I don't have a problem competing - I do pretty well. And I didn't say it wasn't fair either. I would just like to be able to use the Teams I have built in this area instead of having to spread them out like everyone else that levels characters has to do as well. You actually can compete with players that spend any amount of money as well - spending money doesn't get you better players, it just gets you there quicker. Just think it's odd that this is the one and only area of the game that seems to benefit from not leveling characters. I'm not sure on this, but I would bet that when they decided how many teams would compete at a certain level they had not introduced relic levels yet.
Thanks again for answering.