Ugh. Komatsu is PvPtard scum.
Freedom is what matters. Being a competitive dickbag isn't any better than forced equality.
The other guy isn't the opponent. The game is the opponent. If you "win" against the other guy, you've still lost to the game. Lost to the rules. The house always wins.
The only way to win is to defeat the purpose of the game itself. If it demands you choose between going forward or back, you can go to the right. If it demands you choose between left or right, you go up.
Competition and cooperation are two different colours of the same shackle of social dependence.