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> and the massive online communities extending them.

As I said, the most addicting draw is the social component surrounding the games. The co-operative/team-based format means there's a baseline level of coordination in the background.

Something can be said about competition itself, but games that are by design 1-vs-1 are nowhere near as popular. As goes for actual sports.




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