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KwonHo, Yomi Layer 3, and Competitive Etiquette
11 years ago
Somewhat randomly, I came across this etiquette article in the game of Go, regarding respecting your opponent's ability.
Let me tell you a little story.
Once upon a time, for about half a year, there was an online fighting game by the name of KwonHo.
In this game, the Muay Thai fighting style had a particular move. This move was three high punches, followed by a hard low kick that knocked the opponent off their feet. The punches did not combo into the kick, so even someone hit by the punches could block the kick.
Beginners would be utterly thrashed by this move. They could not fathom the way to counter it. You could repeat this move over and over against a beginner, and they would lose.
An intermediate player was well aware of how powerful and overused this move was against beginners, and would instinctively block the incoming low kick. The Yomi Layer 3 counter to this was to substitute the low kick for a mid-hitting gut punch, but this was somewhat underused because of the high-risk low-damage. The two moves became less used against intermediate players, because it simply stopped being worth anything.
In a quite bizarre turnaround, when fighting elite players, you could once again use the move with success, as they had evolved beyond the point where the "three punch, kick" combo was even used anymore. It caught them completely off-guard, and they fell victim to it far more often than they should have.
This happens all the time, in every competitive event.
Intermediate strategy beats beginners.
Elite strategy beats intermediates.
Beginner strategy beats elites.
So if you are successful at some competitive venture and get called a "noob" or the like, be proud! You just beat an elite.
Let me tell you a little story.
Once upon a time, for about half a year, there was an online fighting game by the name of KwonHo.
In this game, the Muay Thai fighting style had a particular move. This move was three high punches, followed by a hard low kick that knocked the opponent off their feet. The punches did not combo into the kick, so even someone hit by the punches could block the kick.
Beginners would be utterly thrashed by this move. They could not fathom the way to counter it. You could repeat this move over and over against a beginner, and they would lose.
An intermediate player was well aware of how powerful and overused this move was against beginners, and would instinctively block the incoming low kick. The Yomi Layer 3 counter to this was to substitute the low kick for a mid-hitting gut punch, but this was somewhat underused because of the high-risk low-damage. The two moves became less used against intermediate players, because it simply stopped being worth anything.
In a quite bizarre turnaround, when fighting elite players, you could once again use the move with success, as they had evolved beyond the point where the "three punch, kick" combo was even used anymore. It caught them completely off-guard, and they fell victim to it far more often than they should have.
This happens all the time, in every competitive event.
Intermediate strategy beats beginners.
Elite strategy beats intermediates.
Beginner strategy beats elites.
So if you are successful at some competitive venture and get called a "noob" or the like, be proud! You just beat an elite.
