Yu-Gi-Oh! was already a big franchise spanning across anime, manga, card games, and much more before Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel’s surprise launch in January. The game took the world by storm and saw instant success as it quickly surpassed four million downloads within just two weeks.
Since then, Konami has regularly introduced new packs into the game, with each monthly update bringing a set of new cards. But the constant addition of cards did not satisfy players’ want for more game modes.
The lack of game modes has been criticised since the game’s launch. Players have seen limited options for playing online against other players, with the game only supporting Ranked duels, user-made Duel Rooms, and any currently-running event.
Fans have been calling for Master Duel to introduce a casual queue for months for players looking for a more laid-back experience. Now, Konami has officially revealed that Master Duel’s next update will finally introduce a Casual queue.
Yu-Gi-Oh! ‘s official Twitter account revealed some of the content coming to Master Duel in its next update, with the long-awaited Casual Match feature being a highlight.
The new Casual queue will feature no effect on a player’s rank, with the mode’s description encouraging players to “build an innovative deck,” emphasizing the less serious nature of Master Duel’s casual mode.
The update will also include quality-of-life features like setting cut-in animations for specific cards to only play once per duel and adjusting daily missions.
Konami also revealed the major event coming to Master Duel during August – The “Duelist Cup,” set to begin on August 9th. Konami had originally billed Master Duel as a competitive platform that was intended to feature in major Yu-Gi-Oh! events. The new Duelist Cup will be the first major event to use Master Duel’s standard ban list, with previous in-game events focusing on special deck-building limitations.
A casual PvP mode was something that was really needed for the game. Konami has made changes to Ranked play, including adding the Diamond tier. The game has regularly introduced new solo mode stories since its launch, with a new short storyline added with each new update.
About Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel
Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel is a free-to-play digital collectable card game based on the Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game developed and published by Konami for Microsoft Windows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Android, and iOS.
It was released on January 19, 2022, to positive reviews and rapidly climbed to the top of the Steam charts. On February 6, Konami announced the game had been downloaded over 10 million times.
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