Power Keepers Revelations

you do realise what Pokemon industry is trying to do here? This expansion (and the last one of the EX series) brings to life the best combos ever to be made in the modified format using only cards from EX editions.
Now DP is being anounced for quite a long time, and its going to make a huge landing in all diferent types of merchandise (DS, TCG, TV, Misc etc)... do you see what im pointing out here? The new DP in the TCG can never be pwnd by its previous set. that would be very bad for the sales.
So we have power keepers bringing back the best cards to make ubber combos... DP combos are going to be (in the minimum) as strong as these to make a good match... but most likely it will have much more power, and its system will favour its own cards (obviously).
 
I know exactly what you mean, and guessed on to this aswell. true, they do boast considerable strength, but i now think that we will give these D/P pokemon a run for their money! i have so far seen nothing amazing (even the level x's are a bit lacking - except maybe giant leaf turtle). true, they may be only worth one prize, but will get beaten down by some good old fashioned ex power!
what you said is completely tue, i just don't think its going to go the way PUSA wanted it to! You can't take away our ex's!
 
i hope you are right.
It just scares me to think they are kinda seting up the ultimate series confront (EX vs DP) and that they will only shown the true power of DP when everybody is happy with their EX archetypes.
 
Metagross EX's power is unbelievable. If it could get a decent combo with it, then it might do well in the metagame even if the format is hating powers. I just love the thing. I might just play it as a novelty deck.

Arcanine out.
 
Arcanine 274 said:
Metagross EX's power is unbelievable.  If it could get a decent combo with it, then it might do well in the metagame even if the format is hating powers.  I just love the thing.  I might just play it as a novelty deck.

Arcanine out.
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I couldn't agree more.
and the current metagame is swarm decks. just think of the sheer damage you can dish out! (1 hit ko all xatu deltas)
if i were to get any, i would not matter what make a deck on him!
 
I defently Freaked out to the max when i say Blaziken come back. And new possible combos. I think I even...
 
JPO said:
Arcanine 274 said:
Metagross EX's power is unbelievable.  If it could get a decent combo with it, then it might do well in the metagame even if the format is hating powers.  I just love the thing.  I might just play it as a novelty deck.

Arcanine out.
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I couldn't agree more.
and the current metagame is swarm decks. just think of the sheer damage you can dish out! (1 hit ko all xatu deltas)
if i were to get any, i would not matter what make a deck on him!
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Yeah too bad it's a Stage 2 non-delta Pokemon. I have an idea, but I'm not sure how it'd work. I'm just not sure if it'd be fast enough.

Arcanine out.
 
Johnonb said:
1 card no 1 wants to be reborn:
pidgeot fr/lg
i never want that in play agian.
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Are you kidding? Pidgeot is the one card that NEEDS to come back. It took so much luck out of the game and put in so much skill. How is that bad?
 
[qoute] Yeah too bad it's a Stage 2 non-delta Pokemon.  I have an idea, but I'm not sure how it'd work.  I'm just not sure if it'd be fast enough.
it stinks that there arent gonna be any more new deltas made ever
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I don't know I'm fine with no more deltas. Also I think that D/p is going to rule supreme, hands down. I mean really, with non exs that have the same hp as exs, I don't care what you say, just the thought of one of those beasts taking down an ex and then dying to a second, just to have another come back up makes me shiver. Ya you can only have 2 lvx if you are smart, but even still, come on. 1 prize for the power of an EX.
 
Whicker said:
Johnonb said:
1 card no 1 wants to be reborn:
pidgeot fr/lg
i never want that in play agian.
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Are you kidding? Pidgeot is the one card that NEEDS to come back. It took so much luck out of the game and put in so much skill. How is that bad?
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Yes that is true. Pidgeot's return would remove that major luck factor in the game currently. However, Nintendo don't have to go reprint Pidgeot to help this issue. If they give us drawing cards that are not supporters, or supporters that can get us more than 3 cards, then the luck factor decreases. Most of the time we're now waiting for luck of the draw at getting the cards we need... Whoever gets the luckiest starting hand has an extremely high chance of winning these days and the game shouldn't be like that. Even in Unlimited a crappy starting hand wouldn't matter since the trainers available would give you more of a chance.
 
