The Yu-Gi-Oh World Championship was a DISASTER...

[@Zeeta_b]

Hi loom, zeeta here! About the final match: the 1st game i lost because my notebook turn off, was nothing about microwaves or something. And the second game had a bug so didnt count and we restarted the game. And the blue-eyes bug was really strange because at the normal ranked the skill was working normally but inside the kcgt room had a bug. I can explain with more details if want. But nice video

[@LoomYgo]

thanks for clarifying! Good to see the microwave wasn’t the cause lmao

[@SargeWolf010]

Holly 🫨👀

[@RobertoSanchez-ye5sd]

@@LoomYgo

[@Exile559]

🤣

[@crazycritick]

"Mokuba, find whoever put this tournament together and fire them. Then find wheeler and make sure he's late to a tournament that's already passed."

[@bghjnbghj]

perfection

[@masterduelrailgun76]

Never ask a man his salary, a woman her age and a duel links player what happen in 2021 KC Cup

[@head0fmob]

What happened?

[@kiritsu551]

Microwave

[@ZenSkechbook]

Let's report this video and get a one-piece voided time thing going on . AKA gets rid of everything that mentions it, so time will forget what happened

[@kiritsu551]

@@ZenSkechbook when i came to this vid i didnt even realize it was the microwave incident lmao

[@ZenSkechbook]

@@kiritsu551 hey I just mentioned we are not ment to talk about that . We are trying to erase it from time !

[@chaserseven2886]

I got baited into thinking something interesting happened in the ongoing world championship and not it’s history

[@HyperWhale286]

Didn't check the thumbnail, did you?

[@Krabssssssssss]

​@@HyperWhale286yugioh players dont read

[@dragapultvmax3594]

Me too when I saw the community post

[@Schwi02]

Clearly u don't know loom literally every thumbnail is a clickbait

[@noor75311]

Lol same😂

[@literal-tree]

the microwave thing is bc microwaves use the same frequency as 2.4ghz wifi, so if you're not on 5ghz wifi and your router is nearby an active microwave, it can cause interference

[@thomasblack33]

they could have played card games on motorcycles that way you have social distancing and an element of risk

[@omeka8842]

5D's but real life

[@Vuohenmor]

Yugioh having items as prizes was a decree from Kazuki Takahashi as to (probably) try and keep it casual, but as we know ygo isn’t casual in the slightest and is full of the sweatiest and stinkiest sweats on Earth. It has even bled into mtg.

[@furiousblueblade957]

I mean, they could still give out the starlight sheets like they used to (although they should actually cut them so the cards could be used), since those have a lot of value if they were to be sold

[@Nephalem2002]

Not really MTG. Yes Modern exists but even in Commander there’s very little hyper compettive assholes from my experience, and they’ve even seperated some decks into a section known as CEDH.

[@djsedam123]

@@Nephalem2002 And CEDH has bled into regular Commander thanks to Power Levels for decks being arbitrary bullshit and people bitching about someone just running ONE powerful card in the 99 and the one player with the card having to ACTIVELY make their deck worse to make others happy, so the guy they bitched about running one power card just runs their best deck(s) and only their best decks and either the group breaks up or the other 3 build a more powerful deck and actually play MTG

[@Nephalem2002]

@@djsedam123 CEDH is a far cry from Casual. People bringing only high power decks to Commander are douchebags.

[@RuneRaged]

​@@Nephalem2002we have one guy who's like this in our group and is a complete dick about his power level being a 9 or 10... So when I nuke him with Fling Multani and Yargle (the 18/6 guy) and he takes 72+ damage thanks to all my damage buffs, it's great because I build memes and jokes.... and still manage to make his ass shut up In the wise words of the voice in my head, or at least one of them "Just because you spend $1000 on your deck dosnt mean you're gonna win every time, sometimes a $25 deck can beat a World Champ depending on how the cards fall"

[@cleperman]

I remember that zeeta first loss was his own fault. He said that during a interview in a podcast after the tournament that it was his own fault because he forgot to charge his laptop so it just turned off during the duel

[@blazingbarreljay137]

It could have worked if we had Card games on Motorcycles

[@djsedam123]

You'd have to win the duel and the race to win the round. if You won the duel but not the race, it's a draw

[@blazingbarreljay137]

@@djsedam123 I think its first turn gets to pick and you need to do a minimum number of laps = turns. ppl will be dueling in a broadcasted radio. if you dont complete the laps you lose so we will officially need a yugioh dmv.

