Rocket League is an interesting game for me, in that it has exposed one of the issues I now have with competitive online games.

In terms of the gameplay itself, Rocket League is phenomenal and utterly unique. You can't really find the same type of experience anywhere else, and that novelty is very attractive. To make matters even better, it has remained almost completely unchanged in the many years I've been playing, making it really easy to jump back after a period of inactivity compared to say, a fighting game that adds new characters to its roster every few months.

That being said, I've learned a valuable lesson in playing the game; Nothing changes between matches other than a minute improvement in my skills, which will never be applicable anywhere other than this specific game. It is a time sink. The moment you decide to stop playing, all of that time you've invested is essentially invalidated, with nothing of value sticking with you after all is said and done. Not only that, but I will never be at the level I want to be, not unless I were to drop everything else in my life.

Compared to the numerous finite singleplayer titles I've experienced, it's simply too hard to justify spending time playing Rocket League anymore.

It's a fun game. Extremely fun. But by its very nature of infinite replayability, that fun is utterly mindless, and as such I've decided to spend my time in other ways.