: Unfortunately being fun isn't always the best thing for making a fair
: competition, that's why there's such a divide over power weapons and the
: power of starting weapons, and I see how it can slow things down and some
: people don't like that-- but then I'd say a more drawn-out fight is more a
: matter of fun than fairness.

That is to say, I think preferring one or the other is more a matter of which you find more fun; there are arguments from fairness to be made for each.