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Non-EX Mode

I absolutely love this game. But it's SCREAMING for one thing. A Non-EX mode.

Every month the same thing happens. Either make one of the most broken decks that the whole internet knows.... Or don't play at all. It absolutely DESTROYS the creativity of deck building, and makes your favorite mons unuseable unless it has an EX attached to it's name. And winning with these broken decks isn't even satisfying and makes the game stale within weeks of every new pack.

Like I said, I absolutely love this game. And Luckily I have friends who love making Non-EX decks too. But when I'm playing online on my own, and my only option to win is to follow the leader.... I see myself playing alot less then I want to.