Why Did Konami Make This Product..? (2 Player Starter Set)

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Why Did Konami Make This Product..? (2 Player Starter Set)
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[@Blaizeria]

Honestly a rule book for all summons should be produced. Not just those two

[@Quesorito]

Fr I’m stupid I need help 😂

[@darkielee9395]

They might want to release other 2-player set in the future for other summoning methods to make more money.

[@CM_TCG]

I concur 100%

[@Damian_702]

6:20 there's literally a pull tab thing right there to make it easy to open 😂

[@i_RaKiii]

I recently bought the battle city speed duel pack to play some simple casual yugioh with my wife and honestly it has been so good, so I think a product like this every now and again is great for people that want to just play for some nostalgia without having to learn the current metas. So im happy to see something like this, as long as it’s not too often. W for yugioh!

[@justintripp4175]

All I've seen is people who play competitive whining about how these decks are awful when it is pretty clear it isn't meant for them and is meant to teach the basics of the game to a new player. Is it great? No but i think it's a step in the right direction for sure. Yu-Gi-Oh absolutely needs a beginner friendly format that isnt just completely overwhelming to learn.

[@LunaticKD1991]

Trying to hide behind "well it's a step in the right direction". 🙄 A better step would be to stop a newer player from wasting money on this trash and introducing them to structure decks and having them spend $10 more to get 3 of them and they'll have a consistent and useable deck to learn the game with and for the mechanics their structure decks don't have they can learn from the rules online or even through the anime or Yugioh video games like Master Duel which has actual tutorials for the mechanics. The problem with this product as someone who has played Yugioh since the beginning is that we know how this is going to go. Some poor new player is going to waste $20 on this thinking they're going to learn how to play current day Yugioh and then they're going to get stomped by a current Yugioh deck and that new player is going to realize that they just got scammed out of $20 by Konami and they'll never buy another Yugioh product again. Players aren't complaining because it's not a competitive deck. They're complaining because it's not representative of current Yugioh and doesn't even teach all of the mechanics. The result being potential new players getting scammed and never attempting to purchase another Yugioh product again which means even less players will be playing Yugioh. Don't defend trash like this. Call it out for what it is otherwise Yugioh will always fail to draw in new players.

[@BlackwingVayu77]

Thank God someone said it, anybody who gets upset about stuff like this is braindead. New players aren’t going to be interested in the combo negate extravaganza this game has become. A 2 player set with some staples and basic teachings of some of the new mechanics is great! Why would anyone be upset about it? Lmaoo grow up 😂😂 new players aren’t gonna be ready to ash and droll correctly right off the bat so a beginner friendly format is definitely a step in the right direction and I’d go even further to introduce new rules never initiated to bring back some semblance of the old ways to keep it actually fun. No new player wants to sit across someone for 10 minutes while they search their entire deck, banish half of yours, set up 7 negates, and get ur Lp to 100 all on the first turn

[@jacobshelton3743]

They needed to have this product be like the pokemon battle stadium. Sell it as a board game. It came with two basic decks and a "advanced" deck. Had a board that showed clearly the zones for both players and rules for turn order and statuses. And it was $20. Much better value than this yugioh one, they should definitely have took a loss on the product so that they get people buying their other product

[@andrew2477]

@@LunaticKD1991 How about no? To everything you just said. This product is of good quality and it's intended target audience is that of new Yugi-Oh players who are trying to get into the game. You teach them the basics and fundamentals first and once they've grasped them THEN later you teach them the advanced stuff. Don't make me call a judge on you.

[@everythingmanawsome]

@@LunaticKD1991dude shut up

[@andresmoreno7379]

its helpful for teaching friends how to play at least, would be cool if they did this as a series of products to get people past the initial rule fear barrier to entry

[@DuncanMacBurger]

Well for me this is going to help. As a Magic player, the mechanics are way too different in Yu-Gi-Oh, I started learning by playing speed duel, but even this two pre-constructed decks are going to help a bit learning the whole game piece by piece.

