]

Thanks for sharing this Paul! We understand change is inevitable. What's most important is that you and Team APS is having fun doing what you all do! No pressure from us whatsoever because we understand all the work that is put in to make your wonderful content. Personally I love the duels between APS members (The hot sauce duels were the funniest😂). Again thank you and APS for all you do! 👏🏾✌🏾

[@rosariocrimson]

For collecting, I would love to get like a set of binders where I just have 1 of every card name with either the highest rarity or favorite alternate art on display in a logical order, maybe by initial release of the card (so something like Dark Magician would be very early on in the set, even if I picked a newer print for the display). Problem is that level of organization would require like a solid month of active effort to even start setting up, given there's over 11k cards now.

[@Shou_Han]

I will patiently wait for the return of Larry in the hole the revengeance! 💵💵💵

[@Andyshobbies]

I think my favorite series that you did was doing the rare hunter series was just a blast to watch, I’ve been wanting to get my wife involved and to start playing but the decks nowadays just play so fast and are honestly kinda difficult to pilot so I think a video on more simple archetypes to get people interested in yugioh would be great content! Love what you guys put out and it’s amazing you’ve been able to play so long. As far as collecting maybe do a series where you try to collect an entire set and you are out hunting card shops for the cards you still need the thrill of what you might find is always great!

[@manwithwheels]

Your collabs with the Professor are what got me to start collecting Magic so I'd definitely be into more mtg content on this channel if you were interested in making it. Master dual videos would also be fun and introducing other KZbinr and streamer novice players to the game would be great to see.

[@canaldecasta]

Thinking about Yugioh: 😄 Playing Yugioh as a Yugi boomer: 💀

[@Skeeeewoah]

Yup. Edison format is cool, but..

[@MilkshakeSkunkette]

I've been very out off the meta since like... XYZs were a thing - but i still love this card game to bits. I've just started collecting full archtypes in max rarities- making themed folders - and then having a game night where i invite over my friends to jam some chill themed-decks, watch anime and order pizza \o/

[@Iroquo1s]

@@Skeeeewoahhonestly ive been playing ygo games on gba emulator whenever i get that sudden urge to jump back into yugioh again and so far im having blast

[@LuxBellator92]

I feel this. I dropped off collecting properly from like Cyberdark Impact... I don't even recognise the game anymore, and it's so impenetrable to even pick it up anymore. It's a shame. Especially when you consider other long running TCGs like Magic and Pokemon never really lost their original identity. Yu-Gi-Oh how it plays in 2024 feels like an entirely different game. I'm glad channels like Team APS exist that still explores and celebrates the Yu-Gi-Oh formats of yesteryear.

[@Wolveri435]

It would be great to see a duel with like fighting games were they have random stage select. The decks need to be either Dm or Gx era and then have like 15-20 stack of only field spells and shuffle and the top card is place in the middle as untargetable and continuously is active for both players. The field spells need to be simple effects like increase or decrease attack/defense. The stage chosen can stack effect with the field spell played. I think this would be fun as unexpected advantage to a player or a change of to even add field spells on the deck that normally never uses.

[@moerfpwns]

I enjoyed the way Crush Cards have done local videos, where you don't do a live commentary but do short edits of the gameplay, give some commentary in between rounds and in the edit afterwards. And maybe a decklist explanation and some banter of before and after. I would probably enjoy that kind of paper play videos of you.

[@lucarioskywalker1280]

I'd love to see videos talking about preparing for playing and tournaments and such. I suffer from a lot of anxiety, and it sounds super dumb but but I've always wanted to try and play in my local scene. However, being who I am, I worry that I won't be prepared for stuff or that I won't know what to do when I get there, and I'll embarrass myself. So personally, I would like to see videos talking about things like that.

[@jayhuff1776]

I would really love to see some master duel content, even if it's just duels against other yugi-tubers, you can do some pretty neat stuff with that! And also, regarding content surrounding the anime, lore video for cards/archetypes is really cool, or deep dives on the anime lore

[@Dezrakaz]

Have you ever thought about trying to fill a binder of each set to have a complete set before selling all the rest you don’t want?

