(I think it's heavier than Meta Beat because there isn't one single card that can seal the game against the opponent.) If you include cards other than burn cards or draw sources, you won't be able to deplete their life points, so your means of interference are inevitably limited, and you end up watching the opponent's combos while counting their moves
This makes Shimmering Skies Enchanted cards even more striking at a glance, and the coolest ones could easily be the pride of any Disney Lorcana collection
You also have Legend cards, with players limited to just a single Legend per deck, and Fusion Summons must be performed with cards on the field, not in the hand
This can lead to there being no more Energy to search for in the deck
When evaluating whether a deck has "enough" of a particular effect, the relevant question is often not "What are the odds in the opener?" but "What are the odds by the turn I need it?" Using the calculator's turn-by-turn table or adjusting the sample size parameter provides a more complete picture
Even if some stores stepped in to decree their own rules if players objected, it was far from a standardised affair like we see today