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That's certainly valid too, I think team gameplay is more stimulating in that regard.
Yea man it’s not that deep. I used to play a lot of sports when I was younger. Several decades of aging + many many injuries over the years have now robbed me of my ability to play sports in any competitive way. 
Video games fills that competitive void for me. I’m well aware of my limitations as a gamer, especially now that I’m older so it’s not bothersome to me that I may only get platinum or diamond diamond ranked in a game instead of grand champion, top 500, or whatever crazy high rank exists in the game. 
I still enjoy competing in a team based environment against another team of humans in order to win a game.