So, I crush my BF in most games...

[rong]

This might sound stupid, but if I liked someone enough, and this covers good friends as well as partners, I may even not play optimally from time to time just to give them a win/make it close and keep them happy. I'd never tell and wouldn't do it frequently, but if I thought it may give them some happiness then why not.

[a500lbgorilla]

This might sound stupid, but if I liked someone enough, and this covers good friends as well as partners, I may even not play optimally from time to time just to give them a win/make it close and keep them happy. I'd never tell and wouldn't do it frequently, but if I thought it may give them some happiness then why not.

I was having trouble trying to describe the inverse of this but gave up. What if you liked them and you knew that you were better enough that you wanted to toy with them without them noticing? Pull some move that could fail and you can recover from, but if it succeeds, it might seem like a genius stroke.

[rong]

Although, if you an guarantee they won't notice it's ok, but that's rare.

[boost]

Rilla, I actually really like that angle. Sure, you're dicking them around, but you're also exploring aspects of the game you may have otherwise not attempted to venture into. If know anything about competitive starcraft, these high risk tactics become known as "cheese" when they become widespread. Having your build called "cheese" isn't a compliment, however pushing the boundaries helms to shine light on what is possible in the game and often times less extreme but similarly rooted strategies emerge as a result-- or sometimes the build turns out to not really be high risk at all, and then Blizzard has to release a patch!

[eugmac]

i know one friend of mine who would be so so so so pleased to hear it too