Let's talk about balance first. As a pure physical destruction simulator, Goat Simulator itself does not have hero skills and damage values in the traditional sense, but its core gameplay actually hides "competitive logic." For example, different goat characters have different tongue lengths, sprint speeds, and impact strengths. Ordinary goats have the best balance, but giraffe goats have too long necks and are prone to model jamming in some narrow maps. Is this a "character strength difference"? If there is really going to be a damaging points competition between players in the future, the Giraffe Goat will definitely be banned.
As for the version environment, Goat Simulator has almost no version updates, which is completely different from those MOBAs that change hero parameters every three days. But its advantage lies in its extremely high degree of freedom. The parkour routes, trick-or-treating skills, and combos developed by players themselves are the real "meta". For example, using your tongue to hook a car and then use the inertia to fly out. This skill is already a basic skill in the circle of veteran players. Newcomers may not even think of it. This is actually a kind of competitive experience threshold.
But having said that, Goat Simulator is ultimately a fun-oriented casual game, and turning it into a competitive game will destroy its essence. Just like we can't require Super Mario to play in a professional league, some games have the best balance if they remain pure pranks. After all, when you are chasing a passerby in the scene and making crazy comments, who cares about the data panel🤣