History YMMV / YuGiOhDuelLinks

* SugarWiki/SuperlativeDubbing: Both language tracks are quite loved, as the return of the voice actors from older series show many of them StillGotIt. However, the Dub deserves a special mention as the returning actors from the anime have undergone VocalEvolution over the years to give even stronger performances for the characters. In addition, with the translation being more faithful to the original lets us get a more mature take on the cast compared to the more toned-down versions from the anime.

* TheyChangedItNowItSucks: The aggressive amount of PowerCreep in the game's later years has turned away some players who originally got into ''Duel Links'' because they were sick of how swingy Master Duels felt with its power level, only for ''Duel Links'' to eventually turn into "Master Duels Lite" with the introduction of modern cards/archetypes and poorly balanced Skills.

** The way how Sugoroku/Solomon Muto was implemented in ''Duel Links'' received a lot of complaints, due to the lack of good event rewards and level-up rewards he would bring, his lackluster skills, how his Duel scenes and Event Story scenes are too similar to each other, his event bringing very little to the narrative, and his only summoning animation being for Blue-Eyes White Dragon, which is also used for four other Legendary Duelists (the two versions of the Kaiba brothers). He also isn't a JokeCharacter like Scud and Tristan, which is also why his reception is so harsh. While the lack of new summoning animations is justifiable, some people still wished The Legendary Exodia Incarnate would have received one, since Solomon has voice lines and skills associated with Exodia cards and the unlockable playmat and sleeves that come with him has The Legendary Exodia Incarnate on it, and after Blue-Eyes it's the next best thing to be a Signature Monster for him. Speaking of voice lines, some fans have expressed their disappointment about him not having voice lines for newer support cards of some of the classic monsters, like Gaia or Black Luster Soldier. The player base feel that the inclusion of Solomon is that of a "filler character" who was shoehorned into the game because DM World gets one every year, but given how full DM World already is, this has led to some people wish to move past DM World and concentrate on other worlds that aren't DSOD World or 5D's World.

** As of March 2024, Awakened Yuya being not available even as a skill, despite a sprite of him existing in the game, has been a disappointing topic for his fans, especially since the "Arc League" Duelist Road event (January 2024) added a skill that references his first Awakening, and the unlockable event playmat prominently features Awakened Yuya alongside his Odd-Eyes Rebellion Dragon. It doesn't help that Yuya's voice line for his Odd-Eyes Raging Dragon is delivered in a happy tone, which had been a disappointment for fans for a long time, since Yuya's first summoning of Odd-Eyes Raging Dragon has been a beloved SignatureScene for years.

** Additionally, fans were stunned when lines for the [[https://yugioh.fandom.com/wiki/Outer_Entity Outer Entities]], two cards that aren't just implemented in Duel Links yet, they're so powerful they're both banned in real life, we're found in the game, and given to [[FridgeBrilliance Ryou Bakura]] of all people. A similar event was when Kalin Kessler was found to have a line for Trishula, a card he never played in the series, but was one of the reasons his archetype, Infernity, was so busted in the real-life game for a while.

** Jaden and Yubel were both expected individually; but getting Jaden/Yubel (Season 4 Jaden) was a welcome surprise with Matthew Charles doing a great job of conveying a more mature, yet heavily burdened young man.

** The Paradox Brothers' skill Elements Unite allows you to start with the necessary setup to summon the 3750-ATK Gate Guardian on turn 1, at the cost of not having a hand and being reduced to 500 LP. The skill is next to useless in PVP but extremely useful in PVE, allowing the Brothers to easily defeat every opponent without monster removal or effect damage in their decks, as no CPU-controlled opponent has a monster over 3300 ATK without specific equip cards.

** The four/five victory streak needed to progress to the highest ranks in PVP, Platinum, Legend and King of Games. You need to be lucky enough to not get paired up against a deck that outright counters yours, get a good starting hand in each duel, and don't get screwed by the exploit-abusing duelists. While the Platinum ranks are more lenient with the requirement, for the Legend ranks you need a five win streak to climb to the next rank ''and'' there are three levels in Legend. The worst part? If you get a three loss streak ''you drop a rank''. The requirements have since been eased a bit.

** Another problem players have is the abundance of bots (CPU-controlled duelists in PvP mode), duelists who use decks with many powerful cards and more often than not have perfect answers to your every move. A lot of their decks include cards like Watt and Trickstar monsters that can attack you directly, three copies of traps like Floodgate Trap Hole and Paleozoic Canadia, and Golden Castle of Stromberg. There's no end to the number of bots in Casual Duels, although these days they also run rampant in PvP events too, which has the potential to ruin high win streaks if you can't defend yourself.