scrimblo_jim

Or people who want to play the game honestly can play honestly, and people who want to cheese it can cheese it.

It's not an MMO with an economy to ruin, anyone who wants to is only doing so for themselves. Heck, you could do so with save editors.

Also, we live in an era of digital downloads, so anything truly game breaking can simply be patched. The code isn't locked in once it's on the cartridge anymore.

I don't see the point of "frustrating, artificial barriers" or anything else that could potentially limit the fun of a normal player.