Yes I care, because I'm really good at shooters. It is extremely satisfying to see my name at the top of a scoreboard, above other people. These are other human beings who have invested their time and energy, and I can negate all that with the flick of a controller stick and the pull of a trigger. I laugh hard at anyone older than I am (18) who is not as fast or doesn't have decision making to rival my own. And I get angry when some 10 year old kid is better than I am at any game.
But I'm grateful for people who suck at games and yet keep gaming just for the fun of it. I can respect that, and it makes my experience more entertaining. I'm sure if every match I was put against a team full of people like me it would be a lot less fun, because I would lose sometimes.
I don't think it's shallow, for the reasons I stated before. There are tons of people who do care, and I relish in being able to make them cry themselves to sleep at night with my mad skills.
But really, it's all for the lulz. Usually I get bored with a game and just end up running around trying to glitch out of the map and kill my own team mates while my KD goes to hell.
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