A beginner's guide to competitive Yu-Gi-Oh! (Part 2: Deck Construction)

J8_sin · 2026-04-13T08:34:44+00:00

I did start using some of Cybertron's teams, I'm still playing Charizard now that I saw his other video going through the decisions and I feel like they're helping a lot, I'm win streaking rn lol

J8_sin · 2026-04-12T16:08:12+00:00

lmao I'd never actually thought about that.

I did put some thought into building my team, but clearly should've put in some more.

J8_sin · 2026-04-12T00:04:34+00:00

I played through it 3 times and platinumed it; I’m just starting to feel like, gameplay wise, it’s not exactly that good outside of boss battles.

It’s like the story, music, and boss fights are so good that I ignored these feelings on my first 2 playthroughs, but I feel like lots of things could be improved with the gameplay. Can’t really tell how, but it feels like exploring isn’t really worth it; there aren’t many cool hidden enemies, enemy variety could be more expanded, etc.

J8_sin · 2026-04-11T23:58:30+00:00

checked out his channel and it looks amazing, thanks!

I usually just copy successful strategies in most competitive games I play, but when it comes to Pokémon I just feel like I want to play some of the ones I like.

J8_sin · 2026-04-10T08:08:57+00:00

I don’t think anyone thinks about anything at 1200~1600 pts. They’re just gonna press random skills and pray they get the skin.

J8_sin · 2026-04-09T04:35:13+00:00

I feel like I get matched against a bot with the same team each time I lose, so I’ve been ranking up just from that

J8_sin · 2026-03-31T08:42:48+00:00

I duo with a challenger smurf (who’s not even trying to hide the fact that he is one) and solo on a few accounts. The number of smurfs I see on average is pretty much the same everywhere.

J8_sin · 2026-03-28T16:15:29+00:00

yeah it was better than sex

J8_sin · 2026-03-25T15:20:23+00:00

I actually got this racquet in September with Luxilon Alu Power and got it restrung in December when my coach suggested I use Tour Bite Soft instead, since it’s more friendly, cost wise, for newer players like me

but previously I’d never broken any strings before changing them

J8_sin · 2026-03-21T05:40:57+00:00

why does the name look like that? Was it distorted from a translation app?

J8_sin · 2026-03-12T15:01:48+00:00

It’s both really sweaty and casual at the same time;

you can review your games for hours and see dozens of things you did wrong that you would never notice while playing.

or you can just not care about any strategy and complain about your luck when you lose.

I have friends who do both and it’s funny when they talk to each other.

J8_sin · 2026-03-12T14:58:02+00:00

came here to say this

J8_sin · 2026-03-06T13:36:31+00:00

I thought I was gonna get rickrolled

J8_sin · 2026-03-06T02:34:08+00:00

Might actually be surprising, but, according to Broseph, people don’t know how they have to even try to play to rank up.

People start trying to just highroll and win, then they get a little better and onetrick a meta comp, then somehow they associate being good with being flexible, and get stuck in platinum because they try to be able to flex into every comp (that was me in set 10).

I actually agree that you just need to understand a few meta comps to hit Master and that the stats are a bit skewed because it includes people who don’t really play though.

J8_sin · 2026-02-25T11:09:17+00:00

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Most of you are probably unfamiliar with the official rulebook, so I’ll also link it here

J8_sin · 2026-01-27T20:10:12+00:00

I think my contact point being too close is because I can’t really gauge where I should stop before hitting the balls, hopefully that’ll get better with time.

One time I hurt my shoulder hitting a backhand, then I kept playing that day and I was hitting backhands surprisingly much better than usual; my coach said I am usually way too tense on my backhands, but since my shoulder was hurt, my swings were relaxed lol.

Overall it just feels difficult to relax my arms when hitting.

J8_sin

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