You're a bit off on your example Technician. It would be like participating in an Olympic run and when another runner is losing, he stops running and walks off the track... but now the race doesn't count since there were no other participants... not matter how good your time was.
There can be a lot more to this than you seem to give credit for. It's obviously very unimportant to you and it makes me wonder why you even bother to comment if so. Doing really well in these environments can actually affect your real life. You can get picked up for sponsorship due to how well you do and be recruited for some of the professional teams. I'm not sure if you've paid attention to any of the pro gaming leagues but sometimes the payouts are in the millions of dollars these days. eSports is a real thing now and it's getting harder each year to pretend that it's just a "kids' pastime".
There can be a lot more to this than you seem to give credit for. It's obviously very unimportant to you and it makes me wonder why you even bother to comment if so. Doing really well in these environments can actually affect your real life. You can get picked up for sponsorship due to how well you do and be recruited for some of the professional teams. I'm not sure if you've paid attention to any of the pro gaming leagues but sometimes the payouts are in the millions of dollars these days. eSports is a real thing now and it's getting harder each year to pretend that it's just a "kids' pastime".