[quote=@Inkarnate]
not sure if trolling or melon is outlier
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I'm an outlier in the sense that I'm generally more competitive than the majority of players, which is why I tend to beat them. Going easy on someone would feel like doing them an injustice, at least to me. However, my comments about the nature of competition are something I still stand by. You only have to look at boxing, and past the showboating, to see that there is a genuine level of antagonism between people beating each other up. The same mindset, I believe, can carry over into beating people up with words and debate. Not to say it always happens, but when two people of a similar competitive mindset clash, it is quite common.

The trick to enjoying the arena if you're not looking for that sort of high intensity debate and competition is to simply seek out like-minded individuals, and to avoid all forms of tournament.