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I collect and play tabletop wargames, mainly Warmachine. I have most of the Protectorate of Menoth assembled and painted, a good collection of Cygnar models, and a smattering of Mercenaries. I also have the full collection of Star Nebula Corsairs for Relic Knights, and a couple of Malifuax...

It's a good start, but until sexual preference and gender identity are protected classes there's still a ways to go.

And that's more or less what Common Core is about. We (meaning anybody over 20) learned how to do math the Traditional way, and then (hopefully) came up methods to do it quickly in our heads. CC is just cutting out the middle man. Whether students will be able to pick up on that long-term...

I mean, Wikipedia has a pretty good definition of power creep, so there really isn't much to debate. Unfortunately, as StrictNein said, at the end of the day it's all about selling merchandise, and the best way of doing that is to make it appealing. If you release an underwhelming set, then...

And since we don't know if KSS will be in the next rotation, that's the very definition of "on the bubble."

It's to keep Lysandre in the format after the '16-17 rotation. Assuming that the following rotation is Primal Clash-on, we would lose Flashfire and hence Lysandre. Pokemon Catcher is on the bubble for rotating out this year and there's no reprint on the horizon. So yeah, reprinting Lysandre...

http://www.pokebeach.com/2015/05/flying-blades-and-pointy-slashes-insight-on-mega-gallade-ex After playtesting I think the 'Bats list above is probably the most consistent M Gallade EX build available. There's some room to play around with the Trainers (I found space for Trainers' Mail to try...

Enhanced Hammer had a SR in Primal Clash, so that's definitely sticking around. Crushing Hammer had a reprint in the Froakie deck from Kalos Starter Set, and KSS is on the bubble so we won't know if it will stick around until the rotation is officially announced.

I care more about the game mechanics than the pretty artwork, and in that vein holofoils just don't stand up to regular usage as much as normal cards, let alone staying flat. But no, let's make a card that's not only 100% foil, but also textured, because that will last with repeated usage...

Yes. Wastes of cardboard and foil.

OP might have meant Acro Bike instead of Bicycle, which is arguably better for this deck anyways.

Yeah, but what do we lose to get FA Steven, on top of whatever other cards they'll drop from the English set to add some crappy Japanese promos (most likely the Chespin and Snorlax)? I hate FAs anyways so I'm fine if it doesn't see the light of day.

I'm with Otaku on this. I love me some Omega Barrage Nidoqueen as much as the next guy and do okay with it on PTCGO, but coming in third at a League Challenge is like saying you almost, kinda, would've won FNM.

This. BW more or less ruined XY in terms of power creep. How many competitive decks in the format STILL revolve around cards from BCR-LTR? I'll be happy once the rotation hits so that game has a bit of breathing room.

Sorry, I was writing my post while you were replying, hence why I didn't reference the M Diancie stuff. Anyways, to address your points: I run 12 energy because you need to hit 240 to OHKO most Megas, so if you lose 4 (1 from Xerneas, 3 from a M Gardevoir EX) you can still hit the numbers you...

Aside from TuxedoBlack ignoring that the deck is XY-on, he's more or less right on the money. I was using M-Diancie as a "one of," and the game is so fast right now that losing a turn to Mega Evolve isn't worth it IMO. Focusing on M Gardevoir is going to be the way to go, especially since...

$20-25 seems to be the going rate, depending on how quickly you want to flip it. Japanese FA are an odd bunch to me. My gut is saying $5-10 over the English copy, so maybe $40-45? There aren't many comparables on the market, and again, I don't know the differences between Japanese vs. domestic.

As others have said, TPCi really doesn't have much input to what Japan does (who frankly don't playtest new sets much, if at all). Besides, from what I know from other TCGs, a set is usually finalized and to the printers 3-6 months in advance, so I doubt he could flip an entire expansion in a...

Congrats, you answered your own question.

Competitively, Omega Barrier has become increasingly valuable in my decks. Personally, I love Omega Barrage, especially with Muscle Band in the format. Whenever I'm bored I keep trying to build decks that revolve around Pokemon with Omega Barrage and "polish the turd."