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  1. Honestly, I still prefer standard Yuzu (see what I did there?). Also yes, The Phantom Knights (the article is officially part of the archetype's name!) are a thing now.
  2. Hiss, I am talking about the archetype used by that girl. How many girls who have swapped clothes with Yuzu have we seen dueling so far?
  3. Who tops what events is not an argument when discussing the inherent strenghts and weaknesses of a game mechanic. Magicians are topping in the OCG? Well, Burning Abyss are topping in the TCG, and those do not use Pendulum Summon. What we are discussing here is whether or not Pendulum Summon is in itself broken, as Cepheus claimed, and the results of single events is absolutely irrelevant to such discussion. Also because "everything that top is broken" is a very unhealthy mindset to begin with. Your argument to prove Majespecters are broken is essentially "they have searchable removal and can Xyz for free". Again, such an argument in no ways proves that Pendulum Summon as a mechanic is broken because 1) Xyz summoning conflicts with Pendulum Summon, so the moment you overlay you give up the ability to "summon every turn" and 2) Traptrix, as I already mentioned, do the exact same thing, yet they do not use Pendulum summons. So again "searchable removal" in no way proves that Pendulum is in itself a broken mechanic. You know what else had searchable removal? Infernity. A deck that was gravitating around tier 2 (win occasional exploits here and there) some two full generations before Pendulum came into existance. The "ability to summon a lot of monsters from the extra deck" is inherent to Pendulum Summons, is not like Qliphorts are the only deck that can do that. And that hardly is broken if you can do nothing with the monsters you summon: Qliphorts can tribute them to bring out a ridiculously OP boss monster, but that is hardly the fault of Pendulum Summon as a mechanic. Heck the Dragon Ruler tribute engine was one of the most broken things that ever saw the light, a full generation before Pendulum. That proves that ridiculously OP bosses can be brought about even without Pendulum, and thus "OMG Towers is broken" is NOT an argument that proves the brokeness of Pendulum as a mechanic. The fact that you have only faced bad Igknight players does not make the deck bad. Please explain to me how a deck with SIX search cards (plus the field, plus the effect of each and every monster to search out a companion) can possibly be inconsistent. In short: none of your points proves the alleged brokeness of Pendulum as a mechanic, actually most of said points are largely irrelevant to the topic. You might want to try harder.
  4. I believe "willing suspension of disbelief" was mentioned? Besides, it might just be a matter of how they are drawn: while it's true that, to you or me, the various
  5. Magicians are broken... How, exactly? The only major boss they can bring out is Odd-Eyes Vortex, and if you cannot even handle that you might want to think long and hard about your skills. Also, I find a Yuya-esque deck that mixes Odd-Eyes support, Magicians and Performapals to be largely inferior to a pure Performapal deck anyway, because of the golden rule of YGO: the more options you run, the higher the chances of getting a brick hand. Majespecters are in no way broken, they are just annoying. They have searcheble monster removal, yes, but they literally have nothing beyond that, if your deck is consistent you will easily recover from any of their traps. Besides, Traptrix is a deck that runs on a similar concept and does not use Pendulum summons, so if you have issues with searchable removal, you cannot blame it on Pendulum as a mechanic. Qliports are not broken as an archetype. What breaks them is the fact that they benefit from exploiting floodgate cards, as well as the fact that they have a ridiculously powerful boss in Towers... Which is not a Pendulum monster. So while I agree that they are indeed a ridiculous deck, you can hardly blame that on Pendulum Summon as a mechaninc. And you forgot to mention Igknights and the recently released Dinomist, both of which are MUCH more consistent than Magicians and Majespecters... But still not broken.
  6. http://i.imgur.com/yPgQi8l.jpg New companion acquired! She's kinda cute for a mana spirit...
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    2. Marcello

      Marcello

      Oh, right. That's a quote from Atelier Iris 3.

    3. Tomas Elliot

      Tomas Elliot

      ... Which I haven't played yet. No spoilers please <.<

    4. Marcello

      Marcello

      Don't worry, my lips are sealed! It was the game that got me into the series, I have plenty of fond memories there.

  7. It's called "willing suspension of disbelief", Ceph. When you read, say, Spiderman, you accept the fact that it is set in a world in which being bitten by a radioactive spider gives you superpowers instead of cancer. Similarly, to enjoy this show you need to accept the fact that it is set in a world in which YGO, pardon, Duel Monsters is a serious business that people have to gradually and carefully learn about, and that the full extent of the rulings, strategies, deck types and summon methods is not of public knowledge like it is in the real world. Also Pendulum Summon is not broken in the slightest, having some serious drawbacks to it. And as far as the guys using Xyz and hating Fusion, there is a very serious, plot-related reason for that. You said no spoilers, so I cannot explain: just stop complaining and watch the damn show. Unlike in Zexal (which was by far the worst YGO anime), Arc-V actually goes out of its way to explain its plot points and give screen time to everyone involved in them, so everything will be clear sooner rather than later
  8. http://i.imgur.com/WvORCdO.jpg So the floaty girl is of an enemy class that is the equivalent of Zubat, in that they are ubiquitous in caves. They are immune to physical attacks, making Lita and Delsus useless, and they inflict random status aliments. Sounds like fun uh?
    1. Sutoratosu

      Sutoratosu

      try fighting a Malboro every 20 damn steps... -_-

      Those things are fucking squad killers bro...

