Is no Fun the Norm in this game?

[SpeeduWagun]

As you can see i got around 30 by now and i've played a Black wing deck on Anime Basis since i started plus some cards my friends told me to add as well, like Ash Blossom.

But i fail to actually have fun in this game when i play online.
I love the YuGiOh Concept and thought i could get some backyard/anime action while playing the game. Like how a duel plays out.

Unfortunatly i always see the same decks or slight variations of those in every mode.
Namely:
- Snake Eyes
- Blue Eyes
- Sword Soul
- Kashtira

And they just don't want fun to play against and never change up how they are played making them extremly Boring on top when you duel those people.

I would like to ask if there is like a special version of YuGiOh where i can still get anime style games against other people.

And to those that play those types of decks or others kind of decks that take like 3 minutes for one phase, do you even have fun or do you just play that way to say your rank is higher in a game that was originally supposed to be fun.

[dabestgamer]

In any competitive setting (like Ranked), you will have players that will create builds and such because they are playing to win.

There would be the argument of the Casual rooms which have no stakes or rewards involved, but people have apparently experienced opponents bringing their top-level Decks (who might just be practicing against other players and not wanting to play against the Solo Mode AI, for all we know).

This "special version of YGO" that you're asking for seems more like asking people to not approach the game a certain way (such as competitive mindset, Deck optimization, etc.). No "version" of the game that lets you play against others is likely going to have that (at least that I am aware of or can remember), because people can still approach that with a competitive mindset and find a way to optimize their builds all the same.

As this seems to be more of an issue of player mindset, you'd likely have to find specific players or groups of players to play with if you want a more "casual", or at least less competitive, experience (for lack of a better phrasing).

And that's before touching the topic of "fun".

[Terminal Desolation]

only if you don't enjoy playing the ranked ladder, which will more frequently have full power decks, both meta and non-meta (the only meta deck you listed was Snake Eyes)

if you're looking for "anime duels" so to speak, you are better off either playing private matches with your friends & likeminded individuals or only playing the themed events that have restrictive banlists to enforce the theme, like Legends Anthology or the various Synchro / XYZ / Fusion / etc festivals

[BoxxyB]

not even custom rooms are free from no fun allowed and don't let people lie to you most events are gonna be "solved" by youtube day one with the cheapest meta in a matter of hours and you will see that and only that. either play with friends or play another game or use deulingbook or something else

[Shy Ronnie]

Fun is subjective. You might enjoy what others don't and vice versa. If you don't enjoy the Game just move on, plenty of Games at this Time and Age. No need to stick with one you don't enjoy.

[Soji]

the type of yugioh you're looking for would probably be found in the Legacy of the Duelist games instead of this. It has story modes for basically all the animes and hundreds of different archetypes the AI can use. You won't really get actual people to play this type of yugioh outside of asking people to play with them. The matchmaking in this game heavily incentives winning to get rewards as to not have to whale all the time.

[Rameol]

It can be frustrating sometimes when lady luck abandons you regardless of what deck you play with or against. I feel frustrated myself when my opponent wins the coin flip, goes first with me having zero hand traps, summons a bunch of monsters that can negate and destroy all my cards, and then pass the turn just to activate Maxx C, but I am sure it is the same thing when on my first turn I summon a bunch of negate monsters, monsters with the the ability to block special summoning and steal a few monsters from the other side just because.

So is this game fun? Yeah, it is sometimes, but not always, especially when you keep going second or your opponent activates Maxx C with no hand trap in hand to negate that cockroach. I am kinda okay with all the tier 1, 2 and 3 decks. I do not use one myself currently, but I can put up a good fight and sometimes I win.

[76561199378662608]

It's a competitive game, deal with it.

[Rameol]

Originally posted by IsZ:

It's a competitive game, deal with it.

It is a pay to win game, not a competitive game.

[76561199378662608]

Originally posted by Cultrupt:

Originally posted by IsZ:

It's a competitive game, deal with it.

It is a pay to win game, not a competitive game.

There are a lot of f2p in master rank though.

[Rameol]

Originally posted by IsZ:

Originally posted by Cultrupt:

It is a pay to win game, not a competitive game.

There are a lot of f2p in master rank though.

Yeah, but once you get to Diamond, you either have to grind for months if you have a life to get one of the Tier 1, or 2 decks, OR pay your way to Snake-Eye that can most of time give you an easy win. Hardly any skill needed.

[76561199378662608]

Originally posted by Cultrupt:

Originally posted by IsZ:

There are a lot of f2p in master rank though.

Yeah, but once you get to Diamond, you either have to grind for months if you have a life to get one of the Tier 1, or 2 decks, OR pay your way to Snake-Eye that can most of time give you an easy win. Hardly any skill needed.

Pffft bruh everbody just do missions only, you don't need to play for hours lmao.

[Rameol]

Originally posted by IsZ:

Originally posted by Cultrupt:

Yeah, but once you get to Diamond, you either have to grind for months if you have a life to get one of the Tier 1, or 2 decks, OR pay your way to Snake-Eye that can most of time give you an easy win. Hardly any skill needed.

Pffft bruh everbody just do missions only, you don't need to play for hours lmao.

I thought you said this was a competitive game, and OP should deal with it, and not a crawl back to doing daily missions for gems in hope one day you get the cards you need to compete at the highest level kind of game.

OP, you should deal with it and shower Konami with that sweet cash if you want to enjoy beating the underprivileged who cannot afford Snake-Eye yet.

[Rameol]

Originally posted by gredora:

Originally posted by Cultrupt:

Yeah, but once you get to Diamond, you either have to grind for months if you have a life to get one of the Tier 1, or 2 decks, OR pay your way to Snake-Eye that can most of time give you an easy win. Hardly any skill needed.

You act as if it's an extremely difficult task to get the cards in the first place.

Just spend your gems wisely, instead of splurging them every time you finish events.

You don't always get lucky, no matter how wise you are.

[76561199378662608]

Originally posted by Cultrupt:

Originally posted by IsZ:

Pffft bruh everbody just do missions only, you don't need to play for hours lmao.

I thought you said this was a competitive game, and OP should deal with it, and not a crawl back to doing daily missions for gems in hope one day you get the cards you need to compete at the highest level kind of game.

OP, you should deal with it and shower Konami with that sweet cash if you want to enjoy beating the underprivileged who cannot afford Snake-Eye yet.

Everyday same excuses what else is new.

[Terminal Desolation]

Originally posted by Cultrupt:

Originally posted by IsZ:

There are a lot of f2p in master rank though.

Yeah, but once you get to Diamond, you either have to grind for months if you have a life to get one of the Tier 1, or 2 decks, OR pay your way to Snake-Eye that can most of time give you an easy win. Hardly any skill needed.

getting a whole ass tier 1 deck isn't hard

I had one made by the end of my 2nd month playing... and I started halfway into a month, mostly doing solo stuff to horde the gems. Haven't really felt pressured to buy gems to keep up with maintaining a Tier 1 deck ever since, while also being able to make a few lower tier options. It does require relatively consistent playing, but you can easily get 8-10k gems each month.