Article The Chopping Block: Cards We Lose In XY-On!

[Otaku]

I believe it was. With so many different cards to cover in the article, going by set kept me on track while writing as opposed to cherry picking random cards that would rotate.

At the risk of sounding overly critical, I'm not sure how well you stayed "on track" in the first place. There were a few inclusions I found questionable, more so due to what was not included. Of course, when composing your list of cards to comment upon, nothing says it can't be compiled according to set. When writing about it, though, a more topical approach helps you stay on topic while recognizing what cards are available multiple times and address more general concepts, like Ace Specs disappearing. Granted I also thought more Ace Spec cards were worth discussing; that may explain my bias.

Also, I might be doing a part two to this article. One that talks about the format post-rotation, and how specific cards get better/worse in XY-On.

Which according to what I have been saying, should be more like part seven.

Still I look forward to reading it and thank you for explaining why you chose the approach you did. You made many good and accurate points.

 

[Draaka]

Question, there is some confusion between me and my local players as to what exactly will be staying in format due to starter decks, trainer kits, promos etc that people think might be rotating.

Enhanced and/or Crushing hammer are two that people are arguing over as someone seems to think they are in a trainer kit or rubbish starter but can't prove it.

Can anyone shed any light on what commonly played cards that look like they are going but actually due to having an obscure reprint are hanging around still?

I definitely think this subject demands more than one (nicely written but skimpy imho) article, and obscure reprints, could be featured along with consequences and card reevaluation post rotation.

Annoyingly my local scene has put in an x y onwards in preparation limit but nobody can quite agree on the obscure reprints (my game shop gets no phone signal so it's too hard to check). Overall it's mildly confusing and a pain in the butt. But that's what people want.

 

[Victorsaurus]

Great and sad article since I only have 2 decks (Keldeo/Blastoise and Donphan) and lots of the main cards will be rotated. Good thing I mainly play for fun at leagues and rarely participate in tournaments.

 

[crann777]

Enhanced and/or Crushing hammer are two that people are arguing over as someone seems to think they are in a trainer kit or rubbish starter but can't prove it.

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.

 

[Hemos]

Also I meant to add (my other post was a bit short as I was typing it on a tablet at the time) that whilst I'm sad to see some of the Plasma cards go as two of my decks will soon be retired, I won't miss Keldeo EX or Blastoise.

Seriously, so many people at my club was using them that it wasn't funny in any way or form, it just got annoying real quickly. I was kinda fearing another Lightsworn situation (Back in my Yu-Gi-Oh days, it was that deck archtype that finally made me quit the game cause EVERYONE ran it, helping to reinforce the whole 'those with the most money has the best cards' thing that YGO has going for it), but thankfully it didn't turn out to be so.

Man, seeing some of these cards get the chopping block just makes me wish they'd make another card like Cynthia's Feelings. I had an unspoken rule that every deck I made whilst that card was legal ran four copies of it.

 

[cardgjammer]

Question, there is some confusion between me and my local players as to what exactly will be staying in format due to starter decks, trainer kits, promos etc that people think might be rotating.

Enhanced and/or Crushing hammer are two that people are arguing over as someone seems to think they are in a trainer kit or rubbish starter but can't prove it.

Can anyone shed any light on what commonly played cards that look like they are going but actually due to having an obscure reprint are hanging around still?

I definitely think this subject demands more than one (nicely written but skimpy imho) article, and obscure reprints, could be featured along with consequences and card reevaluation post rotation.

Annoyingly my local scene has put in an x y onwards in preparation limit but nobody can quite agree on the obscure reprints (my game shop gets no phone signal so it's too hard to check). Overall it's mildly confusing and a pain in the butt. But that's what people want.

Well, in Japan, to add to the confusion, Crushing Hammer got reprinted in the Yveltal Half Deck. But it was only available in Japan, so it may or may not count as a reprint in the international pokemon tcg market...

 

[Serperior]

Crushing Hammer appeared in the XY Kalo Starter Set things.

Good bye, N. You brought so much hype to the game and we will miss you.

 

[Draaka]

Good bye N, hello Ace Trainer. The king is dead! Long live the King! New and improved. Long may he reign.

Also, thanks for the crushing hammer help. I'm guessing it might just stay in then. Which would be cool as otherwise disruption decks are a lot less effective, and now LTC is banned it's not so broken.

 

[Otaku]

Good bye, N. You brought so much hype to the game and we will miss you.

I have already been missing N... with every Hyperbeam so far.