[quote=@vancexentan]
So unless I turn my characters into base level duelists after all the work I've put into my posts and my characters I'm getting kicked out? I'm sorry but that doesn't seem fair. It's not like they're using their knowledge to their advantage. They're not breakout super stars and both of them have only been in one duel and Ben won by the skin of his teeth by drawing out his queen. I can't fault Andre's one duel because he had no way out of the situation other than ramming your character's monsters. 

If that's truly the case I will back out gracefully but I honestly don't think I'm doing anything wrong here. I haven't displayed any sign of trying to be OP. The most I've given is the aforementioned King Artorgius. If it wasn't for him Ben would've lost the duel right then and there and Artorgius at this stage is a real overwhelming obstacle. The reason I am refusing to change the depth of their knowledge all the way down to beginner as a GM myself seems far fetched. If you want to know WHY Andre is so dead on specific about keeping knowledge on in his head then I'll tell you in a private message. It's not like he's a super genius it's sheer determination and his unwavering disgust with having more main stream decks that keep certain things in mind. If he was playing against a junk deck (not synchrons), or amazons he'd not know how to counter them and rely on his archfiends to power through which would just put him in a hard place. I won't bother to speak about Ben because his response to anything has always been to try and get it out of there with his queen or by Rank 5 Artorgius leaving cards like Beelze to wipe him out. Andre and Ben haven't played against the following archetypes: Amazons, Harpies, Jurracs, Hazy Flame, Elemental Heroes, Neo-Spacians, Hunders, Steelswarm, BLS-Super Soldier, and Gishki. They also haven't seen Dark Magician, battle boxers, or normal pendulum monsters before (Decks that rely on effectless Pendulum summoning). Granted none of us actually play those archetypes but those are indeed the stuff they haven't seen and don't know how to counter without relying on their usual 'bash the thing until it's dead' mentality. 
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Listen, m8. I'm fine with your characters knowing shit. But want to be let in on a secret?

Shinrei doesn't know how to synchro summon.

That's right, a character with the history of A PROFESSIONAL DUELIST, doesn't know something. So why should I allow you to know more than someone who's played on the big stage? There is, literally, ZERO point to attending an academy if you've already got the knowledge for it all. Sure, it's not OP to have that knowledge. But I'm not argueing that. I'm saying it isn't [i]fun[/i]. It's not [i]fun[/i] to read someone whine about Synchrons. It's not [i]fun[/i] to have someone go 'I know all this basic shit'. It's not [i]fun[/i] for someone to go 'Fuck Turbo, Fuck Action'. [i]It's not [b][i]fun[/i][/b][/i].

Also, that's a very specific list of archetypes to not have played against. Are you saying that they know how to basically counter [i]every deck people have in this rp[/i]? By the way, not salty about my duel at all. I consider that to be one of the most fun ones, in fact. 

Also, the way you're writing them? No offense, they are breakout superstars. Mr. mc. Edge for example apparently knows how every situation is perfectly played, ever and even feels the need to announce himself with a custom harmonica tune(Note: I actually like that. Don't change that.) Andre? He literally explained how to beat a deck with another deck. At the time, I found it a neat and funny little tidbit. Now? It jut looks tacky.

I'm [i]fine[/i] with your characters knowing things. But the amount you know? Man, I just gotta say... You're not in the right setting. You were supposed to have them learn the encyclopedia those two have, not get it right off the bat.

Vance, I don't mind you man. I think you're a decent enough writer. But scale back your stuff, it doesn't look right at all.