(Sep. 19, 2016 12:56 AM)Stormscorpio1 Wrote: I think it got one random win against like V2 something, but the real thing that needs to be looked at is both Deathscyther and D2. Ethan came in with a mint Deathscyther and essentially was unbeatable, I still think that we should look at banning at Deathscyther, but it seems no one agrees with me on this one so alas.
Did anybody use Valkyrie against his Deathscyther? Nobody should be able to go through a tournament undefeated with Deathscyther if anybody stands up to it with a Valkyrie (on Xtreme, Accel, Revolve, Trans, take your pick) and can launch well. I mean, even Xcalibur, Amaterios, Victory Valkyrie, etc can get the job done against the easily-bursted Deathscyther.
That said, because this was played using Experimental Format where Burst/KOs are currently worth two points, I can see why this might happen because it is easy for one lucky KO/Burst by Deathscyther to end the BeyBattle for the Attack user. This happened to me at the Toronto experimental event. This sort of thing is why we're going to be eliminating the two point Burst/KOs from the first stage of future events using this format.
Thunder Dome Wrote:To be fair I did beat him easily 3-1 in Swiss, but once 2 point burst finishes were a thing in the finals, surprisingly his fresh Deathscyther consecutively bursted me and I lost.
But two point Burst Finishes (and KOs) are a thing in the Swiss stage currently? Did you guys not play with those rules ...?
In Deck Rotation, I'd say Deathscyther has actually been quite a risky choice a lot of the time because you can easily hand your opponent two points. It's useful in specific scenarios, but you have to know what your opponent will counter with when you take the one point. In my experience so far, I haven't seen many instances where a skilled Attack user ends up losing twice consecutively to Deathscyther.
All of this being said, I do think it's worth talking about Deathscyther and Dark Deathscyther, which is why in Toronto we're doing an event for fun where both and Odin are banned. But I am worried that without all three, Neptune/Wyvern will dominate, making the go-to choices for Stamina also Layers that have high defensive power. At least with Deathscyther being the best Layer for Stamina, it is a Layer that can also be easily countered by Attack types.