(Found this on twitter)
Someone said DnD is a perfect example of this, except:
DnD 3e was better than 1e and 2e, and 4e came about because video game popularity was something WotC were trying to get in on, and 5e came about because Pathfinder 1e stole (took back?) like, half their fanbase.
The game getting worse over time (5e is terrible, FIGHT ME!) is literally because of profit seeking.
This whole comic just completely falls apart if you ask “wait why were the nerd guys playing in the first place if not to have fun socially?”
If they don’t want to just chill and have fun because they want to do their hobby more competitively, then they could just use some tournament or league format that lends itself to competition. This is a skill issue.
i don’t think it’s about competitiveness, i think it’s about social drift within the hobby. they’re blaming the wrong thing, of course, but there’s cases like early dubstep sounding nothing like the dubstep that got huge and people who liked the original thing got bowled over in a way that probably sucks to experience.
I see what you mean, you’re probably right. But in the case of most hobbies that I can think of, if you aren’t anti-social you’d always prefer simply having more people to share the hobby with, and if they’re having trouble keeping up with all the rules it should be possible to get them to learn the ropes with a bit of grace.
Especially video games since the rules are hardcoded into the game, so it’s impossible for people to “casualize” it.
Normal people:
Have multiple hobbies, so they don’t suffer an existential crisis when one of their many hobbies starts sucking.
Find another hobby because no one’s too old to reinvent or discover something new about themselves.
Appreciate having another thing that they can use to socially connect other people with.
Only socially and emotionally stunted manchildren care this much about preserving the alleged purity of their pointless hobbies.
people have multiple hobbies, in this economy?
outside of capital ruining things sure.
i really don’t like the fans of the loli character that porky added to a game series i liked and would rather they not be in my community if that was the only reason they picked it up.