[@NeidischAkaNV]

Before I watch this video, my prediction.. You don't have a weird relationship with Yu-Gi-Oh like Rafael from the Anime has with mommy Eatos.

[@a.s.3904]

💀💀💀

[@mitchwilk793]

I enjoy watching the old school structure deck battles. I really enjoy yugioh and the videos you make. Reasons for feelings towards yugioh include the nostalgia, competitiveness, and Kazuki Takahashi, his manga was classic and legendary. I got into right when it was introduced to the states in 2002 as well. Fell for the anime, the cards, and just the lore in general. I would probably be more of a fan if my athletics didn't get in the way. However I'm still a fan, and I enjoy all your videos. I don't care what you do. I just hope you keep making these videos revolving around yugioh.

[@MilkshakeSkunkette]

you and team APS are the only yugitubers i follow- no matter what you make, ill always be happy to be along for the ride \o/

[@SetSailTCGQueen]

Great video. My relationship with yugioh is I switched to speed duel format six years ago and never looked back.

[@HonorJusticeAustinn]

Really. I know speed duel isn't that popular, at least near me. I have all the Gx decks, we should talk

[@byrdtalks]

I really enjoy y'all videos...I dnt comment much bt y'all are dope!!!

[@nicoletterigaud7188]

Alright, I got a lot here XD I agree with what some things other people have said regarding using your meta paper-decks with your friends and how you should do it more, but if you want a game recommendation, definitely try Yugioh Falsebound Kingdom. It's an incredibly weird game, kind of like an RTS? I think it could definitely give you some fun content if you want to react to it. As for my journey, I was obsessed with Kaiba as a kid, started with his starter deck (was super bummed it only had one blue-eyes after watching the anime for a while) and played fairly religiously (albeit casually) until Crystal Beasts came out. I took a bit of a hiatus there, and now, while I don't play Yugioh as often, I have a few paper decks (Cyberdark and Egyptian Gods) and I still love Master Duel (Venominaga is bae, no matter how janky she may be) and to be honest, your channel is what made me really get into master duel and even rewatching the anime again. Seeing your passion for the franchise as a whole and the amazing creative content you do always gets me really hyped and pumped, to the point where this is actually one of the VERY few youtube comments I've ever left. You've really touched me with your content, and however you continue Yugioh, I hope you remember to enjoy it, like all things special to you.

[@brucwayn6403]

Enjoyed ygo tcg for 25 yrs took a long break from 15 to 21 but had alot of fun and still try to build a deck every so often

[@dalordofgaming8705]

I almost shyt my pants thought this was the end so happy u just reorganizing ur life wish u the best my g❤❤

[@greenstorm111]

I’ve had a sort of up and down relationship with the game. I wanted to play as a teenager but didn’t have the expendable income and by the time I did I was big into my local CEDH scene and was trying to knock over as many shop tournaments as I could. Then I got into my 20’s and I played it a little bit again but the pandemic hit and I couldn’t really do it alone, but I could build and paint Warhammer 40K miniatures so I got super into that and went to a bunch of tournaments after lockdown. Now I’m kinda in the nebulous phase between all three where I only have so much money for hobbies and have friends who are into one or two of the hobbies but not all three so when I prioritize one or two over the others, I have some friends giving me trouble over it. It’s a weird relationship

[@hydranoid67]

my yugioh journy was really fun, i got my first starter deck allll the way back in 2004 or 2005 i didnt actually start playing until around 2010 or so. i played competitvely for a bit and almost topped the last regionals I went to (it was just before 2020 so…go me!) after 2020 i just sort of fell off of the competitive scene and started to look more into what I wanted to do with my life. I decided that I would like to one day open a card shop, and I owe a big chunk of that decision to yugioh ^.^ (i’m currently working on making that dream come true…but it turns out it may be more than a card shop in the end lol)

[@sonofamerc]

From the Pokémon community but I still just enjoy your videos, and learning 🙏🏻

[@DracoVanReign]

You could make the competitive duel a group thing where you have someone as an announcer that can converse with chat while you focus on the duel

[@CaptainPlayguy]

With Yu-Gi-Oh! video games, it'd be really awesome to see yall tackle the games that had huge fundamental differences to the actual card game. Forbidden Memories and Duelist of the Roses for example. It might be really cool to see a head to head duel between yall after finishing the campaigns.

