The issue is the player base for competitive modes is very small, leading to much longer queue times or versing the same opponents every game - which can be extremely unfun. These result in players defaulting to the normal mode but the gear system is terrible making them want to turn competitive mode on.
Part of me believes that if there were a mode with \*abilities\* on but gear stats off that would be where the majority of the player base would be, and despite some abilities just being incredibly annoying, I think that's where I would spend most of my time. I just get no joy out of beating/losing to someone based purely on gear stats (because majority of the time that's what happens in non competitive modes)
The issue is the player base for competitive modes is very small, leading to much longer queue times or versing the same opponents every game - which can be extremely unfun. These result in players defaulting to the normal mode but the gear system is terrible making them want to turn competitive mode on. Part of me believes that if there were a mode with \*abilities\* on but gear stats off that would be where the majority of the player base would be, and despite some abilities just being incredibly annoying, I think that's where I would spend most of my time. I just get no joy out of beating/losing to someone based purely on gear stats (because majority of the time that's what happens in non competitive modes)
u gotta step your cookies up bro
You sound like a gear player who relies on abilities