/vr/ - Retro Games

I have a question.. or a uhh.. statement I want to kind of establish, but I don't know how.

Would you guys agree that having the talent or skill of 'survivability' in a game, as a player, is the most beneficial and important skill to have when playing video games? The reason I'm so unsure of this question is because what am I even contrasting 'survivability' against? What key skill would someone argue that is important as survivability, if any, and is it as if not more significant than survivability?

After watching some UV Doom speedruns, it just becomes ever more apparent to me that it becomes less about rushing through the levels and more about actually SURVIVING to the end of the level as if it's actually a factor.

I haven't slept in 26 hours so all of this might be completely retarded, but yeah. Food for thought.