Honestly, Mike suicide arc might not even be real. We're talking about a BPD author after all, they tend to act on a whim, barely able to construct long term plans and only when on meds, this ain't autism.

It would be hilarious if this were yet another suicide attempt by Lucy, but this time a depressed Mike saves her.

>Bar set too high
>New players get stomped and ultimately leave the game since nobody likes losing
>Old players either move on; irl shit like work, children or death
>Left with tism manchilds
That's it. Same goes for the RTS genre