The worst divide in the Yu-Gi-Oh community.

[@Alex-Omega]

Its not ridicolous at all. Master Duel simply has nothing to do with real Yugioh and its tiresome when Master Duel players sharing their thoughts on Yugioh TCG cause its always stupid and ridicolous takes due to their lack of knowledge about the game.

[@shaunneeortz2969]

What about the people who play both as well as their being new players in the tcg also won’t have as much experience either also someone in master duel could have a unique perspective and still have good experience and lastly everyone can have bad ideas not just people in a specific group

[@bigpablo673]

Found the guy that doesn't want the hobby to grow. If your takes on yugioh are so good where are all your tops at, Mr. Mega1843?

[@kennethM]

You know how many tcg players didn’t even understand how mandatory effect priority shifting worked until they played masterduel? Hell some (probably most) of them still don’t understand. Masterduel players don’t need a judge to handle issues due to lack of game knowledge but the tcg does. You sound silly. Its the same game just automated. And arguably better because metas wont be defined by the inability to get a particular card that konami decided to only print x amount of copies of. Where you dont have to sell your left nut (of exodia) to get an important card for a particular strategy that wont even cost that much like 2 formats from now. There are problems with masterduel but people who exclusively play the tcg that feel superior for sone strange reason, wouldn’t know them.

[@mujiescomedy279]

This is satire, right?

[@methatis3013]

​@@kennethMfrom my understanding, there are a few differences? Mainly some cards being in Master Duel that aren't in TCG and the banlist being very different. Idk if there are some other differences?

[@KeyYGO]

Communities often function off of shared experience and I feel the YGO experience is too wide for its own good. "Liking Yu-Gi-Oh" could mean "I topped at the recent YCS" or "I have a Dark Magician somewhere in my attic". Some people like collecting the pretty cards, some people binge watch different seasons of the anime, and some people unironically play Flower Cardians. On a more serious note, as someone purely on the Master Duel side of things, I _do_ think its a very vocal minority, as most online negativity tends to be.

[@apsamplifier]

Just replying here to say that your comment was very well-said.

[@Agent_Eli]

I recently had an interaction at a card shop where player asked me why would I ever want to play master duel? I explained that I work a lot, or I don't always carry a deck around. Master Duel (and for a long time for me, Duel Links) is great way to play the game without sinking too much time into it. I've learned combos, rules, and tested decks all while taking the train. Generally, the fact that there are robust fully featured digital versions of the game has made this game more accessible to me.

[@jmurray1110]

Plus it’s cheap and doesn’t require 5 judges to determine if 15 seconds is enough response time

[@CommodoreCards]

"You play Yugioh? How dare you betray us, the people who play Yugioh???" Yeah, it's kind of a silly thing to create divisions over. Unfortunately, there will always be people who try to make things into an "us vs. them" scenario. Personally I would prefer to play games in person with physical cards, but unfortunately I live pretty far away from any store. So I build decks according to the TCG banlist and play them on Master Duel despite the "different" format. If I like a deck enough, I even buy all the cards physically anyway! After all, I'm a collector too and that's not something you can really do (at least, not in a way that's meaningful to me) on Master Duel. There are strengths and weaknesses to every way to play, just let people have fun.

[@eddiegloria9671]

I wonder what the secondary market might have to do with this divide. Imagine a player with the money to spend on expensive, game-winning cards, that let them be mediocre at the game, but win at the tournament level. They go to Master Duel, where people can craft cards and not hunt down hard copies, now there's a more even playing field. And so maybe some players that are SEEN as "good" because of their ability to spend extra cash are now having that reality challenged digitally. and many of the players that are otherwise struggling IRL but have that fairness in MD feel like that makes MD more "valid"....?

[@PhuckedUpPhilosophy]

I just sleep in my Prius so all I have to pay is the entry fee of $25, parking fee of $20-30 and like $30 in gas. Not too bad. I usually only go to YCS if it’s within 6 hours from me though.

[@josepharmstrong6852]

This is so disingenuous. You can test on dB lots of good tcg players do all cards are free there. Maxxc not legal and best of 3. This are the issues TCG players don't like the Maxxc mini game or that you can just lose game 1 to variance in tcg this happens you can recover in master duel you just lose. This 2 issues not the fake one of I can spend more money than my opponent and I'll stomp them. If you have ever played against rogue with meta before it can just be boring sometimes they catch you then you'll either have the best time breaker ever or they will kill you chances as they proceed to lose every other match.

[@eddiegloria9671]

@@josepharmstrong6852 What are you talking about? What do you mean "db"? Do you mean MD? I don't mean to offend but you need grammar in your post because it does *not* make sense.

[@GeargianoXG]

​@@eddiegloria9671DB is Duelingbook, a free online simulator

[@worthywill9294]

​@@eddiegloria9671DB = duelingbook an unofficial online simulator that mirrors real life play *(to an extent)*

[@Reflecter16]

Stay in your place, plebian Paul! I kid, of course. If nothing else, Master Duel could help people get into the physical game after learning things from Solo Mode, phrases, chaining, etc. Not to mention SPENDING LESS MONEY if you are willing to earn gems. Physical TCG player myself but I think MD is dope still for what it brings to the table.

