The last few shield...

by **Ryguy** » Wed Jun 17, 2015 10:04 am

I find that I can only play with that intensity against people close to my skill level. If I try against people much better than me, it just doesn't pay off. Losing 20-4 instead of 20-3 doesn't make a whole lot of difference. I also find that when I'm playing people who aren't as challenging, I start getting sloppy.

by **Drakona** » Wed Jun 17, 2015 10:11 am

Yeah, playing opponents who are too easy turns me to mush fast. Some people seem immune to that effect, but I'm not one of them. Takes me 3-5 kills into a 'real' game to get my head back on.

I always try to play at full intensity, though, even against weaker opponents. I think that's what makes you better . . . you grow when you're working REALLY hard, trying to be BETTER than you currently are. Similarly, Lotharbot used to tell me that OT matches would make me better.

by **LotharBot** » Wed Jun 17, 2015 11:41 am

wow... 2 people in this thread had no idea who Ned Flanders was. LOL!

by **Drakona** » Wed Jun 17, 2015 1:51 pm

I suspect a common cause, Tom. Conservative Christian Culture in the 90's considered Simpsons a bad influence, along with DOOM, Dungeons & Dragons, plenty of other harmless things. That's still true. Your parents may never have cared much about that . . . but mine sure did. So there are a lot of things I might have "grown up with" that I've actually only ever been exposed to as an adult. I'm just lucky Descent isn't "violent".

Never mind that Kali (and high school . . . ) were ten times the bad influence that any of those things might have been. :lol:

by **Morfod** » Wed Jun 17, 2015 3:49 pm

by **Mark392** » Wed Jun 17, 2015 5:59 pm

I played Doom... I was never interested in TV much...