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I recently started a new series on youtube called Deck Reviews! I really think these will help newer players getting into competitive play or people who are already competitive, but want to try a new deck! Please check them out! (I'll edit this post as I upload more)

#1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sfYCPJXovJk&feature=channel_video_title
#2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pjt64EyNfcE&feature=channel_video_title
 
The first one you posted was very similiar to the google Cawthorn deck from Worlds 2011, instead of Spinarak why not run KGL so that you can actually bench spread to get multiple prizes at once? Also you're missing Tropical Beach which is crucial for running Reuniclus, otherwise the deck doesn't work nearly as good.

Reshiphlosion is an amazing deck that actually placed 2nd at a BR's I attended though it was a consistent build. Oddly enough a few other people I know who entered played the same deck and had difficult matchups which explained why they didn't topcut into the semifinals. Kind of a shame but oh well.
 
Card Slinger J said:
The first one you posted was very similiar to the google Cawthorn deck from Worlds 2011, instead of Spinarak why not run KGL so that you can actually bench spread to get multiple prizes at once? Also you're missing Tropical Beach which is crucial for running Reuniclus, otherwise the deck doesn't work nearly as good.

Reshiphlosion is an amazing deck that actually placed 2nd at a BR's I attended though it was a consistent build. Oddly enough a few other people I know who entered played the same deck and had difficult matchups which explained why they didn't topcut into the semifinals. Kind of a shame but oh well.
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I don't want to run KGL, I would rather run Kyurem when it comes out. Also I don't have a Tropical Beach card, not everyone can go to Worlds/afford one. (and I won't be able to get one until my birthday or Christmas if that)

EDIT: Also I would only be able to use KGL's second attack and I would have to edit my deck to use it's first attack. As for Kyurem I would only use it for Outrage.
 
Content aside, your video quality is garbage. This is nearly unwatchable. I'd recommend you get artificial light and a reasonable microphone. The audio is garbage and the video quality is bland. A tripod would be fantastic as well.

Your lists are pretty bleh as well. I can't see a 3-2-3 Typh with 1-1 Ninetails and 2-2 RDL winning anything major. In fact, RDL in general is bad in Typhlosion. If you are serious about doing this, please playtest your builds heavily.

Moreover, your "deck reviews" are primarily just describing the deck. For a more meaty review, talk about the matchups specifically. Talk about how the deck plays... currently the reviews are either obvious or just bad.
 
Zero said:
Content aside, your video quality is garbage. This is nearly unwatchable. I'd recommend you get artificial light and a reasonable microphone. The audio is garbage and the video quality is bland. A tripod would be fantastic as well.

Your lists are pretty bleh as well. I can't see a 3-2-3 Typh with 1-1 Ninetails and 2-2 RDL winning anything major. In fact, RDL in general is bad in Typhlosion. If you are serious about doing this, please playtest your builds heavily.

Moreover, your "deck reviews" are primarily just describing the deck. For a more meaty review, talk about the matchups specifically. Talk about how the deck plays... currently the reviews are either obvious or just bad.
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Ok, I can't afford to buy a new better-quality camera, the economy sucks, I'm to young to get a job. I don't know where where my tripod is, and don't have a microphone, but none of these are reasons to be bashing my videos, let-alone my decks!

EDIT: One of the top-players in Florida told me that RDL is an excellent choice for the deck, I agree with him.
 
A good video review should be high quality. LQ videos makes it hard for the viewer to get where you're going at (or something like that, just look in the second video where you're talking about Afterburner. The viewer can't see the text, let alone the camera isn't even on Typhlosion.) On top of that, lists are an important part of a review. If the idea is encouraging a player to play the deck, then you might as well have a good list for them to start out with.
 
Um. There's your issue. I am not "bashing your video". I am offering constructive criticism in places that you need to improve to have a polished product. If you want to help people, you need good quality decks to review. That Tyram deck... not good quality by any stretch. I've seen many-a-Tyram and that isn't one of the better ones I have. As I said before, you are going to need better equipment if you are going to have a polished product. Sorry, but that is just the way it is. I had trouble watching the entire videos. The sound hurt my ears and it was difficult to see any of the visuals. I can't see this going anywhere unless you are willing to invest time into editing and money into recording products.

Your response suggests that you are not the right type to be doing these types of videos. To claim such a post as mine as "bashing" shows that you are unable to recognize constructive responses from nonconstructive responses. Plus, it is not like my concerns were invalid. Look at all of the good youtubers from Jwittz to Nigahiga. They all have one thing in common: polish. Your videos cannot be polished without proper equipment (even low-end equipment is better than nothing).

Also, for the sake of contrarianism, you are a week older than I am, and yet I have a job. You are not too young to get a job...
 
