Rule 34

 

With a bit too many cards in the game being problematic at this point, I figured that it'd be easier to simply modify some of the rules rather than errata-ing/limiting/banning every single one of them. The rule changes are relatively simple, and I believe I've given enough in-depth explanations already for most of them, so I'll only be brief here.

Change 1: 10k LP

The Rule: Each player starts the duel with 10000 LP.

As the power-creep has affected the game's cards over time, the standards by which a card's effectiveness was judged in the past has changed over time. Changing the starting LP from 8000 to 10000: 1)F@cks over burn decks, always a plus. 2)Is better aesthetically. 8k always seemed weird to me as a number. 3)Allows players a bit more freedom with paying LP costs, etc.

I've been considering the starting LP change since I first laid eyes on this in 5Ds, and have over-time only thought of it as more and more beneficiary.

Change 2: Hand Protection on 1st Turn

The Rule: During the first turn of the duel, neither player can activate cards or effects that would result, after resolution, in a lower number of cards in their opponent's hand than before activation.

What does this do? 1)It vastly lowers the importance of Rock/Paper/Scissors for a lot of duels. 2)It allows the second player a fighting chance, since the number of ways they can interact with the opponent's removal is increased. 3)It increases the viability of Traps. 4)It indirectly lowers the necessity for handtraps. 5)It allows for plenty of unbans, like "Wind-Up Hunter", etc. There is nothing wrong with hitting your opponent's hand, provided they have had a chance to fight back.

This annoying bastard would be a lot fairer if it couldn't limit the
opponent's moves before the opponent has even had a move.

Change 3: Limited Deck Materials

The Rule: Unless a card or effect exclusively allows the use of Fusion, Synchro, Xyz or Link Materials and/or as tributes for a Ritual Summon from the Deck or Extra Deck only, neither player can use more than 1 card as a Fusion, Synchro, Xyz or Link Material and/or as Tributes for a Ritual Summon from the Deck or Extra Deck.

Ok, this is a complicated one, but the key-word is "exclusively". In translation, this means that cards like "Advanced Ritual Art" don't care for this, while the more convenient nonsense like "Red-Eyes Fusion" has to use at least 1 monster from the hand. So: 1)It promotes investment leading to output, which in turn leads to a healthy game. 2)Allows the brickier of the Deck Summons to still be used normally, at the risk of drawing useless cards, which is fairer than just using whatever from wherever.

Unfortunately this little sh!t would still need an errata to be off the banlist,
but that's for another article.

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