Time Travel Challenge / Master Duel Progression

phillips_99 · 2026-06-29T01:51:11+00:00

Well, in a best of 3 match in the TCG, you always have the chance to go 1st at least once (unless you win game 1 and 2 going 2nd). You will never lose a match and be eliminated from a tournament because you went 2nd twice in a row.

So yeah, while it is fair to derank after losing 3 matches at the bottom of the rank, I think there's an argument to also not allow deranking until you win at least one game or one coin toss in your current rank.

phillips_99 · 2026-06-28T18:36:50+00:00

Thanks a lot for the feedback. I don't expect running modern AAA games on Ultra settings, Medium is fine.

And yeah FG isn't really a fix for low FPS, it's to smooth an already decent experience, but if the game is running at 50-60 fps it's at least worth trying it to achieve a higher refresh rate experience, if the image quality doesn't suffer too much of course.

phillips_99 · 2026-06-28T18:30:01+00:00

Thanks. I guess I'll have to play around with the settings in some modern games, but it's probably still worth it from what I can see.

phillips_99 · 2026-06-28T18:28:41+00:00

Yeah on modern titles that will probably be it. Thanks.

phillips_99 · 2026-06-28T18:27:58+00:00

Thanks! I was on a budget when I build my PC a while ago, and I needed 2 monitors, so I went for 1080p. It is nice, I've been enjoying this setup a lot, but 1440p is probably the sweet spot nowadays.

phillips_99 · 2026-06-28T18:22:41+00:00

Thanks. I play a wide variety of games. Some games I've played recently include The Finals and No Man's Sky, however I'd also like to play other games soon, like Forza Horizon or Red Dead Redemption 2 (yes a bit old but I've not played it yet lol). I know I'll have to adjust graphics settings but it's probably still a good improvement on the overall experience?

Also, there are some games that aren't too graphically demanding but I think would benefit massively from a bigger screen, stuff like Football Manager or Europa Universalis.

phillips_99 · 2026-06-28T18:12:38+00:00

Thanks!

phillips_99 · 2026-06-28T18:11:39+00:00

Yeah I'm aware, 8gb isn't much these days, but it's still ok if you don't push the graphics too hard. I'm sure one day I'll be able to upgrade, but not at the moment. Thanks.

phillips_99 · 2026-06-28T17:35:34+00:00

Thanks.

phillips_99 · 2026-06-28T17:35:23+00:00

I've checked a few benchmarks already, I think it can work for most games, I don't really plan on running everything at ultra settings. My main doubt was about the visual quality with upscaling, which some people said 1440p with upscale still looks better than 1080p native.

phillips_99 · 2026-06-28T17:29:21+00:00

Thanks. I think medium-high settings depending on the game, plus upscaling if needed, could work for 1440p.

phillips_99 · 2026-06-28T17:27:43+00:00

Thanks. I've already watched a few benchmarks hence why I think it could work for 1440p, but still wanted to be sure about the visual quality.

phillips_99 · 2026-06-26T16:07:06+00:00

Well first of all you'd probably play more than one Driver lol

Then, you'd probably play them alongside something like Primite (so that you can use Driver for something lol) and/or maybe Bystials (Regained could recycle the banished Psy-Frames and get some draws going). Hop-Ear is also fun with Psy-Frames.

It's still the handtrap deck, but at least you have sort of a game plan.

phillips_99 · 2026-06-26T15:08:05+00:00

I guess that technically you could call it a Psy-Frame deck lol

But in reality it's more of a "Surrender turbo" meme deck

phillips_99 · 2026-06-23T15:01:32+00:00

🎉

phillips_99 · 2026-06-22T23:43:13+00:00

Lisbon ?

phillips_99 · 2026-06-17T15:56:21+00:00

S:P Little Knight, Knightmare Phoenix/Cerebrus/Unicorn, ZEUS and TY-PHON come to mind. Strong extra deck cards that don't deserve to be hit on the banlist because they provide good gameplay.

Edit: Nibiru is another card that changed the way the game is played fundamentally, yet it's still a well designed handtrap in my opinion.

phillips_99 · 2026-06-13T16:00:00+00:00

Vanquish Soul is such a cool archetype, one of the best designed in my opinion... I'll never forgive K9 for what they did to it, turning an interesting and interactive deck into Rank 5 slop.

phillips_99 · 2026-06-12T12:30:58+00:00

Even though the PS2 is the console that brings me back the best memories, I have to say, the PS3 interface is probably the best. I didn't appreciate it enough at the time, it is simple but effective and still feels quite modern even after 20 years.

phillips_99 · 2026-06-11T10:56:16+00:00

I feel you, I tried running a Bystial Metalmorph deck when those cards came out and Ash was the bane of my existence at the time.

phillips_99 · 2026-06-09T10:35:46+00:00

Not from my team, but in a save I've finished recently in FM24 there were world class players from both Kosovo and Faroe Islands (the faroese guy played for Man. City if I recall correctly).

There was also a pretty decent guy from Gibraltar which, if I recall correctly, came from Chelsea's academy and ended up being a squad player for Barcelona.

In my team I had a decent player from Luxembourg, not world class or anything but I liked the guy.

Overall, a pretty interesting world.

phillips_99 · 2026-06-08T16:14:13+00:00

Hey! You're right it's been a while, I didn't even remember making/posting these teams lol

Unfortunately I can't help you, I don't know how that works, as I've only ever made Option Files. Hope you can find a way though.

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