[@apfel327]

I think its a great start, they should continue thinking about new players

[@andawarmgeek]

I think this is a useful product for new players. Being able to walk through a full duel is a great way to learn the ropes of the game.

[@iland95]

I might just buy one to see for myself haha Edit: @ 7:11 😂😂😂😂😂 was it a fiber jar with a star?? Lmao

[@EuiiInWonderland]

As a person who has recently landed themselves a job at a local card hobby shop, purchasing this starter set has been a massive help! I appreciate the detailed walkthrough of a first game, while explaining as many mechanics without being too intimidating. I for one would be keen to purchase something similar, with different mechanics such as pendulum and fusion being explained! :D

[@iamabucket13]

I feel like something that people may not be thinking about is that generally, the best cards in yugioh search cards from deck. This wouldn't really work in a scripted duel since you can't shuffle. Could they have put in stronger cards? Absolutely. Could they script a more realistic duel? Probably not.

[@BobSagetOMEGA]

I think at least they're trying to focus on the new player experience, which is good. But honestly an actual rulebook would be nice, and terminologies explained like : and ; and then and when vs if. Playing ygo sometimes feels like being a lawyer or something

[@alexslavinzki2408]

Love this set. Great idea. We need more product like this and new set every month or two.

[@tr03gam3r]

Got this for my friend that needs constant refreshers on yugioh. Plus, ZEUS is a nice card to have

[@potatoheadpokemario1931]

wish it came with a gamemate, and token cards

[@yeetchicken420]

Would have been cool to get a high rarity dark magician or something to give the set a little bit of to collectors.

[@MTPacks]

I think you hit the nail on the head, this IS a good product for kids or someone who wants to learn how to play. I haven’t played since the GX era, so my only knowledge of summoning XYZ or Synchro comes from what I picked up in Duel Links 😅 can’t even begin to under Pendulum

[@Slahsed09]

I think its a nice idea, if a couple of friends want to get back into playing after a long time its a nice way to warm up the brain to the game again. Even as just someone who wants to get back into playing alone it seems like a good place to start since you get to experience 2 different decks with different mechanics and its all a walkthrough with a nice comic book! 🤓

[@Exodus1279]

I think this is what they were trying to do with Speed Duels. I like it they made a plot armor deck. It's not a bad product to learn how to play from. I think they should go full tilt and add the common hand traps like ash and Impermanence. Plus they should address all summoning mechanics.

[@Clad_in_Darkness_Gaming]

Well it’s not useless. It teaches you how to duel. I think it’s worth it. Great cards too.

[@petrikdido]

I was learning the game by playing speed duel but are these decks going to help? I think yeah at least a little to learn the game step by step. So I think this is not worst thing to do for new players. And I appreciate that each deck is focusing on one type of summoning .And I love the Zeus card!

[@Samsquash]

So, I just am watching your old streams when I do a bunch of sorting, and I like you like 2% more now bc ig you play clash of clans , I didn’t realize your namesake came from that, so I respect that

[@johnkehagias5147]

I wish hey had this when I started. It loos to be a good measure of all the different types of cards you could get and really would help to get used to them.

[@acar6989]

I actually grabbed one of that and played it sealed against my friend (after ignoring the instructions and shuffling the deck). It was a really fun time, and there were definitely some close games

[@UgawaSagara]

It seems like a pretty fun way to learn actually - or to learn the new summons. That book looks pretty cool!

[@sermonking]

As a way to introduce the game to someone who doesn't know how to play is a nice way. I mean I'd like a Lil more staples like ash or mirror force but this is good start. Obviously you need to purchase packs to get better cards, but I do like this if I was starting out.

[@Evilclinty4]

I think this is a great idea, my gf and i bought some yugioh packs on a whim and unboxing them was nostalgic and fun but then we went to play and i spent hours trying to figure out how to play all these random cards we'd got. I gave up, its insane to a new player to try and learn everything with no one in person to teach you

[@atheld8124]

Imo they should’ve started with ritual and fusion. Then go on with the other forms of special summoning

[@felipebelo4453]

I think its really useful to introduce us in the synchro/xyz duels

[@Blaizeria]

A showcase of all the styles of dueling and a book covering it all and deck dedicated to that style.

