If I had to pick my perfect headset, it would definitely be open-back, although I can certainly appreciate that not everyone has the ability to use one. With all of that being said, it's quite obvious that the open-back headsets are meant to be used by gamers who have their own rooms and don't have anyone in their proximity while plowing through their favorite games. Even your mechanical keyboard will be audible and potentially annoying while playing a quieter game. Likewise, you'll hear and get distracted by everything that is somewhat loud in your immediate surroundings. Anyone sitting anywhere remotely close to you will be able to hear what you're listening to. Why aren't all gaming headsets open-back? Because they're less convenient to use - as simple as that. There are other benefits to using an open-back headset, sound-quality and everyday-usability-wise, but that insane accuracy and spatial awareness is what will initially impress you the most. In videogames that mainly translates into precision - the ability to pinpoint your enemies as naturally and as quickly as if you were there in person.
The main goal is to achieve a more airy and natural sound with a wider soundstage and less distortions that could otherwise be caused by having the ear cups sealed, especially present in the lowest part of the frequency spectrum. Instead, the ear cups are perforated, which lets the sound leak out freely. That means that the rear sides of the built-in speaker drivers, one on each side, aren't sealed off inside the ear cups. The Sennheiser Game One, available in black-and-red or white-and-red, is a rare example of a gaming headset with an open-back design.
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