#How do I deal with someone who only played against me

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mellow ridge
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You can just say it's Onyx.

tawny magnet
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nah its not onyx

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I can beat onyx with my mollo sometimes

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and onyx had 200 something hours or 300

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when I said 95% of their playtime was me I meant it

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they arent in this server

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I mean they used to be here for like 2 weeks then left

pulsar pewter
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Aside from adapting normally here (maybe break out into multiple playstyles possibly? I cant be specific on the roa part) Id have to say try to get a few steps ahead in figuring out what they’re learning. Playing against friends often (or you could perhaps call it playing against a rival often) often ends up like a 5d chess game.

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Its not just about whos getting better but its also about who’s figuring the other person out quicker, or if im making a quote here,
“Play the player not the game.”

granite cedar
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a practice partner is great for that yeah

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you just have to adapt over time as you would normally

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pick up on habits and blindspots in their gameplay and exploit them

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they'll probably change those habits, then you need to adapt again

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notice what habits they're exploiting from you, too

pulsar pewter
granite cedar
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or ask

tawny magnet
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kragg mu is so hard to learn too

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its annoying

tawny magnet
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they dont play well and stuff but it somehow works

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they always roll in is one thing

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in any situation

pulsar pewter
honest nimbus
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yea if you're getting hit by it it's on you just stop getting hit by stuff

tawny magnet
pulsar pewter
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Ah

tawny magnet
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like they dont have wavedash or hitfall much and never use plats for anything

pulsar pewter
tawny magnet
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maybe I should vod reveiw my games against them

pulsar pewter
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Yeah thats a good start

tawny magnet
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last time I tried that all I came up with is I was being stupid

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and today when I played them my kragg ( I have like less than 1 hour on kragg in total) was more consistent at winning than my sylv

pulsar pewter
pulsar pewter
hollow ivy
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IMO it sounds like you're dealing with a mental block. You're winning more than they are, you pointed out some things to work on, and you even mention having a better win rate with a character separate from your main. Throughout this thread you also seem to have general frustration around playing against this individual, despite already coming out on top (not to say you can't win and not also be frustrated, but you get the idea).

When playing against someone like that for so many hours, it becomes an entirely different game. For me, Melon and Pinden are probably the two people I've played the most individual hours against - games with them are extremely pendulum-swingy because we are fighting the player and their habits more than anything else (the more "human" the more unpredictable). We also get inside each other's heads and our gameplans get thrown way off track. It takes a lot of mental stamina to keep level headed in those situations.

Personally, I'd recommend doing vod review with another person (ideally with someone who doesn't know this friend of yours). The pure outside perspective would help. When reviewing, I'd recommend trying to separate your friend from the interactions happening in game, pretend they are a stranger you matched with in Casual. Distance yourself from the thoughts of "but I know this" and "they always do that" so you can break the mental block that's keeping you from analyzing and understanding things pragmatically.

tawny magnet
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And you for sure don't play kragg

proud remnant
tawny magnet
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You also use plats

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And we probably played like 30 hours total

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Half of it casually with random stuff

proud remnant
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That shit is so fun though

tawny magnet
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The guy I'm talking about can't play mus because I don't play the character it's wild stuff