[@Cardlimits]

I would like to attend a ycs, but the total amount to travel, weekennd lodge, food, can total to over $2000. so not every yugioh player can afford that. and for those that don't, the competitive community will only look at ycs breakdowns and go for "you're poor so than you're bad"

[@apsamplifier]

As mentioned in the video, only attend if you're able to do so! They're a lot of fun and a valuable experience, but there's nothing wrong about not going. I haven't been to one myself in a few years now.

[@Basswire]

There's no need to jump and go to one that's on the opposite end of the world. I went to YCS Bologna and it cost me £200 all in from the UK. To spend £2000 going to a YCS would mean I fly to America just to duel in a YCS, basically nobody is doing that. Just wait for one nearer there's a very small fraction of people in a place where its "spend 2000 or dont go" unless you live in the arctic.

[@Samurai-no4wu]

This is exactly right and it's the only reason i've never gone to a ycs despite playing this game for 13 years now

[@tmoney1487]

I might could afford that once a year but id rather just take that money plus the money id spend on the deck i want and spend it on getting literally every deck i could ever want plus some in master duel. Or just save that money in case i need it later for something more important.

[@RazielTheUnborn]

​@@BasswireThey are saying the total cost including hotel and food. If I went to the closest Regional YCS to me it would cost $600 on the flight alone with $120 a night for a Hotel. I think a lot of UK forget that USA is larger than the EU. USA landmass is 3x the size of EU. Texas alone has more than 2x the square kilometers to all of UK.

[@KromeLabz]

As someone who's getting back into Yu-Gi-Oh, mostly on the collector side, I think it's sad to think of a world where you can only enjoy one faction of the game. For as old as the game and franchise are, it's a miracle there's still so many ways to enjoy it; collecting it, watching it, playing it. I respect the people that take their slice of the pie seriously and build up the ranks / collections, but that devotion shouldn't cut you off from the rest of the world of You-Gi-Oh.

[@apsamplifier]

_Are you more of a Yu-Gi-Oh player or more of a Yu-Gi-Oh player?_

[@Dr.Frogerston]

Yes

[@Texxet11]

I’m not a player, but I crush a lot.

[@kimjung-un8204]

I no longer a yugioh player, too toxic here

[@Theblueblurrr]

Waiting for duel disc format. Patiently...

[@WretchedPlebe]

I just want to have fun playing Yugioh. Masterduel, TCG, Dueling book, whatever. I'm not going to dunk on someone on what deck they play or how they play. Great video!

[@nojetplane]

A LOT of the tribalist toxicity stems form the different formats and banlists imo. Like you said I've seen a lot of shitting on the OCG and it's players recently, and the MD hate is an extension of that since MD's banlist is way more similar to OCG It's one of the reasons why I wish Konami would just bite the bullet and unify the banlists at this point. It's already dumb enough that it makes getting MD players into the TCG more difficult since the formats are so wildly different, but it also just exacerbates dumb tribalism cause of minor bs like which format has Curious legal

[@neros_soren]

No, it stems from a superiority complex and elitism, which is a core issue with the YGO community as a hole.

[@Fencer_Nowa]

I'm being honest unified banlist only works if ocg,tcg and master duel where to not only get more unified releases but also not have vastly different styles of play to have a banlist that causes doing nothing for one region to fix how they're using cards

[@bigpablo673]

TCG players in a nutshell: "every format is wrong and sucks except for the one I like"

[@neros_soren]

@@bigpablo673 I disagree. You rarely to never hear that in other TCGs with formats. If you meant TCG players in terms of "YGO-TCG", then I agree tho.

[@dpacula63]

I think the worst divide is between budget players and rich players. You can’t say the prices of the game are too high without people saying you shouldn’t play the game because you can’t afford the top cards. Yugioh players can’t go a day without poor shaming someone.

[@paulieswalnut]

To quote Zemo from Civil War: "An empire toppled by its enemies can rise again. But one which crumbles from within? That's dead... forever."

[@TheTore1996]

As a person who lived through the rise and apathy of Magic: Arena, I'd like to add my pitchfork to the discussion. When i hear 'physical' vs 'digital' i have a feeling it's a fear of either their LGS losing attendants or the physical card game is 'dying'. That's what i heard a bunch during the boom of Magic: Arena. It lost the 'Gathering' in magic. And as a person who exclusively plays the tag force games, I sometimes get flack from my friends who play Yu-Gi-Oh that i don't play the physical card game. But hey, I'm enjoying my time with it and i don't feel like getting burnt out anytime soon.

[@Kei-ye8if]

People will find every possible "you're not like me" till the end of time

[@EagleHunt]

I’m glad you mentioned us duel links players. I played the TCG for years, and played master duel for a bit when it came out. But I’ve been playing duel links since day one, and I’ve really liked the speed format. Right now the power creep is just good enough where cards are less powerful, but there is still some complex combos and interactions. The TCG is cool, but like you said I don’t have a locals nearby. Master duel has caught my eye a few times, but my friends all play duel links too. I like the slower pace but still methodical gameplay. It really doesn’t matter what format we play, it’s all yugioh. Hell I still play GOAT every once in a while. I watch YCS streams, look at TCG ban lists, watch master duel videos, like we’re all yugioh players at the end of the day

[@mamamia5905]

Duel Links is actually how I got back into Yugioh and learned how to start doing the new mechanics like Synchro and XYZ when it released. I had only watched the anime for years but never really dueled like that. Now I can’t get enough of dueling and Master Duel really just helped me get even better.