[@Dr.Gav92]

I mean the two player starter set did come in handy in a way the cyber dragon and elemental hero sparkman came in handy in both my destiny hero and my cyber dragon deck came in handy

[@tonywerner4440]

I enjoy this product to hopefully bring in new players. Would love to see you and somebody have a match with these decks against each other! As always, thanks for the content!

[@Crispyimmygames]

pretty good for new players or random friends that wanna duel with set decks

[@Fjmp89]

I think it can be usefull for new player that havent seen the anime, (like me) or someone whoe played it on early 2000s and wanta to come bakc, looking forward to get one

[@peterrodriguez9937]

100% agree with you. I didn't buy one myself given that I already play, but to entice more fans, they could also print a couple new cards in these decks! Instead of just reprints

[@zachary4706]

I think its a good idea. Helps new players get into it and you have an automatic deck for a friend or sibling to play with

[@alexwalsh7616]

Very specifically because some people don't play Yugioh and require a lot of information that the starter set addresses. I got it and will ease my brother into the game with it.

[@ChaoticMeatballTV]

Yeah I think these decks are a good starting point, but what they really need to do is take from Pokemon TCG's old Battle Arena Decks format with these. Both include a way to learn the game through a scripted duel but also make them playable archetypes that you can build from.

[@Ajaylix]

I'd imagine competitive players would be buying them all.

[@hokage_oochiex2388]

I actually bought two of these for my sons to get into yugioh since they’ve been bugging me to teach them. Was definitely worth it in my opinion

[@KateHikes1933]

I just bought one, because my friend wants to learn to play. Hopefully the next starter decks can teach pendulum vs link!

[@josesantamaria3391]

I truly like this product I see this helping new players or as a refresher for people coming back to Yu-Gi-Oh after not playing for a long time as the new rules and summonings can be a bit overwhelming as well as trying to explain to people all the rules can be a little confusing. Hopefully Konami keeps making these sets especially with links

[@michaelh.1484]

I'm part of the problem I only bought it for the Zeus. The coral dragon was a nice additional touch.

[@williammccarty7304]

As someone who is new to Yugioh I'm happy to see this come out gives me something to learn the game side other then just the collectable side thx for sharing.

[@loeanubis]

I love the idea, I said it before, Pokemon used to do this the exact same way and it worked well. I wish you would have played through the scripted duel to see how it goes, and to see which side is supposed to win, I also feel that the XYZ deck is much better.

[@LeonardoBr-cj1ks]

Well, in my opinion is interesting for new players

[@Samsquash]

Tbh a Zeus deck vs some random machines doesn’t seem to be exactly an evenly matched but idk, I guess it could be depending how you look at it, really depends how much you think is missing 😅😂

[@michaelmcqueen5529]

As an adult who is rewatching the Yu Gi Oh Anime from the beginning I think this is great, I haven’t played in almost 20 something years, I think this is a great starter to just have some fun, I bought a newer structure deck and found it rather complicated so I’m glad there’s an easier version for those of us who just want to casually jump in

[@mcwaste]

I don't think they needed to make this honestly

[@PricefieldPunk]

Theres a textbook included to study on how to play?

[@yuzanasha]

I think its useful for newer players and it has some cards that some players would actually want like the zeus or mannadium

[@Undici]

It's definitely great as an introduction to the game. Not really for seasoned veterans, but still nice to open!

[@AshwinSelvakumar]

This is not bad at all. Each deck focusing on one type of summoning makes it easier of new learners. And there are some good cards in there. 8:51 the decks should be evenly matched but the contents of the deck should NOT include evenly matched

[@ParallaXPH]

Having Starter set and also Structure decks for me are the best to employ marketing. The comic book for me is a good pull. Does anyone know where I can buy these?

