For PC I’d say 1999-2010 was absolutely amazing time to be a gamer. PC parts were dirt cheap, you could overclock the hell out of your hardware, and micro-transactions and pay-to-win didn’t exist.
This 100%. The only thing that even makes arena shooters worth playing is having skilled opponents and teammates, without that it’s literally just mindless button mashing. When the player base goes away, the game dies with it.
Witcher 3: Lelelelele