Whatever happened to playing for fun?

[Joeycentral]

Why do you need to win in this game in order to have fun? Can you not play just for fun anymore? I lose more than I win but I play because I have fun. Why is that a bad thing?

[Kitt 🌟 Stargazer]

Fun is subjective. What you find fun others might not, and vice versa.

Winning matches is fun for many people.

[Queen Yuu The Reclusive]

Originally posted by Joeycentral:

Why do you need to win in this game in order to have fun? Can you not play just for fun anymore? I lose more than I win but I play because I have fun. Why is that a bad thing?

Losses are rarely fun.

For me, I play to win first and win second. Why? Because winning is fun.

Yes, there can be some losses that aren't too bad, along with wins that aren't enjoyable, but those are exceptions to the rule.

In a competitive environment, winning is the goal and winning is fun. If you don't care either way and intend to use the 'It's Quickplay!' argument against someone trying to win and trying to coordinate the team, asking politely for people to switch, etc., then you need to get to AI. I get you want to play fun and quirky ways, and that's perfectly fine, but in a competitive game it's expected of you to play to win.

Also, no, competitive both ranked and unranked. Competitive is the nature of a Player vs Player game, ranked is a competitive setting where you are actually evaluated on your play.

[Arthur Morrigan]

The people on this board predominately play to win, and they all seem so happy.

[rjsmith86]

if i lose a close match it's fun but i prefer to win. Who does anything in general with hope for a negative outcome.

[Bigamo]

Competition is fun, but the "modern audience" would not understand.

[WAFFLES? DON'T U MEAN CARROTS!!]

Originally posted by Joeycentral:

Whatever happened to playing for fun?
Why do you need to win in this game in order to have fun? Can you not play just for fun anymore? I lose more than I win but I play because I have fun. Why is that a bad thing?

You're playing the wrong game. You should play this game instead.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2495100/Hello_Kitty_Island_Adventure/

[Arthur Morrigan]

Originally posted by WAFFLES? DON'T U MEAN CARROTS!!:

You're playing the wrong game.

You say to someone saying they're having fun.

[Milkie]

The positive feedback loop that brings players back relies on dopamine.

[Joeycentral]

Originally posted by WAFFLES? DON'T U MEAN CARROTS!!:

Originally posted by Joeycentral:

Whatever happened to playing for fun?
Why do you need to win in this game in order to have fun? Can you not play just for fun anymore? I lose more than I win but I play because I have fun. Why is that a bad thing?

You're playing the wrong game. You should play this game instead.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2495100/Hello_Kitty_Island_Adventure/

Nah I am playing Marvel Rivals, a party game that has no competitive scene. I am playing the right game and I will continue to throw games and do it for fun just to piss people like you off haha.

[THAT Guy]

Originally posted by Bigamo:

Competition is fun, but the "modern audience" would not understand.

The only the kind of competition they understand is the type that hands out awards for participation.

Why be excellent when it's much easier to be mediocre and allow yourself to be gaslit by an algorithm

[Arthur Morrigan]

According to the people on this board, it literally doesn't matter how you play because the matchmaking is rigged. You literally can't throw matches.

[Bigamo]

Originally posted by THAT Guy:

Originally posted by Bigamo:

Competition is fun, but the "modern audience" would not understand.

The only the kind of competition they understand is the type that hands out awards for participation.

Why be excellent when it's much easier to be mediocre and allow yourself to be gaslit by an algorithm

if that was true i would not be in gold for so long. lol

[Terotrous]

Play Doom Match as Jeff. You will never win, but it is peak fun.

[SpiralD]

Originally posted by Joeycentral:

Why do you need to win in this game in order to have fun? Can you not play just for fun anymore? I lose more than I win but I play because I have fun. Why is that a bad thing?

I don't see a problem.
I only have a problem when a player gives up immediately and we gotta win a 7 v 5.
7 v 5 coz instead of staying in the spawn or leaving, they camp a health pack that the team needs to guarantee we lose.

had this exp today and won't forget in a while.

[Kyutaru]

Originally posted by Terotrous:

Play Doom Match as Jeff. You will never win, but it is peak fun.

I thoroughly enjoy a round or two of Iron Man as well. Way up in the sky where no one's bothering to look, you get quite a bit of cover to dish out damage and you have a rocket booster to get away. It's probably not going to be as effective as a ground combatant but it's a great harassing hero that can be challenging to bring down.