Quote Originally Posted by Xenosan View Post
Can you send your friend my way? XD

I think dev is aware of the craziness. Yoshi didn't have the usual anti-powerleveling tone in an interview question about.

I'm guessing they are letting it be in place as a crutch till they feel satisfied with the battling system.
That's a good point, but I wouldn't call it a "crutch." It's more of a glaring design flaw that will wreck the balance in the game.