When/why did you decide to "git gud"?

Woffit66 said:
I have neither the time nor the will to spend any amount of time trying to improve myself at a videogame, and quite frankly if I have to practice to get any enjoyment out of a game then I don't play that game.
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I don't see how a game would be enjoyable if you don't have to work hard to eventually master it. There's no joy in success if you can't possibly fail anyway.
 
Der Lindwurm said:
I don't see how a game would be enjoyable if you don't have to work hard to eventually master it. There's no joy in success if you can't possibly fail anyway.
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Simply put, I suck at vidya games. I have terrible motor control, appalling reaction speeds and very short patience/temper. I know I will never be good, and I don't have enough years in my life left to improve myself to an even remotely adequate level. I only get enjoyment from games through winning- when I lose I feel like I was cheated out of something that was rightfully mine. When I finally overcome a tough boss/obstacle I don't feel relief at finally overcoming the challenge, I feel anger at not being given the victory that is rightfully mine sooner. Thus the only games I can actually enjoy are ones I can win with zero effort.



TL, DR: Because I have the most outrageously obnoxious approach to challenge in the universe and I am the embodiment of everything that is wrong with the games industry. Being autistic might have something to do with it.
 
Fighting people that I cannot beat is what I find fun. Hence the song I posted earlier.


A fighting game, where everything is even. Fair. They aren't stronger because they have more levels, or more exp. They are stronger because they are better than you. You both fight with your tools. Sure some tools are better than others but ultimately it comes down to the mastery of your tool. I want to fight the unbeatable enemy. March into hell. Defeat, retreat, No never. Do not expect me to win, but I will not surrender. I will use every means to my disposable. Because this is my quest. To get to that star. And I will give it everything I got. If I rage its because I know its my fault. I love saying FUCK ME when someone is all over me. Screaming WHY WONT YOU EVER DIE!?! when they take another round. Getting in the zone, knowing one fuck up will end it all. Having your heart pound in your chest when they begin their approach.

Then there's the eventual victory. Yet another giant toppled. You've figured them out in the space of 3-5 rounds. Even if they were fundamentally better than you, you've destroyed them anyway. So what do you do now? You impose your ethos on others. You fight lesser enemies. You annihilate them without mercy. You become the demon you sought to fight. YOU BECOME THE AZURE FUCKING NIGHTMARE. You wade through the enemies, the trash that make excuses. You don't empathize with them one fucking bit, you point them to the correct path and the onus is on them to take it. Then there are the other players, that challenge you again, and again, and again. You slaughter them every. damn. time. Because they cannot hope to stop you. You do this until you see a challenge worthy of yourself. You lick your sharp vampire teeth and go in for the kill, because this one might be the one that finally obliterates you.
 
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Sett said:
Fighting people that I cannot beat is what I find fun. Hence the song I posted earlier.


A fighting game, where everything is even. Fair. They aren't stronger because they have more levels, or more exp. They are stronger because they are better than you. You both fight with your tools. Sure some tools are better than others but ultimately it comes down to the mastery of your tool. I want to fight the unbeatable enemy. March into hell. Defeat, retreat, No never. Do not expect me to win, but I will not surrender. I will use every means to my disposable. Because this is my quest. To get to that star. And I will give it everything I got. If I rage its because I know its my fault. I love saying FUCK ME when someone is all over me. Screaming WHY WONT YOU EVER DIE!?! when they take another round. Getting in the zone, knowing one fuck up will end it all. Having your heart pound in your chest when they begin their approach.

Then there's the eventual victory. Yet another giant toppled. You've figured them out in the space of 3-5 rounds. Even if they were fundamentally better than you, you've destroyed them anyway. So what do you do now? You impose your ethos on others. You fight lesser enemies. You annihilate them without mercy. You become the demon you sought to fight. YOU BECOME THE AZURE FUCKING NIGHTMARE. You wade through the enemies, the trash that make excuses. You don't empathize with them one fucking bit, you point them to the correct path and the onus is on them to take it. Then there are the other players, that challenge you again, and again, and again. You slaughter them every. damn. time. Because they cannot hope to stop you. You do this until you see a challenge worthy of yourself. You lick your sharp vampire teeth and go in for the kill, because this one might be the one that finally obliterates you.
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I AM BETTER THAN YOU.
 
Only recently decided to really try to learn Soul Calibur. I've been playing the series for many years, but lately I've been trying to learn combos and implement more strategy.
 
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