Zero said:
Um. There's your issue. I am not "bashing your video". I am offering constructive criticism in places that you need to improve to have a polished product. If you want to help people, you need good quality decks to review. That Tyram deck... not good quality by any stretch. I've seen many-a-Tyram and that isn't one of the better ones I have. As I said before, you are going to need better equipment if you are going to have a polished product. Sorry, but that is just the way it is. I had trouble watching the entire videos. The sound hurt my ears and it was difficult to see any of the visuals. I can't see this going anywhere unless you are willing to invest time into editing and money into recording products.

Your response suggests that you are not the right type to be doing these types of videos. To claim such a post as mine as "bashing" shows that you are unable to recognize constructive responses from nonconstructive responses. Plus, it is not like my concerns were invalid. Look at all of the good youtubers from Jwittz to Nigahiga. They all have one thing in common: polish. Your videos cannot be polished without proper equipment (even low-end equipment is better than nothing).

Also, for the sake of contrarianism, you are a week older than I am, and yet I have a job. You are not too young to get a job...
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Ok, maybe I did take it a litttle to far by saying "bashing" but different states have to different laws as to how old you have to be to get a job. (also I have very bad asmtha and allergies and that narrows my choices quite a bit) I wish I could get better equipment for videos, such as a new camera, but right now, it's not possible so I'll have to use what I've got until I can get a camera. Once I can find my tripod, you can bet I'll use it.
 
the aura is with me8 said:
Ok, I can't afford to buy a new better-quality camera, the economy sucks, I'm to young to get a job. I don't know where where my tripod is, and don't have a microphone, but none of these are reasons to be bashing my videos, let-alone my decks!

EDIT: One of the top-players in Florida told me that RDL is an excellent choice for the deck, I agree with him.
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There is a difference between "some un-named guy told me it was a good play" and "I heavily tested RDL and I found it was harder than it would first appear for them to use Zoroark, Cinccino, Mew, Gothitelle or Bouffalant with a Pokemon Catcher to KO me before it was fully charged. The 2-2 line made sure it wasn't prized and let me base more of my deck around it without having it fall apart after a piece gets deep in the prizes. It was especially useful against googlebox and Magneboar, and turned otherwise very unfavorable matchups into even matchups."

I'd suggest you look for your tripod too. Honestly, I agree with Zero here. These ARE reasons to be basing your videos, but he wasn't even doing that in the first place. The lists were clearly not tested well enough. You should be more open to criticism if you're serious about this.

EDIT- I was not saying RDL is good in Typhlosion lists. It's not good. You'll never charge it in one turn, and way too much can OHKO it with Catcher.
 
I work online, thank you very much. I market myself as a web designer, and I get paid a fairly decent amount. "I can't work" is a poor excuse especially in this day and age. If you have talent in anything at all, use it.

While you are at it, write a script before the fact and get someone to hold the camera straight. Improvise in fact. A friend of mine who is now studying cinematography used to make lego sculptures to hold his camera. As I said before, though, you cannot have a watchable product without proper equipment. The world is tough, but that is how it goes. Your videos will never get anywhere without proper equipment. Moreover, they cannot be helpful if you cannot make a viewer watch them the entire way through and pay attention. I'd recommend you either rethink your process and save money for equipment, or give up and do something better with your time. Currently, no one is being helped by these videos. The script is all wrong and they are very difficult to watch. This may be a bit harsh, but it is entirely true.
 
Celebi23 said:
There is a difference between "some un-named guy told me it was a good play" and "I heavily tested RDL and I found it was harder than it would first appear for them to use Zoroark, Cinccino, Mew, Gothitelle or Bouffalant with a Pokemon Catcher to KO me before it was fully charged. The 2-2 line made sure it wasn't prized and let me base more of my deck around it without having it fall apart after a piece gets deep in the prizes. It was especially useful against googlebox and Magneboar, and turned otherwise very unfavorable matchups into even matchups."

I'd suggest you look for your tripod too. Honestly, I agree with Zero here. These ARE reasons to be basing your videos, but he wasn't even doing that in the first place. The lists were clearly not tested well enough. You should be more open to criticism if you're serious about this.

EDIT- I was not saying RDL is good in Typhlosion lists. It's not good. You'll never charge it in one turn, and way too much can OHKO it with Catcher.
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I actually did do quite a bit of testing against a few decks, such as KingBuzz, other Reshiphlosions, my un-named deck and Stage-1 Rush. As for my tripod, it's not like I'm not looking for it, it got buried in the garage somewhere when I moved. Also I am open to critisism, and I am serious about this, it's not like I'm listening to everyone.
 
