Yeah I test a lot against the AI as well. That's how I've become accustomed to facing a lot of the more relevant decks (although there's no AI Burning Abyss deck). But yeah, if you (or anyone else for that matter) wanted to duel me on YGOPro I'd love to learn how to set up the matches because I remember having trouble with the rooms or whatever when I wanted to duel a friend.
And you're topic is fine, I think as far as rules and stuff go as long as you don't spam or flame or whatever mods (or myself as a club owner I guess) are pretty lenient.
If you could unban only one card from the current banlist, which card will it be, and why? (Also, do you think that card would be healthy for the game?)
I'm honestly still a little new to the competitive scene, so I'm going to assume a lot of the older cards (even the seemingly harmless ones) create insane loops or whatever, causing their bans. Like Sinister Serpent doesn't seem like too bad of a design to me (endless discard fodder is really the only thing that comes to mind), but I wasn't around back in the day to see what it could do haha.
So with that in mind, of the more contemporary stuff, I'm thinking unban Stratos. Heroes I know are getting a lot of TCG support soon so I think Stratos to even one could help out the deck a lot. I'm not sure where it stands now with the new support, but I don't think it's top tier stuff at first glance.
Ah, I think I had a bit of trouble with rooms in the past as well, but the latest version
should be working properly.
Sinister Serpent is literally getting errata'd (in the OCG, anyway) to this:
I'd be fine with Stratos so long as Konami doesn't hit ROTA again. >.<
Username: Quilva
Favorite Card: Ones that i make and script in ygopro
Whoa... no way! That's just amazing! You officially have my respect. ^^
And welcome to the club, haha.
I used to test against AI (especially in ygopro), but unless the AI was specifically programmed to destroy with the deck it's using, it usually plays like an idiot and doesn't help testing the deck :/
That's true, but it has gotten significantly better lately (still not a good opponent, but definitely better than nothing). I mainly use it to test consistency (opening hands, certain combos, etc.)
If you could unban one card, which card would it be?
Thousand Eyes Restrict to show people who think it's weak how wrong they are.
I... don't want to imagine the consequences of unbanning that thing. xD
Anyways...
If you could unban only one card from the current banlist, which card will it be, and why? (Also, do you think that card would be healthy for the game?)
Okay, I know I said only one card, but I'll list multiple candidates assuming that they won't be unbanned together.
Sangan
Honestly, I believe that adding extra consistency is a much better way to go than topdecking a card like Raigeki. Sangan is technically harmless... as in, if you're gonna do any harm to your opponent, it'll be with your other cards, not with Sangan itself. Well, okay, that argument can also be made with Pot of Greed, but Sangan is much slower, weaker and fairer.
Trishula, Dragon of the Ice Barrier
Come on now, if you take into consideration all of the recent powercreep, there are much worse threats out there. Sure, it has some easy removal, but there isn't much more to the card.
Pot of Greed... okay, no.
Pot of Avarice
I'll admit that I want Avarice back only because of personal biases. To be fair, it IS a pretty dead draw if you get it too early, and recycling monsters (save for Extra Deck monsters) can "unthin" your deck, but that's about it.
Fishborg Blaster
COMPLETE PERSONAL BIAS. VERY UNHEALTHY. However, I would legitimately be amused to see Fish OTK become a thing again.
EDIT:
Ooh, count me in! I'm actually re-watching The Abridged Series right now to get myself in the mood to watch everything...and buy the 3DS game. I keep meaning to get back into YGO, but I stopped watching after the first seasons of 5Ds ended, so I've missed...uh, a lot. After the collapse of the YGO forum I used to frequent, my interest kinda dwindled. That, plus 5Ds was awful after the first season. Anyways...
Username: Zeria
Favourite card: Cyber Tutu! She's something of a signature card for me...I always ran one in my deck, regardless of synergy...or lack thereof. I still carry one in my wallet, actually...
If you could unban only one card from the current banlist, which card will it be, and why? (Also, do you think that card would be healthy for the game?)
Hmm...*checks banlist for the first time in about seven years*
Yata Garasu! It took me forever to get one of these cards; it's one of the few I still have tucked away in my tin, as well. I used to run a Lockdown deck when I played the DS games; I liked being a jerk and backing people into a corner. Yata is one of the most potentially infuriating lockdown cards there is, ahaha~
Of course it wouldn't be good for the metagame (which was in a pretty dark place when I stopped keeping tabs on it anyway) but...eh, this is all hypothetical. xD
Whoops! I did not mean to leave you out, sorry. xD Anyways, welcome!
I understand how you feel about 5D's; the Freedom Arc [episodes 65-85] came as a shock to me as well (it had "GX Syndrome" written all over it). However, the writers started getting their act together around the Crash Town Arc. As for the WRGP, it wasn't as good as the Dark Signers Arc, but it was a HUGE improvement from the abomination that was the Freedom Arc. Despite that, it wasn't until the final arc (the Ark Cradle) when the show finally became as good as its former self. Whether or not you decide to continue is entirely up to you; I'm not gonna force you aha. xD It's a pretty darn long series, and I know full well how painful it can be to watch long shows.
About Yata Garasu, do you remember what kind of cards you used along with it? I'm incredibly curious to know what kind of setups it can work with, haha. It's fine if you don't remember, considering it's been years and all. xD