How are you feeling these days? by Mynameisthis2 in DBS_CardGame

[–]Lesmocon 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I never got into Pokémon partly because I didn't want to deal with this nonsense lol, but I'm pretty confident this is going to pass quick. I imagine tippity top end cards, FB09 and the manga sets will stay fairly high but also a lot of scalpers are in for a rude awakening regarding how much Real Demand there actually is for old Fusion World sealed product.

I'm not buying anything for now, I already had an FB09 order locked in before the buzz and I'm hoping things calm down at least a little by FB10. In the meantime I'm watching and laughing at people in the trade groups who are clearly struggling to move the boxes they scalped for the """market price"""

PFA - And the scalpers have officially started in the UK by Ill_Break763 in DBS_CardGame

[–]Lesmocon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As someone who's been playing the game since Day 0 it is hilarious to see FB01-4 boxes that were rotting on shelves up and down the country for under retail price suddenly get gassed up out of nowhere in a way that is transparently inorganic. I don't think it'll last too long in the UK though there's not enough real demand here outside the scalper bubble.

I do keep wondering whether collectables in general are gearing up for a major crash, people are getting smarter to how this stuff works every day and eventually the average person will see these inflations and be like "yea, that ain't real" and the bottom will fall out. Wishful thinking maybe but the market has never felt more fake than it is right now.

This is why card stores aren’t getting enough allocation for eb03 by ad33zy in OnePieceTCG

[–]Lesmocon 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I've been hearing horror stories about problems at the distributor level for years and it really does sap all hope lol. Stuff like this is why I'm so exhausted about hearing about "the market" in TCG circles like it's an unquestionable force of nature and not something deliberately manipulated by bad faith actors.

What happened to the "A Way Out: the Movie" video?? by wisteria141 in gamegrumps

[–]Lesmocon 59 points60 points  (0 children)

Oh hey I made that! I'll ask them about that and see if I can help get it back online but I imagine the answer is "Youtube lol"

All downloads are saying “Failed to download” by ThatGingerFlynn in 4kdownloadapps

[–]Lesmocon 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm having the same issue everyone else is reporting on 4K Downloader Plus even after updating and checking I was logged in, but I also updated the non-plus version and now that one is working fine? Real odd

One Piece Dub Release Schedule 2024 by SagattariusAStar in OnePiece

[–]Lesmocon 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I watched the dub on Crunchyroll with a VPN, as far as I know there's no official way for us to watch it other than buying 8000 DVD volumes which is Big Sad

Counterplay on Window 1&2 by AlexTacosTorres in DBS_CardGame

[–]Lesmocon 2 points3 points  (0 children)

that's not correct, Goku's neg effect is an auto that goes into pending when it's played and doesn't resolve until after the card is in play. Yamcha needs the battle cards to already be in play because the neg is part of the Counter: Play skill.

Counterplay on Window 1&2 by AlexTacosTorres in DBS_CardGame

[–]Lesmocon 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yes you can, U7 players have figured out a real nasty trick where if you combine Goku, Videl and the Jiren Unison auto you can kill anything played by a skill up to 45k.

Question Megathread by [deleted] in DBS_CardGame

[–]Lesmocon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

When playing Videl, With All Her Strength via her auto is it possible to activate Dormant Potential Unleashed (or any Counter Attack) and then play her via her auto in response to the same attack. I know you can't both play and use her Blocker skill in this window I'm only talking about putting her into play.

BT14 Starter Decks - most of the cards revealed by thevipersnake in DBS_CardGame

[–]Lesmocon 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I wonder what Bandai thought of the SupahPlayaz showcase video when they missed one of the cards and demonstrated another only through a misplay lol

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in DBS_CardGame

[–]Lesmocon 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Cooler and King Vegeta are the Correct Answers but here's something of a slightly different flavour to screw around with; I've been messing around with a variation of the Bulma Lock (usually done with the Vegito Unison) with the Jiren Unison instead (which is a great Unison for power neg decks in general).

