In my experience, most Commander players want to win, but they're not normally looking to do it through optimization, but rather through some combination of fellowship, enjoyment, and style
Or even Mazirek, Kraul Death PriestMazirek, Kraul Death Priest decks focused on artifacts
If the creature isn't destroyed (perhaps because it has indestructible), its controller doesn't create any tokens
If Three Tree Scribe leaves the battlefield without dying at the same time one or more other creatures you control leave the battlefield without dying, its ability will still trigger once for each of those creatures, including itself
Nowadays the Reserved List primarily benefits people making money off of the scarcity it causes, while it harms lots of players just trying to use those cards to play the game