GarlandChaos Posted November 9, 2015 Report Share Posted November 9, 2015 I'm not entirely sure if this is the proper place for this. If not, I'd like a mod to move it, please. Anyways, for those not aware of what a "Billy Deck" is, you can read up on them here. Basically, you take a bunch of cards, like, say, cards that represent Archery, and build a deck around them. More often than not, the deck is absolute garbage, but people play them not for the sake of winning, but for a nice break from the meta, and for something fun and unique. What are you guys' thoughts on Billy Decks? I'm interested in hearing them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
(GigaDrillBreaker) Posted November 9, 2015 Report Share Posted November 9, 2015 I made a drill deck. Twas a ton of fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yui Posted November 9, 2015 Report Share Posted November 9, 2015 I generally don't run them, but when I make a billy deck, I often like to give it at least one test run. I actually made a Phantom of the Opera-themed billy deck once with cards like Fabled Raven, Ghost Ship, Blood Mefist and a handful of other cards I can't quite recall, and it was actually a surprise synchro deck once I started testing it. I tried an Abyssal-themed deck once because Abyssal Fleet, but that didn't work so well and was clunky & unfun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enguin Enguin Enguin Enguin Posted November 9, 2015 Report Share Posted November 9, 2015 Terrible decks that can do one or two crazy things are the most frustrating but also the most fun to play because pulling off contrived OTKs is never not enjoyable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forest Fire Posted November 9, 2015 Report Share Posted November 9, 2015 this seems overly stupid and pointless. decks don't have to be crap to be fun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enguin Enguin Enguin Enguin Posted November 9, 2015 Report Share Posted November 9, 2015 this seems overly stupid and pointless. decks don't have to be crap to be fun Literally demonstrating the reaction described in the link in the OP, and not even looking like it was done ironically. Sensational scenes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UltimateIRS Posted November 9, 2015 Report Share Posted November 9, 2015 I mean if you need to intentionally play suboptimally to have fun you need a different game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
宇佐見 蓮子@C94 Posted November 9, 2015 Report Share Posted November 9, 2015 My billy deck is themed after Wizard of the Oz and Star Wars. It works really well, has solid consistent OTKs and consistently beat tier decks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enguin Enguin Enguin Enguin Posted November 9, 2015 Report Share Posted November 9, 2015 I mean if you need to intentionally play suboptimally to have fun you need a different game. They're not intentionally sub-optimal, but they're designed around a theme or concept other than the objective of winning and if cards that are objectively worse but thematically better than alternatives are available as options they will be used, but not with the intention of making the deck worse for no reason, with the intention of keeping to the chosen theme. Different people find different things fun, there's not a correct way to enjoy something like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingdom Xathers Posted November 9, 2015 Report Share Posted November 9, 2015 Reminds me of the time I played around with a Wolf Themed deck on DN, like, years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arimetal Posted November 9, 2015 Report Share Posted November 9, 2015 http://forum.yugiohcardmaker.net/topic/341287-waifu-trash/ Only "Billy Deck" I ever made. It was fun for sure. (Will take the time to say Amazon was changed to Jiga) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
(GigaDrillBreaker) Posted November 9, 2015 Report Share Posted November 9, 2015 FFS casual players don't hate in ihop's TCG metagame thread. Some of the people in here are just being hostile for the sake of it. I mean really, it's a game, just piss off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hexanort Posted November 9, 2015 Report Share Posted November 9, 2015 i've made australian deck centered on master of oz before....incosistent as hellbut its really hilarious to play, deck like that are fine, its a good change of pace from competitive duel, just dont blame meta deck for being goodif you lose to them while playing deck like that (there's a lot of people that do this) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Airride Posted November 9, 2015 Report Share Posted November 9, 2015 I am pretty much incapable of making a Billy deck, especially for my characters. For example, trying to make a deck for a Water/Ice elemental user...Snow Counters and Cloudian Synchro. Deck for the SUpreme overlord of the Underworld (It's...a long story)? Generic Zombie Turbo deck, with her avatar using Burning Skulls mostly because I like that deck. Even my interdimensional Space Dragon gets rather lazy, with Banishychics. I'm boring. And Optimal.The most Billy decks I can think of that I make are ones more based around a single card or silly combo, but I believe that's more Johnny style. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flash Flyer - Sakura Posted November 9, 2015 Report Share Posted November 9, 2015 Closest I have to a Billy deck is likely the MPB stuff as Aircraft (though I shouldn't call it one, because it runs coherently + wins a good amount of the time [obvious matchup problems prevent this from being perfect, but you get it]). Oh right, Weasels also exist as Yosenjus for the most part. As a whole on Billy decks, I have a neutral opinion on them; if you want to play a weird theme deck, then go ahead.Some of my characters in an off-site fanfic do use them though. For personal use, don't think I can really build one without wanting to reach for Archetypal stuff. ----Also, the Pokemon one; how in the world does one pull that off consistently? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinkerer Posted November 9, 2015 Report Share Posted November 9, 2015 I think the only Billy decks I've considered were turtles and tomatoes... Despite my love of weird creative decks, Billy decks don't really appeal to me as much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~British Soul~ Posted November 9, 2015 Report Share Posted November 9, 2015 If I recall, the only Billy Deck I ever made was one based on Dogs, and that was ages ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neutrality Man Posted November 9, 2015 Report Share Posted November 9, 2015 Ah, Billy Decks. My favorite type of Deck because they're always interesting to play or face and relatively unpredictable. Fond memories of the early 2000s when they were the only possible Deck building option. I thought I'd made some for the longest time, but now that I've seen a formal definition of them... I haven't. What I'd been doing the whole time was finding hidden synergy in random cards whenever a new card came out. The closest I've come is probably this Konami.dek, with an end goal of Summoning either Neo Tachyon, Dyson Sphere, or Heart-eartH Dragon. [spoiler=big image] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yellow Jacket Posted November 9, 2015 Report Share Posted November 9, 2015 My billy deck has been and always will be a Tiger deck. Has inconsistencies but its fun and I support most of them with cards that support beasts. My ace is Vulcan the Divine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TF2_The_Scout Posted November 9, 2015 Report Share Posted November 9, 2015 I tried making a Maiden deck once. It was horrible and I had no fun with it at all. I have way more fun with actually good decks like Kozmo than Billy Decks. A deck doesn't need to be terrible to have fun. You can still be competitive and have a good time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enguin Enguin Enguin Enguin Posted November 9, 2015 Report Share Posted November 9, 2015 A deck doesn't need to be terrible to have fun. You can still be competitive and have a good time. You can literally just swap terrible and competitive around in this statement and it's an adequate rebuttal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TF2_The_Scout Posted November 9, 2015 Report Share Posted November 9, 2015 You can literally just swap terrible and competitive around in this statement and it's an adequate rebuttal.True, but I stand by my point. I have way more fun in a more competitive environment than I do casually. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neutrality Man Posted November 9, 2015 Report Share Posted November 9, 2015 True, but I stand by my point. I have way more fun in a more competitive environment than I do casually.Good for you. We aren't all you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackBeartic Posted November 9, 2015 Report Share Posted November 9, 2015 I tried making a Maiden deck once. It was horrible and I had no fun with it at all. I have way more fun with actually good decks like Kozmo than Billy Decks. A deck doesn't need to be terrible to have fun. You can still be competitive and have a good time.Nah, im sick of playing brain dead decks. While Raptors aren't a billy deck they are my "break" from the BS known as kozmo, majespecter, Pepe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TF2_The_Scout Posted November 9, 2015 Report Share Posted November 9, 2015 Good for you. We aren't all you.Nor did I ever make such a claim. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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