[@Ev1lLion]

"These skills provides your deck with a *small* boost". Nice Joke loom😂

[@mina-tarahelena2478]

These skills provide your deck with a small boost, apart from when they completely make or break the deck, and even read you a bedtime story.

[@rofhiwabilisha9225]

😂​@@mina-tarahelena2478

[@MacFree557]

In DL you aren't playing a deck with a skill, you are playing a skill with a deck.😂😂

[@kenthartig7065]

I mean, the boosts did use to be small. I remember when blackwing players were playing the mountain or harpies' hunting grounds skill to have more search options off of black whirlwind.

[@mohwe1007]

Except for when it's the core anime deck In which case, it's broken beyond shit

[@DarkdustDragon]

I love how the finalists are being represented by an actual piece of Duel Links artwork for Yubel, and a DeviantArt edit of Yuma.

[@LoomYgo]

those were the decks they played so it kinda worked lmao

[@nicholasfarrell5981]

1:27 - allegedly it's because Takahashi didn't want cash prizes. In reality, I'm pretty sure it's because Konami wants to region-lock the game to the OCG and is trying to find a way to blame the players when they quit in droves.

[@AxeluzWalker]

"skills gives a SMALL BOOST to your deck" bro, what do you mean by small????

[@kengkkv6605]

Yes, I feel like playing against skill more than play with people.

[@TheSandwhichman108]

There really should be a mode that doesn’t allow skills.

[@fredybudiman1257]

i remember when i always got a lot loses of disconnection because people always put microwave behind me. good ol days

[@darkdonzaloog]

Konami seem to treat yugioh players in the west like clowns and they aren't wrong with everyone still coming back and buying in.

[@khrismanauval4383]

When Dkayed still working on DL 😢

[@MizuAstrum91]

Can we also bring up that Zeeta refused to answer any questions by Konami following the Finals in sheer defiance? Perhaps for your next video, the Jan 2022 Duel Links Invitational, and the alleged Gentleman's Agreement by the Participants would be the accenting follow-up to this Tourney.

[@deadnoobie2859]

1:23 Not sure if true (not too in depth with the whole yu-gi-oh lore), but I was told by a die-hard yi-gi-oh fan that the creator demanded that there be no monetary prizes for tournaments.

[@yigitylmaz3609]

I heard it was because of licensing agreements with the Shueisha, the IP owner of the yugioh, doesn't allow it.

[@pieromorantearenaza4801]

Great video, but honestly I find it BEYOND me how anyone can consider anything post may 2021 “a good format”. If im not mistaken this was either the 4th month of harpies Dominating or the beginning of tier 0 onomats. Also this is the point in DL history where EVERY SINGLE DECK had either a 1 card combo that setup A disruption or MAYBE 2 or had a 2 card combo with a skill that added 1 of the pieces to their hand and did THE SAME THING. 2021 and early 2022 was awful for DL meta wise.

[@chrisshorten4406]

While not the reason for the disconnects in this scenario, microwaves used to cause wifi to disconnect in general (made my family really mad whenever I was making food).

[@iriswav7379]

"The Yu-Gi-Oh!: Duel Links KCGT 2021 incident"

[@ggnore8501]

Kashtira in duel links:

[@drakofox1362]

Og kashtira= Ojama lock

[@runningoncylinders3829]

@@drakofox1362I’ve had Ojama King happen. One of the first floodgates to be available. Hope you have Tribute to the Doomed or something that removes it without any summon.

[@autobotstarscream765]

​@@runningoncylinders3829And now there's Greater Polymerization to make King harder to remove.

[@DJ-mf6ft]

I think it's about time Konami gave us the 9th extra deck spot.

[@Troy_The_Boi]

Boi do i have news for you

[@ErikRePico12]

Boi do i have news for you

[@SargeWolf010]

10:58 take a shot every time Loom says "Microwave" 😂

[@MasterPeeps34]

Skill doing everything no more thinking involved 🤣

[@Alufear]

Loving the history lesson videos, or rather the PTSD videos since most of us lived this shit.

[@MrVirus9898]

Real talk, I quit Duel Links over this crap. If Komommy can't stand by it's product, idk why I should. Still watch you Loom, you're a saint.

[@kenthartig7065]

First time I heard "Komommy." Usually it's "Komoney" from people, lol

[@slaynealbus6156]

Man. It's been a long time since I last heard of the "Microwave" in Duel Links.