You need to play against just about every deck before you can get a good list.
 
KingBuzz isn't a deck. You need to test against the format. Test against real players... not just a few. All you're doing is dropping your credibility. Even so, the claims that you make are what are important... not who you are. Your deck list for TyRam was absolute garbage. You need to have a very well refined list before you can start teaching the world about it. Your first argument about RDL being good was terrible. I, as a good player from Nevada, say that RDL is bad. This has been proven by testing. Now we are on equal footing, yes? Well it just happens that the majority of the rest of the player base agrees with me. You must now prove to us that it is worthwhile in a TyRam.

If you are serious about this, you would be able to buy some equipment. It is clear that you get some money as you own cards. Perhaps cut spending on those cards to buy a new camera and a microphone. The combo should run you up only about $150 if you spend wisely. That should make your videos watchable. Perhaps sell some old cards and wait for birthday/holiday money. I have yet to see any real commitment. You don't even edit the vids or make a script. That shows a lack of time commitment at best. Videos are typically better scripted and editted. Start doing those two things and your videos will improve greatly.
 
Well you should listen to everybody. Especially if there are multiple people agreeing on something, whether you want to hear it or not.

KingBuzz doesn't see any play at all, and testing against an un-named rogue does nothing for you either. Testing mirror match and Stage 1 rush doesn't do enough for you - you should have a full understanding of how the matchup against ZPST, PrimeTime, Magneboar, Gothitelle, Vileplume variants, multiple versions of Stage 1's, mirror and a few tier 2 decks plays out before you even attempt to make a review of a deck. The guys who make worlds can basically describe how an average matchup will play out turn-by-turn, play by play. I didn't see this happening in your videos. The goal of these reviews isn't to have some fun with a camera, but as you said in your first post, help people actually understand a deck and understand what a good list is. In this game, a simple thing like running Dual Ball over Collector can make the difference between the 3-2 players and the player who makes top 2. A list with 15+ cards being off? Yuck. An unpolished list will mean less people take you seriously because it implies a sub-par understanding of the deck and format on a whole. Furthermore, if people copy your list as a starting point, they'll basically bomb out.

Edit- Ninja'd twice.
 
glaceon said:
You need to play against just about every deck before you can get a good list.
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Unfortunately, the league I go to is atleast 93% little kids who barley know what a good card is and there's no other leagues for 60 or 70 miles. =( Also I forgot to mention Zoroark/Cinccino.

@ Zero I didn't know 16yr olds could be Judges?
 
Ok, I listened to it.

3-2-3 Typhlosion won't work. You need at least 4 Cyndaquil, and 4 Typhlosion I think is mandatory too. RDL... just no. I have had people say to my Donphan deck use Terrakion. Do I? No. RDL screws up the deck. 12 fire is thee amount. No more, no less. Lightning or Rainbow will just mess you up, and make your deck more inconsistent. KingBuzz, IMO, is a bad rogue. No draw, no high damage output.


You can use PlayTCG, or Redshark.
 
I don't test against the little kids, I was simply implying that there's not many good players to test against, seriously, there's only about 8 good players at my league. =(
Also I do battle my self, and I don't like Redshark or Playtcg, I don't understand how to use them, though once I can get the cards I need on the TCGO, I will use that.
 
Test against people online. Playtcg.me is fantastic and PTCGO is suitable. Excuses like yours won't work when you have a large viewing audience. Also, I never implied that 16- y/os can be judges, but they can. If you are going to make competitive videos, though, I'd advise against judging. I'll consider you a no-namer. You now have the job to prove to us that you know your stuff just as Jwittz did a year and a bit ago. You haven't done so yet. You'll find that the criticisms you'll get will help both you and the community grow, but that is iff you want to accept the advice. Once again, though, you have to pay money to make money. If you want some good content, take time and money to make it good. If you are serious, this will be huge for you. Once again, get your act together TCG wise as well. I don't regard to you as a good player, but you can prove me wrong. Have a few good showings, and a strong set of decks, and you'll be respected in the community. I'd highly recommend you go to Florida and Georgia marathons to prove you know what you're doing.

It is normal for a league to have only a few good players. At my league, myself and Hatter are the only real players there. This doesn't stop us from getting some seriously good testing in. Perhaps you should learn how to use Playtcg instead of saying that you don't know how to use it. It is fairly simple.
 
While I'm unsure of which league you to go to and who goes to your league, Florida is home to some very good players.
 
Ok everyone, I've calmed down a lot, I'll try to get a new camera ASAP and find my tripod, but I can't guaruntee when any of that will happen, thanks for the help.

EDIT: Also until I can get a new camera I'll try to adjust the quality and sound settings on my camera to get a better picture and audio.
 
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