mp consists of making moves to be effective. sp consists of taking time to make precise movements to look pretty.
you don't need to spend weeks to make a good replay, its merely that some people do. in mp there are no good replays, there are good strategies.
How many great SP players is there? Idk but off the top I can name about 10 legendery players and about 20 other very good ones.
How many great MP players is there right now? Very very few, less than 5 i'd say. (And when i say great MP player I mean someone who plays all mods to the top level) maybe even people could say no one has achieved top level in MP.
People will start replying to me with all these old players like Odlov, Ticux, Logic, blah blah blah... they arn't very good players compared to modern day players.
But I do have respect for single player people because it does take a new level of dedication and repetition.
in multiplayer, you are free to create your own alternative goals in any match, but it is not essential. the mod you are playing gives you the rules, and it will necessarily decide a winner and a loser (unless it's a draw, then the game decided both played equally well) by the end of the match. you cannot ignore the objective goals, even if you make your main goal something personal like ripping off both your hand and throwing them at your opponent. I am not saying that I value winning over showcasing tori control or other skills, but the game will not givei you any credit for trying to handicap youself and then failing to beat the other opponent, and it will not reward you if you handicap yourself and then beat the opponent either.
again, not saying that this is all MP and SP are made of, but it is their core. you can complicate multiplayer as much as you want, but it will not reward you in any way, and if you feel like it should then maybe you should be playing another game. the only reward you can possibly receive is pride and joy in completing a personal goal.
This is exaclty the point he is making, it would take a ridiculous amount of time and effort to get to top level in the variety of "competitive" mods that there are
Winning in MP is not essential in become a great player. Doesn't matter if you lose or win a game. Showcasing your knowledge of the game mechanics and being able to understand why you used/didn't use those joint states in that certain position to create moves and planning ahead of time is what it takes to be a good player.
If all you want to do is win then sure, go ahead, take that 10tc victory, increase that ELO of yours and stay in tori position for a few more games, but does that make you the better player always? No. The reward for winning is basically being able to stay in the 1st spot, nothing else, so you may as well win with decent moves (play the game it was supposed to be played imo).
why are you even playing this game if you don't believe that its definition of winning corresponds to the performance of the better player?
Excuse me? Are you literally saying that every single player online right now is playing solely to win? This is a game not an e-sport, stop treating it like a fucking e-sport. People are allowed to have fun with this game instead of playing like a piece of wood every single game. God damn.