[@jaaydeee9052]

low key i use to have a microwave that would shut off my wifi anytime someone used it

[@denaldinios3566]

Because the mucrowave emits the same waves as your wifi router does. So the suggestion is not wrong

[@lasouri5]

If we look at the actual english stream, we can see that it is not just a stream of the japanese stream. For example, the phrases are written in english rather than in japanese. They just did an awful job.

[@SkyFireYZ]

I remember playing during this time. My first full meta deck was thundras

[@MarceloEletroSpinnin]

Really enjoyed this one! I think YGO has had so many interesting moments that get overlooked. Would be nice to go over more of them!

[@klaystaccs]

I wish I knew about duel links during the pandemic. This would’ve been a good source of entertainment. I just started playing last year October.

[@varisrevolver4061]

Oh, during the pandemic, it and Among Us saved me hard, nightmare of a best part of a year, with 2 games, that actually made me friends (one of which me and my other friend convinced him to play)

[@kraken0437]

You should cover Supreme King unlock event and the inception of "microwave incident".

[@youtubeboy810]

Glad I'm not the only one getting microwave disconnects

[@CycloneCode]

Very unfortunate what happened. People make mistakes (including konami), but this was one time where making a mistake (referring to the bug) was really crucial. Anyways though, keep it up Loom, Great Content!

[@HyperWhale286]

The KC GT will forever have a special place in our hearts.

[@DojiLOL]

To be fair. The microwave messing up with your wi-fi is actually true.

[@nandy7493]

Ah, now i know why my smartphone randomly shut down any connections. My neighbour use the microwave 😂😂😂

[@archer3603]

I guess it was also my microwave that caused me to somehow not be able to play my cards in the second stage of a kc cup.

[@SuperPuzzler]

To answer the question of why Pokémon has prize money and YGO does not, that was actually Kazuki Takahashi's condition for allowing official tournaments to even be a thing. He didn't want players to feel as though they were gambling away their money.

[@christopherballero866]

Unfortunately running a tournament takes a lot of effort & planning then when the event is on-line only especially for worlds will lead to a mess

[@cupidreindeer5601]

Damn. Microwaves are taking lives here.

[@Mekothemeko]

I will always remember everyone cheering on HERO Stall as it defeats the Tier 0 at the time Onomat

[@acev271]

9 hours......the same amount of time it takes to claim lifetime rewards.

[@kyubbiman2255]

Definitely need these card games on motorcyles

[@Godofmisfortoon]

Witchcrafter mentioned gets me excited

[@kennypk]

Microwaves do interfere with wifi signals tho…

[@MarathonTheGamer]

ngl i have had a microwave kill the internet for my PC and PS4 while it was on. pissed me off every time it happened...

[@Thatbasedcat]

When you making your Agent deck video?

[@denman2991]

1:23 because in the Pokemon TCG both players are actually allowed to play

[@derkevevin]

10:41 When someone related to yugioh gets disconnected, just say "he got microwaved" or as the zoomers would say "bro got microwaved 💀" 😂

[@Akumu-x9r]

0:22 that’s where I go for locals lol

[@wal33du]

I got master baited by the title

[@WeaponXSigma]

Pause

[@johnremizeztomilloso158]

Ayo

[@Flutterdark_]

how the fuck was this tournament organised and handeled WORSE then Cup of Greed, which is run by a bunch of podcasters

[@omeka8842]

simple one is run by greddy compay and one by real passion

[@Flutterdark_]

@@omeka8842 fair point. tbh the crazier thing is the actual game bugs more then anything else.

[@gwainexe9065]

People could not get enough of hot pockets.😅

[@omeka8842]

Konamy Need to make a card that is a microwave as alternative win Kaiba:microwave ? IMPOSSIBLE nobody summon it!

[@TheWhiteMamba3000]

Enters finals MOOOOOM MORE HOT POCKETS

[@mekahans3678]

Konami indeed must fix them self from long ago

[@acerimmer563]

Can someone explain why all I see in the event that just started I'm seeing kash and tear only, once I have seen snake eye/fire king

[@TheREALwymario]

As a T.G. fan, that skill card bug made me upset by proxy.

[@Valstrax_bazelgeuse]

WERE IS MY PHOTON?

[@TheSandwhichman108]

…So basically since dueling book was gone it meant the only thing yugioh players had was the scummy pay to win duel links. I still think it’s bullcrap that all card game sims are pay to win…I don’t want to spend hours loosing over and over just to save up enough points or gems or whatever and hope I get something decent from packs… I tried mtg arena once and I quit the very next day and just said- Pay to win bullsh%t…That’s all it is.

