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Originally Posted by <Pion>
I guess we see it different, maybe we have a different definition of competitively balanced. Mine would be whether or not anyone can make it to Perfect level and be competitive (winning half their games with an occasional lucky year where everything clicks).
My take is that there are three ways to be competitive even in Perfect. One is to spend the money. Second is to be lucky and get that magical lucky card you can flip. The third is to look for every competitive advantage you can (honest advantages, not scamming the system). If you don't have the money or the luck, then put in the time doing the homework and get a team that works well together and maximizes your production per PP earned. That was the reason for my comment, that the third way is possible. You can get to Perfect without a single diamond card with just a mixture of gold and silver.
A team can win a championship without spending a dime at levels below Perfect, and they can even represent well at Perfect. I don't know of any that have "won" at the Perfect level, but I also don't have all the info as to who has and what they spent. Given the number of lower leagues where teams with huge numbers of wins have been knocked out of the playoffs by a team with wins in the 80s, I don't see why those same teams can't be knocked off at the perfect level by a team that may have snuck in as a wildcard team as it has happened quite often in lower levels. Maybe that isn't competitively balanced, maybe it is. Depends on expectations.
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As ive said a few times, im fine with the game as is generally speaking if thats how the devs want it. But I think where we disagree (disagree isnt even the right word, because like I said im fine with the game as is, but we see thing differently) is that you are good with/prefer the game being "competitive" as you described it above - but something being competitive is NOT the same as competitive balance.
Something is either competitively balanced or its not. This game is not. I have yet to see a single argument to suggest it is, probably because it is so clearly not balanced. Hence all of my commentary. The game can, however, still be competitive for people depending on how they view competitive - even if its not balanced.