[@hank01000]

You’re absolutely right when you say play both, in this game they both really help me enjoy all that is Yugioh, I test decks in OCG and if I really like them buy and commit to the deck take it to locals and have fun! Dont listen to the haters Paul, happy holidays 🙏🏼

[@rangodeldiablo]

I play Master Duel for 2 reasons: 1. I love Yugioh but can't find anyone to play it casually with. 2. The people I do find are overly competitive, toxic tournament players. TBH I love the game itself and love to play it in person and in MD. But like you said, MD is much more convenient and I can play it more often than the real thing for a number of reasons

[@oliverdeeley]

Paul, I will add to this as well. And this can go to the rest of APS as well (Trell, Alex, Alec, Calvin, etc.). Doesn't matter if it's Master Duel or IRL TCG. If you guys like to do both, stick with it. There's nothing wrong with doing both. Yes, y'all may prefer one over the other. But that doesn't mean that you shouldn't do both.

[@Adivsir]

Divide between TCG and master duel is a thing, BUT - only in those countrees where are a lot of options to get cards IRL. For example here in Latvia, Riga - we got about 2 card shops for entire city to sell limited amount of yugioh cards... That's why i was realy happy to get master duel on steam to get more involved in my favorite card game. And Besides - Master duel is a good tool to test your ideas for decks or other projects like Yu-gi-OH the Dawn of the new Era, etc. before you buy those cards IRL and go to tournaments.

[@deadismarth7]

hey Paul, great video actually personally, I just started playing Yu-Gi-Oh once again like like barely 3 weeks ago. I just picked it up randomly. I was looking up your guises videos on KZbin all the time I used to play as a kid but then I just started playing Yugi and and everyone used to tell me like oh it’s gonna be so complicated all the stuff but really like what I did was like. I just picked up like a dark magician deck something I’m familiar with from like the old met up and then I just saw how it improved and how it interacted with the other met in the world and then I slowly am absorbing all these new matters now and I’m understanding how to counter Pleij and I’m even winning matches at my locals with a dark magician deck, just by being patient and knowing when to use the right hand traps and honestly I use Master Duel to practice. I don’t really see the issue at least here in Seattle. Nobody makes a big deal about that. Actually they encourage it because most people are homebodies here and then when we do meet up, we all have really cool doors, but we’re aware like it’s different rules. That’s like that doesn’t really change it. Just you have to make small changes to your deck. That’s it personally none for me almost but yeah, thanks for the video. I really feel great after watching this

[@esseubo441]

I sometimes play IRL with two friends, but truthfully the biggest problem is how we are literally hours away from a locals. Having to drive 5 hours at least plus any other expenses just to play Yu-Gi-Oh doesn't feel that nice, specially compared to people that barely need to drive half an hour.

[@ONE-007]

Those are the type of people who end up wondering why no one wants to play their game anymore after they chase everyone away.

[@ducky36F]

Had a guy a locals loudly wondering why new people don’t stick around. It was like buddy, have a hard think on that 😂

[@ducky36F]

Had a guy a locals loudly wondering why new people don’t stick around. It was like buddy, have a hard think on that 😂

[@Mr_KFC52]

Master Duel is what really got me into Yugioh. I now play the TCG because of it. I don’t play Master Duel as much a result of the switch, but I do appreciate it still.

[@Hegna1]

I've seen this in a couple of other games before and I personally think it mostly comes down to people feeling like they somtimes get shafted for the sake of the other group, which fuels that animosity. I agree it's a shame though because it's definitely common that something that helps one group can help both. After all, a healthier format and fun card design will end up great for everyone (among other changes).

[@Clel]

I got back into yugioh recently because of master duel. I hated the new mechanics and everything but I got used to them, master duel gives you a chance to experience those from both sides. I played Hearthstone so I'm used to digital card games but to "other" people for digital gaming is something an old schooler would never do imo. I just compare it to OCG then TCG then Master duel formats.

[@KusanagiZX]

Do the 2 hour long combos annoy you? If not, that's some patience you have.

[@duyknguyen]

It's actually maximum 300s (5 mins) but my Duels rarely even reach that much. The joy of breaking a board is as much enjoyable as creating it tho, it's the unique of Yugioh i would say to other TCG 😅

[@CursedOniGaming]

hearthstone is not yugioh lol

[@ancientmb23]

As a Yugi-boomer I resent that comment. I stayed away from the game for 7 years watching as too many new mechanics were added that I felt I couldn't keep up. But now I'm back, baby! I feel the thrill of stomping my opponent with my superior skill, and cards! I remember why I love this game! And I will be playing it until I can't hold my deck in my old decrepit hands.

