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  • TheOakTree@lemm.eetoGaming@lemmy.worldI am so tired of ranked
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    9 days ago

    This is a fair argument, but what if some people extract fun from improving their mechanical skills, positioning, game sense, macro/micro play, etc. and not from simply playing the game? In that situation, it doesn’t quite fit the typical idea of ‘fun,’ but it’s still reason to be sweaty in the game for ‘fun.’


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    9 days ago
    1. Not at all. It’s for people who want to compete. It’s for people who care about what the scoreboard says at the end of a match. It’s for players who care whether they win or lose, more than they care about having a good time.

    I don’t understand why this isn’t the normal understanding. Think of high-tier high school athletes; they aren’t competing just for the fun of the sport. They may love <sport> and find it fun to be a part of <sport>, but when they are competing at a regional or national level, fun is not really the point to many of them. Their goals are the point - to win, to impress college recruiters, to improve their game - and they might have fun aiming for those goals, but the fun becomes secondary to performance.

    Ranked gamemodes simply aren’t the place for fun to be the top priority, despite the game existing for fun. There is a reason why ranked and casual modes exist, and if the casual mode cannot be played casually, then it’s a problem in the implementation of the modes and not a justification for playing casually in ranked.


  • I don’t know about this, but only because Steam has a very unique position in their market. Lots of intense loyalists for Steam means long-term projects yield hype and reputation.

    For example, the Steam Deck was a high cost high impact long-term project, and it wasn’t even in the interest of leading the handheld gaming market. It still brought them a lot of good press, and it also spearheaded the adoption of handheld gaming PCs - whether running SteamOS, Windows, or other linux distros - most of which are using Steam as the primary gaming library.




  • Let me tell you, though. Even 5 years is enough to make any sort of potential employer wrinkle their nose at your application. I had to dig hard through my grave topsoil.

    Any advice? I had a long hiatus from trying to get a degree due to depression/anxiety, and I fear I’ll also have a hard time explaining the gap away.



  • I went through a similar situation on reddit. I was part of a small community, and the sub creator decided to talk about how certain vendors were “raping us” with overpricing.

    I pointed it out, and they went full blast on me, called me evil, claimed to be a survivor, and did all possible mental gymnastics to blame me for making their life harder (because they were “having panic attacks” having been reminded of their victimhood by my callout?).

    I don’t know… but at least all the adjacent subs used my case as a bullet point in his multi-sub ban argument.