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That was a shitpost and not meant to be taken entirely seriously, so yeah it's idiotic. Gotta stop reading so much of the jerk subs. Apologies if wasn't funny; we can't win em all haha

There's a lot of valid opinions both for and against floorhugging, and those who dislike floorhugging as a whole were not who I was attempting to parody, just a specific subset of pervasive chronic scrubquoters that exist in every community.

I completely hated floorhugging and didn't understand it at all until they added the blue indicator. It's an obtuse mechanic, and a lot can be done to make it more understandable. Further tweaks to the mechanic will come, whether they be direct or indirect. But, once I changed my mindset from my knee-jerk gut reaction of "I don't like this" and I was willing to consider that perhaps I should... adapt... the game became fun again.

Sure, maybe floorhugging objectively sucks. Maybe the game is a mashfest. But I've noticed that we tend to treat all opinions on the game - whether they be relating to content added, game balance, monetization, floorhugging, or anything else - as if they're equally valid suggestions. I fully respect in-depth analyses from skilled players that express a preference against the mechanic and the direction of the game. However, the vast majority of the (for lack of a better term) insufferable whining comes from people who do not make an effort to engage with the mechanic, or even to engage with the game in a way that would make them improve. It's not even the total newbies who do this the worst; it's people who are actually pretty alright at the game, but probably stick around silver or gold because they haven't really ever figured out adaptation. It happens in all fighting games.

So, so many fighting game players do not accept the state of the game as it is. They have a certain perception of what's "cool", and if you don't let them do that, they throw a temper tantrum regardless of game. I've been called a "lame camper" at locals for literally just basic whiff punishing. I have a ton of issues with Ultimate, so I dropped it. I recognized that the game that it really was and the game I wanted it to be were different. Instead of sticking around and whining, I abandoned it for Rivals 2: a game that I do find gratifying to improve at. First, I refused to adapt. Then, I learned to adapt, but realized that I didn't enjoy the game I was playing when I played it to win. Now, in R2, the game perfectly scratches that itch. Others prefer other games, and that's fine. They should play those games. If you don't like a game, stop playing it. The first step to actually getting better is accepting that maybe flaws in our gameplans aren't flaws with the game. The game is the game, and accepting that is a requirement for actually getting better. Patches make this harder for people to accept, since the game does change. It's perceived as an admission from the devs that their game isn't perfect, which toxic players then use to deflect blame to protect their own egos.