User:Dark Ace SP/Archive 5

Apprentice me Plz
I saw the sign up page for Decks For Free! I'm not really good at building decks but i want to join the team. Could you teach me how to make good decks, Plz. Vanguardian94 (talk • contribs) 00:18, August 14, 2012 (UTC)

My thanx
Thank you for such a high grade on the deck. What is my next task? Or should I put in an application for DFF. . . Mr.OxyClean (talk • contribs) 22:41, August 14, 2012 (UTC)

CAnt see the sides
I cant view the side decks. Guardmaster (talk • contribs) 00:59, August 15, 2012 (UTC)

Greetings
Hey Ace. It seems you've definitely made your place here in the wikia since the past year and a half. I honestly don't remember you back when I was on the wikia in 2011, but apparently, you were the one to introduce me to Dueling Network, and I must thank you properly for that. So thank you, because Dueling Network has helped my Yu-Gi-Oh! path a tremendous amount. My DN is VavvMatsumoto. Feel free to contact me on there. Take care.
 *  DED  (Leaving Me Messages Are Often Left Here)  04:08, August 15, 2012 (UTC)


 * haha I see. Well the list is out, and it seems pretty promising, both solving current format issues and even some next format issues ahead of time. I hope you gain your confidence back! :)


 *  DED  (Leaving Me Messages Are Often Left Here)  06:47, August 17, 2012 (UTC)

RE:DFF test?
Hi Dark Ace. I do think I have improved considerably since the first test you gave me. But, I'm afraid I may pull out of this one for now as I have other commitments on the SpongeBob Wiki, meaning I will be applying for the Admin position on there fairly soon. This doesn't mean I will never apply for DFF again, I just need to focus my attention to the SpongeBob Wiki and the exams I will sitting at school at a later date.

I thank the DFF staff greatly for taking the time to test me, and I hope to work with you guys in the future. Thanks!! :-) -- Super Sponge!!   14:08, August 15, 2012 (UTC)

New Deck Request
New deck request Guardmaster (talk • contribs) 16:46, August 15, 2012 (UTC)

Response Guardmaster (talk • contribs) 15:41, August 16, 2012 (UTC)

RE: Imairuka
Well, this is new, how come I've never heard of i-- oh, wait, it's a TCG exclusive. Right. What I can see is that it can be Special Summoned by Deep Sea Diva to easily Synchro or Xyz with. It's also a target for Atlantean Roar (not to mention it loads the Graveyard for this, too) if one is preparing to Summon Atlantean Dragon Poseidra the next turn. If Imairuka's milling were actually a cost, it can also easily trigger the effect of Dragon Riders, Marksman, or Armed Soldier. --Gadjiltron (talk • contribs) 01:39, August 17, 2012 (UTC)

WDC Discussion
I've got a slightly different idea. Three choices: OCG cards only, TCG cards only, or no exclusives. By the way, is there a way to un-archive a thread? I've also got my own idea to add to the WDC ideas thread, but it archived itself. --Gadjiltron (talk • contribs) 02:21, August 17, 2012 (UTC)
 * Problem is that the thread is considered "archived" now and can no longer be edited. --Gadjiltron (talk • contribs) 02:26, August 17, 2012 (UTC)

Gemi Power: Practice Deck
Well, getting this to work for me wasn't easy. I'm not use to using Gemini's, especially not a whole deck of them, But dispite the drawbacks i finally got it running.

The decks main purpose is to put Phoenix Gearfried into the Graveyard as quickly as possible, Then using Blazewing Butterfly, Monster Reborn, and Supervise, I special summon him to the field from the graveyard. The deck has a lot of field control in it along with a lot of brute force. The Special summoning capabilities allowed me to Swarm the field and Xyz summon or Syncro Summon. Future fusions purpose is to put Monsters into the graveyard, and if it Summons Alloy Beast all the better. Tell me what i can do to fix it. Mr.OxyClean (talk • contribs) 15:27, August 17, 2012 (UTC)

Cody?
Hello, I just came across this website the other day and have since spent hours browsing all the info. I'd definitely like to become apart of the team and learn new things, as well as, teach and help others build their awesome deck. Thank you for any help in this regard!

