From Kevin Tewart:<\/p>\n
It\u2019s been a little over 3 months since the Forbidden & Limited List was updated, and we\u2019ve been getting some questions about what\u2019s up with that, so here\u2019s a little detail on what\u2019s going on.<\/p>\n
When the Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG first launched in 2002, we would update the list every time a new booster set or starter deck came out. Eventually we moved away from that and switched to changing the list on specific dates, first 6 months apart, then later 3 months apart.<\/p>\n
Response to the more rapid (3-month) list changes has been good, and we think that\u2019s because it gives us more flexibility in adjusting the list, addressing needs of the players, and making a game that\u2019s more fun for everyone. Flexibility is good.<\/p>\n
But having specific dates was running contrary to that, because hard \u201cthis list will end on Date X\u201d lines were limiting our flexibility. Sometimes we felt we had to hit a card because it might become a problem, rather than because it was a problem. This is good practice sometimes, but not always, and occasionally we ended up being a little heavy handed, with players wondering \u201cwhy\u2019d they do that?\u201d<\/p>\n
The problem for us was that when we were locked in to only changing the list on specific dates, we had only those narrow windows to work with. You probably noticed that the current list (which took effect April 1) has no end date. This was intentional. We\u2019re going to update the list very soon. But we\u2019re going to update the list when it\u2019s ready, when the time is right, and when we have the feedback and data we need to make the best decisions we can.<\/p>\n
Expect to see something soon!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n