Unpopular Opinion: 'Skill' in a gacha PvP such as Shinobi Striker is a myth

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Over this past week, I've noticed numerous posts from this subreddit invading my feed, labeling claw edge users as "spammers" and "cowards". This made me question how these critics fail to see the duality and hypocrisy in their stance. Most of these complainers are by their play-style veterans who have relied on "meta builds", but now that their metas are failing them, they are quick to judge others.

The weapon in question has revealed the fragility of their so-called "skillful gameplay". In reality, this game has little to do with skill; it's just a spam fest, with the claw edge essentially reduced to a single button. Mind you a single button was all it took to have people's "reliable builds and their skills" trown to the metaphorical trash bin . None of the players are truly skilled; they're just following "meta builds". In a PvP game with meta builds, skillfulness isn't essential. Important to note that skill and strategy are different things, for example a strategy could be simply use X meta build in order to protect a base or a flag (depending the mode you're playing)

Long story short, dial down your egos, winning or losing against claw edge isn't anything special. New broken weapons and jutsu will be released behind a paywall, and metas will be rebuilt accordingly. No matter how many years you play this game, a newbie can still defeat you because this is for all intents and purposes a gacha game. Additionally, if you want to invade someone's feed with complaints about this game, know that your save file can get corrupted from one day to the next, forcing you to start over or even better, re-buy already owned dlcs, which in a game with microtransactions, shows a blatant disregard for the players and sheer incompetence from the developers, now that's some grim food for thought.

in NarutoShinobiStrikerby Fluffy_Philosopher22

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Beautiful_Rub_4235

of the Uchiha Clan

Bad take 🤣 you can use your mobility to dodge jutsus, see enemies coming and make strategies. Mix around the jutsus and make themed set ups taking away the meta aspect. Dude if you suck just admit it but don't say the game requires no skill just cause you can't develop it 😂🤣

Fluffy_Philosopher22

Never said it would be popular opinion, but your argument of mobility primes in the realm of stupidity, making distance isn't skill as much it is understanding how to move in game, you thinking that's skilfullness your bar is very low, i would say pet users are the most skilled at this point then. We've all gone against ranged players with lots of mobility, and still handed them their asses, all it took was a pill (not skill).

Putting it simply, if mobility was the solution, there would not be all this crying about claw edge.

As for strategy, isn't skill. Anyone can follow a strategy (easier than following a meta, due to the paywalls), depleting one subs or making distance, a strategy yes, requires skill, nope, it relies more on the panic of the one getting attacked.

And your last point really makes no sense "Yeah you suck, you don't know how to play the game and that's why you're saying for people to stop bitching regarding their losses". No need for furthering your point, you spent tons of hours in the game, sad to say that a newbie with claw edge could still beat you, all that pride on your skill proven pointless Mr. Dodgy McFlee.

Beautiful_Rub_4235

of the Uchiha Clan

Shit man all that yapping but the golden line for me was

i would say pet users are the most skilled at this point then. We've all gone against ranged

I am a pet user and use them for mobility and attack. It's a blast so thanks 😊 also kurama claw edge users aren't the problem for me personally. I hunt them for fun. The issue currently is multiple SS+ weapons at a time. But that's an understandable struggle I think 🤣

PS it's not about running away. It's about dodging attacks while you put on pressure 😉

You're real talented at pointing out what isn't skill. So if dodging and tactics aren't skill. What is professor?

Fluffy_Philosopher22

Im gonna give you a visual aid regarding the hill you want to die on of Skill = Strategy

https://www.reddit.com/r/NarutoShinobiStriker/comments/1dur1sk/nothing_of_substance/

"I hunt them for fun" managed somehow to be the saddest thing i've read from you, really driving the point you don't have much to do and fun with, talk about depressing someone. So i kind of apologize for shitting on what gives you some sense of self worth, although going out is still a good plan. Get well soon.

Beautiful_Rub_4235

of the Uchiha Clan

Someone says they have a goal they like to a achieve when they play a video game on some of their off time and calls it fun.. and you say that's "sad" bro 🤣 most of your argument seem based on dumbass thin air assumptions.

Get a life and stop being so mad at people for enjoying a game 😉

Ps. What do YOU describe as fun when playing a video game? And do you understand the purpose of video games?

Edit: came back after your little clip. Wow a broken build. What's your point. You can just NOT make that build 🤡 can also choose not to warp 🤡

Fluffy_Philosopher22

"Stop being mad at people for enjoying a game" lol, you got to be on the spectrum or being a schizo for somehow out of the my post you perceiving i'm telling them they "guys you're having to much fun, you got too chill with that". Don't forget to take the meds,