It has more to do with
trying than
not trying.. I agree that most of the time players don't move from CS, or do anything useful.
However, you can only take back the same fort so many times in a day, you can only watch the same light turn orange or red so many times in a day, you can only get killed repeatedly by the same zerg so many times in a day. No matter how many times you win, its a short lived victory.
It wears on you, breaks you. That is why most give up.
And you know there's no point to such stress in an online game (its just a game), so they go to chat, eat dinner, or log off.
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What is your character name in-game? If I return to the game at some point then I will personally lead assaults on forts if you'll join...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RzXASzGfpiY