Abhorsen said:
Whicker said:
Johnonb said:
1 card no 1 wants to be reborn:
pidgeot fr/lg
i never want that in play agian.
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Are you kidding? Pidgeot is the one card that NEEDS to come back. It took so much luck out of the game and put in so much skill. How is that bad?
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Yes that is true. Pidgeot's return would remove that major luck factor in the game currently. However, Nintendo don't have to go reprint Pidgeot to help this issue. If they give us drawing cards that are not supporters, or supporters that can get us more than 3 cards, then the luck factor decreases. Most of the time we're now waiting for luck of the draw at getting the cards we need... Whoever gets the luckiest starting hand has an extremely high chance of winning these days and the game shouldn't be like that. Even in Unlimited a crappy starting hand wouldn't matter since the trainers available would give you more of a chance.
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Even good old "Bill" from base set would do!
For those who play YGO it's the same as Pot of Greed.
 
Johnonb said:
1 card no 1 wants to be reborn:
pidgeot fr/lg
i never want that in play agian.
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I personally wish the card'd come back, or something like it. Then the entire game doesn't come down to who goes first or gets heads on the flip, since Stage 2 decks'd be back.

Arcanine out.
 
Abhorsen said:
Whicker said:
Johnonb said:
1 card no 1 wants to be reborn:
pidgeot fr/lg
i never want that in play agian.
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Are you kidding? Pidgeot is the one card that NEEDS to come back. It took so much luck out of the game and put in so much skill. How is that bad?
Click to expand...
Yes that is true. Pidgeot's return would remove that major luck factor in the game currently. However, Nintendo don't have to go reprint Pidgeot to help this issue. If they give us drawing cards that are not supporters, or supporters that can get us more than 3 cards, then the luck factor decreases. Most of the time we're now waiting for luck of the draw at getting the cards we need... Whoever gets the luckiest starting hand has an extremely high chance of winning these days and the game shouldn't be like that. Even in Unlimited a crappy starting hand wouldn't matter since the trainers available would give you more of a chance.
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I certainly agree with you. Nowhere did I say that Pidgeot is the onlything that could put more skill in to the game. All I said was that Pidgeot would in fact do the trick, so I would definitely be happy if it were reprinted.
 
Johnonb said:
pigeot didnt involve skill.-_-
search your deck for any card and put it in you hand.not skill more boring ness
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We didn't say using Pidgeot was skill. We merely pointed out that it removes a large portion of the luck factor from the game. I would rather have Pidgeot reprinted than have to rely on luck-of-the-draw with crap starting hands. I've seen even the best of players lose to n00bs ONLY because of lucky and unlucky starts, and there's absolutely nothing they can do about it. They get a supporter (TV reporter for example) hoping it will save them and draw 3 cards which are no use at all. The game should be about skill, not who is the luckiest with draws.
 
Johnonb said:
pigeot didnt involve skill.-_-
search your deck for any card and put it in you hand.not skill more boring ness
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I'd say that Pidgeot DOES involve skill (sorry Abhorsen). You have to know what card to fetch at any given point of the game, which takes more skill than you might think. Also, if both players get out Pidgeot early in the game, then it takes so much skill to "out-Quick Search" your opponent and take the game, especially if you are facing a mirror.
It certainly doesn't make the game boring either. Boring games would be games where one person draws in to everything they need vs someone who can't draw a thing.
 
Uhhhh.... Anyone forget macargo?
Macargo isn't as broken as the bird, because you get your cards a turn later. This takes more strategy as you need to plan ahead since you can't get everything instantly.
 
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