@JayJ
The only thing A.I. is meant to achieve is to emulate human players. After all cpus,bots, a.i. whatever, don’t make mistakes (On higher difficulties). The whole point of fighting games is to get good. Learning and mabe even practicing if you want to get really good. However there comes a point where you can easily beat the highest level cpu with ease. And although it’s a rewarding challenge, it shouldn’t be.
Don’t think of opponents online as randos that train 24/7 because they’re people. And real people make mistakes. Once you practice the technical aspect you can learn some of the mental aspect.
Playing story mode or Arcade Mode is ultimately harmless. Although it doesn’t beat going online or hell, in person to beat people. The point isn’t winning, that’s just competing. It’s to better yourself, the ultimate challenge. The greatest satisfaction that can be found out of a fighter is playing against cpus, going online, and getting wiped with a 100 hit true combo. You feel like trash, but it also gives you a burning drive that one day, with hard work and determination, you too can be that good.
At the end of the day my only point is you can enjoy any game however you want to. It’s your game and I’m some rando on the internet. However I only question the people that only play single player content. Because they’re just not meant to be played alone. They’re meant to be experienced with others in both blazing triumph and crippling defeat.
-Kal