What you’re describing is not and does not in any way resemble a competitive game. “You hate competitive games” is not an opinion. It’s the only possible conclusion that can be drawn from your continued deluded hate fest on the core defining traits of the genre.
The second you nerf a player for doing “too well” in any context, calling your game competitive isn’t misleading or misrepresentative. It’s a lie. It cannot be described as a competitive game if rubber band mechanics exist at any point in any context. It’s the equivalent using lard in your food then calling it kosher. The instant it’s implemented in any context, using the word competitive turns into fraud.
Sure, why not. I’m a moustache-twirling villain who personally despises your favorite binkie. All the explanations are just a clever ruse to baffle and trick people, so they’ll think problems have causes.
Let’s pretend grading on a curve means everybody gets the same gold star.
Let’s pretend “competitive” means exactly what you think, no more and no less.
Why should the dirt leagues be “competitive” in your definition?
Why should the lowest rungs of that ladder be as cutthroat and merciless as the upper echelons? It’s fuckin’ little league. We’re talking about people who suck so hard that one guy with a fresh account can demolish them. This is what handicaps are for.
What you’re describing is not and does not in any way resemble a competitive game. “You hate competitive games” is not an opinion. It’s the only possible conclusion that can be drawn from your continued deluded hate fest on the core defining traits of the genre.
The second you nerf a player for doing “too well” in any context, calling your game competitive isn’t misleading or misrepresentative. It’s a lie. It cannot be described as a competitive game if rubber band mechanics exist at any point in any context. It’s the equivalent using lard in your food then calling it kosher. The instant it’s implemented in any context, using the word competitive turns into fraud.
Sure, why not. I’m a moustache-twirling villain who personally despises your favorite binkie. All the explanations are just a clever ruse to baffle and trick people, so they’ll think problems have causes.
Let’s pretend grading on a curve means everybody gets the same gold star.
Let’s pretend “competitive” means exactly what you think, no more and no less.
Why should the dirt leagues be “competitive” in your definition?
Why should the lowest rungs of that ladder be as cutthroat and merciless as the upper echelons? It’s fuckin’ little league. We’re talking about people who suck so hard that one guy with a fresh account can demolish them. This is what handicaps are for.