Furthermore, why should someone's worth at ROM hacking be considered of their technical prowess above all else? You can hack the engine as much as you like but come out with a game that's not fun to play at all, just as much as you can be an amazing artist or writers but have a game that's let down by technical issues. Hacking should be about encouraging people at their own pace to improve their skills in any way they can and ultimately creating a group of like-minded people who can work together to make fun and impressive games, not sneering at those who can't understand ASM programming.