Is It Just Me Or....
 

...are the number of players in competition-type games (KOTH/Ratings) dwindling? Has the enthusiasm suffered through the realization that some players are good and others never will be as good?

If there IS a drop in such participation, is it because of another reason? For instance, a drop-off due to anticipation of SE5? Lack of time these days? Boredom due to playing the same players over and over?

Just curious.

Thoughts?

Re: Is It Just Me Or....
 

I dropped way down in my own level of playing. I'm only in two games now, and only running two others as game owner. I'm a little burnt out. Going on 4 years? That's a long time. I'm also busy with school and stuff. I am looking forward to SE5 though.

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I've been here and playing for awhile now, but I simply don't fancy my chances against veterans. It may just be my own lack of confidence but I can't get interested in something where I believe from the outset that I'll be steamrollered by an expert. I also hear that KOTH is 1 on 1 and I personally can't see much fun where its just a case of launching an all out strike as soon as the other person finds you.

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My sentiments exactly. It really takes away almost all of the fun of the game when all you do is fight to the death, especially against a single opponent... Maybe others are realizing this? http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/wink.gif

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I doubt it. People are just getting burned out on SEIV. I am down to just 5 games on PBW and 2 of them are pretty much finished. One is my KOTH game and the other is RTH and the Last one is the race to SEV game.

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I am burnt out myself as well, and I am simply cranking down on my SEIV games. I will quite likely resume challenges once I my game number has been reduced even more though.

Edit: The Fairy Typo struck again. ("I am burnt down"?! What was I thinking of? In case you were concerned for my health, I wasn't put to the torche by an odd raiding barbarian)

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Yeah, what Ragnorok said. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/wink.gif I know you were only semi-serious Fyron, but you can't extrapolate anything like a qualitative judgement from the lack of people playing in rated 1 on 1 games. There are less people playing >2 rated games as well. I think what we are witnessing is just the normal entropy of the game.

My own personal opinion is that I still enjoy 1 v 1 games more then bigger games. I simply have less interest in any games. The fact that the two games I am in happen to be >2 games is merely due to them being longer and me not wishing to abandon the other players in them.

Once they are over I may actually get into a 1v1 game or two. Just to keep the juices flowing. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif

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Note the http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/wink.gif. Emoticons do have a purpose, afterall...

'Tis a shame.

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Which is why I said I know you were only half serious. Words have a purpose as well. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/image...ies/tongue.gif

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That was mostly directed at Ragnarok. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/image...ies/tongue.gif And you didn't really need the rest of your post about extrapolation and all... http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/image...ies/tongue.gif