[@IAmDaldondo]

I started playing Yugioh in school back in late 2002. Me and my friends played it, I never played it competitively. Eventually my friends fell out of it around 2010 so I had no one to play for years until games like Decade Duels and Master Duel. So I play those and pretty much just Draw Yugioh cards and characters. But I'm still very much in love with Yugioh

[@chiaxiong8739]

I love it when you duel against your friends doing different decks i wanna collect all synchro monsters ❤

[@yannisravas]

I love Paul, he's so wholesome

[@MrLegion501st]

I haven't had fun in a really long time. I kept buying product along the years, going to "premiere events", getting news about what is going on, but nothing like back when Cybernetic Horizon came out. I tried to play today exactly, but didn't have any fun again and left the tournament. I know many people have been enjoying the game as it is through the years and continuously but it has been not my case. I think I will get the new Melodious cards that will come out in April, but definitely stopping playing for a few more months. Will try other options in the meantime and look back for other hobbies.

[@sirswagabadha4896]

I am curious, as an avid collector of yugioh merch, do you have any tazos? I feel like those are only really known in some parts of south america and eastern europe. I remember having some as a kid, basically small metal discs with yugioh monsters or characters on them. I remember they even had like an official sarcophagus holder for them, I wish I could find mine because it was super cool

[@airbornejay4962]

I face similar challenges. Pokemon and Yugioh TCG both are sources of ire and joy for me. One is so simple and the other so complex and are complimentary in my life. They both scratch that collector/hoarder money-burning itch that I have and when I'm hating one I always go to the other lol.

[@Chiss_Combat_Club]

Can y’all do like a big tournament where each of y’all use y’all’s own personal decks? Possibly what y’all’s favorites decks that y’all have to run?

[@Recchi91]

Looking forward to some how to play content. Been really out of the tcg since like 05, but want to collect and play the modern game. Master duel is a start for me, but I know I can't just take that knowledge into locals. Also just a big fan of Yu-Gi-Oh in general so I love merch and anime content. 😊

[@jadap1789]

Love the channel man

[@Ratchetfan321]

Would love seeing livestreams or playthroughs of old yugioh gba/ps1/ps2/GC era

[@yokaidokena3659]

You're a true Yu-Gi-Oh player, mate. one I would be proud to duel any day although I'm sure I would lose because I like to play old school decks and don't abide by Konami's ban list. I think it makes the game more fun, although we always swap up decks so we can laugh at the ridiculous FTK and OTK wins, but don't get stuck in a frustrating loop. Casual and laid back with good friends and lots of laughs with some epic moves... THAT'S what Yu-Gi-Oh is about for me!

[@3cho_dimension285]

Anything Yugioh y'all wanna do I'm pretty confident this community has your guys back Paul for real do y'all's thing brothers we here for the ride

[@ZeroGravityFuneral]

I think having more videos on the current meta and budget decks could be cool. Getting back into it since forever its overwhelming to know whats going on. Even though my main focus is speed duel simply because the ease of it. Stuff like that could be cool

[@mikearonYT]

It would be cool if you could find/interview people who specialize in different aspects of the game. Maybe someone who’s been playing competitive consistently for a while, or a super collector

[@dr.dragon8322]

Love your videos and honestly I totally understand so many of your points. It’s honestly similar to like where I’m at. I’m only building and collecting for specific older formats that I like: Goat, Edison, or Duelist Alliance. I just really hated every format from Zoo forward for the most part. Game is too fast and at times too oppressive.

[@RaelAkuna]

I've low key always wanted to start a "duel academy" of sorts that teaches people how to play.

[@mgreen1003]

The ebb and flow of yugioh holds sway on us all. Good vid, Paul!

