The drive to compete, to be arbitrarily better at a specific task then your neighbor, no matter how insignificant in the grand scheme of things, is a universal concept - as long as there is people playing S3, there will be a competitive scene, as much as the sun rising every day is a constant - ThreadSky

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alphinespl.bsky.social • 63 days ago

The drive to compete, to be arbitrarily better at a specific task then your neighbor, no matter how insignificant in the grand scheme of things, is a universal concept - as long as there is people playing S3, there will be a competitive scene, as much as the sun rising every day is a constant

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keytonebtw.bsky.social•63 days ago

Ok I agree with you on most parts, yes people sink thousands of hours on the game simply to improve, I am someone who has and still will. The content cycle update part is a shallow reason, however, if people are feeling demotivated, like right now, they will just stop playing.

keytonebtw.bsky.social•63 days ago

However, at some point people are going to have to make decisions. Do I spend 100 more hours to reach the top of the leaderboards and improve, or do I try and get a job, or spend time with family? There are going to be people who will put in hours, that I agree with, however when motivation is the

keytonebtw.bsky.social•63 days ago

Only incentive to keep putting in hours, then that number is going to get smaller and smaller. While people love the game, as I do as well, that love comes with a sacrifice. I recognize that I have spent hundreds of hours playing this game, instead of spending time with family, that hurts me.

keytonebtw.bsky.social•63 days ago

So I do agree that the scene isn’t going anywhere in the short term, or maybe even for the next few years. However, I think it is going to spiral lower as people begin to get bored and want to do more and different things. You can see it now with the amount of people who are doing tournaments

keytonebtw.bsky.social•63 days ago

It is less than it has been in quite some time. And while I do believe it is important to give back as TO’s coaches and other important community members, they aren’t going to necessarily be bringing in tons of new members to revitalize the scene. Only Nintendo can really do that through updates.

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