ryanvergel
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Teach the Cheerleader
Save the Game.
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Teach the Cheerleader
Save the Game.
Teach the Cheerleader
Save the Game.
So you don't like Heroes then?
Disclosing decklists can be a very touchy issue, Refer to Arhaic last year. Personally, I think you should not post an exact list and or how they play it without their permission. But you are well within your rights to give a very basic rundown of what the deck is. For example, if it is Feraligator Ex and Eeveelutions, Just say Feraligator and some eveelutions. Don't say Ferligator Ex, Espeon Ex, Umbreon Ex, Vaporeon Ex, etc. etc. and they play it by getting a fast espeon...then...gator...then...etc. etc. etc.
1st. That is not related to the topic.Back to fixing the problem, someone hasn't given me a decent explanation why POP just can't add "report winning deck lists for publishing to POP." to the floor rules.
Raieggs is nothing special. I saw the combination of the cards at prerelease as a threat so I prepared.
Why are you guys arguing so much for, its just a game.
Exactly, if players are forced to give out their lists, you create a healthier format because then other players have a much better idea of how a certain deck plays. If so, they learn about how the deck functions much more easily than word of mouth. Players who take the time to research decklists. Luck is now less of a factor because you know exactly how to play around a certain deck. Secret decks don't necessarily win because they're secret, they win because no one figures out how to play against those decks until it's too late. Eggs took nats by beating every LBS in the room, but after a few weeks worth of testing against it, the deck wasn't that effective in the first place.
Is there a problem? Yes, there's a problem. I'm starting to see the game dominated by a few players that hold a game breaking amount of information. The signs started appearing after Jimmy Ballard proved the pokemon community's desperation by selling his list on ebay. Pokemon is degrading into an information war, you're either a great player who will do anything and everything to hide your list, or you're one of the richer players with more money than sense and bribe one of said players to release their list. Because all of this information is withheld from the larger community, we will see tournament after tournament dominated by the same players. Those players who wish to be competitive have no means to do so because they are always going to be a week behind the players who create these decks.
Releasing deck information on the pop website or otherwise evens the playing field. Players now have a very accessible route to finding winning decks and developing ways to improve or counter said decks. I'm not advocating netdecking. I'm advocating a way for competitive players to improve their play by keeping players prepared for upcoming tournaments.