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Originally Posted by chillrob
How about you just stop using "hyperbole", instead of expecting others to know what your serious claims are and what parts of your posts are pointless?
LOL.
Hyperbole does not equal pointless.
Actually it is the opposite. Hyperbole can make points much clearer.
If there is anything you do not understand, just ask for clarification. You might learn something. Besides, any hyperbole I used did not change my point one bit. You could take it literal and I still stand by what I said.
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Originally Posted by chillrob
I take into consideration how I think a certain person plays, based on past observations (or stereotypes based on their appearance if I haven't played with them before) not their motivation for being at the table.
Then you are missing out on a ton of what drives OMC infested games. I could try to explain it if you like, but I am pretty sure you are beyond hearing anything I would say.
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Originally Posted by chillrob
I imagine you think the motivations for OMCs to be at the table is to be social, kill time, have a hobby, without losing too much money.
Sort of.
Close enough to get you points on a test, and close enough for the conversation.
Since you seem to need everything spelled out clearly, I would qualify your statement to be replace "OMCs" with "many OMCs in reg infested games".
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Originally Posted by chillrob
...yet you think these guys are "leveling" each other with 5th level thinking. Total BS.
You are missing the dozens (if not hundreds) of hours of interaction where patterns get drilled into even the most unthinking persons decision tree.
Leveling doesn't have to occur on a conscious level. It could be unconsciously learned over a long time.
If it makes you feel better, I have already admitted that softplay exists between regulars. I just think a lot of people fail to understand that some of it occurs not due to agreed upon collusion (which is illegal) but because of regulars knowing each other enough to the point that it occurs naturally without collusion.