yes, having an even playingfield is much better, but native is retarded.
the reason most ppl play this mod is because you can have ur own playing style with ur own builds
if the old experience was too ez, then put a level cap on it, or encourage retiring more...
STF is a way to do it, but when u STF, u have nothing to look forward to anymore.. you'll never levelup
it shouldn't be called Skip the fun, but skip the pain!
another reason i play this mod its becuz of its depth of skill level and gameplay mechanics.
as you're talking about shooters, for example on CSS; giving a newbie a deagle gives him a chance to kill someone, but that still doesn't allow him to kill a high skilled player, what you have here is that the newbies SUCK, and Must play with a glock against a high skilled player with a deagle...
it's like capitalism! :p