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Eagle

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Thanks everyone
« on: July 24, 2011, 10:51:24 pm »
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At least those of you who try to behave like adults.

Between me basically hitting my skill ceiling, and then steadily and quickly declining over the last 2 weeks, which is more frustrating than fun for me.  And then the kicker - today getting told "You Suck!" after getting beat (in a pretty close game), I think I'm done.

It was fun up until recently, now I just end up angry every time I log off.

I'll miss many of you...thanks for the games.
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Re: Thanks everyone
« Reply #1 on: July 24, 2011, 10:55:29 pm »
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Sorry to hear it, man.  Hope you feel able to come back in the future.  I feel your pain about declining ratings. :)
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Re: Thanks everyone
« Reply #2 on: July 24, 2011, 11:22:44 pm »
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We lasted about a month and a half before a GCW thread.  Not too awful.
« Last Edit: July 24, 2011, 11:36:46 pm by Axe Knight »
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Re: Thanks everyone
« Reply #3 on: July 25, 2011, 12:02:52 am »
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The way to cure such frustration is to start playing games on accounts that don't matter to you.  Games can become unfun when every single one is rated; try playing some games without the pressure on and you might find it much more enjoyable.
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Re: Thanks everyone
« Reply #4 on: July 25, 2011, 12:56:36 am »
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I've just gotta know...GCW?

We lasted about a month and a half before a GCW thread.  Not too awful.
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Re: Thanks everyone
« Reply #5 on: July 25, 2011, 01:00:52 am »
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Yeah..  I've done that a bit, and you're right...   What really pushed me over the edge tonight was the last idiot I played against.  I deal with children all day at work, I don't need the childish/rude behavior in something that's supposed to be recreational.

Thanks to you specifically for the blog and forum, I'll still keep up, since I play the paper game a lot with RL friends.  Who knows, maybe after I simmer down a bit and take a few weeks off I might try online again.

The way to cure such frustration is to start playing games on accounts that don't matter to you.  Games can become unfun when every single one is rated; try playing some games without the pressure on and you might find it much more enjoyable.
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Re: Thanks everyone
« Reply #6 on: July 25, 2011, 01:01:39 am »
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I've just gotta know...GCW?

I just did a quick search but figured it out before I saw any of the search results. "Goodbye Cruel World."
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Re: Thanks everyone
« Reply #7 on: July 25, 2011, 01:04:54 am »
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Ahh...gotcha..

Just gotta keep telling myself "it is just a game afterall"...  I'd prefer to go with "goodbye friends", since the people reading this forum are the ones I actually liked playing with.

I've just gotta know...GCW?

I just did a quick search but figured it out before I saw any of the search results. "Goodbye Cruel World."
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Re: Thanks everyone
« Reply #8 on: July 25, 2011, 01:35:38 am »
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Ahh...gotcha..

Just gotta keep telling myself "it is just a game afterall"...  I'd prefer to go with "goodbye friends", since the people reading this forum are the ones I actually liked playing with.
Agreed. I guess I've been fortunate in my experiences so far; I've only had two or three bad ones that I specifically remember, but I can definitely sympathize with the sinking feeling of a sinking level.
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Re: Thanks everyone
« Reply #9 on: July 25, 2011, 01:42:07 am »
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after you cool off, ask me for a game if u see me in the lobby, i will prob say u suck though if u win  ;D
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Re: Thanks everyone
« Reply #10 on: July 25, 2011, 11:35:23 am »
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Something else to note about one's level dropping:  it's not always a function of lower skill.  It always feels bad to lose against someone who's level 2 or 3 or even 10 if you're level 25.  But remember that those levels are partially a function of variance.  If you're level 25, and you lose to a level 5, your base skill number goes down, but your variance also increases; this has a twofold effect on your level, as level is the difference between base skill and variance.

I'm not sure of actual numbers, but it looks like during my recent six-level drop, 2 or more levels can be attributed to increased variance.  It's funny because it feels like most of my recent wins have been against similar-level players, but my losses against newbies!  The worst, of course, is losing to a level-0 by obvious luck (they get 5/2 on a Witch board, you Potion shows up on turn 5 or with two Coppers on a Familiar board).

