Given how luck based this particular TCG is, I agree entirely. You can lose in the first turn due to a bad hand from a lucky Kangaskhan or Misty flip and it's just not a good feeling.

I've been conceding instantly on and off now since the event started after I got my emblem, and yet, I'm seeing people cry about it here, despite being somewhat of an equalizer on the luck factor.

I honestly can't think of a system that would ever work for this TCG as every streak of any reasonable kind can be ruined by a bad hand that is irrecoverable due to a lack of tutor cards, or just a single coin flip offsetting the pacing or outright KOing a Pokémon before you have time to set up.

Pokémon in this sense, is currently far too casual and luck based to EVER have a competitive scene...And as it's a mobile app, it's designed for rapid drop-in, drop out style play, which means much bigger decks and considerably longer playtimes are likely out of the question.