[Glen]

i think deo-d is in a league of its own compared to every other suspect before it in that its competitive ramifications are wildly different depending on the level of play.

the precedent set by the outcome of this test will therefore be an extremely important one. if deo-d gets banned, it will be an example of smogon bending to the will of the top 1% of players. if it doesn't get banned, it will be an example of smogon continuing down the path of 'funsies' where we strive to make the metagame as 'fun' as possible to the largest number of people, regardless of their skill level, which is completely at odds with a site devoted to being as competitive as possible.

i don't think deo-d is broken or anything but i hope it gets banned, if only because the consensus among the best players seems to be that it's bad for the game, and i'd rather see the future of OU in their hands than in the hands of the general public.