Today is the release of Doom of Dimensions at Official Tournament Stores, so we figured it would be a good time to do our first points update as an example of what the process will be like. We’ll post changelogs here so you can play more Genesys and less Spot the Difference. Here are today’s changes:

COSTS GOING UP

Chicken Game 0->7
Dark World Dealings 0->5
Demise of the Land 0->1
Dimension Shifter 5->10
Dominus Spiral 0->10
Dracotail Arthalion 10->20
Evilswarm Ouroboros 0->67
Foolish Burial Goods 0->3
Into the Void 1->3
K9-04 Noroi 0->10
K9-66a Jokul 0->13
Ketu Dracotail 0->10
Left Arm Offering 0->7
Lightsworn Dragonling 0->10
Lyrilusc – Beryl Canary 0->5
Lyrilusc – Bird Call 0->20
Mathmech Sigma 0->7
Multi-Universe 0->3
Metaverse 0->3
Number 38: Hope Harbinger Dragon Titanic Galaxy 10->20
Number 60: Dugares the Timeless 0->10
Number 67: Pair-a-Dice Smasher 0->67
Number F0: Utopic Draco Future 0->20
Numbers Eveil 0->70
Ohime the Manifested Mikanko 0->33
Ojama Duo 0->2
Ojama Trio 0->3
Planet Pathfinder 0->3
Prohibition 0->100
Pseudo Space 0->3
Psi-Blocker 0->61
Sales Ban 0->100
Star Seraph Scepter 0->5
Star Seraph Sovereignty 0->5
Transaction Rollback 0->7
Trap Holic 0->7
Vanquish Soul Hollie Sue 0->10

COSTS GOING DOWN

Arahime the Manifested Mikanko 33->0
Blackwing – Chinook the Snow Blast 5->0
Blackwing – Zephyros the Elite 15->13
Block Dragon 40->33
Droll & Lock Bird 7->5
Gladiator Rejection 20->15
Harpie’s Feather Duster 33->30
Heavy Storm 25->20
Infinite Impermanence 15->13
Monster Reborn 20->15
Mulcharmy Meowls 5->3
Premature Burial 27->25
Return of the Dragon Lords 10->7

The initial points list was frozen at the end of August so we could focus on the Genesys launch without constant additional changes. So we’ve built up a bit of a backlog from further internal testing. And now your results will affect the points, moving forward!

Cards that universally see a ton of play will see their point costs go up. Cards that don’t see any play will often see their point costs come down. And of course we’ll always keep both hands on the steering wheel to make sure that no FTK combos creep in (even if nobody’s playing them – point decay is not automatic).

We’re thinking the ideal update timing is somewhere in the 4-6 weeks range, but that will depend on data availability. In order to see which cards are getting used (and not used), we need Deck Lists. We’ll have the Deck Lists from the big events that we’re running, like the Genesys Invitationals we’re running at upcoming YCS events. But we’re really hoping to see Deck Lists from in-store Genesys tournaments, Genesys public events run at Regionals, etc. Tournament organizers have never been required to send those to us, but you can help out too by talking about what cards you’re seeing (and are winning) at your local events. Just talk about it in the usual places. We’ll see it. If you can add #YGOGenesys to your posts, even better!

We’re also flexible on the update schedule. If you’d prefer a longer gap between changes, or updates only when new sets come out, we could do that too, if enough people want it.

Speaking of new sets, you’ll notice Dominus Spiral and K9-04 Noroi, from Doom of Dimensions, have immediate point costs. Existing “Dominus” cards already have point costs. Existing “K9” cards already have point costs. So we think Duelists would expect strong new cards from these lines to come with at least some nominal point cost upon release. This was also common feedback from the folks who had an early look at Genesys before it was announced.

But at the same time, we’re thinking it would be a little weird to pre-assign point costs to brand-new themes, like “DoomZ” or “Radiant Typhoon” (both from Doom of Dimensions) right away. Let’s see where they end up, first. Do you agree? Let us know!

Your first chance to talk to us directly about any of this will be at YCS Anaheim where the first Genesys Invitational and its qualifiers will be going on! We hope to see you there!

P.S. Whenever we update points, the Deck-builder web site will always have them first, and we’ll post an article here right away. The point list at the main Genesys page will probably lag behind a little bit. Don’t panic! And keep in mind we’re still in early access and are hoping to revamp this in the near future.