The new Forbidden/Limited list is now posted on our web site. It will be
effective October 1.
English:
http://entertainment.upperdeck.com/yugioh/en/forbidden.aspx
French:
http://entertainment.upperdeck.com/yugioh/fr/forbidden.htm
German:
http://entertainment.upperdeck.com/yugioh/de/forbidden.htm
Italian:
http://entertainment.upperdeck.com/yugioh/it/forbidden.htm
Spanish & Portuguese coming soon.
To follow up on an email I sent on August 24, our Forbidden/Limited list IS
different from the one currently being used in Asia. As I said in August, there
are a number of reasons for this, such as the different card pools, the fact
that Elemental Energy has already been out for a month in Asia, and the different
game & strategy environments.
After discussion with Konami, we settled on having 5 cards different between the
Asian list and our lists. We added 2 extra cards to the Forbidden List and 3
to the Limited List.
For those familiar with the Asian list, it will become readily apparant that our
list goes even farther than the Asian list in curbing some of the more "troubling"
elements that have been creeping into the game.
In particular, we're hopeful that the elimination of "Tribe-Infecting Virus" will
give some much-needed respite to Type-specific theme decks. Also, with "Nobleman
of Crossout" limited to 1, decks that rely on Flip Effects and face-up/face-down
battle position changes ("Guardian Sphinx", etc.) will have a better chance.
We're always interested in feedback so if you have opinions from your local players
you'd like to pass along, please send it in and we'll take a look at it.
Get your game on!
Kevin Tewart
Game Designer
UDE Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG R&D Lead
Upper Deck Entertainment
http://lists.upperdeck.com/read/?forum=judge-yu
effective October 1.
English:
http://entertainment.upperdeck.com/yugioh/en/forbidden.aspx
French:
http://entertainment.upperdeck.com/yugioh/fr/forbidden.htm
German:
http://entertainment.upperdeck.com/yugioh/de/forbidden.htm
Italian:
http://entertainment.upperdeck.com/yugioh/it/forbidden.htm
Spanish & Portuguese coming soon.
To follow up on an email I sent on August 24, our Forbidden/Limited list IS
different from the one currently being used in Asia. As I said in August, there
are a number of reasons for this, such as the different card pools, the fact
that Elemental Energy has already been out for a month in Asia, and the different
game & strategy environments.
After discussion with Konami, we settled on having 5 cards different between the
Asian list and our lists. We added 2 extra cards to the Forbidden List and 3
to the Limited List.
For those familiar with the Asian list, it will become readily apparant that our
list goes even farther than the Asian list in curbing some of the more "troubling"
elements that have been creeping into the game.
In particular, we're hopeful that the elimination of "Tribe-Infecting Virus" will
give some much-needed respite to Type-specific theme decks. Also, with "Nobleman
of Crossout" limited to 1, decks that rely on Flip Effects and face-up/face-down
battle position changes ("Guardian Sphinx", etc.) will have a better chance.
We're always interested in feedback so if you have opinions from your local players
you'd like to pass along, please send it in and we'll take a look at it.
Get your game on!
Kevin Tewart
Game Designer
UDE Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG R&D Lead
Upper Deck Entertainment
http://lists.upperdeck.com/read/?forum=judge-yu