Hey, I'm working on an Orre hack that revolves around Shadow Pokemon. Without piling on the details, my short-term goals require changing how the Heart Gauge and Hyper Mode work.
I'd prefer the Heart Gauge continuously react up/down depending on a Pokemon's move choice. Normal moves should...
You hit on excellent points, OP! However, I think you're too quick to the throw the baby out with the bathwater. I'd dial back the scope of your argument to say more modestly that Pokemon's leveling system is imperfect, and ripe for experimentation. Game Freak's trepidation when it comes to...
Absolutely no sin. Hacks introduce legendaries as late-game cheat-codes, but players who tend to make it far into a niche mod probably don't need/want them. To have a Legendary early means a hack can be balanced around it.
Legendaries are just in general not very compelling to use. Designers...