So now I don't play the game if I'm not competitive. For any game, I feel I only have one purpose, to play to whatever end I can. For pokemon, that is often the end of the endgame. Beyond that, I do not feel it is a required part of the experience. The Battle facilities are clearly for competitive, I will not be convinced of otherwise. That is where my dedication ends. I don't even really need to go that far, beating the game only requires I get through the main game. I only do the rest because I know I can. I refuse to be told the game is more than that. Competitive was and always is optional. I don't care. You could serve my head on a silver platter and I still wouldn't care. I would say this to you even if you were the champion themselves. Even if you head the ladder of whatever meta. We will not be forced into this. I got into this for far different reasons.
As for competitive not being everywhere, have you seen the other forums? Any of them? They are all the same, exactly the same as this board. All they care about is battling, about the game. I came here for the very concept of pokemon itself, of creatures with powers that grow and get stronger. That is what I was always here for. The game admittedly is only a momentary distraction for me, I have come to despise what it stands for. I have indeed questioned my continued presence here, but the above would indicate the nature of the franchise was never an issue. I saw more than that. I still see more than that. I don't care if it is not officially that, it is what I still believe. I will not have anyone say I cannot think this way. Perhaps what I believe is a lie, but I'd rather have the lie than what it's true nature is. I'm the delusional one? I could reflect the same questions asked of me to everyone else. You play a game clearly not meant for adults. There is no amount of reasoning that would not suggest this. Truly, neither of us should be here, yet here we are.
