? By that logic, why not play NBA 2K on two player mode? Take your extra controller and set it as the opposite team. That way, every time you score, they'll get a 5-second call, and every time you miss and they accidentally get a rebound, they'll get an 8-second call? You'll destroy them every time! Shutouts!
I want to play the actual game, with real game play. I don't want to turn a game into a shooting drill.
I guess what I look for in playing this game, and basically any competition, is the satisfaction that comes with winning because I was better/smarter or even luckier!
Same here, except that in an ideal scenario, that's ALWAYS the case.
Saying that you make things as easy as possible in order to win all the time - that's cheating at worst, and going-through-the-motions at best.
I disagree. The games allow you to have options for a reason - to modify the game as you see fit. Using options isn't cheating.
Also, what you described earlier (playing against an empty second controller) would be going through the motions.
Playing against an always beatable but still slightly challenging actual computer opponent, on the other hand, is sensational fun.
Anyways, I think this is an interesting topic because bistiza isn't the only person I know who has this philosophy, I just feel like maybe a lot of it gets lost in the wording. The "process" of destroying easy opponents can be sorta fun, but maybe not the "winning." And if I'm wrong about that then I guess I really just don't understand haha.
The winning is the only thing that's fun for me. The process is merely a means to that end. If I'm not winning, I'm not having fun.
While I realize I won't always win, particularly against humans, I still play because that's the only way to play this game right now. Since there are as you mention others who agree with my philosophy, I wish they'd create an option to essentially play in your own world against all SimAI opponents. If they did, I'd certainly play there, and pay to play there, and probably play as many teams in as many of those worlds as I possibly could. I'd probably stop playing against humans altogether, as the risk of losses is higher.