Comment by nottorp
> If you are a casual who doesn’t care about game integrity, you probably aren’t the target audience.
Friendly reminder. 90% of games are not competitive multiplayer and don't need any anti cheat to be enjoyable.
My main entertainment is video games and books (no TV) in equal proportions so I'm far from "casual". I play zero competitive multiplayer due to the "communities" being invariably toxic.
Last time I played something like that it was Starcraft 2 when it was new. Enjoyed being called a stupid noob when I won.
Yeah. I've found a nearly 1:1 correlation between "Does it try hard to be 'competitive' or an 'e-sport'?" and "Is a huge section of the playerbase just godawful toxic assholes?".
As the years ground on, I've learned to avoid games billing themselves as an "e-sport" or indicating that they are extremely focused on the "competitive" scene, unless there's something very compelling to offset the asshole players that will inevitably be pulled in.