One of the baffling things I saw on reddit was the claim that "if I were playing against my kid or inexperienced player, I wouldn't play down" as though they were proud to punch down in what would be an extremely boring match. Like, some of them claimed that it would help the new player improve, as though getting torn apart constantly is good for learning (psych research says no). Or like, maybe some sort of weird honour thing?
Weird claims from what I imagine are very popular people who get all their social needs met.
One of the baffling things I saw on reddit was the claim that "if I were playing against my kid or inexperienced player, I wouldn't play down" as though they were proud to punch down in what would be an extremely boring match.
Big "my old man kicked my ass and I turned out fine" Reddit ideology there.
This is a consistent argument made in PvP for WoW. The best gear for it comes from playing it and winning, but once you have it you destroy everything. "just suck it up and keep fighting. You'll eventually start winning because you want to beat them!"
One of the baffling things I saw on reddit was the claim that "if I were playing against my kid or inexperienced player, I wouldn't play down" as though they were proud to punch down in what would be an extremely boring match. Like, some of them claimed that it would help the new player improve, as though getting torn apart constantly is good for learning (psych research says no). Or like, maybe some sort of weird honour thing?
Weird claims from what I imagine are very popular people who get all their social needs met.
Big "my old man kicked my ass and I turned out fine" Reddit ideology there.
This is a consistent argument made in PvP for WoW. The best gear for it comes from playing it and winning, but once you have it you destroy everything. "just suck it up and keep fighting. You'll eventually start winning because you want to beat them!"