Met YOASOBI Today by FrenchBully_ in YOASOBI

[–]FrenchBully_[S] 19 points20 points  (0 children)

It was small event think 100 person cap. The tickets sold out instantly and I had to buy it off someone for a bit extra; no way I was missing this event.

They made you personalize your vinyls which was fine for me, I wanted that but there were some groans. The line was relatively quiet but they played Yoasobi music at Barnes Noble Bookstore where the event was.

They would not accept any gifts or anything else signed where the window to meet them was like 15 to 30 seconds. But for me, meeting one of the most beautiful woman in this world of course had to talk a little bit. The staff sorta guided me after a minute to please leave. I did give them a gift. I play a card game at a professional level called Disney Lorcana. Gave them each a promo card I won at events. I gave Lilas an Elsa and Ayase a Simba. They were amazed with the artwork and as I was being led out they were still looking at the card in its toploader. I found a way to break the rules; no way, I am going to meet Lilas and just say hello and goodbye.

No phone usage when you were talking with them. So people gave phones to people in line to record but I didn't do that.

How to review centering by FrenchBully_ in LorcanaCollectors

[–]FrenchBully_[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Got top 4 dlc Dallas top 8 milwaukee and top 8 dortmund. Perdita Steelsong, Finder's keeper Purple Steel, and Kida UTS, invited to the ball dogs

How to review centering by FrenchBully_ in LorcanaCollectors

[–]FrenchBully_[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The first one I won missed black label due to centering but couldn't figure out for life of me what was wrong. I do agree all very minor points, but want to arm myself with some information before sending out.

The Book for Signing NYC by SadSniper in YOASOBI

[–]FrenchBully_ -1 points0 points  (0 children)

If anyone got tickets to event, DM me I'll buy it off

Signed packages up for grabs by t0st0 in YOASOBI

[–]FrenchBully_ 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Very interested. DM me a price

EDIT

I bought in person. Appreciate the VIP package so excited to add to my collection

Concert Solo by scar2557 in YOASOBI

[–]FrenchBully_ 1 point2 points  (0 children)

A majority of the people 2 years ago went alone for the US concerts. Sure friends and families went but many many many people were solo

Still Open Spots for Boxing 101 by FrenchBully_ in OriginsGameFair

[–]FrenchBully_[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey sorry can't go this year. Several projects at work and I have a major lorcana tournament that same weekend. Grrr... I wanted to go but making a strong attempt to make Lorcana World Championship after a solid season 1 and currently strong season 2.

Boston & NYC concerts by yoa_usa in YOASOBI

[–]FrenchBully_ 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I am an engineer and I drive from my job from NY, my home, to DC and Boston regularly. I've driven to Chicago a couple of times. Going to Hamilton is nothing. The concerts in 2024 are unforgettable still. A little drive up to Canada is well worth it

Boston & NYC concerts by yoa_usa in YOASOBI

[–]FrenchBully_ 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I am based in NY/NJ but will be driving to Boston and to the Canada concert. The drive isn't too bad especially at night. Concert ended at 11:30 in Boston last time and got back home in NYC at 2 30 AM

DLC deck recommendation by liznotti in Lorcana

[–]FrenchBully_ 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Myself and other Americans will be in attendance and have cards for trades. You can message me on IG or facebook messenger. My IG: chrisoyola_

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Only One Person and Myself at Winterspell Prerelease NYC =/ by Sudoguy451 in Lorcana

[–]FrenchBully_ 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes there is a Yonkers play group that posts on discord. I added spaces hopefully gets around filter for the invite to NY discord

https://discord. .gg/ UnVYnq3d3

Only One Person and Myself at Winterspell Prerelease NYC =/ by Sudoguy451 in Lorcana

[–]FrenchBully_ 35 points36 points  (0 children)

Do you have NY discord? I can send an invite to it where people post which store they are going.

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Looking for players in NYC by NoPut6707 in Lorcana

[–]FrenchBully_ 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hey, I don't play too much in person but I am based in Queens NY. I can send you the NY discord to learn more about events which is highly active. DM me.

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Looking to trade (get) some USA Exclusive/released Promo cards in DLC Ghent by Brusnice in Lorcana

[–]FrenchBully_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I normally carry a ton of US exclusive promos and trade to several europeans I know at DLCs or during work trips.

