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Originally Posted by Lil' Lavery
Why does trying your hardest to win every match outrank trying your hardest to win the event?
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I hate that question. It's a perfectly good question, but I hate it. I hate it because I can't answer it. I
know that the right thing to do is to play your best to win the game in each match, but I can't manage to come up with an adequate explanation for why I know that. I hate having a firm opinion but being unable to justify it.
It leaves me in a situation where the best outcome is for the opposing sides to agree to disagree. I have no way to convince someone to change his or her mind. Rational discussion in favor of my position is not possible, and that makes me feel small.
I maintain hope that someone with more insight than I have will give a solid, well-based explanation for why it's best to play the game harder than you play the meta-game. In the meantime, I'll still listen to the people who believe that winning the tournament justifies strategies that go against winning each match.