    2. Tomas Elliot

      Tomas Elliot

      lol FFX. But well what bugs me here is that, to get my second magical attacker in Atelier Iris, I need to get past this dungeon first... And the dungeon is chock full of these girls that are immune to physical attacks, which means, 2 of the only 3 characters I have available right now are essentially useless...

  9. Against the Yliaster Emperors in WC 2011 right? Never found that battle to be impossible for a simple reason: in YGO games I cheat to begin with. As soon as the game starts I use the AR code to unlock all the cards, and make myself an actual deck. Not a particularly powerful or broken deck, mind you, and I never disable the banlist in use: I merely make a legitimate deck as opposed to, you know, a bunch of random cards like the starter deck usually is. Normally, doing so is enough to breeze through any game, in WC 2011 alone I have made a Gladiator Beast run, a Frognarch run and a Fabled run...
  10. This topic is precisely the reason why I made a point of ALWAYS checking "ignore opponent" and "ignore spectators" both whenever I play on SD.
  11. http://i.imgur.com/6gZ5pCm.jpg Why do pig-type enemie show you their butt when you hit them?
    1. Shamitako

      Shamitako

      Hehehe

      This makes me think of Run Run Riru, Ran Ran Rara and I can't stop giggling now

    2. Fumble

      Fumble

      pig-type?

      \o/

  12. AliceMare. Although it is less horror than most, but it is really a good game.
  13. http://i.imgur.com/nUd4l6M.jpg You know a game is hilarious when a recurring boss acts as a teacher in one of the tutorials... And reveals his weakness in the process.
  14. I love the sea breeze, I love peninsular/insular areas, and Swampert is by far my fav starter of all times. So I gotta say Hoenn, possibly somewhere with a nice view on the open sea...
  15. http://i.imgur.com/N0Msp49.jpg Wait is that Erza Scarlet?
    1. Azeria

      Azeria

      Looks like her when she's in that costume where she looks like a Blaziken :v

    2. Sutoratosu

      Sutoratosu

      Da fuq do you get "She looks like a blaziken" from?

      anyway, nope... if I recall correctly, wasn't wearing armor like... her thing to cope with her insecurities or something about feeling vulnerable?

  16. http://i.imgur.com/ZBKluX6.jpg Something I forgot to share earlier: look at how the tutorials are named...
  17. No comments on how this is clearly the wrong section for this topic?
  18. http://i.imgur.com/8hezKfb.jpg Of all the references one could spot...
    1. Raindrop Valkyrie

      Raindrop Valkyrie

      Gives you runs... I would not like to have the "runs" thank you...

    2. Hiss13

      Hiss13

      *burns the supply of Blue Bull* No runs for anybody...

    3. Grizzlybrand

      Grizzlybrand

      -buys entire stock for pranks-

  19. http://i.imgur.com/uJ8FzBR.jpg THESE are my choices for a team name?
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    2. BlueMoonIceCream
    3. Grizzlybrand

      Grizzlybrand

      I dunno man Cutie Vipers seems like the top kek choice

    4. Shamitako

      Shamitako

      Yes, Cutie Vipers all the way

  20. http://i.imgur.com/NV3UjtW.jpg "Kids should be accompanied by an adult when wandering this forest!"
  21. http://i.imgur.com/DghycdA.jpg Well ain't she a bold girl
    1. Sutoratosu

      Sutoratosu

      Well, you know what they say... tis rude to turn down a lady's invitation XD

    2. Red_Chaos

      Red_Chaos

      i got turned down all the time D:

  22. Can't help but notice that you are uggesting Boomburst for Flygon, but not for Noivern
  23. http://i.imgur.com/b9fyEC6.jpg Basically in this game we acquire elemental energy by causing property damage. Don't try this at home kids!
    1. Pocky

      Pocky

      That seems fine to me.

  24. http://i.imgur.com/6AKZCzL.jpg That's an... Interesting choice for a first tutorial in a game...
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    2. Marcello

      Marcello

      ATELIER IRIS 1 IS BEST GAME even though I never got round to finishing it

    3. Cepheus
    4. Tomas Elliot

      Tomas Elliot

      Yeah, in case you couldn't tell, after my status series about Ar Tonelico, I am making one about Atelier Iris now.

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