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Video Game Flaw - Competition
Cordova, TN; October 30, in the year of our Lord 2017--Family
Friendly Gaming, the industry leader in covering the family
friendly video games is addressing a deep problem in the video
game industry. The issue is competition. I get a chuckle out of
people that claim they make their competitions fair. I have been
to plenty of these competitions and I dispute that claim.
Certain people have better equipment. The solution implemented
is having all of the people in the same area. Which is good in
theory but travel becomes a problem. Some people are better at
sleeping in strange places versus others. Some have better hotel
rooms than others. All of these are factors in how well each
human being will compete. Then what about the equipment? Is all
of it brand new and tested for the same period of time? What
about jet lag for those flying in from farther locations?
Bringing all of the competitors to the same location has
definite issues. What about competitions done from the home.
Obviously work from home is a big deal in America with all kinds
of intelligent companies implementing it. Certain people have
better Internet connections. Not really fair to those lagging is
it? Certain people have better equipment than others. Not
exactly fair when someone can buy their victory. Some people
even use enhancement devices to improve their in game content. A
lot of games feel that is unfair. How dare they get level 100
Pokemon without mindlessly grinding for months? How fair is it
that some people have all the time in the world to mindlessly
grind for hours? There are obviously different perspectives, and
opinions on what is appropriate and what is not in video game
competitions. Some people believe winning is the only goal.
There are others that believe having honor and dignity are what
is more important. These two groups generally do not get along
very well.
In my decades of gaming experience I have noticed there are few
instances of real video game competition. Even when we play one
another locally on the same machine with similar controllers
there can be a lack of competition. Maybe someone is better at
one game or one character than the other. I never lost a match
in Injustice with the Flash. That characters game play style
matched my own. I had no competition. My first born son could
beat almost anybody with Green Arrow in that game. No he could
not beat me with the Flash. If you want real competition then
you need to find out where certain players need to be
handicapped. We need to approach video game competition like
golf. Certain players are over the normal expectations, and
certain are below. We get the best competition when someone who
is really good with a certain game or character steps down and
plays something they are not as comfortable with. Then we get
some real competition where the outcome is not pre-determined.
How do you feel about video game competition?
God bless,
Paul Bury
Family Friendly Gaming
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