Sincerely, Cody


 * Umm...make and account and learn how to correctly indent stuff here on the wiki, as well as all other editing manners. -- - Dark Ace SP ( Talk )  19:05, August 17, 2012 (UTC)

Thanx
Thanx for the Info. I was considering using Hidden Armory and Call of the Haunted, as for the Monster Line up, i'm not particually well informed on how Geminis Work. Partly my fault for not doing more reasearch but i will fix up the deck, maybe into the Gemini HEROes you were talking about. I'll post the Update once i'm done.

DFF test issues
Sorry, my whole Area had no internet for three weeks and yeah, my connection isnt reliable now and my school is starting soon so yeah, consider me failed or something. I'll try making these decks for fun. Sorry for any trouble i might've caused.--LaserGhost (talk • contribs) 06:52, August 18, 2012 (UTC)

DFF Application Turn-In Center
Sorry I didn't get back to you sooner. I was off on a vaca. I can help monitor the DFF Application Turn-in Center. You just want me to let you know when a new applicant submits something, right? Not a problem. If it's something more than that, let me know. -- - Kungfu-mama ( Talk ) 15:20, August 18, 2012 (UTC)

Consistency
I'll try my best to take some new requests. I've just been busy lately, since school's starting back up. It's been a pain. :P Xerdek! (talk • contribs) 15:41, August 18, 2012 (UTC)

Retirement
The end of August is only like 2 weeks away. I'm sure we can manage not to destroy the place in your absence. Lappyzard (talk • contribs) 17:30, August 18, 2012 (UTC)

You are long overdue for this. You'll be missed, but you've left behind quite the legacy. Thanks.-- - Kungfu-mama ( Talk ) 19:29, August 19, 2012 (UTC)

Re: Gishki
I think you should drop the Dualities and the Soul Ogre for Book of Moon, Starlight, and either a Mirror Force or a D. Prison (because of the high likelihood of an abundance of Starlight Road).

And honestly, I think you should drop at least one Torrential. I've been cutting Torrential more and more, especially in decks that rely on having a developed field. I just don't like wiping my board to stop an imminent threat, of which there are far too many these days. I started doing this in Dino Rabbit, when I would have to waste a Torrential just to stop a Lightpulsar/BLS/etc. from killing my live Dolkka. It honestly cost me so much more than what it was worth just to stop one Monster. Or really in anything else playing against Inzektors. You could have the most developed field ever, but as soon as a Dragonfly came down, you had to Torrential. There was no other choice. It started annoying me so much that I just cut it from my decks completely.

I'm not saying you have to subscribe to my school of thinking, but it's something to consider. Lappyzard (talk • contribs) 16:17, August 19, 2012 (UTC)

I really would not recommend Moray, in anything, ever. It's a bad card. Lappyzard (talk • contribs) 17:25, August 19, 2012 (UTC)

I'd drop a Starlight for Book of Moon, and maybe an Avance for a D. Prison. I'd stick with Levi over Ogre. Lappyzard (talk • contribs) 18:26, August 19, 2012 (UTC)

Re:tirement
Sure, sounds good. For your sig, I might go for varying shades of black/gray if you're sick of the blue.

As for your retirement... *ahem*

"I heard you're retiring from DFF, at least for now. I wanted to tell you that you and your work will be sorely missed; I appreciate the time you've put into it and have enjoyed seeing your ideas. I know you're not dying or quitting the wikia or anything, but I wanted to say it's been a pleasure working with you. Lappyzard (talk • contribs) 02:44, August 30, 2011 (UTC)"

Yeah, I grabbed that from your archives... you did the same thing almost exactly a year ago. Anyways, don't worry about it, everything's cool. I'll keep things going smoothly. Lappyzard (talk • contribs) 04:25, August 20, 2012 (UTC)

