Due to an incredibly heavy workload this week I haven't been able to attend any events. Instead, I decided I'd make a brief couple of comments on the latest news in Yu-Gi-Oh!.
Gold Series 4 - The Original Series
Now that we've seen the full spoiler for Gold Series 4, it isn't hard to feel disappointed. Only one high demand, competitive Gold Rare (Doomcaliber Knight) and no Synchro reprints in sight? Looking closer at the set reveals what we all should have feared once the name was backed up by the included playmat designs...this set is entirely focused on the original series.
No Absolute Zero, Fossil Dyna or Kristya. They're GX cards.
No Brionac, Formula Synchron or Black Rose Dragon. They're 5D's cards.
As a result of this thematic design, we have been painfully deprived of many cards that are in serious need of reprinting to prevent the price barrier growing out of control. Thankfully, it does appear that the first wave of tins this year will each include 1 reprint monster that isn't currently legal outside of the US (The Shining? Wisel?), 2 rare and in demand monsters (Kristya and Fossil Dyna?) as well as 1 high demand spell card. Now, most spells currently played in the vast majority of decks have seen common reprints, special edition reprints and/or gold series reprints. Is Pot of Duality too much to ask for? In this game, probably. But hope remains!
The Fall of the Dueling Network
Unfortunately the inevitable has happened, and Konami has filed a DMCA on Dueling Network. Though not without its flaws, DN was a fantastic tool for deck builders to test out new ideas and prepare for big events by testing with friends. It seems now we'll all have to return to paper proxies, as the state of the current Yu-Gi-Oh! Online offering is still far from the overnight success of DN, and further still from the money making engine that is Magic Online. I guess we can hope that Konami take a few hints from the site's popularity, but I'm sure we all know the more likely outcome...
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