[@montyeggman3075]

Personally, I think this is ingenious. Having something to help teach newcomers how to play is great, especially in the way they did it here. And I agree on the idea of having a second set continuing off of this one to show some more advanced strategies would be good to do.

[@ryanterry7819]

Honestly I bought it and it's great, the Zeus also allows starter players to have a head start

[@jeffschmidt1551]

I have been calling for a product like this but specifically for GOAT/Edison decks. Would be so cool even if the cards were all commons.

[@KatsuieK]

I was going to get it along with my friends for the Zeus, but I like making starlight proxies so we decided to save the money bc university is expensive and we play amongst ourselves 😂

[@b.c.jewelry6497]

I think this is great idea. Pokémon has been doing it for years with their battle arena box( I bought one and learned to play Pokémon) and it works for exactly what it’s designed for!

[@hobbysmitty11]

I picked this up as although I got back into collecting the cards my friends who play with new meta I'm so lost as I haven't dueled since 2004/05 😂😂 I love how the comic is like you can duel against yourself 😂😂 😂

[@Risad]

I'm in full agreement. Yu-Gi-Oh should do draft booster decks like MTG does. They usually come with a special insert card and such, but it could bring more ppl to the table on release dates.

[@NovaEmpyrean]

It's an alright product. I do think something like 15$ (maybe even 10) would be more reasonable, or if it had stronger simple cards (more cards like Eldlich like pankratops maybe)

[@Djdinissov]

I like it because it is meant as the entry way for new players. It is not for those whom are already playing, but the Zeus reprint is nice!

[@Degasis]

I think this is good for people starting out, plus it comes with a bunch of cards that are good for beginners and people just starting to collect the cards

[@eldavo6786]

It looks like a useful product to get ppl up to speed, at least for the early stages of playing the game. The comic book is a nice idea imo

[@jameslegrange196]

I loved the idea, immediately bought it to play with a friend, and my little nephew

[@pbnrest]

I literally bought this last night. I'm hype for this. Finally can teach my friends and siblings how to play ❤

[@jashinninja]

Ok first of all what shipping company is open on a sunday? Second it's kinda cool that you get 2 decks. Although it looks like a lot of random cards to me. What i think would be cool is if you separated the cards monsters/spells/traps. Then you and your opponent select 1 card from each section altering how picks first.

[@seanwemett5859]

Rush era is dubbed through sevens, just airs in Canada and streaming only.

[@StrangerxDanger]

I like the concept, but I feel like Duel Links is a much more effective tool for teaching the game. Effect activation reminders helped me learn all the post-fusion summoning techniques.

[@catherinecourchesne7228]

I love the starter sets, attempts to make the game accessable to new players is great in building a sustainable fan base.

[@kyleneeley1]

I'm guessing that was from the post office? Idk anyone else who delivers on sunday, but I know for a fact UPS has rain bags that we are supposed to put packages in if it's raining and there's no good spot to keep it dry. I'm guessing your shipping company also has rain bags, but they just didn't feel like using it

[@92EEM]

This is kinda why I like speed duel. Simple, easy, prebuilt decks that you can play with a friend. Only wish they removed the HIDEOUS speed duel stamp from the otherwise gorgeous secret rares 😤

[@Jason_Geddie]

I mean, if you're a seasoned player and collector, I could say it has its place. It would be good for people wanting to get into the hobby, which is good for the YuGiOh hobby in general. So, as I stated, it has its place and could actually help us.

[@ThatsJUSTINcredable]

I would whole heartedly embrace a draft play style pack that seems like so much fun to me

[@Realloc42]

Nice reprints looks like fun 😊

[@irikunn705]

This is why Ruxin is my favorite yugituber.He is honest,that title alone is damn on point. Unlike the other blokes who tried to "promote" and sell this "product". "This yugioh set changes everything",this yugioh product is the best,omg konami bla bla bla Thank you Ruxin

[@adriennbabrik2178]

i think the book should contain a guide for all summons!