But, some of Dominion is always luck.
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Re: Thanks everyone
« Reply #11 on: July 25, 2011, 01:18:55 pm »
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If you're that concerned about your level dropping, play under a different screenname with abandon.  No one will know it's you.
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Re: Thanks everyone
« Reply #12 on: July 25, 2011, 01:30:27 pm »
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If you're that concerned about your level dropping, play under a different screenname with abandon.  No one will know it's you.

We will now. From now on I will assume that anybody I play who is not called "Eagle" is actually Eagle in disguise.
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Re: Thanks everyone
« Reply #13 on: July 25, 2011, 01:31:23 pm »
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If you're that concerned about your level dropping, play under a different screenname with abandon.  No one will know it's you.

We will now. From now on I will assume that anybody I play who is not called "Eagle" is actually Eagle in disguise.

It might be me in disguise ;)   I've been known to do that at times.
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Re: Thanks everyone
« Reply #14 on: July 25, 2011, 03:32:23 pm »
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If you're that concerned about your level dropping, play under a different screenname with abandon.  No one will know it's you.

We will now. From now on I will assume that anybody I play who is not called "Eagle" is actually Eagle in disguise.

It might be me in disguise ;)   I've been known to do that at times.

No!  It's me!  ME ME ME!  Everyone is me!
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Re: Thanks everyone
« Reply #15 on: July 25, 2011, 04:15:14 pm »
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With the way the rankings are determined a couple bad games against a very low ranked player will knock you down a couple levels. This is just going to happen with the luck factor built in. So best bet is not to obsess about your ranking too much :).
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Re: Thanks everyone
« Reply #16 on: July 25, 2011, 07:43:21 pm »
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Well, according to Council Room you beat me pretty handily Friday (in a game I don't remember, which is perhaps a sign of playing too much).

I think human nature is to play a lot when we're playing badly but only a little bit when we play well, in both cases because of a desire to end on a good note. Sometimes that good note just doesn't come, because of variance. So train yourself to give yourself a short leash when things go badly but indulge yourself more when you're "on"? Easier said than done, I know from experience.

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Re: Thanks everyone
« Reply #17 on: July 25, 2011, 11:18:26 pm »
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If you're that concerned about your level dropping, play under a different screenname with abandon.  No one will know it's you.

We will now. From now on I will assume that anybody I play who is not called "Eagle" is actually Eagle in disguise.

It might be me in disguise ;)   I've been known to do that at times.

No!  It's me!  ME ME ME!  Everyone is me!

No!  I am Spartacus!
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Re: Thanks everyone
« Reply #18 on: July 26, 2011, 10:55:38 am »
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If you're that concerned about your level dropping, play under a different screenname with abandon.  No one will know it's you.

We will now. From now on I will assume that anybody I play who is not called "Eagle" is actually Eagle in disguise.

It might be me in disguise ;)   I've been known to do that at times.

No!  It's me!  ME ME ME!  Everyone is me!

No!  I am Spartacus!

Thank you for making my day!
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Re: Thanks everyone
« Reply #19 on: July 27, 2011, 09:49:59 am »
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If you're that concerned about your level dropping, play under a different screenname with abandon.  No one will know it's you.

We will now. From now on I will assume that anybody I play who is not called "Eagle" is actually Eagle in disguise.

It might be me in disguise ;)   I've been known to do that at times.

No!  It's me!  ME ME ME!  Everyone is me!

No!  I am Spartacus!

I'm Brian, and so is my wife!
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Re: Thanks everyone
« Reply #20 on: July 28, 2011, 10:08:20 am »
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If you're that concerned about your level dropping, play under a different screenname with abandon.  No one will know it's you.

We will now. From now on I will assume that anybody I play who is not called "Eagle" is actually Eagle in disguise.

It might be me in disguise ;)   I've been known to do that at times.

No!  It's me!  ME ME ME!  Everyone is me!

No!  I am Spartacus!

I'm Brian, and so is my wife!

Life of Brian FTW. I'm laughing my rear off.

What have the Romans ever done for us?
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Re: Thanks everyone
« Reply #21 on: August 20, 2011, 08:22:22 pm »
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Brought peace?
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