>>49068699>the community does not deem a competitive strategy within OUR metagameThat's all folks. Smogon has gone full "it's a private company, so we can do what we want". They are no longer an alternative to the cartridge games, but an unironic fanfic meta that bans all fun and creative strategies in a futile attempt to transform a hax-filled children's game into chess.
King's Rock was a salt-induced ban, Kyurem was a salt-induced ban, and Bright Powder was a salt-induced ban. They are also hypocrites because they hate hax as seen here
>>49068813 but they don't ban all moves with a secondary effect chance (like Ice Beam) and they don't have a Critical Hit clause which prevents critical hits. Smogon's entire community is a joke nowadays. They've unironically become a "fanfic meta" that is nothing like the cartridge games and is not fun to play because all the fun strategies are gradually getting banned to Ubers (which is not a fun tier to play because it is not balanced). What a joke of a community. In any case, thanks for keeping us on here updated, OP.
