Forum:Ignition Priority, Why it may have changed.

There are many wondering about the March ___ 2011 "rumor" that is going around about Konami changing the mechanics of the card game (Ignition Effect priority).

(Note: Some ask what is Priority,...Like in a dictionary its no different... Who gets to go first)

Although I'm not here to prove or dis-prove this claim, I'm going to claim that if they do change this mechanic then these may be some of the possible reasons. (For the my own reason skim towards end, especially if your more toward competitive dueling) These are from my personal experience as a duelist: For one consider this, Konami is trying to sell the yugioh product to a new coming age group that may have not seen this game before. Making this game simple, will sell more. Many new comers will not understand the current use of ignition and the set of priorities a player has that follows a monster ignition effect. (Many still don't even know the difference between ignition and trigger effects, to only add to the various of new types of effects including those that simply resolves... i.e. spellcounters, counter fairies, the effects sort of just "happen" without an activation, even "happens" in between chains, but has a resolution) To add nothing in printed rules that come in starter deck state about how ignitions (and various others) work just implying. Majority (even myself)start dueling off the rules of the starter deck, we then accumulate other aspects from other players or online sites like this one. Sometimes a duelist may end playing cards completely wrong. With the new starter decks, hopefully, the Reprinting of a rule would be better "written" in an official book than having to figure out via people or the ocg video game.

Lastly I think it would actually make things more clear, and I mean for those that cheat or are to hasty when playing cards. I've seen many incident where both has happened; in common plays and even tournaments. Just think of the times this has happen ...or similar results,

Situation 1:Its Player A's turn. Player B has two face down magic or traps say card 1 is bottomless and 2 is mirrorforce. Player A summons DAD, but does not declare priority...he/she purposely did this to see if the player B would activate anything, when Player B (does not ask/forgets to ask if A wants priority) activates bottomless player A says "Well i have priority" so I'll destroy card 2. Then Argument can begins... Situation 2: Its Player A's turn. Player B has a lot of cards on his/her field/graveyard/hand that could be chained. Say A summons a monster with an ignition effect, before A even has a chance to speak B decides tho activate everything and has shown all his cards...then A says hold on I'm using priority to activate this...it turned out B could not have activated all those cards since A had destroyed/removed one of the possible cards need for that chain to really work. B feels cheated because they've shown all there cards/plans already. Argument now can begin...

Thanks for reading, Super Anit-meta Player