[@chappy9245]

Watching you & Alec just build decks and explain your thought process throughout would be cool. These could be KZbin streams. But please keep them public so people can go back to them whenever. It’s something nice to watch or have on as background noise. Watching people theory craft is cool. Having a “training a duelist” series with your other friends would be cool. Slowly acclimate them to the game. You and Alec each mentor a person. If you use that name, I would like credit 😅 Or do some kind of “locals’ series like CrushCards does 👍🏻

[@Merilirem]

I played as a kid and still have my belived chaos deck safe. Unfortunately I originally quit because the banlist destroyed my fave cards and I was already being taken hours away to events because my home had nothing. My friends had moves or fallen off and all in all it just meant there was no way for me to enjoy myself. I played pc games a bit but it wasn't until masterduel that I was able to get back into it. Its so much fun and chaos has new cards and NY beloved envoys are legal even if CED is ruined now. I still love them.

[@lordofcrows]

It's kind of funny how some people go the ,,Ygo is bad but we love it" thingy Even though the video isn't about that in any way

[@bleack8701]

On the video games side, I've always thought that tag force sets a very good baseline for what a Yu-Gi-Oh game should be like. Just in terms of mechanics for how you get cards for various archetypes and your deck. I've always wanted a Pokemon style game, where you run around, challenge others, unlock new archetypes and cards and so on. I wish they'd do something like that. More commentary like deck flexing would be fun. Speaking of which, I wonder if it would be possible to get in touch with Doppio and make a Master Duel video together. I think the way he plays Yu-Gi-Oh is a good match for the team APS style and it would be fun to get someone outside of the typical Yu-Gi-Oh sphere for a video. Besides, I don't think he's physically capable of saying no to Yu-Gi-Oh

[@dantonedavis1995]

@TeamAPS What type of camera I’d this that on your shirt paul

[@SickeninglySweet06]

Funny he says 25 days because I started Master duel around 23 days ago because I used to play Yu-Gi-Oh as a kid. I'm hoping to get started on a physical collection one of these days.

[@Reflecter16]

I find the bulk to be tedious for sure. Especially as someone who opens boxes for many sets. I wish we had less bloat in sets, more archetype love instead with some of those harder to find rarities as the goodies for a few boxes/case.

[@NewtBannner]

Very spiffy looking today Paul 👍🏼

[@FernandoGonzalez-hn8dy]

I'd love to see you doing a Dark Sage Cosplay.

[@Boyzby]

Even if you're just thinking out your plays out loud and not "commentating" per se, I think that would be enough for a lot of people. Then again, some people need constant stimulus, but they get enough content made for them anyways. I already enjoy the few Master Duel streams that are on the channel

[@gladejams]

with yugioh, i still consider myself very very new to the game. ive been playing for at least a year mainly with master duel. but i have been able to go to a card shop and pick up a few actual packs. its just that the only card shop i know of is 3 hours away from where i live. and i havent been able to get any friends in to the game. but id still like to get my main deck physically and hopefully some more. as for my actual skill, im definitely not the best and still learning. and while i did make it to platinum once in master duel i average around silver cause theres still a lot i dont know with big combo decks and where i can interrupt their plays. but i still love to play and each match feels like a learning experience. and deck building itself is just plain addictive. ive made so many even though most i cant generate to test them out. i think ive rambled on long enough so ill end this with yugioh is a really good game. pass turn

[@triple_gem_shining]

This comment is so adorable 🥰 I'll be your Yu-Gi-Oh friend

[@chummer2060]

I'd love to see you guys collab with HeadtoHead Battles. You guys have a different vibe than them and I think it would be a fun clash of characters.

[@darkwolf9637]

Anyone have any advice on what decks i can recommend to some friends in master duel. Im trying to get my friends back into yugioh ( they haven't played since dm era) one of them got onto traptrix and is doing fine but the other 2 i can't think of decks to recommend. One of them dosen't like playing against long combos and doesn't understand any of the extra deck mechanics past fusion So far, I've only thought of stun. And the other i have no clue at all since i know nothing about how they play or what kind of decks they like other than they used to play toons. Im looking for decks that are easy to learn but also modern so they can learn the new pace of the game and not get completely oblitirated in ranked.

