How do you view the opposition?

[msufan]

Just curious: How do you view your opponents? Are you just playing a friendly game, or do you see them as obstacles to be crushed in your quest to win?

[afort56]

For me, when I first start out at the lowest ranks in a game, it's purely a quest for the cash and everyone is a mere obstacle. However, as you progress up the ranks and approach the top, they begin to become more of friendly games, not entirely friendly, I still want to win, but I develop a respect for the top players I fighting with in a game.

This is how it was for me as I climbed the ranks in Jungle Bubble on King in 2006 and early 2007. As I got into the 10000+ rank, I think I probably played lulu1616 over 500 times, probably losing a little more than winning, but I guess I came to accept losing to her when it happened, considering she's the back-to-back reigning Royal Cup Champ in the 2006 and 2007 Cups (...there should be a new one soon, might get me playing on King again for a little bit.)

For me, I developed tremendous respect for those top players with whom I played repeatedly against. It was then where it's not so much adversarial, and becomes more friendly.

[Jacob]

Yup, I'm pretty much the same as afort. When I'm learning a game and not yet able to cruise through the rankings, everyone becomes my competitor. There's no room for being buddy-buddy with everyone I play with at the low ranks, if I'm playing cash games at a game I don't excel at it's solely for profit.

Now, when I'm playing a game that I'm actually good at, I've got love for everyone. If someone manages to beat me 10 times in a row at Bejeweled, I'm not angry or frustrated...I'd get impressed and PM the dude/dudette letting them know they rock. If there's a progressive going on and I see you guys in the top 20, I'm happy for you all. When you get to a certain level of playing ability, you're not really playing against your opponent -- you're playing against yourself. It's all about being able to reach the maximum potential of a given layout and scoring as high as possible with the skillset that you have.

But if I'm down a few bucks in cash games and I really need to win in order to prevent having to make a cash deposit...(Ivan Drago voice)....I MUST BREAK YOU.

[Grengoddess]

generally i congradulate people and have a lot of my opponents as my best friends on the site. but when people are snotty and arrogant about winning you will NOT get respect from me at all. that just means i need to whoop your booty and put you in your place. a coupel hits to the ego shoot knock em down a notch ^_~

[pacers101]

generally i congradulate people and have a lot of my opponents as my best friends on the site. but when people are snotty and arrogant about winning you will NOT get respect from me at all. that just means i need to whoop your booty and put you in your place. a coupel hits to the ego shoot knock em down a notch ^_~

but I kind of like it when you smack my booty. oh wait, oops, you said whoop my booty, well that too "makes me feel kind of funnny"

[bennyboy43]

definitely see them as the competition ofcourse! my money is on the line and i aint gonna let anyone get that without a fight! hahaha