Apologies for the incoming wall of text, unrelated to scaling, but just wanted to share some thoughts:
Finally finished the Abyss storyline, more specifically watching
this compilation video and filling the gaps from YGOrganization's translations of the Valuable Book. Boy it was a blast, it was amazing to finally go through it after just getting bits and trivia and having it in my head since 2022, especially since my interest peaked in 2022 when I got the Albaz Strike Structure Deck and waiting in vain to get it added to Master Duel. The story itself was pretty darn epic, lol, though not getting as big in scale as
Xenoblade World Legacy, which I still have to get my ass to finish in Master Duel from the Crusadia Saga onwards.
The whole thing even made me wanna try out a Branded deck, which is kind of a big deal since I've been struggling to find a modern archetype to play since retaking the game. Too bad Branded is already completely overtaken by the new storyline decks, lol (unless they get more support with the unresolved plot points or something).
Which makes me think, YGO always has many storylines for their cards and one ongoing big, main storyline going on. First was Duel Terminal, then World Legacy and then Abyss. But which is the current one? Visas Starfrost? That story is the one getting many archetypes and broken decks related to it knowadays (Tearlaments, Kashtira...)