Twilight/WATER Hybrid Deck ?
Would there be any way to build a more or less viable Twilight-WATER Deck ? I ask you that before putting this as a request on the "Decks for Free !" page to avoid useless stuff. I would like to make that deck because the new WATER-based kinda made me interested in the WATER-attribute, since they also got some power-ups with Abyss Rising. And the Chaos-Dragon build seems still solid even with the new banlist. So.. Is there a way to make a proper synergy between the Twilight build and a WATER build ? I imagine something which can lockdown the opponent with the WATER part of the deck, while we are building a massive OTK using the Twilight part. It may be too slow for it to be very effective and competitive but, eh, I sometimes just play for the fun of having a very unusual deck. (on a side note, this is almost all copy-pasted from Resk's talk page. I asked her (she is girl, if I recall well ?) a month ago, but got no answer since then.. Has Resk gone inactive or something ?) HPZ - O.N.E. (talk • contribs) 19:04, August 21, 2012 (UTC)


 * Okay. Which one do you think is the more efficient (although I know they're probably very different from each other..) with the new banlist ? HPZ - O.N.E. (talk • contribs) 19:23, August 21, 2012 (UTC)


 * Oh, I meant between the Chaos build and the Mermail/Atlantean build, actually. I fear that the Chaos Dragon (since it's mostly what I'm thinking about when talking about Chaos deck) will lose some consistancy with the now limited Red-Eyes Darkness Metal Dragon.. HPZ - O.N.E. (talk • contribs) 19:32, August 21, 2012 (UTC)


 * Okay. Thank you very much for your advices. I will test the Chaos/Ravine and the Mermail/Atlantean builds to see which one suits me better. Also, I bet some WATER-related TCG-exclusive cards will be released in Abyss Rising. So WATER decks have still some unknown variables which ùight help me decide, I think. Again, thanks a lot ! HPZ - O.N.E. (talk • contribs) 20:07, August 21, 2012 (UTC)

Re:
Yeah, if I need something, I'll let you know.

Gosh, that Deck Building Lesson 101 is extremely well-written. Anyway, I like the idea of your Institute, but I'm not seeing a huge difference between it and just the Deck Help forums. What is it that makes you different? You need to make that clear. Lappyzard (talk • contribs) 02:55, August 23, 2012 (UTC)

It seems a little long-winded right now. Cut out some of the redundancies and repetitiveness; I'd shoot for 2-3 paragraphs in the mission statement. The "How would I help you get better" section is also really wordy, I'd cut that back too.

Readability here is the equivalent of approachability; the more your forum has the more interest you'll get. Lappyzard (talk • contribs) 18:20, August 23, 2012 (UTC)

Re:I'm going to Retire
I'm sorry for responding a little late to this Ace, but I did see that you did retire. You did leave a lot of amazing decks for DFF, and I am truly thankful for that.

Also thank you for helping me with the practice decks, I just saw your post on my talk and thought it was really nice of you. I was actually planning on applying in a few minutes due to lack of staff and for the chance of improving my own skills. What you're doing for the other deck builders will really help the newer players, and those who want to improve. Just remember Ace, you will not be forgotten (atleast by me) with what you have done for DFF and the wikia overall. Hastydemon2 (talk • contribs) 18:57, August 23, 2012 (UTC)


 * When I said what you're doing for other deck builders, yes I was talking about the Institute. Its a great idea, for helping and for keeping your talk page a little neater than being flooded. Hastydemon2 (talk • contribs) 07:54, August 24, 2012 (UTC)

Re: Is this really needed?
I think it's a great idea. There are people like me who might know what a stall deck or burn deck is... but to build one? Yeah, that won't happen.

Some thoughts I have -
 * Make sure you state very clearly up front that this is NOT a place where people request to have a deck built for them. They will be doing the work via a course you've designed.  You will simply be guiding them.


 * Consider letting students post up an idea of a deck they really want to build (maybe at the ending of the teaching phase), and walking them through how to make it work (or make it better) - or telling them why their idea won't work should that be the case.


 * Finally, give thought as to how to pace yourself so you don't get ovverwhelmed. For instance, you might want to consider handling only 2 to 3 students at a time (or whatever number you are comfortable with); or you might want to look at people's submissions on a M-W-F basis.  If you decided to limit how many students you work with at a time, be sure to let other would-be-students know that you will help them too, but they'll have to wait until you've finished with someone.

