Pride, recognition, a desire for popularity in something one wants to be famous for... sometimes people push through the lack of having fun to achieve just that.
DOA5LR. I remember when I was in college where I would usually play fighters (mostly DOA when DOA5 and Ultimate was out) after class to have fun and get better.
With DOA5LR... and now that I'm no longer in school until now... I felt I needed a balance, which is what I was missing.
Oh, I see. I'm pretty much retired from DOA5LR, because I got burned out with it (both competitively and casually). Plus, T7's coming soon. So I need to be prepared for that game.