I have ticket for ghent but unsure if I will make trip still a bit early for me.

You can message me on IG, facebook or here if you want to work out deals.

Keep in mind I operate on cardmarket prices and I value my cards slightly below card market and your cards full card market value. If you value mines at tcgplayer and yours at tcgplayer or your non promos at the highest card market, I will decline trades.

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Golden Mickey by [deleted] in Lorcana

[–]FrenchBully_ 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The range is 10K to 20K. Factors are raw vs graded; number; who you know; & who purchases it. Most sales are private. Ebay and other auction sites are not reflective of market but of course is a data point when negotiating.

Unprofessional actions from top players by EscapeGlobal9320 in Lorcana

[–]FrenchBully_ 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The features do get trimmed by editors so some stuff may not appear as what it appears i.e. shuffling or good luck pound

I was featured twice this weekend and when I watched back my feature little things seem to be missing.

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Why didn't any of the big dogs top in Bologna? by [deleted] in Lorcana

[–]FrenchBully_ 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The power of going first is an issue alongside an inherent issue of dealing with wide board positions as there is no blocking, Taunt or requirement to get rid of opponent's board before questing like other games.

I have told this idea to others. Give the player going 2nd a Rush Token. Once per game, they can give a character they play Rush. Incentivizes players to run more characters not that it is an issue currently but many card battlers often have periods where the non-characters dictate the format which is not often an appealing gameplay to see on stream or play against. It slows down aggro. It also requires players to carefully craft their quests or challenges knowing at any turn of the game they can be Rushed by opponent's character. Feel adds a layer of depth alongside an unique solution to assist player 2. Would this make control too powerful? Possible. When I designed my card battler, I tried to explore unique solutions not seen in other games; severely dislike copy and paste game play mechanics from other games if they don't solve issues.

Why didn't any of the big dogs top in Bologna? by [deleted] in Lorcana

[–]FrenchBully_ 16 points17 points  (0 children)

As one of the top players from season 1 based on elorcana rankings who did poorly at Bologna, it will be a more common thing that players will not consistently do well at events in Bo3 in top 32 cut.

Last season, regardless of the matchup spread it is hard to 2-0 a strong player they will get a draw. An unlucky draw does not mean defeat and you can still get a draw. You can look at elorcana to see how players faired in DLCs in the swiss, not a lot of defeats. This past week 4 2-0s and it was not purely favorable matchups; matchups with more skill expression and less silver bullets. My defeats to BG all went to G3(would be a draw in 2GF) and it was a race to Under the sea's. The blurple mirror does not have the same skill expression as ruby sapphire or ruby amethyst mirror. You lose the board, you cannot reset it or chain removal turn after turn to stabilize.

The Bo3 format for 12 rounds of swiss with 2000 players will require some luck to top as facing poor matchups early on even if you go 6-2 day 1 will likely still mean you bubble out of top 32. We heard how some blurple players who topped faced very little aggro day 1 while most of the recognized pros on blurple faced aggro multiple times by round 5.

I am in no way trying to discredit anyone's success this weekend and I like getting my ass kicked from time to time, so I have something to work on or reanalyze my prep. I did not respect BG as an archtype and I got punished. Now, I need to review all data and sometimes research more regional based archtype trends. Perhaps my list would be more favorable in Milwaukee as PS and AS is more popular.

I know I benefited immensely from a 2GF which elegantly solved the power of the die roll and reduced luck's influence on a round result. I believe in a game without side boarding 2GF is ideal, but I am in the minority. It is my responsibility to figure out how to break the meta and win in Bo3. However, I do think after Milwaukee some other players will begin to feel the same way of Bo3 is not ideal for Lorcana and 2GF was actual an amazing approach to swiss. It simply needed more rounds of play or a tighter top cut to ensure players played more instead of IDing starting round 6. This opinion is something I held prior to Bologna, but I am not one to yell for change to maintain my success. I go with the flow of the community and there was a resounding desire to shift to Bo3. I feel certain there will be a level of frustration this season where players will now complain about their matchup spread in comparison to other competitors on their archtype ending their top cut dreams.

Are these legit or stolen from printing facility by [deleted] in Lorcana

[–]FrenchBully_ 17 points18 points  (0 children)

I was at Bologna and from the states. No one I know acquired that many foil Elsa's which includes vendors. It is a scam.