Keeping the game basic for new players?

[Mugiawara]

It's because it's a "baby's first time" game, that's why. They got this game as simplified as you can get...
Semi off-topic but I remember in Beta forums, a lot of us asked for Cura - Curaga - Curaja x Fire - Fira- Firaga spells
instead of Cure I, II and III and they responded because they didn't want it to be to complicated to understand.
It's a little insulting to be honest and the games already watered down to even a caveman can play this game...
so that's a sad reasoning.