It's been awhile since there's been an update on the site, and the main reason for that is the good ol' Dunning-Kruger effect. I've been spending my time practicing Goat Format, reading up on it, talking theory with some of the best players in the game, and have generally been trying to level up. I've attended the second Philadelphia GGP and the first NYC GGP in the interim, to middling but improved performance going 2-4 and 3-3 again, and have increased my Patreon tournament attendance. I've been playing more and writing less because when I do write, I want it to be good in terms of quality, sound in terms of player sense, and useful to those who would read it. I've also reorganized the site ever so slightly to reduce clutter. I have so far benched myself while remaining a member of The Formula, who are doing much better in Season 3 of the War League. I've been aiding in practice sessions by attending frequently, aiding in deckbuilding with moderately informed feedback, and have prioritized doing opposition research in order to not only pull my weight on the team, but also grow by analyzing player patterns and thus develop a healthier understanding of the metagame. I plan on revisiting some of my previous articles with a refreshed perspective, as well as coming up with some new ones as well.
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Despite some horrible plays and rookie mistakes the heart of the cards prevailed and I won 2-1 against Odd Eye's Jase in the opening match of The Formula vs Odd Eye war. This makes for a 3-1 record (out of the five total league matches I have played. I forgot to do a post-mortem on my loss to kotsos' Burn deck) for the deck I'm using, with two wins against members of high-ranking teams.
Lessons (re)learned: -Never Set DDWL in Warriors turn 1 game 1 when Nobleman of Crossout is definitely in your opponent's deck, just a bad practice. The deck wants opposing NoCs blank, let them stay that way. -Don't Summon BLS in attack mode to banish until you've seen Mirror Force if you plan to attack with another monster that turn. Even if you don't plan to attack, if they don't have Ninja Grandmaster Sasuke in their 55, just put it in defense mode like a normal person. I got punished hard here because I dared my opponent to have the answer and they did. -Be patient if you have the set up for a good hit. There is a sequence of events where game 1 would have ended much sooner had I not just thrown everything but the kitchen sink at my opponent. -Thunder Dragon really makes your opponent's Card Destruction bad. -If Graceful Charity gives you a boss monster and a Pot of Greed, throw the Pot of Greed away. How many bosses do you think you're gonna draw? I'd like to thank the War League server and my teammates for calling out my misplays. A lot of personal life type stuff has kept me from adding to the site, but I have kept my commitment to the War League in the meantime. Probably going to work on an article for submission to GF.com, and maybe re-visit some articles I've written in the past with the knowledge I've gained in the past few months.
Week 7: 2-1 victory against 4Hunnids' Lucas Gustafsson. Week 9: subbed in, 1-2 loss against GCI's richy97. I won 2-0 in my first match for The Formula! Chaos Warrior Return brought the heat. Game 1 gave me a godly draw but I like to think that in Game 2 I carefully managed my opponent's graveyard after gaining a sense that a Chaos summon was imminent. Watching the replay confirmed my suspicions. Not one to be a liability to my team, I won't be publishing decklists until later on, unless most of the deck is shown in the replays, in an attempt to retain the element of surprise over our opponents.
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C. G.I'm a long time TCG player who decided to start a website dedicated to my favorite games. If you want to support the site, here's my Patreon.
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