The problem with most of what i've read on the arguments for anti-pokesav/action replay games is that they assume that the majority of people who play pokemon do so competitively. That simply isn't going to be the case. I think it much more likely, that a majority of people (and if not an outright majority, certainly a plurality) play the games as individuals, who on occasion link up with friends (of course the rate that people do this will vary between often to hardly ever). I've been a Pokemon fan since Yellow, but unfortunately i'm not 11 anymore. I don't have endless hours to max out the stats of 6 pokemon; I also NEVER compete, never battle with friends. I'm fine with a system designed to keep game "enhancers" out of circuit in those areas where people are actually playing competitively, but if i as a grown man want to pay 40 bucks for a video game and use a x2 EXP code to speed up the process of raising my pokemon, i should be able too. You think Pokesav spoiled you? That's an individual experience which has no right to define what is and isn't allowed in another persons game play. This is a real problem rampant in our society today: people who think they can define everybody's experience.
I also really enjoy playing the edited Rom hacks of they games. It's a wonderful way to extend the life of a game by making gyms harder and leaders stronger with harder lineups, ect....
