From: Anteaus44@aol.com [mailto:Anteaus44@aol.com]
Sent: Thursday, February 23, 2006 10:43 PM

Subject: READ THIS RIGHT NOW!!!!!!!-ANTEAUS

Hello

In the spirit of Jae Kim's legendary post about the new banlist, I just wanted to say that this is "our game." And it will always be our game. But now, on to other things.

In this metagame today, 1-for-1's dominate over all. They do, and this is a known fact. It's been a known fact, and it will continue to remain a known fact forever. But in past metagames, 1-for-1's didn't dominate; mass removal and Stallage/Thousand Eyes-Restrict/Tsukuyomi locks dominated. Before that, it was Chaos. Before that, Yata. Before that, Beatdown. Traditional style Beatdown. And now, Konami decides to relive the past in some nostalgic, metagame-destroying way.

Here's my beef with everyone--including Upper Deck and Konami--that wants to either ban/restrict the 1-for-1. 1-for-1 trades are crucial to the game today because they balance the current slew of Cyber Dragon/Bazoo/Whatever cards are out there. 1-for-1 trades cull the spread of mass monster summoning with cards like Bottomless Trap Hole, Trap Hole, Sakuretsu Armor, Smashing Ground...the list goes on. The point is that 1-for-1 trades limit a player's options. It curbs the speed of the game, making it slower and more pronounced, more time-consuming and thought-provoking. The current list is designed to keep players from over-extending, keep them thinking about new ways to counter. The current list is setup for increased creativity.

And besides, everyone is making too much fuss over it. While I agree that a continuously updating banlist is a fantastic idea, I also think that this current list is good. Don't make too many changes.

Plus, Cyber Dragon is broken. So is D.D.A. I know, people will probably call me a hypocrite over this, but I really honestly don't care. It's true. They should both be banned. D.D.A. is too good. And so, I now give to all of you, the fine citizens of Pojo.com, my own personal take on how the banlist should be setup:

Forbidden Cards

You cannot use these cards in your Deck, Fusion Deck or Side Deck.

Black Luster Soldier – Envoy of the Beginning
Butterfly Dagger – Elma
Catapult Turtle
Chaos Emperor Dragon – Envoy of the End
Cyber Dragon

Cyber Jar

D. D. Assailant
Fiber Jar
Harpie's Feather Duster
Makyura the Destructor
Monster Reborn
Morphing Jar
Mirage of Nightmare

Raigeki

Sinister Serpent

The Forceful Sentry
Witch of the Black Forest
Yata-Garasu

NEW! – Catapult Turtle, Cyber Dragon, Cyber Jar, D.D. Assailant, Morphing Jar

II. Limited Cards

You can ONLY use one of the following cards in the Deck, Fusion Deck & Side Deck combined.

Breaker the Magical Warrior
Call of the Haunted
Card Destruction
Ceasefire
Change of Heart
Confiscation

Cyber Stein
Graceful Charity
D. D. Warrior Lady
Dark Hole
Dark Magician of Chaos
Deck Devastation Virus

Delinquent Duo
Exchange of the Spirit
Exiled Force
Exodia the Forbidden One
Heavy Storm
Imperial Order
Injection Fairy Lily
Jinzo
Left Arm of the Forbidden One
Left Leg of the Forbidden One
Lightning Vortex
Limiter Removal
Manticore of Darkness
Mage Power
Magic Cylinder
Magical Scientist
Magician of Faith
Mirror Force
Night Assailant
Nobleman of Crossout

Painful Choice
Pot of Avarice
Pot of Greed
Premature Burial
Reckless Greed
Reflect Bounder
Reinforcement of the Army
Right Arm of the Forbidden One
Right Leg of the Forbidden One
Ring of Destruction
Sangan
Sacred Phoenix of Nephthys
Snatch Steal
Swords of Revealing Light
Thousand-Eyes Restrict
Treeborn Frog
Tribe-Infecting Virus
Tsukuyomi
Twin-Headed Behemoth
United We Stand

NEW! – Change of Heart, Cyber Stein, Delinquent Duo, Graceful Charity, Imperial Order, Magical Scientist, Manticore of Darkness, Mirror Force, Painful Choice, Pot of Avarice, Pot of Greed, Reinforcement of the Army, Ring of Destruction, Treeborn Frog, Tribe-Infecting Virus

III. Semi-Limited Cards

You can ONLY use two of the following cards in the Deck, Fusion Deck & Side Deck combined.

Book of Moon
Creature Swap
Emergency Provisions
Good Goblin Housekeeping
Gravity Bind
Last Turn
Level Limit - Area B
Metamorphosis
Mystical Space Typhoon
Scapegoat
Torrential Tribute
Upstart Goblin

NEW! – Book of Moon, Metamorphosis, Mystical Space Typhoon, Torrential Tribute, Scapegoat

NEW! – The following cards are no longer Restricted: Abyss Soldier, Book of Taiyou, Protector of the Sanctuary

OK, if there are any problems/conflicting cards on this list, please let me know :) Anyway, if you want me to explain anything, e-mail me at Anteaus44@aol.com. Thanks!

Cheers,

Anteaus