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The same goes for FIFA. Irsquo;m not great at FIFA, but Irsquo;m not bad. However, I took a year off the franchise in FC 24 Coins my final year of uni and, when I turned up at a friend house with a crate of beer and a controller in my hand, he slotted four or five past me in ten consecutive matches. With competitive games more than any other genre, yoursquo;re punished for living a life outside of their cyclical ecosystems.
Irsquo;ve had less time to spend playing games since becoming a dad, and I wouldnrsquo;t have it any other way. Spending time with my family will always take precedence over my solo hobbies, so Irsquo;m more selective about the games I spend time with, and how much time I spend with them. Unfortunately, this means that my competitive skills have grown rusty. I still love dropping into World Edge or taking to the virtual Anfield pitch, but I lose more often than I win. I just about scrape Gold in Apex ranked ladder, which I daresay isnrsquo;t too shabby for the handful of hours I put in each week, but when you come up against a three-stack of Diamonds, yoursquo;ve got no chance.
That why I proffer the idea of dad leagues. You donrsquo;t have to be a dad, or even a parent, to participate, but I thought of the idea so I get to name it. This would be a matchmaking system for the time-poor player who still has that competitive streak, lapsed ranked grinders and eager headshotters who canrsquo;t be doing with the rigmarole of completing your dailies seven times a week. It perfect, there are literally no downsides.
Of course, there are plenty of downsides. A collection of players who all have hectic schedules and little time for gaming will likely make matchmaking impossible. The vastly variable skills of the few players who turn up will make matches unfair. Not to mention the handful of Dad League (yeah, Irsquo;m capitalising it now, it official) participants may all want to play different games. However, I can dream.
Is it too much to ask that my fingers donrsquo;t grow stiff after as little as a fortnight off Fortnite? That my reaction speeds dull to those of an arthritic pensioner if I so much as look at a game other than Apex? That I can be casual and competitive?
That may be an oxymoron. Casual players canrsquo;t be competitive players. I agree to some extent. Esports players need to be committed and rigorous in their training. They need to turn up to EA FC 24 Coins for sale scrims, analyse VOD reviews, and train like any athlete. But there must be a middle ground. Something not entirely casual, but not as hardcore as a proper tournament. Maybe that what Gold rank is for. But maybe there should be something more. Maybe there should be a Dad League.
