i always think im going to dislike the new summon gimmicks in ygo

but im reading about pendulum monsters and summons and that's so cool.

had the same thing with synchro

but i sitll dont know anything about Xyz

though i do think the game itself has gotten a bit out of hand with all the new rulings and needs to be cleaned up some.

 

I can XYZ and Synchro without too many problems but Pendulum summoning confuses the crap out of me. However, seeing as Arc-V is only 4 episodes in, they haven't actually released cards for it yet, so I guess I don't have to worry about it.

I agree, though, they need to simplify this game, this chizz is getting out of hand.

 

I found Synchros fun, but sometimes it was a pain to get the cards you needed out, but XYZ were a nice change because they were easy to summon stronger monster, they had good effects, and they were splashable with practically anything. Though I don't care too much, since the most yugioh I do is on the video games, and they haven't even made a game with XYZ monsters yet.

 

okay after reading a bit on it it's actually really simple and i really like it. i'll try to explain and see if i can make it easier to understand

so pendulum monsters are treated as both spell and monster cards when in your hand/deck and are placed in the standard deck.
if you play them as a monster card, they're just treated like regular monsters and you use the effect and atk/defense as usual.
if you play them as a spell card, they're placed in the pendulum zone, and aren't treated as monster cards. (like field spells, but you use two of them)
when they're played in the pendulum zone, the pendulum effects are used, and you can special summon one monster per turn from you hand whose level is within the pendulum scale.
when the pendulum monster is destroyed while on the field, either when being used as a monster or spell, it goes face-up to your extra deck and can be pendulum summoned.

the only part that i don't like is the last part. it's kinda confusing and adds rulings that are not inherent to the card type.

this is what i gather from reading on it. i haven't watched the show so i guess i could be wrong, but from what i understand it sounds simple.

my question is how the hell with this be done in DN

 

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So what you're saying is that Pendulum Monsters are basically the plot of Kingdom Hearts in the form of Yugioh cards.

 

I know for a fact that there's at least one Zexal game, but idk if it's out in the states yet.

There's four. I've been watching it.
There was no new episode this week because of a tennis thing.

pffffffffff omg

 

Do not question my knowledge, child. XD

 

Synchro summons made me quit the game

Uhh no you can't have three six-stars on the first turn eat a dick

 

but this is part of why i like it. it speeds up the pace and increases the intensity of the game.

the downside is it totally ruins the game for anyone not playing with synchros and duels suddenly become one-sided and demand you use new rulings.
though i guess all additions to the game do this to an extent.
however for a person like who chooses what strategy he uses based on how cool the cards look, there a lot of great synchro monsters to be played.

 

Listen all I'm sayin' is come get me when Wave Motion Cannon x3 is viable again

 

that's such a cheap strategy.
i have a friend who only plays with cards that inflict direct damage. lame.

 

But tell me you can imagine yourself lining up three enormous atom-smashers and letting them rip all at once

and not get a raging awesomeboner

 

well when you put it like that

 

Copying Wizards again, are we Konami?

 

there's ANOTHER way to summon stuff now? great​

 

yeah but it's actually p.cool. adds new stuff to the game other than different colored cards

 

I shouldn't be surprised but I still am a little bit.

Flip-Effect Monsters + Stall Spells and Traps + Hand Traps (like Effect Veiler)

I've done it a few times, but that was before Xyz were nearly as popular as they are now.