The perception that duals were not fun due to the acceleration of the environment due to Link Summoning arose at this time, and at that time, no matter what deck you played, the conclusion was Harrifiber, Summon, Sorceress, Firewall Dragon, Ivris, Extra Link, and an extreme unification occurred where almost all decks were the same with only a few different main monsters
A huge prize is a serialized card with a limited number of printings
You have very good ability to make rando level 3 Xyz monsters
Some things to note: Foils
If you're in the middle of a combo and your opponent hits with you an Ash Blossom, Infinite Impermanence, or anything at all that cancels out your monster effects mid-combo, you're toast
For a non-premium set of most Standard-legal sets it takes perfect luck and opening approximately 121 packs