>>33350854WoW offers a free start at the start of the newest expansion. Personal progression and community progression are also closely tied. Content is also currently gated in a way where players have time to prepare before races and competition starts. WoW is pretty fair with its competitive side. The race includes getting geared (split runs), it doesnt start once you're geared.
It's really gamefreak's fault for creating such an impossible system to minmax. If there was a less retarded method of stat distribution and randomization, hacking wouldnt be relevant. As it stands, it's incredibly tedious to get one, let alone more than 6, pokemon at a competitively viable state. Hell getting perfect IV legendaries is all but impossible without injection.
In order to promote a competitve field without hacking, they have to do away with the mechanics that promote cheating in the first place. Removal of IVs and natures.
I'm exactly the kind of person who would love competitive pokemon, and I love the core games, but the barrier to entry is so fucking high that I'd rather just stick to the comp games I know.
