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Re:I thought I made a hard game and then speedrunners destro... by mmanfrin on Monday July 01, 2019 @02:51PM (#20328482)
> I painfully miss twitch games like quake that instead of pushing you to memorize and perform accurately, you instead had to react and improvise quickly and think on your feet.[0] It's a different set of skills that seems to have fallen out of favor as of late.

What? Two of the top four~ most played games on earth right now are battle royales.

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Re:I thought I made a hard game and then speedrunners destro... by Jach on Monday July 01, 2019 @03:22PM (#20328810)
Battle royales aren't arena shooters like Quake.
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Re:I thought I made a hard game and then speedrunners destro... by Mirioron on Monday July 01, 2019 @03:26PM (#20328846)
But they very much are games that require thinking on your feet.
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Re:I thought I made a hard game and then speedrunners destro... by pixelrevision on Monday July 01, 2019 @03:52PM (#20329100)
Hiding can be a good strategy too :p
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Re:I thought I made a hard game and then speedrunners destro... by ihuman on Monday July 01, 2019 @03:31PM (#20328884)
Battle Royals make you react and improvise quickly and think on your feet, instead of pushing you to memorize and perform accurately.
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