r/DuelLinks Aug 17 '17

Discussion Konami Representatives, here is an in depth analysis on what needs to happen for this game to become big in Esports!

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u/lego_wan_kenobi Dinos 4 lyfe Aug 17 '17

Or have the patience for. I'm not saying it' a bad system it's just a system everyone doesn't want to be a part of. I've been going around in Legends 1-3 because of all the bullshit I have to put up with. Win streaks destroy creativity because once a deck loses once or twice you can't risk another for fear of a rank down so you switch to a meta deck. Ranking down out of Legend to Plat literally means nothing as when trying to reach the top the loss streaks get more strict so you get stuck against a wall of not being able to go down but you can't get higher because of the bullshit.

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u/BirthBySorrow Eternally Searching for a Deck That Won't Brick Aug 17 '17 edited Aug 17 '17

I've said this before: the rise of these inconsistent decks is a direct response to RE, its speed and its consistency. Decks such as Naturia, Ice Barrier, Toons, and even Phoenix would simply not be taken seriously irl because of how often they brick. But people feel compelled to keep up with RE because they feel it's too fast.

Insight single handedly created what should be a lone Tier 1 deck if this were irl, while Knight Control would be your common anti-meta. Except the limited access to it has created unnatural parity, as well as the large casual player base being dead set on diversity (I don't hate it, it just creates the Rock-Paper-Scissor meta we have atm if the decks just aren't as good).

The solution is not to hit Insight but to make other decks just as consistent. I had a huge issue with how early decks would brick so often because of the lack of toolbox cards. As such I actually like Insight, very much so. But I think playing favoritism in this setting, where the casual fan outnumbers the competitive, is a terrible idea. No one will give up their need to be diverse so the only other option is to stop forcing these inconsistent OTK decks, as well as decks tailored to stop just one deck that lose to everything else, by giving others the toolboxes they need.

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u/strider_77712 Aug 18 '17

Hold this upvote brodies