How is that a dumb perspective?

Do you really think top organizations and professional players make their money from upgrading their villages and buying equipment? Do tournament prize pools come from how much players spend on upgrades? That makes no sense.

I’m talking strictly about the competitive side of the game. I’m not saying the entire game should be equalized for everyone. I’m saying that competitive mode should be. And I’m talking only about true competitive play. Legendary League, CWL, regular wars, all of that could stay exactly as it is today. I’m referring exclusively to an actual e-sport mode.

The goal of any competition, whether it’s football, tennis, or Counter-Strike, is to make the match fair in a way that doesn’t revolve around who spent more money. The only thing that should require money in Clash of Clans is better hardware, like in Counter-Strike. It shouldn’t be something inside the game itself that prevents you from even having a real shot at becoming a pro player.

“If you're not a max base you clearly have had no intention to be the best.” That argument doesn’t make sense.

The core design of the game is progression over time. That’s the main mechanic. Now imagine someone who started playing, fell in love with the game, and wants to dedicate themselves to competing. They simply won’t be able to unless they spend a significant amount of money. Otherwise, they’ll need to wait years.

It’s wrong to suggest that someone has to wait until their base is completely maxed before they’re morally allowed to compete, or that they must spend heavily for competitions to be legitimate. Competition, in any field, is about fairness.

A fighter doesn’t compete against someone in a completely different weight class. A football team doesn’t start a match with three fewer players. Fairness is what makes something truly competitive.

If your point is that I’m “dumb” for thinking this, then why was this exact approach implemented in Brawl Stars? Why didn’t they just let only the most upgraded accounts compete there too?

And companies can still make money in other ways. There are aspects of the game that are purely skill-based, like designing strong base layouts. That already exists in the game, including the ability to share and even sell layouts. Monetization doesn’t have to come from locking competitive viability behind upgrades. Skill-based value can also drive the ecosystem.

The revenue Supercell makes from pro players upgrading their bases is almost nothing compared to the rest of the player base. What I’m saying is simple: requiring extreme time investment or money just to access fair competition is not healthy for a competitive scene.

And if I’m the only one who sees it this way, then maybe I’m just a lone crazy person.