Finding the Tao

Sometimes it is better to simply say what you mean, rather than trying to pussyfoot and make things palatable.

If you go looking for definitions of the word “strategy,” you’ll find a lot of definitions that are domain-specific, that only concern themselves with a specific slice of life.

The phrase “Win-More” emerged from the competitive Magic community, and refers to cards or plays that only work if you’re in a winning position.

Roles are bad in competitive play.

(I’m writing this Phoenix Rising Amethyst, my team, but anyone should feel free to use it) Risk Is Bad In competitive games, risk is bad.

Different heroes are geared toward fights of different sizes.

It sounds obvious: There are powerful AoE abilities in the game, so bunching up is risky.

Sometimes, for whatever reason, it’s not a good idea to fight.

It’s common to talk about the “map objective.”

There’s a common pattern I’ve noticed in games.