That's it! Throw your idea out there and see what happens. And good luck! -- - Kungfu-mama ( Talk ) 16:33, August 24, 2012 (UTC)

Cleanin up deck types
Hey Ace, Since ur retired from DFF, I really want u to "clean up" and improve some deck type and archetype articles, by putting in suggested cards, different sub-types of the deck, and/or additional tips. Can u do that for me? Guardmaster (talk • contribs) 14:40, August 26, 2012 (UTC)

Well, I can't list'em all, but Masked HERO's are one thing (they dont even show a single playing tip), and Burning Skull's are another. Oh, and try to expand Type and Attribute pages to include the such (especially Fairys, which too doesnt have any strategy written down O_O)

Duel Academy
Will u be active on DA forum more cuz ur retired? Guardmaster (talk • contribs) 13:36, August 27, 2012 (UTC)

Decks for Free
I'm afraid I must resign (for awhile at least) as I have three Honors classes to juggle with social life and homework. I would still like to contribute to the program, but it will most certainly be more difficult. I hope you can understand. :/ Xerdek! (talk • contribs) 02:23, September 7, 2012 (UTC)

Chaos Hieroglyphic Deck ?
What do you think about the Chaos Hieroglyphic build ? Has it any disadventage over the regular Chaos build ? HPZ - O.N.E. - Captain Moe FTW ! (talk • contribs) 07:15, September 18, 2012 (UTC)


 * Thanks for your answer. I'm gonna test some builds using the advices of the Hieroglyphic page. HPZ - O.N.E. - Captain Moe FTW ! (talk • contribs) 02:25, September 19, 2012 (UTC)

Still can be active
You can still be active on DA forum on weekends and non-school days. I never do ygo on school days, but im stil pretty active on the weekend Guardmaster (talk • contribs) 21:53, September 28, 2012 (UTC)

Please try to be there. I really want you there. Guardmaster (talk • contribs) 13:01, September 29, 2012 (UTC)

reply
New reply at ur forum Guardmaster (talk • contribs) 22:44, October 5, 2012 (UTC)

Re:Getting Back Out
Sorry for getting back a little late, but I'm completely with you. I know that you would hate to see it shut down since you have been a part of it for a year+, and would love to help out. It will also help me improve on my own. And I'm not sure why you would feel like a spy or traitor, you're just trying to help out with DFF. Hastydemon2 (talk • contribs) 04:04, October 10, 2012 (UTC)


 * Sounds good to me, thanks for the heads up. Hastydemon2 (talk • contribs) 03:54, October 12, 2012 (UTC)


 * That sounds like a good idea, it would allow the applicant to say why they chose some cards instead of others, and also see how some of the deckbuilders started off and what they became. In general it could help with taking a lot of pressure off some of the applicants. Hastydemon2 (talk • contribs) 03:47, October 22, 2012 (UTC)

reply at ur forum Guardmaster (talk • contribs) 18:01, October 13, 2012 (UTC)

new reply Guardmaster (talk • contribs) 22:42, October 13, 2012 (UTC)

Response from PHASE
Hello Dark Ace! I just received your message on my talk page (hope I'm replying the right way), and if you think I have what it takes, I'd not have any problems with helping people out on DFF! I should be able to maintain a consistent presence there if I do. If you give me a deck prompt as a test, I can do my best to make a good build for it and present it to you for judgment, whenever you're ready! I hope my creative and practical skill will be satisfactory. Thank you for considering me! :) PHASE (talk • contribs) 02:14, October 19, 2012 (UTC)

Ooh, very interesting! could I maybe try both of those decks or would you consider that to be cheating the test? PHASE (talk • contribs) 03:28, October 19, 2012 (UTC)

Oh, tres bien, thank you! I'll probably be able to have the two done in the next few days, should I just post them here once they're ready? Oh, and I took a look at your Valkyrion deck and I must say I like it a lot! I'll have to be very creative with my build to match it! PHASE (talk • contribs) 23:34, October 19, 2012 (UTC)

Response from Nephthy
Hi Ace, I got your message, and I'd like to help you. (hope this is the right place to answer and right way to use User Talk) My main problem is that I am not really playing in real life any more (that's why I'm more active here on the Internet). I read the old DFF overwiev, and I have to tell you that I'm not up-to-date about card prices and stuff as I only play my old decks (rarely) and on DN. Also, I don't have lots of free time, maybe 1 deck/week or per 2 weeks is the highest speed I can promise. Even so, it would be an honour and fun, so I will give it a try, and we'll see if I can do this well or not. Nephthy (talk • contribs) 14:18, October 19, 2012 (UTC)

Decks for Free
Hey Ace, I just came here because of you trying to restart DFF again. While I know I'm not the best, I just thought it good manners to say, that if you need any help, I will do what I can. Thanks for listening. BROOKLYN RAGE! 19:00, October 22, 2012 (UTC)User:BROOKLYN RAGE!