[@timothy6583]

​@@ancientmb23Last time I played this game I could barely read any of the cards I had for how young I was, came back into this game because of my brother few months ago got my shit kicked in but now I'm playing at a decent level making decks is so much fun and finding cards that can improve your deck is so satisfying. Started with crystal beast as a joke but it's my main even if I get my teeth kicked in I'll still play

[@bossypunch6577]

i played yugioh when i was a kid. when master duel came out i got back into it and was having fun. master duel has caused me to start building physical decks again and start to look into locals as something i might do

[@TechStarr]

Paul, keep doing your thing dude you are the 🐐this argument has always been ridiculous

[@jbarmor3281]

I wasn't aware of the divide until MD came out (I was and am a DL-only player). This created a divide between MD and DL. Even with many players leaving DL for MD, the passion of the DL community kept DL alive. It also helps that DL has gotten better since MD's release, with bundle deals, character tickets, BOX chips, Pick-Up and Deck Build BOXs, archive skills, and Rush format being added. When Rush Duels came to DL, a small Speed-Rush division was unintentionally introduced. I enjoy both formats equally and want both to succeed. You bring up great points! We are all playing Yu-gi-oh at the end of the day. People can give their opinions on why one format is the best, but they should not belittle others for playing other format(s).

[@Infinite8blue]

I get very irritated when I'm looking up deck profiles and I'm getting duel links/master duel in the searches. I don't want see that KZbin need a better filter on the search results

[@apsamplifier]

That's a VERY fair point! I've actually run into this problem myself and it is annoying. The solution that's worked best for me is to just add "Master Duel" or "TCG" respectively into my search and it usually does a good job. If you're still seeing too many results for MD/DL, try adding " -Master Duel" in your search query and that will eliminate the vast majority of them!

[@jordaneworley]

What is that epic looking deck case at 1:24?! I want one hahaha.

[@aytoshii]

ultimate guard arkhive

[@Jwayspillz]

Simply, it's elitism. These players wanna feel better or superior than other players and it's so pointless. At the end of the day, we're all playing yugioh.

[@Retrosparks]

4:37 thank you, genuinely a very good point because I’m one of those players, and like you said, we’re both playing the same game here with the only real exception I guess being the ban list

[@ghostface_d3607]

Until the physical card game stops expecting me to drop hundreds on new staples, I'm going to keep being a master duels player

[@Okarine-n4h]

What is the name of the box he has at 1:24? looks like an ultimate guard product

[@apsamplifier]

It's an Ultimate Guard Arkhive

[@samdeoliveira6272]

I’m with you Paul. It’s silly to have divides in the same game. Master Duel is a great simulator to play the game if you can’t meet up with others.

[@melvinshine9841]

I doesn't help matters that there are Yugitubers out there saying out loud that Master Duel is illegitimate and brushing of opinions from anyone who mentions it like they don't know what they're talking about. It's an incredibly silly argument that you're not a "real" Yugioh player if you use Maxx C or are willing to spend several hundred dollars just to make one deck. It's also really dumb to call a physical card player a "sucker" when you're probably copy-pasting any meta deck you find online and don't build anything yourself.

[@agussaurus2707]

It's funny that some people think the OCG is a side format of the TCG when Konami probably sees it the other way around

[@Herald_of_Perfection]

Ego

[@duyknguyen]

The Kaiba's attitude in our Yugioh Community I would say!! (My format, My deck, My rules...)

[@DaShikuXI]

For me the main thing is time. Playing the TCG with real cards just takes a really long time. Having to resolve every effect manually with your opponent is not a speedy process. Having simulators like the videogames or things like Edo Pro just makes playing the game so much more convenient. Having something that handles tasks like looking though your deck, shuffling your deck, drawing cards, etc. is just nice.

[@MVVibes-tr7hd]

I personally haven’t seen this anywhere or heard of it, but it’s like you said at the end of the day we’re all playing Yugioh and that’s what’s important! Let’s just be happy as duelist❕💯🀄️

[@grantashford4518]

So I am a yugi boomer but I did compete in Duel Links and took a break from TCG and I have met people that never played TCG and it was really cool to see their viewpoint for Yugioh as a whole. They don't know cards released are technically old cards it is new to them. To your point if you are good at Yugioh it carries it is the same with Duel Links because even though it is speed Duel rules the yugioh cards are still the same and rulings like missing the timing, damage step etc.. it is all the same. Great video btw!

[@MrZonkyman]

So I’m 33. I started playing YGO back in the… 8th grade I think? Anyways, there’s going to be a YCS event in Raleigh, NC next year and it’s two hours from where I live. I’m really considering going for the first time. Does anyone have any recommendations about what I should bring or do at one of these events? Really hoping I can score one of those cool playmats that seem exclusive to these events.

[@naterobinson2487]

My friend doesn't like Master Duel because a couple of yu-gi-tubers he watches do only Master Duel deck profiles now when he prefers physical cards and when Master Duel came out was worried that all yu-gi-tubers will do strictly Master Dual deck profiles.

[@bazzgaming27]

just came back from a locals tournament as a old school returning player. was running as red - eyes deck which is the closest to be finished.. one my first dual against dark world/danger deck. lost the next 3 sets. rip, but not surprised with how quick the game is now, but still had fun.