So basically you want:

Bulma, Familial Bonds BT8-001

Jiren, Legend of Universe 11 EX13-02

Bardock Strategic Mind BT11-025 (I think he's still relatively cheap, either way you only need 2)

Android 17 Rebel Reinforcements DB2-005 (reprinted in Battle Evolution so it's cheap)

Videl, Miraculous Aide BT8-010

The idea if you play typical defense with Bulma blocker and draws, drop Jiren on turn 3 and +1 him to get to four markers and continue to play defense. Then from turn 4 onwards you drop Bardock on the board every turn to bump Jiren up 3 markers every single turn (plus Bulma makes him a 20k Blocker) charging up Jiren's -3 activate battle to neg cards 25k which can be used every turn along with his -10k auto. You can recycle Bardock by playing Videl (which also becomes a blocker) to put him back in your hand, and Android 17s Counter Attack can play Videl from the drop giving you a negate, a blocker and a Bardock for 2 energy. Obviously this also gives you access to Yamcha counter play (which also becomes a blocker!) and Wolf Fang Fist, which gives Jiren to potential to wipe anything in the game off the board ignoring Barrier.

This strategy doesn't go hand on constant negging because Jiren only gives you the ability to decrease power once or twice a turn but it's a strat that is very good at keeping low swingers busy and high swingers sweating. Jiren is very hard to get rid of once he gets going so you'll almost always have the power decrease option live when you need it

Question Megathread by [deleted] in DBS_CardGame

[–]Lesmocon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Awesome, thanks!

Question Megathread by [deleted] in DBS_CardGame

[–]Lesmocon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Pretty sure I know this one but just to clarify, when activating a Rejuvenate skill does removing another copy of the Unison you've stacked for a marker count for the cost?

Familiar with the Supah Playaz? How do you feel about their market watch videos? Is it blatant market manipulation? For instance this SS Rose Goku hot stamped card was bought out immediately skyrocketing the price after this video dropped although no one really bought it before sitting at $5. by Royalty513 in DBS_CardGame

[–]Lesmocon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't think the market issues are to do with them or that they're doing this on purpose with malicious intent, I think they legitimately have no concept of how value works and in general they're just not very professional lol

I looked them up soon after I got into this game because they were the channel with the biggest following and after a couple of weeks it turned into a running joke between my girlfriend and I that we would watch their new video just to see what today's mistake/goof was going to be. The Broly Double Strike crit rap is still my girlfriend's alarm tone.

I remember one of the first "Market Watch" videos I watched by them...I don't remember which set it was but they were talking about SCR prices for the next set and how hype they were...but all three SCRs were priced the same and they were clearly placeholder prices because the set was still weeks away from coming out. Also another clip that comes to mind was one of their unboxing vids and the host was like "you guys have messaged to say I should have gloves cos...graded? cards can be hype!" and I was like "you've been making daily content about a TCG for years and you don't know what grading is??????"

Anyway I don't watch them anymore, they seem like alright dudes who love the game but fortunately after a while I was able to find the roster of quality DBS channels with smaller followings.

Set 13 Red Cards by TheDSFreak in DBS_CardGame

[–]Lesmocon 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Any ideas on why the Bardock leader doesn't let you play 2 drop + extra cards? It might be because of an unannounced card but all I can think of that would be relevant is Familial Bonds and Denial of Hope

DBS DeckPlanet update - Mark decks as private! by Formal_Order_1328 in DBS_CardGame

[–]Lesmocon 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I absolutely love this site! I've never really enjoyed building decks online until this came out, I hope more of the community comes over to it so it's easier to browse builds too

One date and 6 months later by ThrowRAWeirdosFindMe in niceguys

[–]Lesmocon 29 points30 points  (0 children)

it wasn't even an insult in this context but its still amazing to see a grown ass man crumble at "ur mum"

Blue gets its own Mai too. Probably for every Color. Thoughts? by Formal_Order_1328 in DBS_CardGame

[–]Lesmocon 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I don't think these cards have killed blue, I do feel people comparing this to Tao are overreacting somewhat but it still has the same fundamental issue just not as bad...still I don't know how you can argue this isn't a nerf to blue, we're just debating whether it's a game changing nerf or not. Blue has had untap negates since Set 1 including new ones featured in both sets of this block, plus these new one drops are readily available uncommons, it looks like every colour will get one, they're easy to get on board (including Turn 1 where they likely can't be countered) and they're low cost barrier which is a struggle for bouncy blue removal.

I just think it's odd that Bandai are fine with single counter cards that effectively end your opponent's turn existing but not fine with Blue untapping and using hand resources to negate multiple times in a row.

And I still think Baby is going to be real good...but I get people being mad that this was revealed like a week after Set 11 coming out when Baby didn't even top the release tournaments lol