[@59squares]

Hey Paul, do you have any plans to cover more of the other YGO video games? Stuff like old GBA or DS games and the like

[@zmeister5535]

Dueling Sykkuno may be interesting.

[@sadboisupreme7029]

I would watch a video about the process of starting competitive yugioh. How points work. Brackets. What it actually takes to get invites.

[@DazeJokerz]

gz on Larry kid

[@Fi1ibuster]

Will you guys ever do Rush Dueling? I think it would be very interesting to see with physical cards instead of duel links.

[@a.s.3904]

My journey isn't super eventful. I only ever really felt attached to the original anime. Each new generation just didn't feel quite the same to me. My dad and I watched the original anime as far back as I can remember. I don't recall what my first handful of cards came from, but it was a booster pack. My dad and I would split the cards in half to duel each other. (I only had 6 cards, so you can imagine how short lived duels were at the age of 5. 😅) My dad ended up buying the original starter decks for yugi, kaiba, and joey. I ended up with joey's. I kept collecting cards from new packs and refining my deck each time I managed to scrape together $3-4. I did stop collecting at one point, but kept rewatching the original show. I ended up in 2016 finding a card collecting shop near where I was staying at the time. And the box to pull packs from contained the legendary knights/dragons. It felt like I was completing my childhood dream of getting all the cards needed to play each of those monsters from the show. (Albeit very tedious to actually perform some of the summons.) My goal was/still is, to build a deck that is true to every single character from the original anime. With as few new gen card supports for those character's decks. For no particular reason I just stopped. I really should get back into it again. I last stopped on a Raphael/Guardian deck. To me, having a deck for each of the original characters, lets me feel like I am part of the original characters, because that show has been apart of my life for 20+ years now. It'd make for a good check off on the childhood dreams. (Except for still wanting a REAL duel disk to project cards! For that I'm gonna have to keep dreaming 😂)

[@TheFatalcrest]

Unsure if this has ovcured before (I literally subbed yesterday XD) but have you considered Master Duel streams VS Fans? (Tho I understand that the worry is stream sniping or hand watching)

[@DarkSanctuaryCinema]

1: Watch yugioh on tv and start playing in 2006. Become best friends with a guy at school. 2: Get serious with yugioh in 2010 with more friends while you rack up loses by the dozen with Zombies. Me: Atleast paying yugioh with friends is great fun. Life 2011: *Hehe, its September. Strap up for a group war at school that will shred the social bonds you once cherished.* 3: Witness some new guy interupt your cursing quarrel between your once best friend who grew an ego. Plan duel to settle dispute on terms of new guy. Meantime, see your archnemesis vocally downplay you everywhere you go. 4: New guy is seen as a loser after revealing fairy main deck, joins your ranks and the Duel turns into fierce skirmishes between group A and B. New guy vows to be your shield wall, crackdown on opposition his 'The Agents' deck. Group A shocked. 5: Ego guy is furious, pushes his girlfriend to duel as well who loses a friendly duel, Ego guy blames all on her, breaks up, breaks down and grows a depression. Dispute cleared, friends and ego guy grow back together, socialising under the 'turf wars' winner group B 'Team Dark Sanctuary' and group A 'Skywalker' is gone. Me: Playing yugioh with friends is more fun with 7 decks. Life: *Hehe, Dragon Rulers say hi. Also, all your decks fall apart. Happy dueling.* 6: Your friends quit yugioh by mass and you sell your collection to buy a PS4. Later, everyone gets back into the game but you. Remain deckless until 2015, returning with a modernised Diamond Dude Turbo and masked hero engine. Attends regional where yugioh community got a stroke, believing Volcanics are meta with Quiliphort and Necroz, after receiving support: Blaze Accelerator Reload. Steamrolls competition to fall short on Infernoids and miss Top 8 by a nose. Meantime, 'that guy' pretends former quarrels were no big deal while he racks up loses against your Dark Synchro. 7: Your friends quit yugioh by mass again, in favor of Cardfight Vanguard and drag you in. Quit by mass again in favor of Digimon and drag you in. They quit shortly after in favor of Mtg, claiming Digimon Meta looks like yugioh. Hands collection over to you while you sell their cards to rank a small fortune. Now you stay in contact and not much els cuz they move from rent pain and you study...

