i Think, we all understand that a MMO, is a complete diferent kind of game of what the pokemon games are, and it need to keep a close check on the economy and the endgame, because, after all, is the endgame what makes MMO stand, now, for this we need to understand that so far the pokemmo endgame is two things, hunt pokemon and make tons of money selling and trading, or breed for competitive play. thats it, there is no more, so far.
This update that is put here for discuss, of course that does have some valid points, i am sure we have all be affect by the RNG and that lucky crit that just destroy us in the last minute, or we have be the ones praying for one in the last turn we have. and believe me i do understand that is annoying and can make you want to stop playing all together.
But it is really something you want to change and mess with? one of the thing that put flavor to the competitive enviroment, is the luck, because you could have the best strategy, but you know, it is always there, why the original games havent done anything about it? it is very simple, because it must be there, and how is this ? because when you play, you know that icebeam could freeze you, you know that breelom lead have spores, its something that form part of some strategys, okay maybe not all of it, but its imply in the game, it makes it have that sweetbitter feeling when you get lucky or when you are not.
To remove this will mess with the whole competitive enviroment, you think it will be for the better, but i doubt it, maybe will be good for a few months, maybe will make the new players happy, but it wont make better players, it will make lazy and careless players, the real hardcore pvp, will get bored and move on to another pokemon game or to the oficial games that are putting more emphasis on the pvp now.
This need a open discussion of all comunity not just a few that read the forums, this should be bring in the live game by the Mods and discuss, see what the REAL player base think, not just the forums people.
in a side note, and this is just my personal opinion, looks like some of the council member are young and lack exprience playing MMO, i have play MMO since WoW started 12 years a go, and i have see many others raise and fall, and i can assure you, some of the council members are preaty lost and lack experience for the way they express in this post, and one last thing DAFTCOOLIO , Sr, i am sure you are a excelent player, hell maybe the best in this game, but that doesnt give you any right to call bad player anyone else, instead of looking for a way to separate yourself from other players, you should use your great knowledge for teach and make the bad players better, also a great player not the best like you may be, have to accept the luck the game presents , because it part of it, a great player, will accept its defead with grace and just say , oh well luck wasnt with me this time, may be with me the next game, but you just show your youth with that comment, and your poor attitude with the WORSE players, and if we look at that last coment of you carefully, you preaty much are saying you vote for the change because you are salty about your luck, so you are not giving a vote for a change based on what is better for the game, thinking about it slowly, but rather about what your personal feeling are about the topic, is this is how the council decide things in the game, base on they personal feeling and objectives, then... the game will die sooner of what is spected.
Sorry for the long post, as a player that have be part of pokemon games, smogon and many other websites about pokemon, i have the need to express my opinion, good day to all, and see ya in the game!
PS: forget my horrible english, i am trying my best!