User blog:Rodd XY/Side Decks and Why They Should Be Available Sooner

It honestly never bothered me that the game didn't mention anything about having a side deck, up until Burning Valor came out. That Character Pack gave Dragon World a huge advantage, leaving Magic and Danger World in the dust....well, not completely. But that lead some of us to decide how to build a deck to stop Magic and Dragons at the same time, which is bad because you want ALL the cards to beat 1 deck instead of wasting spells to the gauge that could have been used in that match that could be replaced with something for your opponent's deck.

Right now, I'm running Armorknights from Danger World and the only thing I've done to make my deck almost win against any deck is by running 2 copies of 3 different types of kill spells, but it burns too much gauge, which will lead me to lose. So I would pray that a Character Pack for Danger World comes out.

Until we get Character Packs for Magic and Danger world, I think Bushiroad should authorize side decking early before the qualifier at Anime Expo so that way more players could practice at their local shops and when more players gain confidence, more players will show up at the qualifier. And when more people show up at the qualifier, more hype for the game and more attendees for AX. I don't necessarilly agree with having the qualifier at a convention which requires you to pay to get in and have to deal with lines and distractions. It would have been a lot better if they had hosted the qualifier at a stadium or a convention center big enough to house all the players that come through. Don't get me wrong, I love going to anime conventions, but the idea of having to pay to go from Fresno to Los Angeles, booking a hotel, paying for 1 (or possibly 2) day pass JUST to play in the qualifier seems rather unfair. I would just like to go for one day and hope it ends in one day, spend the rest of the day at the convention, crash at a hotel, then leave for home the next day.

/rant