[@HyperFire16]

this is just regular Yu-Gi-Oh they were playing

[@spacialsonic7779]

Also this remember me how broken was the Hero skill

[@Jazzmannnnn]

Back when Dkayed wasn’t blacklisted by Konami 😂😂

[@kenthartig7065]

You know, I don't remember much about this one at all. Could be a neat video topic

[@Renne__]

konami tcg is always tries to saves money whenever they can. the difference between world championship 2023 and 2024 is like day and night.

[@joeluc5855]

Duel links harpie lady meta Cyber angels red eyes no broken skills shady penguin 🐧 what happened to this game??

[@challengerjakku1943]

The fact it was the worst Art Dark Magician too.

[@thejokerisme2024]

I’ve spent more than NT$40000 on Duel Links over the years, the results are at times very disappointing.

[@KyleYoung2012]

I heard it was pretty bad; glad to know im not the only Salty Yu-Gi-Oh ! Player I watched the first match of the Wcs and they said some one made an illegal move just some things I still don't understand in the modern Yu-Gi-Oh! So many years later

[@Carret0]

Hey loom, I participated in this event too in top 16 and i remember how i lose round 1 because Konami decide to restart my match when i obviously winning and in the rematch i lost the coinflip and brick lol this was my 1st worlds event but was so terrifle also i was playing like 11 pm, so bad

[@SmartWatches-xu6ri]

Wow

[@NightridingDoom]

Konami fucked with the IT guy and found out

[@Revkor]

would have been easier to jsut rent a room, put a camera and a screen there showign the opponets table and do it that way.

[@RandomAccessMammeries]

"lead to what will go down in history as biggest disaster of a world championship in history" ..... So far! LOL

[@DarkJusticeMetal]

Konami giving more attention to the Japanese side of things and giving it's international viewers fuck all? I never would've guessed!

[@Victor-Sappel]

9:50 : again, TCG treat like shit ...

[@deadlineuniverse3189]

Your table broke mid duel? Take the L then

[@devonsmith621]

all i wanted was the tour guide cosplay

[@devonsmith621]

also wheres the japanese stream

[@Terszel]

I mean how can it be a restream if one is in english and the other is japanese.

[@ValetinoLovebird]

i think Konami Japan does very well....just the oversea branch is screwed up

[@donnietidwell965]

My response to your question at the end of the vid. No, i didn't enjoy it. It was one of the worst streaming experiences ever..... This video, on the other hand, shows that konami could learn a thing or two from you (did i scare you? 😈)

[@antonitocotter447]

I bet Weevil found a way to hack the game, somehow, and didn't expect it to backfire like it did.

[@BurnedWonderer]

These ongoing glitches are why I stopped playing DL in the first place.

[@Zalgoat]

I love my microwave and will not turn it off

[@DarkKarma9537]

I would of played all the way through 2021 championships in duel links but i stopped half way through lol only thing i got was the mat change for the 2021 lol well at least i think i was playing for spot in tournament been playing a long time on duel links but now its kinda boring not a fan of the current events in both duel links or master duel

[@Excellor64]

DLE is the only reason why it was tolerable for me lol

[@antobono64]

Awe man I hate it when I turn my microwave on it cuts my connection and power but the microwace still goes Happens to all of us I guess

[@Dexwin09]

people should stop attending yugioh events until they fix the prize dilemma.

[@vanesslifeygo]

here after inspection video

[@AdvisorEquiste]

AH yes, huge company tries to cheap away on the internet services and blames users. And they denied us cute girl cosplay? Ooof biggest disaster of all.

[@puore]

Love this kind of videos

[@AnimalGuy1]

That sucks, but hopefully they'll learn and improve; you know?

[@4EverBanishment]

ah yes microwaves the evil to Yuugiou (Yu-Gi-Oh!) Duel Links! O_O

[@nabeelalmulla8587]

To tell the turth, all worlds & yugioh in general got truches since they allowed extra monsters back into main zones "beside link", and let's not talk about soul swords & that awful trash wild deck that letterly do 30+ normal summons in my own turn 🤮🤮🤮

[@burnum]

How the fuck would a microwave disrupt ONE game where this was never mentioned for any other online game?

[@PanoptesDreams]

Phoenix is that you?

[@TurkishJoe-zm2eu]

Jewel-ing....anyone noticed lol

[@ElPastorSieg]

Aaahhh... I need a skill desactivaded other's skill and play Megalith Fossil *In chill mode*

[@None-Like-Asko]

Bro is def not getting invited now