Future Metagame Speculation Thread
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RE: Future Metagame Speculation
Yeah, TPCI = Greedy
The Japanese have it way better. Catchers there are literally flying everywhere.
Yeah, TPCI = Greedy
The Japanese have it way better. Catchers there are literally flying everywhere.
RE: Future Metagame Speculation
Yeah every time they get a pre-constructed deck it has at least 1 catcher and candy.... Not to mention they released 2 decks just recently that each came with 2 ex's a candy, catcher and other good stuff for the equivalent of like $15. About 1/3-2/3 of the rares in any given English B&W expansion were not rares in their respective Japanese set which does horrible things to our pull rates and that in turn bumps up the prices of playable cards because they are much much harder to pull.
Plasma gale rares(non UR, SR, FA, EX, Ace Spec.)- 9
Plasma storm rares(non UR, SR, FA, EX, Ace Spec.) - 36
Talk about watering something down.....
Yeah every time they get a pre-constructed deck it has at least 1 catcher and candy.... Not to mention they released 2 decks just recently that each came with 2 ex's a candy, catcher and other good stuff for the equivalent of like $15. About 1/3-2/3 of the rares in any given English B&W expansion were not rares in their respective Japanese set which does horrible things to our pull rates and that in turn bumps up the prices of playable cards because they are much much harder to pull.
Plasma gale rares(non UR, SR, FA, EX, Ace Spec.)- 9
Plasma storm rares(non UR, SR, FA, EX, Ace Spec.) - 36
Talk about watering something down.....
RE: Future Metagame Speculation
They are more than us too. More people= more need for playable cards. Their top cut for Worlds has a much smaller ratio to their Pokemon tcg-playing population than the US top cut does. This being said, I would like the rares to be rares everywhere and the commons and uncommons to be that everywhere.
They are more than us too. More people= more need for playable cards. Their top cut for Worlds has a much smaller ratio to their Pokemon tcg-playing population than the US top cut does. This being said, I would like the rares to be rares everywhere and the commons and uncommons to be that everywhere.
RE: Future Metagame Speculation
True that, my friend is already fixing his deck to become that Grass deck.
True that, my friend is already fixing his deck to become that Grass deck.
RE: Future Metagame Speculation
if you play it with virizon it cannot be lasered
and its quite easy to get out on t2 and it has ace specs that allows it to hit for 200 dmg
Mora said:
if you play it with virizon it cannot be lasered
and its quite easy to get out on t2 and it has ace specs that allows it to hit for 200 dmg
RE: Future Metagame Speculation
So who's excited for the Neo Beatdown format come Plasma Freeze? XD
So who's excited for the Neo Beatdown format come Plasma Freeze? XD
RE: Future Metagame Speculation
I am; I am!
Maybe that will be good, but I feel like people are too afraid to drop their precious Computer Search and to rely on an Ace Spec which can be Tool Scrapper'd.
I am; I am!
TrainerNaru said:Mora said:
if you play it with virizon it cannot be lasered
and its quite easy to get out on t2 and it has ace specs that allows it to hit for 200 dmg
Maybe that will be good, but I feel like people are too afraid to drop their precious Computer Search and to rely on an Ace Spec which can be Tool Scrapper'd.
RE: Future Metagame Speculation
Magikarp EX next set.
Magikarp EX next set.
RE: Future Metagame Speculation
Stay on topic guys.
And by "topic" I do not mean complaining about next format. Keep it to yourself if you think it'll suck; this is the place to predict what the metagame will look like come future sets, not complain about EX's or how many "beatdown" decks there are.
Stay on topic guys.
And by "topic" I do not mean complaining about next format. Keep it to yourself if you think it'll suck; this is the place to predict what the metagame will look like come future sets, not complain about EX's or how many "beatdown" decks there are.
RE: Future Metagame Speculation
^yeah, Magikarp DRX. It can be good because its damage cap is unlimited.
Also, I think Exeggcute is pretty good as a one of tech in some decks, especially the ones that are already so donkable.
Here's where Exeggcute's potential lies imo:
Blastoise: 1-of
RayEels: 1-of
Empoleon: 2-of
Darkrai: 1-of or 2-of
EDIT: NOT WEAVILE. Weavile's bad.
^yeah, Magikarp DRX. It can be good because its damage cap is unlimited.
Also, I think Exeggcute is pretty good as a one of tech in some decks, especially the ones that are already so donkable.
Here's where Exeggcute's potential lies imo:
Blastoise: 1-of
RayEels: 1-of
Empoleon: 2-of
Darkrai: 1-of or 2-of
EDIT: NOT WEAVILE. Weavile's bad.
RE: Future Metagame Speculation
I actually ran Weavile at the prerelease today. It had Weavile, Hoot-Hoot for draw, and about twenty random Stage 1 and 2's. I doubt it will be amazing, but you might see some of the new players who can't afford to throw $500 at Plasmabox playing it for Battle Roads
I actually ran Weavile at the prerelease today. It had Weavile, Hoot-Hoot for draw, and about twenty random Stage 1 and 2's. I doubt it will be amazing, but you might see some of the new players who can't afford to throw $500 at Plasmabox playing it for Battle Roads
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I predict that September on 70% of people will be play Plasmadeck or at least some version of it. People who feel like paying will probably play Virizion/Genesect, and then you'll have your standard Darkrai and big basics.
Shadow Triad puts G-booster directly back into your hand.
I predict that September on 70% of people will be play Plasmadeck or at least some version of it. People who feel like paying will probably play Virizion/Genesect, and then you'll have your standard Darkrai and big basics.
Mora said:I am; I am!
TrainerNaru said:if you play it with virizon it cannot be lasered
and its quite easy to get out on t2 and it has ace specs that allows it to hit for 200 dmg
Maybe that will be good, but I feel like people are too afraid to drop their precious Computer Search and to rely on an Ace Spec which can be Tool Scrapper'd.
Shadow Triad puts G-booster directly back into your hand.
RE: Future Metagame Speculation
I really like the sound of an eevee based deck. Weavile, umbreon, and flareon deck sure would be fun.
Also that staraptor could get dangerous i have a feeling, by passing the need for damage to gt rid of your problems.
DawnOfXatu said:
I really like the sound of an eevee based deck. Weavile, umbreon, and flareon deck sure would be fun.
Also that staraptor could get dangerous i have a feeling, by passing the need for damage to gt rid of your problems.