The notion that we are "fighting" about this is just absurd.
I am not saying that your definition of stats only is wrong or bad. Of course, everyone is entitled to play the game the way they want.
However, Wolf and others continue to say, and I paraphrase, "real men play stats only", "stats only is more challenging", "the game is too easy with numerical ratings" etc. Those are assertions that I dispute.
The mere addition of numerical ratings, which are inaccurate compared to the real ratings, does not appreciably alter the difficulty for a veteran player.
If it is more immersive and more fun for you, then by all means do it. Just don't tell us that anyone playing with numerical ratings is using training wheels (again I paraphrase).
Ok, now that I have made my point, can we all just stop fighting about this?
