Why You CAN'T STOP Playing Ranked

For me, the main issue I have with ranked games is that there is usually a "meta" to win. No game is 100% balanced, meaning there are certain characters or moves that are just better than others. Going into a ranked game, it makes sense to use the better options to optimize wins. However, as a filthy casual, I have fun more when I can just play however I like, which is a major conflict when others will want me to play the meta. I haven't played a single ranked game from any game at all since Season 6 on Overwatch (probably 4-5 years) and it's been a lot more fun that way. There were some great close moments but overall, it's more fun to be given the freedom to do whatever you like without having to stress about playing the "right" way or winning or losing. L4D for example is one of my fav multiplayer co-op when you just want casual matches. And Tayo, did you get a haircut? Looking good! :)

It’s not an addiction I can quit anytime I want

One reason i never play ranked is the fear of dragging other people down for how awful i was at a game. Great video

My breaking point was for sure the playing to win mindset when the hours put into the game weren't for my own enjoyment but for the sake of winning. I didn't enjoy the game for what it was but my time investment kept me playing as I was good enough to maybe climb the ranked ladder. So much frustration, so much toxicity, so much devotion for something not even worth achieving. Taking a step back and playing without the winning mindset can really refresh your enjoyment especially when setting personal goals like your combo example with fighting games. All competitive games at their core are really good experiences but something a previous commenter made is the players can truly be the worst enemy. Nowadays I've returned back to my routes of playing casually, mostly focused on personal goals or devling into a progression system if games offer them. There's a lot more that could be said beyond ranked games themselves and maybe the attitude and mindset of players which do themselves harm which you touched on at the end. Oh and great video!

I hear you when it comes to siege I cared about winning so much a became a thatcher main

I’ve never played much of these types of games, outside of some occasional online Smash Ultimate, but the desire to play games “optimally” has somewhat soured my experience with a number of single-player games. Some recent examples being Fire Emblem Three houses and Persona 5R. I’ve found it best to recognize when I’m not having fun like when I started and maybe take some time off of the game, maybe play something else in the meantime. Then I’ll come back with a focus towards whatever was most fun and playing for enjoyment, meaningful story content, etc. rather than having the best party or whatever else. But in countless games I’ve trended towards unnecessary, meaningless grinding for one reason or another as well. So I guess my point is this issue isn’t fundamental to the online competitive games, and more so a problem with the players’ competitive nature getting in the way of the basic enjoyment. I love a game with a good difficulty curve that matches my skill, so in principle skill-based matchmaking seems good. But it’s easy to take things too seriously and make then un-fun if you’re not conscious of the issue.

I play mobile games and the game I am about to refer to is WOTV. They've been having hard trials events once every couple of months for 3 years now which gives good drops. Everyone would just complete the event once or twice for the gear. Two years ago they slapped a title and ranking board so now people are spending time and money to do 14x more severely diminished returns. One week after the event is over the leaderboard is forgotten about. It's crazy what people will do to be rank #1 in literally anything for a week!

Your channel is so underviewed for how great the content is

i agree

Story based open world games are best .

Wow, when I first clicked on this I thought jt was by somebody with hundreds of thousands of subscribers and I only just saw the sub count and now believe you should go viral

Nice haircut

clash of clans is my only reflection of skill

i remember my dota Journey, even before mmr was a thing. i yell, rage quit, frustated, lack of sleep, and voila. 8k hours gone, just like that....

i have a validation for acting like this because im about to join the pro league for my game