Not my cup of tea either, but a lot of people are competitive and like to pit themselves against others. There’s also the aspect of competing against others with friends. The only times I’ve had fun in pvp games/modes was when I was playing with a group of people I knew.
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Simon_Shitewood@lemmy.ml 1 week ago
I have a strong preference for co-operative games, so I don’t really understand the attraction of non-team based PvP games like battle royales, extraction shooters, or just straight death matches like in quake or CoD. Like why would you want to be cold and alone with everyone out to get you when you could have friends.
wirelesswire@lemmy.zip 1 week ago
Simon_Shitewood@lemmy.ml 1 week ago
The only times I’ve had fun in pvp games/modes was when I was playing with a group of people I knew.
Thinking about it you’re sort of right, in that I enjoy playing stuff like Smash Bros and Mario Kart with my friends, but even then I have no interest in competing, I just find ways to annoy everyone else. I might win as a side effect of being annoying, but I’m just asking likely to be hoisted by my own petard, and I consider both good results.
Soggy@lemmy.world 1 week ago
Illustrating the wide range if ways people enjoy games, because I absolutely hate playing with people like you. I want everyone trying their best to fairly engage with the objective. Competitive, sweaty even.
Psionicsickness@reddthat.com 1 week ago
Feel the same way but I never have friends. I KNOW GTFO is the best game ever if there was 3 more of me.
commander@lemmy.world 1 week ago
Have you ever enjoyed any game that’s mostly played one on one like rock paper scissors, tennis, poker, chess, go, cup stacking, most sports you see in the olympics. In one on one PvP games, you usually make friends too
Simon_Shitewood@lemmy.ml 1 week ago
Not really, I always preferred stuff that involved a group. The closest I get is board and card games, but they have an element of randomness that takes away the individual competition and makes it more of a social activity.