[@exiaR2x78]

I kinda zoned out with yugioh havent brought anything since the re-issue of old sets for nostalgia. I collect all the DM and DMG art works and saw DMG had another art coming up was like FML now ill have to buy some more product haha

[@twilightgardenspresentatio6384]

I love this game that I’ve never played but enjoy watching when played with cartoonish drama

[@TylerBiscotti-yj1yr]

I want to use my pure kozmo deck and win a locals or maybe regionals but I barely have people to play for the physical or the virtual fronts of it so I can test it out and see if I can make any adjustments

[@jbone_malone]

My goal is to get more people to play tcg's. I've got a lot of friends who are getting older and are starting families. I realize that if new people don't play tcg's, then the hobby will die due to technology. I am trying to show my friends that playing tcg's is a great way to: 1) Take a break from technology. 2) You can leave a game on the table. It's not the same as leaving a game turned on. 3) You and your partner can watch TV and play a game simultaneously. 4) Kids love to learn new things, and they love to do planned activities with their parents. Tcg's are a great way to have a common interest with your kids and their friends they are going to make over time. Just overall, I think our society has been blinded by tech. A lot of people would probably enjoy tcg's, but they don't realize it's an option for a hobby or just a family game night.

[@kevinbaylyhenshaw2565]

Was the speed duel box midterm destruction cancelled?

[@yourdagan]

This beard is a good look for you.

[@KyleYoung2012]

I have a love hate relationship with Yu-Gi-Oh! As well like some aspects I love it weather certain types and decks I don't even understand what's going on half the time

[@steel5897]

I stick with the old video games nowdays. The GBA, DS and PSP games are all like having these time capsules of specific eras and formats and the fact that some of these games have proper story modes and progression and stuff where you're buying packs and building up decks, and you can replay them with different decks, etc, it's more than enough to keep me entertained in my adult life. I wouldn't have time to get into the actual card game even if I LIKED modern YGO, which I don't.

[@FuzzyBubbles01]

Sadly to show my age, I started Yu-Gi-Oh when it first came out. I lost interest after taking my son to locals when pendulum was introduced. He was super excited to play, I played as well just to have fun but it got to serious for me

[@straightMKchamp]

I started the same time too. Honestly, a lot of the fun comes from who you play with. Locals are gonna have some people that aren't great but I've found light-hearted people who just like to have fun to be the muscle that keeps me playing

[@JohnnyCProduction]

That’s what I like to hear. I’m been collecting loose copies of the yugioh games for gba since it’s in my budget.

[@animegx45]

I had a gamecube growing up, so I'm sad that one game I never got to play was Falsebound Kingdom.

[@SharkAlien66]

I want to collect the cards I need for a few deck concepts I have and maybe play at my locals. Nothing beyond that really. The closest thing to competitive Yu-Gi-Oh! I'll play will be online via Master Duel & Duel Links. Those my humble aspirations.

[@gab_a_gool]

Paul’s the GOAT. Best Yu-Gi-Oh KZbinr.

[@OneAutumnLeaf420]

I just wish they had decent support for the red eyes archetype. They’re just worse cards than Kaiba blue eyes cards. Black metal dragon is the best one in the archetype and the rest are mid or below I want some straight up red eyes support and not just rebranded Joey cards. I was a Maiden with red-eyes and a beautiful field spell card ect. With strong effects that can make it hang in there with dark magician and blue eyes decks.

[@a.s.3904]

Yes! I need to fulfill a childhood dream of a joey deck actually being really good and able to beat a kaiba deck 🤣

[@Commonsensepreps]

Red eyes is alot more powerful than you think, I believe red eyes is better than dm or be

[@TheBombayMasterTony]

Damn. That's a lot of cards.