Thoughts on September Banlist

Well, 3 weeks from now will be the faithful time in Yu-Gi-Oh!  You guessed it!  It's the unveiling of the banlist and the changes it will bring to the current meta.  In my honest opinion, there are a few cards I think will get hit by the banlist and a few I think should get hit.  Konami, if you are reading this, please be known that players want to play a fun and balanced game, not some outrageously stupid plays that can defeat an opponent without them doing anything.  Learn from Magic The Gathering and you should be able to get there.  Earn the players' trust and interest through what they want and need and not what the company wants.  Konami should be grateful that there are still some loyal players out there that purchase their sets.  It is the same case as Nokia now.  If you don't make the proper amendments, you are preparing to see hell!

Okay, not so much on my censures, let's move on to the main topic of the day.  Voila:

Banned
T.G. Librarian
Dark Hole
Monster Reborn
Gate of Six Samurai
Giant Trunade
Mind Control

Limit
Pot of Avarice
Brain Control
Formula Synchron
Legendary Six Samurai Shi En
Six Samurai United
Rescue Rabbit
Shien Smoke Signal
Archlord Krystia
Double Edged Sword Technique
Black Rose Dragon
Solemn Warning
Mind Master
Trishula, Dragon of the Ice Barrier
Treeborn Frog
Lonefire Blossom
Tour Guide from the Underworld

Semi-Limited
Reborn Tengu
Dewloren
Grapha, Dragon God of Dark World
Master Hyperion
Machina Fortress
Dimensional Prison
Super Polymerization
Horn of the Phantom Beast
Ceasefire
Pot of Duality

Unlimited
Magical Cylinder
Destiny Draw
Overload Fusion
Magical Stone Excavation
Megamorph

There, the list is done.  Yeah, a lot of cards will be hit this time but in order to balance the game, it is only necessary to do so.  Explanation for such a list is quite obvious and I don't think I need to elaborate on it.  Most of the explanations can be found in Michael's blog (Death Aspect) and Baha's (DuelingDays).  I know there are a few cards that are left out in this list such as Heavy Storm and Black Luster Soldier which everyone said will be coming back.  In all honesty, I think those 2 cards should remain in that list.

As I stated in one of the few posts back, BLS is just too powerful as a 3k beatstick.  Heavy Storm will just bring about more complains saying that "Oh, they should just ban it again."  We have malevolent catastrophe that acts as the heavy storm everyone wants already.  I don't think Gorz need to be hit since yeah, it is powerful but with the speed of the current meta, it won't do much good to most of the decks.  Then again, this is highly situational.  If you need an explanation on the choice of cards, don't hesitate to leave a comment.  Until next time, see ya~