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7/12/2025, 12:43:25 PM
>china unironically though 2 duelists jean and blade with basic unexciting bitchass kits would be a huge draw
4/29/2025, 7:04:03 AM
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>Why did arena shooters die?
The actual truth is that they're less accessible for new and bad players, which makes up most of your playerbase (until they leave).
Getting new players and keeping them (i.e. player retention) is one of the most important things for modern multiplayer games.
In an arena shooter, not only do you usually have to learn something obtuse like bunnyhopping, but mastering the map to the point where you control it right down to the timings of powerups is not only not intuitive but also hard to learn. Most people still don't know that great map control is even better than exceptional aiming (because if they have 200HP and you have 100, they take all powerups and best weapons, that drastically changes the power dynamic).
This in turn means that good players will shitstomp new and bad players, with those players having no clue why they lost which makes them frustrated and feel powerless, then leave.
If you don't get new players and keep them, that means new players will keep facing good players and the cycle repeats until the playerbase is just 10 sweaty dudes.
Arena shooters also don't fit into the style that's more familiar and popular, which is more slower paced, aim down the sights, etc. shooter gameplay.
>Why did arena shooters die?
The actual truth is that they're less accessible for new and bad players, which makes up most of your playerbase (until they leave).
Getting new players and keeping them (i.e. player retention) is one of the most important things for modern multiplayer games.
In an arena shooter, not only do you usually have to learn something obtuse like bunnyhopping, but mastering the map to the point where you control it right down to the timings of powerups is not only not intuitive but also hard to learn. Most people still don't know that great map control is even better than exceptional aiming (because if they have 200HP and you have 100, they take all powerups and best weapons, that drastically changes the power dynamic).
This in turn means that good players will shitstomp new and bad players, with those players having no clue why they lost which makes them frustrated and feel powerless, then leave.
If you don't get new players and keep them, that means new players will keep facing good players and the cycle repeats until the playerbase is just 10 sweaty dudes.
Arena shooters also don't fit into the style that's more familiar and popular, which is more slower paced, aim down the sights, etc. shooter gameplay.
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