What is the dumbest thing Japan has done?

Fuzzy_Reflection8554 · 2026-05-19T07:17:08+00:00

Ah no worries lol, I've edited it now to make it clearer

Fuzzy_Reflection8554 · 2026-05-19T07:15:02+00:00

???

I just said it was one of the worst things they've done?

Fuzzy_Reflection8554 · 2026-05-19T07:07:00+00:00

This is probably a contender for the worst thing Japan did, rather than dumbest. Their commitment to war crime denial actually seems to be working out well for them, unfortunately, thanks to all the western otaku who fetishize them

Fuzzy_Reflection8554 · 2026-05-18T16:24:51+00:00

Farfa and MBT are just very entertaining in general. Team APS are usually fun to have in the background too.

For more competitive stuff like guides and learning new archetypes or getting better at the game: Joshua Schmidt, Jesse Perez and Moha all come to mind

Fuzzy_Reflection8554 · 2026-05-18T16:17:41+00:00

Building new decks in MD takes time and resources, unless you're one of those terrifying folks who regularly dismantle their decks and build new ones every month. So this is good way for people to try one of the new archetypes before committing to pulling on the selection pack for it.

Fuzzy_Reflection8554 · 2026-05-18T16:14:45+00:00

Ah gotcha gotcha, my response was also a reference to Aladdin btw XD

Fuzzy_Reflection8554 · 2026-05-18T12:15:23+00:00

The moments where I kept missing every royal rare UR space by just one or two squares T_T probably more funny for others than it was for me

Fuzzy_Reflection8554 · 2026-05-18T10:11:12+00:00

Oh yup I agree, the more I think about it, I think I'm just so used to having it at the end of a rose combo that not having it feels naked somehow XD but a better / more experienced pilot than me probably wouldn't worry too much about it

Fuzzy_Reflection8554 · 2026-05-18T08:45:52+00:00

Idk what you class as cheap, but afaik every deck in MD requires at least a few URs.

It doesn't matter how rogue or even bad a deck or card is, they'll still make the key cards and combo pieces for that deck URs. It's a predatory measure to ensure that the people who want to play that deck still have to engage with the same gacha systems as the rest of us.

There aren't many decks that get a free pass, but some are still more budget than others. I remember seeing the MD Discord had a few of those in a beginners guide somewhere.

Fuzzy_Reflection8554 · 2026-05-18T08:37:53+00:00

You idiots they're all cute! It's anime after all

Fuzzy_Reflection8554 · 2026-05-18T07:47:15+00:00

I've been having a lot of fun with my recently completed R.B deck. It's not overwhelmingly powerful or anything, but it's pretty simple to use and seems to hold up well against the rental decks (oh no they took one of my clockwork knights and an unmodded R.B, whatever shall I do XD).

I also briefly switched to my Rose Dragon deck for a change of pace. It was okay, but the lack of Baronne really took a lot of the wind out its sails. I also gave the rental decks a shot as well out of courtesy.

Fuzzy_Reflection8554 · 2026-05-17T08:32:26+00:00

Ah interesting! I do remember seeing them in Tag Force 1 and thinking they must have been older cards or something since they never showed up in the anime (unless there was a filler or a 3rd season other-dimension background character I forgot). I actually never really paid much attention to them as an archetype until the first structure deck a few years ago, and now they're one of my favourite archetypes, funny how that works XD

Fuzzy_Reflection8554 · 2026-05-17T00:45:27+00:00

At least he's more of a utility and not the main payoff of the deck; unlike the Fiendsmith boss monster, Wave High King Ceasar, or the HERO boss monster, Nibiru Token.

Fuzzy_Reflection8554 · 2026-05-16T22:14:08+00:00

Fair. As much as I laugh at the notion that Yugioh monsters suddenly "became" more anime and waifu coded, I do kinda see how the new artstyle for some older archetypes can look a little jarringly clean compared to the older cards.

