Thread:Timmy, Power Gamer/@comment-26290163-20160607011959/@comment-26290163-20160608032256

You have impeccable timing. As it was my son's email that was used, it did not go to my contact at Bushiroad. As I have also experienced myriad inconsistencies, I feel lucky that I know someone by name that has been able to change the Detailed Rules, give me new terms, clarify things when I am just an idiot, etc...

However, the email I sent got ping ponged like crazy around the departments. They began opening the emails that had been sent to my son and then mine to compare and it was going nuts. Fortunately, they got back to me in a hurry, though if it's something that needs to be checked with the Japanese Dev team to make sure, I am happy to wait. Here is what they said.

"Dear XXXX, Thank you for your support and your email.  We have sought clarification on the [Counterattack] ability, and have received confirmation that the ability is indeed forced. When activated, the player must resolve it as far as he or she is able to. We are not able to pinpoint exactly why this was ruled otherwise previously, but there has been no change at all to how the ability is supposed to work. We apologize for the confusion that has been caused due to conflicting answers, and will strive to provide more accurate rulings in the future." This one didn't even need to get to my contact, but the emails continue to be opened so hopefully they are forwarding it to support members. That is the pattern I have seen in the past as I trace them. You're right about the wording, of course, and I also looked at both the Japanese and English D.R.'s, and as I had helped them correct things, and figure I must not be the only one, I knew there was a chance that the Dev Team was changing something. I ran into that situation not long ago with the text on Sacred Bless as it took two weeks to get back to me because my contact had to contact the Dev Team because of the differences in a similar card, etc... They upheld the ruling and said that they were changing the text on cards, then I saw Hades, etc... and so I knew there was a chance that this was happening. I like to continue hitting until they tell me to cease and desist or give me a concrete answer. They have always been kind in that regard. Probably hundreds of emails by now, literally. This isn't a surprising result to me, and I am not offended. I was when I first saw the edit, but that is because I'm stupid sometimes. Anyway, you continue to provide great information on Buddyfight and I appreciate what you do. As I stated, I got a mass of information from the back and forth we had about the Play Timing's during Battle's,  And it allowed me to continue a back and forth with them until I had the diagram correct with the new term that stabalized their language. And it has continued on from there to the point where I have too much info not to give them something back, which is what the Animated Tutorials will be. Thanks for your reply. I'll handle Edin's blog so that everyone knows the situation. Warm Regard right back at you. I apologize for the earlier tone. Judging, even theoretically, why someone has done something is a part of my life I continually try and eradicate.