Nobody had because it was so rare, but this goes to show that the media, and Pokemon collectors, were talking about it back then as well, let alone now
The Pokmon TCG continues to take trainers to the depths of new regions
For example, if your commander has the ability to gain a lot of life, you might build a Commander deck with cards that benefit from maintaining as high a life total as possible, and focus on out-enduring your foes - or you might use your life total as a resource, burning through it to fuel powerful abilities and relying on your commander to keep yourself from succumbing
If your commander doesn't share a color with any other colors in a game, Commander's Plate makes it so the equipped creature can hardly be interacted with
Im not going to go through every single one, but this massive variety means that its easy to find a way to play the game how you like it best