Which also helps me understand the games I play a lot better because - wonder of wonders - when you're asking yourself what you can do differently instead of blaming balance, other players, etc., you tend to find things you can do differently, lmao.

You ain't the weird one, lol. I've played a lot of platform fighters where players push the concept of "no Johns" - coined after a player named John who used to bitch every time he lost, lol.

If I'm getting my ass kicked and I'm frustrated, I either adapt, or I take a break. No Johns. No excuses.

I love it. I want more games that let me combine a goo grenade and a bounce pad placed at an angle on the goo to gain absurd horizontal momentum for an engagement just so I can fire my grenade launcher point blank into the face of some unsuspecting light player and kill us both.

It's why I fell in love with Super Smash Brothers Melee and platform fighters in general. It's why I fell in love with Soldier in TF2. And, it's arguably bad game design?? Maybe??? But also like. God. It's so nice to both be able to just pick up and PLAY a game, but then find WEIRD tech later.

Wanna get an edge up in combat with a shotgun in Arc? Learn how to dodge-roll out of a sprint-slide to corner-peek like a champion.

Or figure out a weird route down using clunky parkour mechanics to grab ledges and remove fall damage.

Or literally anything with melee weapons in The Finals.

I might be biased, but I think this is the best thing I've ever seen.