[@JoshHolden-Aka-evani]

Mate there is a toxic fan boys that eats itself in every fan base

[@unsungangel7269]

I love this game and this channel. I feel this is the one place where it can be an open discussion that feels valuable and insightful. But as much as I love the game I loathe the community. It is a community of complainers. A “bad” banlist will come out and all you hear is why is x card banned/semid/limited but y card is still allowed. And I’m definitely tired of hearing complaints about floodgates. Yes they aren’t fun to play against/ lose to but that is just part of the game and you just have to deal with it. Just all the negativity is not a good way to bring more people into the game we love. With all that aside another great video as always Paul.

[@anthonymason9855]

I dont like go to my locals anymore because of corrupt judges that wrong me and skum locals, Master Duel is for me and im playing more Pokemon TCG at my local card shop because nobody is corrupted there. At my local card shop, they belittle inexperienced Yu-Gi-Oh! Players and it pisses me off and even me cuz im still a judge and it made me go away from doing locals and I almost cried every time I play and nobody gives a damn about it. I havent been to a yugioh locals in the last few years because of this.

[@Trustypatch43]

Honestly I didn't even know players were divided over this, I quit physical since it feels like Komoney genuinely doesn't respect the players and actively hates them in how anti-consumer it is. I love physical I'd rather play physical if it made sense to but the cost of cardboard .doesn't make sense at that point I might as well change games all together.

[@dewanegara8333]

Try ocg format. The entry price for best deck is way cheaper.

[@Fencer_Nowa]

@@dewanegara8333 but if you live in the West you're not going to have anyone to play with really or easy care access

[@soogymoogi]

As someone who's very much a casual outsider this discussion is very silly to me but it's also very much the kind of thing that happens among passionate communities. See the Minecraft Java vs Bedrock debate, or anime subs vs dubs. I wish I liked playing ygo at my LGS more. For me if I lose which I do often it's a long half hour or so for the round to end where I don't always have anything to do but sulk and shuffle and move my side deck stuff around. In Master Duel I can get right back into a game. That's worth maxx c to me lol

[@GhostintheMachine25]

This divide makes no sense to me. I play master duel because I dont have time to go to locals and I dont have a local card shop that holds yugioh events. I’d love to be able to go to a ycs event but that would probably be me saving for a vacation. I still play the tcg with friends when we get together but yugioh players need to stop this divide. We’re all playing the game and should have fun

[@johnb3rry]

My favorite deck is Runick Fur Hire. I started playing it on Master Duel and used that to learn the combos and “lines” and after a lot of testing and playing im currently building it to play at locals for the TCG. I like using master duel as a way to practice a deck and practice playing against other decks.

[@NarutoxinZ]

"Breakning news just in: Yu-Gi-Oh players are toxic. More at 10."

[@Menckenperson]

There are only four shops in my state of Massachusetts, that hold locals according to the TCG website, I’m fortunate one is near me, but I can definitely get the frustration if you just aren’t near one of those.

[@YURTZYN42]

Its funny when ppl think simulators make players dumb when they actually teach them more. Many times I see the "simulator player" actually correcting the others because idk, they actually had to find out errors themselves with the simulators smacking them in the face rather than getting away with cheating..

[@timothy6583]

True Too many cards exist I literally can't track of everything and most the times I'm taking gambles of if the cards works as I think it does or I miss read it. MD has been a life saver for me it teaches me so much

[@stevenbenson6016]

Regardless of the medium, I love and will continue to support this channel. 🤷‍♂️ With Yugioh, physical cards do have a nostalgic novelty to me, but you put out great/ entertaining content either way. Sometimes it just makes more sense to use Master Duel. This channel does a great job supporting the physical card game, and using Master Duel still brings attention to Yugioh as a whole. Team APS has brought way more support to the physical card game than any of these negative people hating on you guys in the comments. If anything, doing both shows your appreciation for all available Yugioh mediums. Continue to make content the way you feel is best, and I’ll be with you guys on the road to 1M. 👊

[@guardian3636]

one thing that well make master duel a better way to get into/play yugioh is the fact it's free and while the game does have micro transactions you can play the game without them like i have. i want to play the diabellstar deck irl but some of the key cards are CRAZY expensive and are short printed and i was only able to get one from a box, which itself is expensive too.

[@housedelarouxmotion]

Hey! It's just like the meta vs petdeck divide!

[@realpatriot1769]

It's so strange and honestly quite pathetic how TCG players keep whining about OCG when they don't even play it. And it's not like they are forced to play MasterDuel, there are plenty of online sims that allow you to play TCG format. I also don't like how TCG players thump their chests about their win in Worlds, conveniently forgetting they they only have 3/13 championship wins overall. It seems kind of overcompensating. Frankly, at this point, I think there may be a slight element of racism and/or projecting personal frustrations of Masterduel.

[@JaneOCGmeta]

as a ocg player who both play master duel and physical paper deck, i ENJOY both different platforms. Even though master duel is also part of TCG area, I never disrespect TCG and TCG player. Rather i always been curious about learning their strategy , deck building idea and more thorough master duel cuz there is no limitation on what you can do in master duel platform. Instead of judging players their skills based on what platforms/decks they are using, we should think twice before making any statement/opinions cuz there might be reasons for it. And just being open- mind toward both platforms and player’s choice and try to understand each other,,,its just so frustrate to see these negativity statement around the community.

