Posted by: WitchDocktor
Video games such as Zelda, Mario, Goldeneye, Doom, Castlevania, and other games like that, did you care about your K/D? What your rank was, if the game had one? Did you care about the quality of the game's multiplayer? Did you scream, "Gyorg is to powerful! He needs to be nerfed!" or if Mario needed a buff? I assume you didn't say stuff like that.
So why do we care all of a sudden about that now?
Different genres are tailored to different audiences. FPS, for one, is innately competitive. Though K/D is stupid, I care to win and try my best. I'll definitely enjoy pooping on kids in social and just screwing around, but the real thrill and drive in a FPS is the competition. Not to mention it has me playing the longest.
Think of League of Legends dude. Not competing (or not trying to best your opponent) in that game is like not even playing it.