[@ericprint3576]

I'm glad I got my Zeus back traded original for chimera guardian but the rest of the cards are pretty much not worth it and don't work well together they're pretty much random.

[@FabioRubini]

I wish they had advertised it better just as a product for beginners facing a first game. Then I would have avoided the pre-order. I thought there was more consistency with the cards in the decks and that it could be something more interesting and fun for an evening with friends.

[@watari6346]

2 player starter deck. What did you expect honestly, why pre order it?

[@kr555wizard]

I personally wish that they made different tiers already, like okay getting into basic yugioh isn’t that hard its hard to get to the intermediate tier, like after this set, its a structure deck, and something like darkworld where you need to learn different between discard for cost and effect, albaz which cheats out fusions in so many different ways, crystal beasts adding new effects of putting monsters in spell trap zone etc, we need something that bridges the gap way more.

[@shawnriley7719]

My Walmart cost was $19.99 and the Zeus is selling for $13-$14 alone so I feel it's worth it.

[@pianoman303]

It's a good idea and I dont mind the jank I wish they had a more cohesive theme

[@brianwong7804]

I'd actually buy this - I haven't played with xyz or synchro before so it'd be cool to learn. Mostly an old school player here

[@emcmcbee9309]

I think this is a great idea, I just wish the decks were different, something like tenyi monsters would teach more complicated cards. They’re not too difficult, and they teach how to use effects and stuff that aren’t just. Normal sparkman make a rank 4

[@youarebanthafood1522]

I think it's the right idea, but the decks could have been more synergetic. Zeus and Coral Dragon are nice reprints though!

[@tommyglaze]

Anything to help folks understand how to play the game better is a win in my book. A bit pricey but may be worth it to some. I'm a yugi boomer and some of these new cards with paragraphs of text on them blow my mind

[@henrymqk2284]

Kinda cool but I wish it was cheaper. Most of it is bulk anyway and we just really want the zeus

[@jaka.babnik]

I think it is useful for people who became friends with someone who is into ygo but can't really explain how it works

[@majinish]

A playset of Zeus and Eldrich together for $60 is really good.

[@rainesubnaut5918]

When it comes to teaching Yugioh and its many summoning mechanics; the less things a new player has to keep track of, the better. So having vanilla monsters take up a bunch of the monster slots is a good call.

[@ApaulloYGO]

I personally think it's neat! I was able to teach my son how to play with this set!😊

[@habitatshredder]

It’s looks pretty fun! Hopefully it helps get more people into the game

[@kpetro539]

At first I was not a fan of the product, but after hearing some different thoughts I think it really is a great starting point for brand new players.

[@yp3049]

They could do a slight upgrade if they go with the idea when they created the Utopia V Special Edition SD With Power-Up Packs 👍🏼🤔 It is an ok product for new players that can play Edison-like formats.

[@RunicSigils]

Power up packs are cancer and would be a downgrade. If you buy a deck you should have the whole deck. If they want to do anything else then it's something like the Charmers that they want to follow. Alt arts and tokens are more okay to do randomness for as long as they can play the entire deck properly out of the box.

[@B0wser998]

8:48 "It would be cool though if they gave us two decks that were very EVENLY MATCHED" Konami: Write that down, write that down!! Next release: The 2-Player Starter Set II - featuring cards such as Evenly matched and There can be only one. "The goal of Yu-gi-oh! is not letting your opponent play Yu-gi-oh!" is the first sentence written in the comic book. 😆

[@Timbolonius]

Pendulum and the monster cards with the blue backgrounds confuse me, Not talking about Ritual Summon monsters, I understand how those work.

[@IMightBeUrDad]

It's basically the same price as Zeus for me, so it's pretty decent value on that alone

[@mertkozal99]

I love to play with simple yugioh decks with my friend. thats set is good for these

[@KaibaTheBuisnessMenace]

I think this is useful for those who are getting started, but can be unnecessary since starter decks already exist.