How do people still enjoy this game?

[German Economy]

I stopped after tear released, had a few "fun" rounds where i watched them for 20 minutes and then surrendered.

I have no intention of playing this again, to me its completely unplayable, so i am just curious, what drives people to still play this even when there is like only one playable deck that stomps every other almost by default?

[HO ANU]

I auto surrender to tear and only play against other decks. Still most other people play other decks, me included. So there is enough fun to be found.

[Neo Black]

Originally posted by HO ANU:

I auto surrender to tear and only play against other decks. Still most other people play other decks, me included. So there is enough fun to be found.

Same, It's just a waste of time. Even if you would try to do something you have to go trough half an hour (I'm not kidding) of opponent doing stuff with card, it's like watching the clown do the tricks at the kids party.

[JKArtorias]

It's fun. Do i get my cookie yet?

No, i don't play Tear anymore. I play Live Twin Spright now. Honestly yes it's meta but just like Tear its fun.

I recommend anyone to atleast look up how Live Twin Spright plays, if you don't like Tear you might like it. Even tho it's on the more boring side of interaction than Tear. There's something about the resource loop that makes it very satisfying.

Funnily enough i used to not enjoy meta decks. Not in the "i hate meta players BLEH" but in the "I wish i found meta decks enjoyable to play" and now that 2 of the top decks are actually fun to me. I'm having more fun climbing the ladder. I play more sparingly now that i got other stuff to do so only at Diamond 4 for this season. But i think that's okay.

[Pony Rosa]

I enjoy this only because i play VS against my friends, so i only build decks to play against them.
They don't play ♥♥♥♥♥♥ p*ssy meta decks, if you don't have friends to play this way then yeah it sucks, ranked is disgusting

[TormentedSalad]

Funny dragons go brr pretty much me for the recent past now tears cooled down I'm taking a break and using it as the perfect excuse to play dragon link I have also played some of my other decks and will be rebuilding lab when we get the new stuff.

Does that satisfy because at this point I really don't know what else to say sorry you weren't enjoying yourself but tear is also not stomping everything now still top tier but not the only good deck

[Astrallight]

I used to do about 20+ duels at first when I started playing this but after Runic came out I lost my interest and only play until im done with dailies and then come back again next day when new dailies are up

Rinse/repeat.

Decks like Runic/Spright and Tear just ruin my experince with this game.

Its just whoever can nope the other opponent the most or floodgate/stun you out.

[Artuurs]

How do i enjoy it...well... i dont.... thats the funny part, hahah... but you know, occasionaly, very rarely, when my Noble Knights, yes, Noble Knights, NOT Infernoble Knights, triumph over the bs of Tearlaments, Swordsouls, Runicks, Sprights or Brandeds, again, extremely rarely, it feels satisfying to put those meta sweats down. Its satisfying to earn stockpiles of gems, open Legacy Tickets to see what you get, buy every customization item, maybe hope and partake in unique events like Limited to 1 or Rares and Normals only (sigh its been so long since something as good as those) and after long occasional periods, actualy buy out entirely, 3 copies of each card, from a secret pack, and make a deck or two, depending if the pack has 1 or 2 archetypes inside, like the Gouki + Dinowrestler pack im thinking of buying next, i dunno, its so hard to figure out, i got a notepad on my desktop with 40 decks that i cannot effectively choose between which one to get next, and none of them are top tier or meta by the way because im not interested in what 90% of the playerbase plays, which is basicaly the same deck over, and over, and over, and over again, and it doesnt help when guides slow down that proccess when they mix in different archetypes inside that i dont have so i cannot make them for even longer or ever and have to look for pure so to say guides, *sigh* but yeah i mean, ... i think Infinity Wars was the best card game, maybe still is now thats it back but havent returned to it. but i tried other card games, Gwent, too boring, Hearthstone, litearly unplayable, Horus Heresy Legions, garbage, Duel Links, unfun repetetive grindy grinding grind hellhole, but Master Duel... i can tolerate this game, somewhat, kinda... its not fun by any means but.... honestly, nothing i play is fun but i still play because... somethings wrong with me i guess..? I dont know dude, i dont know, we just do whatever we do because we can do and because its all we can do or.. something, who knows, who knows....

[dabestgamer]

Other Decks being better than mine, even drastically so, has never stopped me from enjoying playing the way I want to.

If I get to do my thing, cool. If I don't, then I'll try again next game, regardless of what Deck my opponent uses.

[¿¡Kloey!?²]

As someone who plays Runick Fur Hire, I can say I don't have fun playing this game. I have fun stopping other people from having fun.

In all seriousness my best suggestion is find a rogue strategy that at least works for you, stands up relatively well against the meta and is fun to play for you. I barely see anyone actually care about rank unless you have some career involving it or are outrageously sweaty so banging your head against the wall with tears in your eyes ain't worth it. Just do you and have a good time.

[Furry Garbage]

Originally posted by FREIBIER:

I stopped after tear released, had a few "fun" rounds where i watched them for 20 minutes and then surrendered.

I have no intention of playing this again, to me its completely unplayable, so i am just curious, what drives people to still play this even when there is like only one playable deck that stomps every other almost by default?

Tear 0 is one of the most interactive and skill based formats we've had in a number of years. From the sound of it, you need to Git Gud.

[Silyon]

No one ever really quits YGO. It's a brainworm, without even realizing it you find yourself checking out the new cards being released after a moment's boredom or curiosity. Think "Oh, that looks cool, reminds me of my old deck...", then you're back in. Happens to most everyone that quits "forever", including me.

I quit before Sprights released, knowing they would be annoying as hell to play against and Tear would be right on their heels and no better. I was right, but also heard of Bystials coming out after that. Which happens to slot perfectly into my normal Blue-Eyes deck and is made for the Branded deck I put together before calling it quits. Re-downloaded MD the week they came out.

At the end of the day, I have my pet deck I have fun with, and that's all that really matters. Not winning or losing, and obsessively chasing the best meta is a pointless waste of effort and money that only results in salt and frustration when you inevitably find people more lucky (or "skilled") than you. There's better ways to get personal validation, just relax and have fun with it. If more people did, there'd be a hell of a lot less toxicity in the community.

[Zaebore]

I just stay away from ranked and play casually. That's how I get a lot of my enjoyment in the game. I only do ranked for the minimum requirement of gem farming but other than that I play against people who uses all sorts of decks. Variety is the spice of life for me so I'm not that bored when I play against another person. If your playing rank I'll just say good luck. That's all I could really say since you can decide for yourself if you like it, enjoy it, dislike it, despise it or feel indifferent about it.

[Alphard]

always start 2nd, you can almost always tell how the duel will go

[nightmareside15]

EZ answer.
I play MD because I want to challange meta with my deck, and looking how far I could get with it. It is worth noting that this is bo1 format, which mean you could play something unexpected.

If I somehow want to relax in yugioh, I played tag force instead or sticking in solo mode to try out decks. Sometimes I role playing into the lore itself. Just like playing with toys, you know 😂

There is line between pvp and single player games so i exactly know what i get into. There is no need to force ourself to play something we didn't find it interesting. That game might be not for everyone in general.

I mean I play both ESO and skyrim and i find the pvp in ESO is kinda too extreme so I just stick to single player content. They do their things, and so do I.

[Judge Mocha]

I typically go in pretty casually. I sometimes use a more competitive deck, though those are usually my Witchcrafter or Aromage decks that I enjoy using, I also enjoy using my Charmer and Ice Barriers deck just for fun, as well as a peer gimmicky deck that I put together because I thought it would be interesting. I lose fairly often (more with the later half of the listed decks), but I just enjoy the experience.