>>28188408>It would be as if someone who likes the movie handwaved any criticism to it because I wasn't a professional writer/designer/animator.Not really. As in this situation, all that's requested is equal footing. As long as you saw the movie, your opinion comes from enough of a source.
The more common analogy is that it doesn't take a chef to decide if the food is good, but it just appears you haven't tasted it.
>You seem to imply playing a competitive format is a requirement for someone to have "played the game", which is simply not the case. I've played the game, and that's why I know the game is heavily luck based and inherently unbalanced.Smogon works to reduce luck-based phenomenon where it can, hence the direct evasion ban, and other things that work around the system to create an open game state like endless battles. Even GF has had a small part in reducing luck-based mechanics, like nerfing crits to 1.5, but leaving them in in the first place so as to give an out to setup sweepers. For most other things, it can be controlled by team breakdown. Togekiss's 60% flinch chance can be handled with the likes of Zapdos for instance. Keldeo's heavy-hitting Scald with its chance to burn can be dealt with through Clefable or Jellicent and so on. People play the game to have fun while making the 6v6 experience as balanced as possible. Secondary effects may frustrate one player in tense moments, but would be a blessing for the opponent.
If you played competitively (well I'm talking singles), you'd see that it's very fleshed out and not just a shitfest or something else to be brushed aside. Especially back to that setup sweeper example, since you rarely see that in regular play.
