I keep hearing people complaining about how "x is dominating; this is format is so dumb- I cannot wait until DP-4". The thing is... Everyone is mentioning something different! So far, the most complained about cards I can think of are (for being OU or broken):
Blissey
Gallade
Krikitune
Absol
Honchkrow
Electivire
Magmortar
Empoleon
Riolu (not Lucario, mind you xD)
People! That's 9 DIFFERENT cards! And I'm sure I left some out. It's not even like they all use the same strategy.
OU (Over Used)/ Broken Cards
The people complaining that they cannot beat these cards are BAD players, no two ways about it. I'm not saying it to make fun of them- heck, I'm not an uber player. I've only come up with a few decks that have actually peformed well in tournament play. I'm saying this because it is just a fact. They either haven't been playing long enough/playing seriously enough, aren't very talented, or they are just opting to act like scrubs (complaining about a card rather than taking the leet player's direction- beat it or use it).
HP-On
This format isn't even like past formats where one deck might beat the popular one, but it does so HORRIBLY against EVERYTHING else that it cannot win a tournament, making it unplayable. No, there are almost always more viable deck choices then there are PLAYERS at any given event!
Noobs Getting Smashed by T280
Noobs SHOULD get obliterated at tournaments and by tournament worthy decks! If not, would you be playing this game? Think about it: A kid walks in, puts his favorite pokemon cards in a deck and wins a CC beating you and many others who have practiced this game for years, staying up until 6am playtesting on appr and looking through the PokeBeach galleries and PokePedia trying to metagame the enviroment! Who, in a skill based strategy game, should win? Any Tom, Dick or Harry? No! It would make Pokemon a terrible game. Pokemon is fun because it is challenging, and there never is a person or deck that will always win. Good players should win the majority of the time. A little luck gives some hope, and that's what noobs have.
Noobs Never Winning
Sure, it is frustrating to lose a lot. But guess what? Not everyone can win. Noobs shouldn't win tournaments or even have a fair chance to. However, (at tournaments) they can have fun, participate, learn new skills and see what the competitive world of Pokemon is like first-hand. How to get better? We are nice people! Even MOST of the people acting like jerks on here help new players. I give away cards all the time! I never turn down games to newbies unless I already promised someone else a game. The average player will bend over backwards for new players, so don't bring the few that don't into this discussion. Newbs can have fun and get better at league, THEN win tournaments.
The Decks
I will admit control decks are lacking. All the control based cards seem to be in one deck right now. However, there are a lot of options for winning tournaments right now. I've seen a lot of fancy plays and there are a bunch of cool, playable cards out right now that people aren't even considering! From reading remarks on this forum you would think the format has only 1 or 2 cards! Look at what is legal, and WINNING:
Absol/Krow
Absol/Pom
Absol/Pom/Krow
Blissey
Blissey/Magmortar
Blissey/Lucario
Blissey/Empoleon
Blissey/Vire
Blissey/Delcatty
Blissey/Whatever Pokemon is your favorite
InferCatty
Hurricane
Mario
Banette.dec
QueenHatter
Gallade.dec
MegGatr
Krikitune
Ampy.dec
Flygon/ex/techs
FlyVire
EmpCario
And more!
Guys, I'm not even grasping at straws. Counting Bliss and Absol varients as 1 each, that's still 14 decks that are actually viable. That's not even counting the decks that creative people are making and WINNING with. I keep hearing stories of off-the-wall decks made to counter local metas. The cards and decks are still good enough to take on the randoms. People, there are so many viable cards and decks out there, even excluding everything I've mentioned. The choices in this format are not something to complain about, IMO. Learn to counter and outplay. That, or use what's winning.
Thoughts?
Sincerely,
~Carlos
Blissey
Gallade
Krikitune
Absol
Honchkrow
Electivire
Magmortar
Empoleon
Riolu (not Lucario, mind you xD)
People! That's 9 DIFFERENT cards! And I'm sure I left some out. It's not even like they all use the same strategy.
OU (Over Used)/ Broken Cards
The people complaining that they cannot beat these cards are BAD players, no two ways about it. I'm not saying it to make fun of them- heck, I'm not an uber player. I've only come up with a few decks that have actually peformed well in tournament play. I'm saying this because it is just a fact. They either haven't been playing long enough/playing seriously enough, aren't very talented, or they are just opting to act like scrubs (complaining about a card rather than taking the leet player's direction- beat it or use it).
HP-On
This format isn't even like past formats where one deck might beat the popular one, but it does so HORRIBLY against EVERYTHING else that it cannot win a tournament, making it unplayable. No, there are almost always more viable deck choices then there are PLAYERS at any given event!
Noobs Getting Smashed by T280
Noobs SHOULD get obliterated at tournaments and by tournament worthy decks! If not, would you be playing this game? Think about it: A kid walks in, puts his favorite pokemon cards in a deck and wins a CC beating you and many others who have practiced this game for years, staying up until 6am playtesting on appr and looking through the PokeBeach galleries and PokePedia trying to metagame the enviroment! Who, in a skill based strategy game, should win? Any Tom, Dick or Harry? No! It would make Pokemon a terrible game. Pokemon is fun because it is challenging, and there never is a person or deck that will always win. Good players should win the majority of the time. A little luck gives some hope, and that's what noobs have.
Noobs Never Winning
Sure, it is frustrating to lose a lot. But guess what? Not everyone can win. Noobs shouldn't win tournaments or even have a fair chance to. However, (at tournaments) they can have fun, participate, learn new skills and see what the competitive world of Pokemon is like first-hand. How to get better? We are nice people! Even MOST of the people acting like jerks on here help new players. I give away cards all the time! I never turn down games to newbies unless I already promised someone else a game. The average player will bend over backwards for new players, so don't bring the few that don't into this discussion. Newbs can have fun and get better at league, THEN win tournaments.
The Decks
I will admit control decks are lacking. All the control based cards seem to be in one deck right now. However, there are a lot of options for winning tournaments right now. I've seen a lot of fancy plays and there are a bunch of cool, playable cards out right now that people aren't even considering! From reading remarks on this forum you would think the format has only 1 or 2 cards! Look at what is legal, and WINNING:
Absol/Krow
Absol/Pom
Absol/Pom/Krow
Blissey
Blissey/Magmortar
Blissey/Lucario
Blissey/Empoleon
Blissey/Vire
Blissey/Delcatty
Blissey/Whatever Pokemon is your favorite
InferCatty
Hurricane
Mario
Banette.dec
QueenHatter
Gallade.dec
MegGatr
Krikitune
Ampy.dec
Flygon/ex/techs
FlyVire
EmpCario
And more!
Guys, I'm not even grasping at straws. Counting Bliss and Absol varients as 1 each, that's still 14 decks that are actually viable. That's not even counting the decks that creative people are making and WINNING with. I keep hearing stories of off-the-wall decks made to counter local metas. The cards and decks are still good enough to take on the randoms. People, there are so many viable cards and decks out there, even excluding everything I've mentioned. The choices in this format are not something to complain about, IMO. Learn to counter and outplay. That, or use what's winning.
Thoughts?
Sincerely,
~Carlos
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