[@TheNman_Val]

Just sounds like people who only see what happens on screen as the full truth. Sad to see it got too the point where you felt the need to address it. I've been loving all the new content, thanks for everything you do for the community.

[@adrienne6880]

I just love the game. I prefer to play in person. I love the human interaction. However, I can’t always afford to take a long bus ride to my local shop, play, and take that long bus ride back on a Sunday afternoon when I still would need half the afternoon to get ready for work the next day. Looking at it that way, I just boot up Duel Links and play how I feel like it.

[@Skyver24]

I might not be the audience for this video, but I grew up on the anime from Duel Monsters up to Zexal and played the DS era games. The game seemed so fun till I saw how fast and complicated the TCG can be and it intimidated me for the longest time. Didn’t really give the game a shot again till Duel Links and Master Duel came out and I’m so glad I did. I’m still very much a casual, but thank you for acknowledging that it’s valid to enjoy the game through those mediums. Duel Links especially

[@Gerthulhu]

Most communities have very toxic elements and factions to them and Yugioh is no exception. I enjoy Master Duel for the convenience and to try out some decks, I play Duel Links mainly for the Rush Duel aspect now as I find it to be pretty fun. I have mostly branched to other games due to how Yugioh has evolved, it has been feeling a bit stagnant as of late. People need to chill out and let people play the game the way they want, I have seen a bit of toxic behaviour from players but for the most part the groups and communities I have played with have been pretty good. Got my fair share of complaints about the game like useless support cards for fun decks or most decks cheating out op cards and the overall generic power cards that belong to an archetype, but getting mad over someone enjoying a different way to play seems pointless and stupid.

[@its_heeho]

Actually the toxicity of Dueling Nexus is what got me to go to locals, best decision I've ever made.

[@doggozwei281]

As president of Kaiba Corp, they think they can declare your opinions invalid!

[@GreatgoatonFire]

I wonder how much of this toxicity in part comes from the OCG/TCG divide. Different card pools, ban lists and printing policies is a great way to build up animosity between groups. So there was already a precedence for tribalism in the YGO fandom.

[@haroldnecmann7040]

Ocg>>tcg 😂😂😂

[@ELGUAPOIV]

OCG superior to TCG, so it's not really a competition

[@mikehawk8984]

I live in a small village with a population of 500, and the only locals is 50 minutes away from me. So there's not a super feasible way to play the tcg, and thats before you factor in the price for the actual cards 😓

[@BookOfMoonY2K]

Where did you buy the hoodie?

[@LeonianUniverse]

you didn't mention this, but for me, getting to play YuGiO in a ycs event would literally be impossible for me. Konami doesn't make cards that are in print and in braille, and because I am completely blind, reading cards would not be possible and brailling cards would also be against any standard of the rules. As a result, I don't own any physical cards at all because I know I could never read them, and I only play Master Duel because I along with the blind community found a way to indirectly mod the game so we can capture text from the game to translate it so our screen reader software can actually read it. Withithout this mod, we could never play Master Duel as Konami has done absolutely nothing to make Master Duel or any YuGiOh product accessible to the blind.

[@spicymemes7458]

Wow. I had no idea. Neither the existence of a blind yugioh community nor the lack of support for them in the TCG/OCG. This would be a great video discussion should you ever decide to upload. I'd take a listen and I have no doubt it would go viral.

[@Talguy21]

I've only ever played digitally. I have a card shop near me, but because of work I'm on a nocturnal sleep schedule. They hold locals in the relatively early morning, square in the center of when I'd be asleep on Saturday, which is not a night I can really go to bed early enough for. So despite my wanting to attend, I've never been able to make it. I have a deck and the desire, but it just hasn't worked out. I wouldn't even call myself a regular online player either- I haven't even booted Master Duel in 3 months, and it's been a little over a month for Duel Links too. Good games (ones with lots of back-and-forth, close ones) get me hyped enough to wear me out, and bad games (where I get rolled with zero counterplay for one reason or another) really get me frustrated. So more often than not, with my like Tier 5 deck, I end up playing 1-4 games before signing off, if that. I'd consider myself an okay player, and I keep current with the anime, but it's rough for me to find the motivation to actually play a lot of the time.

[@kylegrams1252]

My local sence is trash like alot of players have it out for me for no reason its to the point ,there actually lying about me doing things and just generally dont want me around. Its sad ive been around has longer their half of the community has been actually playing or started playing

[@mihail-bogdangeorgescu6455]

I've been in an on/off relationship with YuGiOh since my childhood, but in the past 10 years i never got to play face-to-face with someone, so i always had to resort to "digital" YuGiOh. To settle once and for all the debate of what format is best to play on the PC, i'm gonna go with *Power of Chaos: Joey the Passion* :) You have a 2004 game with all the nostalgia, the annoying Joey speeches, and you can play with a friend via LAN(or use a VPN) On the topic of this video, i am just glad that a lot of people can enjoy this amazing game, no matter what format they play. Keep up the good work @apsamplifier

[@kelmirosue3251]

So long as I get to play Volcanics it doesn't matter if its with physical or MD, I'll play yugioh cause burn+raigeki is fun to me. That said, what you think of the Volcanic support? And do you have a decklist you'd like to share one day?