 * I may have an idea for that, already got the main build, want to know what you think of the idea of it. I teched Lightray Daedalus into a Photon Galaxy deck along with Magical Citadel of Endymion, then edited the deck to abuse spells pretty much.  A free pop for a spell counter!  What do you think? BROOKLYN RAGE! 18:31, October 27, 2012 (UTC)User:BROOKLYN RAGE!

Well...
I'm flattered. But I'm not sure I'm all that good. While I might understand some principles, I don't think I could build a good burn deck (for instance) to save my life. And some of the requests that come into DFF are just plain weird to me. What I am good at is researching decks, though - scouring the internet for ideas, and then tweaking them to my liking.

Tell you what. Why don't you set up a test for me? Go ahead and ask me to build a deck of your choosing, and then rate it. I imagine you'll find I'll need a lot of work, but, hey, I could be wrong. After all, the saying is that "you are your own worst critic." We can go from there. If nothing else, maybe you can use me in the capacity of setting up a framework for decks - you know, do an initial build that someone more experienced can then tweak/modify?

Lots to think about. Let me know how you'd like to proceed.

-- - Kungfu-mama ( Talk ) 14:20, October 26, 2012 (UTC)

Okay. I'll give it a shot. I won't be able to start until Monday, though. Weekends are hectic for me at the mo. -- - Kungfu-mama ( Talk ) 17:16, October 27, 2012 (UTC)

Help!
Hey Ace? Don't know what this person did, but their deck help topic got turned into it's own page. I can't figure out how to fix it. Can you take a look, please? Here's the link: Forum:Index → Yu-Gi-Oh! Deck Help → My harpie deck help me

Thanks. -- - Kungfu-mama ( Talk ) 21:39, October 27, 2012 (UTC)

First Submission
Well, I had a hard time deciding whether to go straight insect, or focus more on the Naturias. Naturias won out. I was also tempted to throw in a Neo-Spacian Grand Mole, but felt in the end it just wasn't a good fit.

So this is the deck I came up with. Try not to laugh too hard.

-- - Kungfu-mama ( Talk ) 15:28, October 30, 2012 (UTC)

Well, what can I say. I haven't played much since summer 2011, so I'm a bit behind on the newer cards. Here are my questions/thoughts -

Monsters: Spells: Traps:
 * Pinch Hopper - I was torn between running this guy and Howling Insect, which is more of a searcher, I know, but wouldn't pull up some of the big cards like Armored bee. Why wouldn't you want to run Howling, at least?
 * Naturia Fruitfly - I'm a little lost as to why you are dissing Fruitfly. He does much the same as Armored Bee (which is why I had only 1 Bee), though his 2nd effect is worthless.  Is he better in a true Naturia Deck?
 * Armored Bee - Yeah, I thought this was a great monster too, but was concerned when I saw that he was rarely used. Guess I need to trust my gut instincts more.
 * Burden of the Mighty - Yeah, should have focused more on the XYZ side of things here. My bad.
 * Compulsory Evacuation Device - almost cut this down to 2 for a second Torrential before submitting, and was considering cutting it to one for 2 BTH. Again, should trust my instincts more.

That's it. Your rating is pretty much what I expected. I don't do Dueling Network - which means I'm not all that involved, I suppose, and which in turn hurts my deckbuilding skills.

Response
Oh hahaha, it's no problem! I'm sorry I couldn't post, but it's a good thing you cut me... I just haven't been able to really perfect it like I wanted plus I've been busy with school and things, so I couldn't even get online long enough to post my first build yesterday :/ I should probably have what I'm making for you done soon though! :) PHASE (talk • contribs) 03:09, November 1, 2012 (UTC)