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it just makes the whole scene look insecure, making it look like we ain't shit until we get blessed with mainstream attention, it's kinda gross actually

For clarification, are you referring to fighting games as a whole vs other main genres out there? or are you referring to fighting games in itself vs most other popular fighting games? It's two different things.

If it's what I think it is. Yeah the FG players have to realize that not every fighting game has the potential to reach Overwatch or some other popular shooter levels of a genre or support. FGs don't draw a crowd like that and will remain that way for eternity as long as other genres exist. Take what you have.

I'm talking about fighting genre vs other genres, but I see your point, games like Street Fighter, Mortal Kombat, Smash, and I guess now Strive don't really have this problem, it's everyone else who seems to be on a fruitless search for mainstream appeal

not everything is gonna have Overwatch numbers, and that's fine, but I guess fighting game devs need to eat to so I can't blame 'em for trying

@solevelonte It really depends on the context. It's reasonable to feel that way from the main post vs other genres because they do make sense in the end due to how massive their support for those other genres are compared amongst fighting games itself.

Fighting games will never beat a genre that is Overwatch, League, or a popular MMO. It's just not happening. That is a reasonable acceptance.

FGs amongst themselves however is different. Mentality like "my game will never be as big as Tekken or SF and i'm ok with it" hinders growth and just leaves the corporate to just take advantage of you because you are ok to everything that's given to you. Reduce a game budget and just be like "it's a bad game but i'm fine with it" can be a bad take despite main corporate having the -actual- resources to do so.

Coincidentally, I find DOA players to slowly enter that bubble because of the recent situation with DOA6 vs other FGs. Simply because it's either all they play or they just don't care what happens to it. It's easier to grasp that take if you play other games and witness on how it conditions players to be overly optimistic or accept to what they are given if it's all they play.