Originally Posted by
haiyken
I'm sorry OP, but... why do you care ? I'm not saying this to be a jerk, but I honestly think it doesn't matter at all why players are doing what they are doing.
On the contrary, I think it's amazing that so many people are able to play games (in general) in so many different ways. Some are just here for fun, to escape reality, some are really competitive, some want to "big brain" everything and some just like the pretty colors. Why the need to find an explanation behind why people act one way or the other. It really doesn't matter to me, and it shouldn't to you, as long as it doesn't impact negatively someone else. Here, it doesn't.
People experience things in a multitude of ways. It's true with video games but it's also true for a multitude of things. Why do people tap their feet when listenning to music ? Why do people cry watching a movie ? Why do people want to earn a lot of money ? Why do people get competitive when playing sports ? Why do players want to be the best, the fastest to clear video game content ? Because people are people, and people are different from each other. They like different things, they want different things. Nobody should have to justify why they like to play a certain way and shouldn't be judged for that either.