Quote Originally Posted by realistic1 View Post
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And none of that actually requires mechanical power progression. A progressing vanity system (Which it may not exist yet) still gives incentive to be better and be granted more rewards while having no impact on your odds of winning.

I'm not saying you're wrong. Those are valid points achieved by a simple change of attitude, but at the same time, you can maintain this appeal without power progression. Power progression by its nature means those on the bottom have a lower chance of winning than those at the top. It does nothing but create this sort of hazing period before you're actually allowed to compete on even grounds.