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                        September 22, 2004  To All the Many Local Pojo DBGT Gamers that Email Me:
 As many of you well know, the 2004 Dragon Ball GT 
						Premier Events are coming to an end. The final 
						tournament, Grand Kai Invitational, is being held at 
						Archon in Collinsville, IL, on October 1st to 3rd. Once 
						that is over, the start of the 2005 season will occur. 
						We don’t know what will be in store for us, but I’m 
						certain that it will be grand.
 
 However, this time also means something else. The birth 
						of yet another school year. I have started school as of 
						September 19th, and once classes start I’m sure I will 
						be bogged down with a ton of work to do. I’ve also 
						learned that time is scarce when trying to balance out 
						the other things I do in life as well. Therefore, I 
						don’t think I will be able to answer every single one of 
						your deck tech requests. I will try to do my best to 
						answer one or two a week along with the COTDs, but no 
						guarantee. As you know, studies do come before cards. At 
						the bare minimum, I will get the COTDs done, I hope.
 
 In 2005, right now I do not think I will be able to 
						attend as many events for DBZ as I did in 2004, mainly 
						because of lack of funds. That and right now I plan to 
						branch off and play the InuYasha TCG as well (and yes 
						that means you will be able to ask me for help in that 
						game too, but more on that a couple months after it 
						releases). DBZ will always be around me until the game 
						disappears, so don’t worry, I’m not going anywhere.
 
 Thanks to everyone who supports me in this; your support 
						is appreciated. I hope you all understand that the life 
						of a college student isn’t exactly the easiest thing in 
						the world. Remember I do play this game just like you 
						guys do, so keep that in mind too.
 
 Don’t forget that deck techs do often take anywhere from 
						half an hour to an hour, so make sure it is the best 
						deck you can make using ANY cards (not just ones you 
						own) because I don’t want to recommend cards you already 
						knew should be in there. I will try my best to respond, 
						and feel free to remind me if I don’t respond in a month 
						just in case it got weeded out into the SPAM filter.
 
 Thanks, and may the 2005 Premier Event season be even 
						grander than ever! Once the Premier Event schedule is 
						released, expect a list of events that I will be 
						attending be up quite soon. Or you can email and ask me, 
						that works too.
 
 ~matthewlow, Pojo Guy
 Matthew Low
 01.14.04  
						Hello and welcome to my niche on the internet! For those 
						that don’t know me, my name is Matthew Low. I figured a 
						little background on me couldn’t hurt.
 I’m just an ordinary college student, contrary to 
						popular belief. I’m 18 years old and attend University 
						of California, Santa Cruz, or UCSC for short. As a 
						Computer Science major, I don’t have a ton of free time, 
						but what I can scrape up I transform into time on the 
						internet whe'I talk strategy, read strategy, and write 
						to help you all out, on the great game of Dragon Ball Z 
						CCG.
 
 I’m known on Fanatics Network as well as Score’s board 
						as matthewlow. You might see me all over the internet at 
						various sites under the same similar screen name.
 
 Without local gamers anymo'after I moved to college, I 
						now ventu'even mo'into the real tournament 
						environment. Premier events a'the biggest key to the 
						real competition and top tier decks. I often chat with 
						some of the best players in the game about strategy, and 
						this is often whe'I get the background to base my 
						knowledge of the game off of. I firmly believe that the 
						local environment is a good place to test your deck, but 
						it is normally not the best way to judge if your skills 
						a'good compared to the whole world. You can easily 
						tech against a bias environment, but in reality, the'is a big variety of decks you can encounter at a big 
						event. The only way you can really survive is to have a 
						well balanced deck that’s able to take on most or all 
						the popular archetypes.
 
 While it might not seem that significant, in 2003 I 
						placed in the top 4 at San Diego, top 8 at San 
						Francisco, Los Angeles, and Worlds, and top 16 at Las 
						Vegas and the Grand Kai Invitational. This year I plan 
						to attend Portland, San Francisco, both Worlds, and 
						hopefully GKI. Hope to see you all there. Say hi and let 
						me know that you know me from Pojo.
 
 College is very demanding, and often I just let deck 
						tech emails stack and stack in a private mailbox in my 
						email. I try to keep up with the Card of the Days and 
						answer as many emails as I can. I do not work for Pojo 
						salary wise, I write these articles he'on a volunteer 
						basis. Keep this in mind; I am using my own time to help 
						you. I welcome any questions and if you need advice, I'm 
						here. I often answer those emails faster as they seem to 
						be quicker to do.
 
 But then the'a'deck techs that I've been getting. 
						While I don't mind doing them, I spend on the upwards of 
						half an hour to an hour analyzing the cards in decks and 
						what would work better. I try to type up something I am 
						pleased with, and that takes a while. I am not the best 
						DBZ gamer in the world. My work is not something that 
						will win Worlds. It might win mini sto'tournaments, 
						and place high in Regionals, but that's about it. Keep 
						in mind that I do tech for the big environment because I 
						do not know your local one. You can easily change that 
						on your own.
 
 And a minor request... if you send me a deck, please 
						organize the deck whe'the MP, Mastery, Sensei, Allies, 
						DBs, Non-Combats, Drills, Physical Combat (attacks), 
						Physical Combat (defense), Energy Combat (attack), 
						Energy Combat (defense), Combat, and 
						Battleground/Location. And don't double space, it hurts 
						my eyes. Put quantities next to cards as well. I am very 
						familiar with about 95% of cards out the'(many useless 
						cards don't ring bells), so you don't need to put the 
						Saga next to it. But it is much easier to review that 
						way... and often that will lead to a faster review.
 
 I also cannot review every deck that comes my way, at 
						least for now. If a deck that I get can't really get 
						teched without a massive facelift, I will tell you that 
						and mention what you should be trying to do. Don't get 
						mad at the messenger, but I have to tell you honestly if 
						that's the case. If I'm in a hurry, I might just type a 
						quick note instead of an essay because something is 
						better than nothing.
 
 Please let me know if you have updated your deck if you 
						have not received it back. I keep nearly every deck, and 
						there’s no use in teching a deck that is ultimately 
						changed already.
 
 After all, the main reason why I do this is because I 
						love the game. I love to help people, I love to teach, I 
						love to write, but I of course love to play. DBZ is an 
						awesome game. The'a'so many avenues you can go 
						after. Even if you just play locally, the game is still 
						a lot of fun. Competing in premier events a'something 
						to never forget. The friendships in this game have 
						spanned amazing bridges. Hopefully you’ll be able to 
						bask in the aura from this game and get as much out of 
						it as I have.
 
 Have fun and game on!
 
 matthewlow@franceslow.com
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