[@RiverChaos]

The local YuGiOh scene has near completely dried up in my state, so I'm stuck playing MD unless someone posts a duel request at the game store.

[@rishnix]

All I really know about Yu-Gi-Oh, is that going fast makes me feel alive. My heart beats in hyper drive. Do you think you can win, only if I lose? Just let destiny choose.

[@mamamia5905]

I think you said the key word for me “convenience” when it comes to playing MD. It’s just something I can log into and duel my friends or other people from the comfort of my home. Or if im out and got some spare time I can just get my phone out and get a duel in. Plus it keeps up with all of the important stuff in a duel like the effects and I can read each card as it’s being played. I just don’t think the TCG style is for me. I don’t really care to buy cards and go out to duel. And then trying to remember everything going on in front of me would honestly be too overwhelming for me.

[@TakingtheApexwithLuiB]

Recently started playing yugioh through master duel, its a great opportunity to play with friends from all over the world

[@DemonBoy247365]

I love talking to people who play different formats. I play physical, MD, and DL. They’re all fun. The differences in formats are what make them interesting

[@tylerpendergast7899]

Truly this is the best time to be a yugioh player. There are so many ways to play the vast majority of cards are affordable unless you are wanting to compete at the top echelons. So many different formats with varying speeds and power levels: Common Charity (Pauper) GOAT Format Edison Format Master Duel OCG TCG

[@danielhillman490]

As someone who has to work on weekends when my locals meet, I play MD because it's the only way I can actually play the game. That doesn't mean I prefer it to the physical TCG, it just allows me to play where I usually can't.

[@borutaicho]

You are the hero this and every other community needs, you dont shy away tellin da truth ;)

[@ironsyd4022]

I started playing on duel links master duel and now I’m curious enough to buy the cards and looks for a local, unfortunately I live in New York and the YGO scene is kinda dead over here

[@okiemax]

My coworkers an I play the TCG. One coworker plays master duel as well. And he gets increasingly aggressive with us over master duel. To him, we are inferior players who shouldn't actually play since we don't play meta style decks at all. We are super casual players in the TCG. He also really hates that I play duel links. Like, I can duel 3 or 4 times and have fun on my phone while they do one duel with paper. We are all just trying to have fun but the harassment happens

[@bryanroufosse3016]

I love both master duel and the tcg!

[@zboijasus5658]

I’m not a die hard yugioh player, I’ve dabbled here and there with the tcg not too much tho and my main way to consume yugioh is through master duel, it’s slightly discouraging when someone like me tries to reach out to a tcg player when I have a genuine question cuz I’d love to be more invested in the tcg but I just end up being alienated for playing master duel or as if my questions comes from some sort of arrogant ignorance. Which is the main reason why I never go to card shops and my only yugioh consumption is by playing master duel and just having structure deck duels with my wife

[@THEGRUMPTRUCK]

I do believe both sides want what is best for the game, or their 'perception' as to what is the best for the game. The differences in perception at every level of play comes definitely from a love of the game, and one that changes on too many aspects too frequently. I think it is good that the TCG and Digital are separate entities, and even one who has played both ends as paper, until I could no longer financially support it and moved to Master Duel, I believe they should stay as such. But I don't disbelieve in the co-existence of their communities. We love the card game for our own reasons. Some love the solitaire-esque play of turbo fast decks that can flood the board with win conditions. Some love comboing decks that play upon the opponent's mistakes or create openings in their opponent's combos. Some enjoy reliving the older days when Yugioh was new and fresh, taking those turns where mechanics such as set, pass, and flip monster effects were the name of the game. It is indeed a vocal minority that has an issue, and even though I solely am Master Duel these days, I still wish for the continued success and prosperity of the TCG, as well as the surge of Master Duel's success. You move, duelist. Let's all get to the end together.

[@ThatSillyToast]

It's reasons like this and other reasons that my joy for this game has faded through the years I find it more fun to watch over playing

[@darkwolf9637]

I play exclusively master duel and omega, but only because i don't have anyone to play physical with, especially since my local card shop closed down after a hurricane

[@Feast_]

4:18 I'm part of a Yugioh discord who recently got a newer player, but all they do is deckbuild and they barely play the game. When they do play, they make some major misplays you'd expect a newer player to make, and get scared of handtraps like Nibiru so they end on a board that does literally nothing in under 5 summons We keep telling him to play Master Duel to learn, but because it's a different format, he just acts like he won't learn anything from it at all It gets infuriating, because you're right, no matter what format the gameplay is still the same, just with different card pools Can't help those who refuse to help themselves I guess Should also mention the same guy refuses to playtest online and would prefer to playtest at locals. This is especially bad because he's a budget player and we've seen him buy cards he thinks would be good for his decks (like Iris Swordsoul in Swordsoul or Branded) despite what we tell him

[@BmanTheChamp]

I tend to prefer playing the physical game, MD is just kind of boring because more often than not I run into all the same cards. Or my opponent takes forever to set up their board and if I can somehow manage to break it they're just gone. Or if they mess up a play they quit. Yes, you can probably be dealing with that in the competitive scene too but as a casual, being used to my opponent letting me play it out, MD is just super frustrating. My opponent quits, I don't feel satisfied, I don't feel like I won. Especially when it still could have gone either way. Fun in this game for me is struggling a little, maybe coming up with a new strategy or play that I never thought of before, and MD usually doesn't give you the chance. You play a card, your opponent is just like "f this, I'm out". That's not fun.

