Bringing Back The DP on Format?

This will never happen. PUSA won't bring back a format that's already happened when they're planning to try and have 7 sets at the start of each season. Plus how would newer players benefit from this? DP-GE are very old sets which are pretty much impossible to come by, plus the sets are no longer in production meaning that newer players would have to buy those specific cards online and not everyone can do this. Futhermore how do PUSA gain from this? they would make no money and the only one's benefiting from this are 3rd parties as players would HAVE TO buy from online dealers.

More importantly, where did you hear this "news"?
 
you COULD still buy the packs because there are those 5$ combo packs that come with a newer set and some older set packs

also igot the news from some ptos and heard some stuff from players including michael diaz and jimmy obrien
 
Their is a greater chance of a mid-season rotation then to go back to an old format. I do wish all of my Roseannes and Claydols would be valueable, but it's not going to happen.
 
Yeah, I really doubt this... to bring back cards everyone's already given up on is not something either PUSA or TPCi would do. That would also just be way too many sets.
 
like i said... it is a rumor and many people believe it and i have many contacts
 
It would definitely be interesting, especially if they would bring back, say, the first 3 DP sets and rotate MD up to PL out. It's not going to happen, but it's an interesting idea.
 
Listen everyone, all of these rumors are not true. They are not reprint Claydol, they are NOT bringing back the DP format, I mean what? Seriously? It has never had in any other TCG or the Pokemon TCG, and it never will, there are already enough sets in our current format. The company doesn't have any motivation to, it wouldn't make them more money. That is what they're concerned about, not bringing back Beedrill, or Claydol or Roseanne's, and there is no need for them to, the format is fine, heck it is better than it was last year around this time. People are just in denial, honestly it not happening, get over it.
 
This won't happen. We've already had 2 DP-on seasons, so I don't think we need a third. If they brought back DP-on too many people would be complaining "I already traded all of my DP-GE cards", "This isn't fair because I cannot find packs anywhere", etc... How would all of these people know about it when the rotation is about 9 months away.

TPCi makes those Promo Packs that come with older sets because they are trying to get rid of their inventory of it. That's why the older set always changes with each new set.
 
^Agreed. It doesn't matter how interesting it is; the point is that it isn't going to happen, ever, because in order to keep the meta balanced, you cannot reintroduce cards like Roseanne's and Dusknoir, and still keep bringing in newer cards, and hope everything turns out for the best. We'd end up with 3 years with a DP-on-like format, and there's no way that'll happen.

It just won't. There is no way a rotation will go backwards. Now stop debating about it.
 
When has The Pokemon Comapny even tried to rotate backwards. The rotations happen for a reason. Although I don't know what they mean by "maintaining a healthy tournament environment" but that is their reason.
 
Even so, How do the people at league or random players get info about this? They will never and I mean never bring back anything unless its reprinted.
 
So what exactly would happen anyway once we hit Base Set? There's not a chance any of this will happen. We will not rotate back, we will not get any more DP sets. They will keep making new cards in every set and keep going and not looking back. What are we gaining by getting old cards?
 
When has The Pokemon Comapny even tried to rotate backwards. The rotations happen for a reason. Although I don't know what they mean by "maintaining a healthy tournament environment" but that is their reason.
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Because all the good Unlimited decks get locked up by Spiritomb/Vileplume, and most of their stage 2s had 100-120 HP whereas we have about that much HP on effective stage 1s (by effective stage 1s, I mean both stage 1s and basic LV.X Pokemon). I was fighting my friend's Jolteon ex damage counter spread deck vs my Cursegar (Claydol format), and I dropped a Spiritomb (or Gastly SF) during set-up and forced him to scoop.

Of course, there are exceptions like Aggron ex and Regigigas LV.X, both of which had HP on the high-end, but for the most part, the cards get more powerful as the game progresses. A Stage 1 with 90 HP that can heal itself (Leafeon RR)? Base set era dreams for that (Hypno and Arcanine were the only stage 1s with even close to that much HP then).

Sure, the truly good cards do get reprinted (such as PlusPower and Warp Point), but those are the trainers that keep coming back for more, not so much the Pokemon. Each era had Pokemon that were exceptionally good for their time, but once they're gone, they're gone, and another Pokemon will take their place. In Holon Phantoms-on it was Gardevoir SW; in Diamond&Pearl-on it was Gengar SF and Machamp SF; in Majestic Dawn-on it appears to be Luxray GL LV.X, although there are a bunch of equally good contenders. We had a lot of good options this time around; bringing back older sets will only increase that, leading to a generally overcrowded meta. If you get too many good deck ideas out there, they'll all be vying for top spot and they'll really all just be even.

Rotations are better than you give them credit for.
 
^ I agree with everything besides the part of being a overcrowded meta being a bad thing. I don't know about the rest of the pokemon community but I'm all most tried of seeing LuxChomp or GDos at the BDIF. Every Single Cities I went to there was at least 75% Luxchomp GDOS mix. I believe that variety is always a good thing. It will lead to more innovation and so on. Even though is may never happen it would be a good idea it did. Only people that it would hurt are all the people that ONLY play the BDIF. But that's my idea I'm not expert just a loyal fan. Also before someone post something like "well this deck be at the top again with a DP on format" think about this there are only 2 decks IMO that have a chance at winning world ( 3 if we get Lost world) and i already mention them. Imaged if they were 10 or 20 the better or just as good as LostGar, LuxChomp and GDos..... oh Happy Days!!!!
 
You guys are getting it all wrong. At best, the meta is an over glorified game of rock, paper, scissors. Ïin general, rock beats scissors, scissors beat paper, and paper beats rock. An "over crowded meta" is when you introduce Spock and lizard. Sometimes we see an atom bomb option for a single tourny..
but those are rare. Reintroducing old sets would add more options... But that is the problem. It is nigh on impossible to make it worth it. Dusknoir would be a god tech again and claydol makes black and white being "base set 3" impossible. The other cards are nearly worthless... Just my opinion
 
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