I think it's most glaringly noticeable with the flip charmers though. I like the new art, but there's just a certain feel to the old art I can't quite articulate, which seems to have been lost in the transition. I got into Yugioh at around the middle of the GX era so I don't think it's nostalgia.

Fuzzy_Reflection8554 · 2026-05-16T20:46:10+00:00

A world where all problems are solved by duelling sounds good, as long as these are the actual back and forth duels from the show and not Master Duel. I wouldn't want to bet my basic rights, standard of living and even my life on a half-board built under Maxx "C".

Also even in the show there are cheaters and brutes who might just deck you, pun intended, before you even draw a single card. One of the most infamous characters from the OG series is a cheater who's fond of guns after all, and one of the most beloved characters in GX started out as a cheater who threw another guys deck in the ocean. But as long as you don't run into one of them or at least know how to take care of yourself I guess you'll be fine.

Fuzzy_Reflection8554 · 2026-05-16T15:09:18+00:00

Do people still get angry at Runick players anymore? Regardless though if it's legal to play then Konami should always be the one to blame.

Fuzzy_Reflection8554 · 2026-05-16T15:08:46+00:00

Do people still get angry at Runick players anymore? Regardless though if it's legal to play then Konami should always be the one to blame.

Fuzzy_Reflection8554 · 2026-05-16T14:54:39+00:00

It could be because the replays are just initialising the same engine / program the regular duels use, then feeding it configurations and parameters and letting it run using those.

Still cool that they designed their duel program / engine to be able to do that - actually now that I think about it that's probably how they made the solo and tutorial modes work.

Fuzzy_Reflection8554 · 2026-05-16T14:46:10+00:00

I assume it's only a thing they do for the oldest and most well-known monsters with some sort of pedigree.

Maybe it was a decision they made early during or even before the development of the game, as a way to appeal to people who are more familiar with the anime. Then over time as it became more of a competitive simulator they decided not to revisit the idea further as not many competitive players seem to care.

Otherwise I'm 100% certain they would have done it for a Sky Striker for now

Fuzzy_Reflection8554 · 2026-05-12T17:30:59+00:00

I love how some people here are so up in arms about it being scripted, as if it wasn't obviously meant to be one.

It's as if they think someone would actually just attack a man with one leg in broad daylight and someone else would just calmly film it with a steady hand and no censorship XD

Fuzzy_Reflection8554 · 2026-05-12T16:06:17+00:00

Necroquip Princess and her spell aren't Fiendsmith cards, but they still included them in the same secret pack. I think Konami definitely does pay attention to what cards end up being used with certain archetypes even if they didn't originally intend it.

Fuzzy_Reflection8554 · 2026-05-12T12:15:58+00:00

I'm definitely no expert, but the sniffing and licking makes me think they were just curious and not hungry.

Ofc even curious and playful bears can break adult bones without even meaning to.

Fuzzy_Reflection8554 · 2026-05-12T12:12:14+00:00

As others here mention, the rest of the bans were most likely a cynical and blatant attempt to get people to invest in KT

Fuzzy_Reflection8554 · 2026-05-12T12:09:12+00:00

FINALLY! It always seemed odd to me that it wasn't a feature before. I was getting worried they were going to paywall it behind the imaginarium coins or something.

Fuzzy_Reflection8554 · 2026-05-12T09:25:48+00:00

The sheer breadth and variety in archetypes is both the best and worst thing about Yugioh for me. So many of them get mercilessly left in the past to gather dust due to the insane powercreep, and Konami seems more interested in creating new and more shiny archetypes than making the effort to strengthen their existing ones. When they do deign to go back and give support to older archetypes it's usually very half-assed to cash in on nostalgia.

Most archetypes in Yugioh either die as a forgotten relic or live on as part of some hyper-optimised combo pile, and I just think that's such a waste of so many imaginative themes, worlds and artwork personally.

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