[@enriqueisaacs8181]

cool story bro.

[@spicymemes7458]

I prefer that aspect of master duel. If the duel isn't working, you can jump out and back in again until you get one that works. If this were in person, I'd have to drive to a place, spend money to get there and entry, and be obligated to sit through BO3, multiple rounds of Swiss, and you can't really get out of it. You have to play through it. That to me is a worse experience.

[@Charley-ju6yg]

Yeah the divide is pretty weird, I just don't get the need to hate something. Even if you don't like the format one place provides, shouldn't it be a good thing just out of the fact that the option exists? While there are certain parts of both master duel and the TCG I don't agree with or like, I just find it amusing that there are different options that can give different experiences, sort of like an always available custom format/event at locals. And while I absolutely prefer going out and play face to face with people, as someone who is in the middle of my studies, I just don't always have the time or schedule for that, so having an online option that I can just hop on from home and get a quick match is great! It also works well for testing decks without paying money, before building them IRL, which makes the game slightly more budget friendly as you won't buy useless cards as often because they looked great at first glance. Sure there were online options before, but those weren't official from Konami. It's like the saying goes; hate the game not the player. I can understand not liking master duel in and of itself, hell who knows how hard people have been pushing for Maxx C to get hit at this point, but it doesn't make sense to make an issue out of it with the community, and crack down on poeple just for using an option that's available to them. And the same goes the other way around. Personally I absolutely despise duel links, but I would never give someone shit for playing it. If anything I'm greatful it exists even if I will never give it another chance, simply because it brought new options to the game and was able to introduce new players into yugioh.

[@Raining_H]

The yugioh community is one of the best community when it comes to invalidating other people's opinions and Thoughts on any matter that pertains to yugioh that they disagree with. In just another comment section. I was arguing with a guy about y. Maxx c and ash is needed at least at limited to 1 in master duel because people can make unbreakable boards in 1 turn. And his response was basically just get better at the game. And honestly, they wouldn't needed so many bands if they would stop printing so many cards with three or four or 5 different effects

[@Lil_Hondo]

Don’t listen to them. It’s amazing how they get worked up over a game. It’s pretty pathetic. Ultimately it’s about having fun. Play whatever you like to your heart’s desire. I love your videos. They have brought back my love for the game. Keep it up!

[@imbadatygo73]

I honestly think that if a person has time to hate someone so strongly just because of their personal preference then they have nothing better happening in there life and should probably get some responsibility.

[@LARZMARZ94]

🤙 thank you for the video Paul, good stuff

[@TheSAMCRAW]

i have a strong preference in Digital card games because i play many many MANY different TCGs and i dont have the money to chase relevancy in every game. While i have a few physical decks the amount of actual play they see is minimal because Life will always get in the way. Digital card games increase the consistency in which a game is played there for increasing the fan base as a whole by being more convenient to just "jump into" rather then walking into a card shop and just buying stuff till you get things ya like.

[@brettgelk7991]

Tbh the ocg players are some of the oldest and most experienced and have the most cards available for use in game people that get mad at them are just secretly jealous the TCG has gone so hard on the bans this is my theory atleast😂

[@voidabyss3432]

People need to realize, yu-gi-oh as a whole is just a game, not something to invalidate others as people.

[@bantuboi3131]

I use Mater duel as a deck maker. If something works and I win with it, I'll build it. But I wouldn't be able to really play it much. There are no local tournaments around me. Also Master Duel is the BEST way to learn the game, chain orders, efffects, phases, it even reminds you of when you can use effects and quick spells. Its revolutionary imo.

[@bleack8701]

Frankly, I can see the MD arguments. When TCG has staples going for over a hundred and OCG super rares turn into secret rares in the TCG It honestly feels like I'm being scammed whenever I buy TCG product. I know the prices and the availability is better in the OCG and then there's MD which while digital, it allows you to actually get the cards without the need to spend hundreds. It feels like I'm being a sucker whenever I buy product or look into buying a staple or have interest in a a deck, which turns out to be strong in the meta so the prices skyrocket. Way I see it, the entire TCG vs MD conversation exists only because MD has become a real alternative to playing the TCG. And the OCG trash talking comes from an inferiority complex over the OCG or people somehow convincing themselves that somehow decide that Maxx C existing in the OCG means that the OCG is invalid in some way. It's all such nonsense. And thats why Duel Links players aren't hated on or talked about. That game is so different that TCG only players don't feel it can be a threat and be a valid alternative to playing the TCG. But MD can so these comments appear