1.) It is 100% within the rules of the game and within the rules of the TCG. Find where I said it wasn't. Just because you do not like playing against it, or are unable to play it does not make the win any less legitimate, legal, or any less of a win. I like how you put “it’s not winning in a way Pokémon wants decks to win.” If that were the case, I’m pretty sure there would be a rule you know…in the Pokémon rulebook about winning that way...or maybe not make it a win condition in the first place? Obviously Pokemon wants people to win that way because they’ve been making mill cards for years….seriously people who try and say certain cards are against the SOTG or not a good way to win and just people with sour grapes who cannot beat or outplay said deck. You say this like I can't beat Durant. Well, I've never lost to Durant in an event I'll tell you that. It’s no better then people trying to ban Absol SW, or GG, or Chatot, or Spirtomb, or whatever the gripe of the day is… If you were following the "Is Durant against the SOTG or whatever" Thread, I was one of the people on the "I hate Durant but it is a fair win condition" bandwagon. The reason I hate it is because I don't like saying Devour over and over while letting my opponent control the game. I didn't recommend Durant here because Boneclub said he didn't think Durant was action-y enough for him. If one is out to play for fun I wouldn't recommend Durant to him on the sole principle that I don't think it is very fun. If he asked for a deck that is under 40 dollars that can win tournaments, I probably wouldn't have posted at all. (I believe Durant can win events, but the reason I wouldn't play it even if it won 50 cities is at the bottom) He didn't ask for cheap decks that win events, he asked for cheap decks to get back into the game with. Is winning-ness also present in Reshiram? Yes. He was suggested Durant then he proceeded to say he didn't like it. I gave a brief and not entirely well thought out set of reasons for not liking Durant (I admit my reasons weren't well explained, however there was only one line that's untrue) and then I gave another idea rather than complaining about how bad I though Durant was. I have played Durant. I could play it as well as anyone else could, but it wasn't me. I'm a control freak in games, I don't like my opponent to be in control. Decks like Durant and Lostgar practically GIVE your opponent total control over the game. There is a HUGE difference between not liking a deck and thinking it is against the SOTG or otherwise.
2.) Suprisingly, I’ve heard direct testimonies from people saying it’s fun to win and when they win with the deck, they have fun. You know what’s not fun to play against? People who have an issue with losing just because it’s not the way they want to lose. I've heard direct testimonies from BOTH sides. Which is why I used the word many and not all.
3.)A good competitive deck is one that wins consistently.
I did not attempt to define the words "Competitive" and "Deck". I gave him an idea that fit his needs after he said he didn't like testing Durant online. Durant wasn't a deck choice at the point I said what I said. This "point" holds no water.
Seriously posts like the above tick me off me so badly. Also before you get the wrong idea, I don't play Durant, I just hate people who claim that methods others use to win games are unsportsman-like or against the SOTG, or not the way it's supposed to be or whatever. You know what ticks me off? When people who put words in my mouth. I never said the half of that. I never said it was unsportsman-like, nor did I say it was against spirit of the game. I said that Durant wins in a way Pokemon doesn't want decks to win. What I said wasn't entirely true, but I thought I wasn't speaking to someone who would jump down my throat like you did. It wouldn't have even mattered, the person I was talking to wasn't considering the deck in question. The false statement I gave did not make a difference to the OP, I thought. I wasn't trying to impose my bias on him, I just spoke quickly. However I do think that Durant being printed as such a strong uncommon with such a metagame changing effect isn't right. It's not the effect "mill". It's the application for such a cards in a metagame. I don't truly believe that the effect is against SOTG or what Pokemon wants or unsportsmanlike. I believe the extreme use of such cards in a metagame isn't good for the game. I think Pokemon's big decks should be traditional. I believe the game works best that way. However I should have stated this as opinion rather than fact. That was my mistake here.
