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> They are stuck being mediocre to good (but not best) players because they dug themselves in their own holes Also: they fall into a pit where their current be
by AllegedAlec 7y ago
> They are stuck being mediocre to good (but not best) players because they dug themselves in their own holes
Also: they fall into a pit where their current behaviour works at the skill level that they are at, but is detrimental when that behaviour is performed at a higher skill level.
- lmilcin 7y agoThat is true. One way this happens is when somebody tries to progress very quickly, emulating best players, without putting time to understand the basic mechanics of the game. A good player will be able to adapt their gameplay because they can more or less predict what will happen when they alter the gameplay and/or they can evaluate how their change influenced the result. A stuck player who skipped basic training may be able to imitate a complicated strategy to some extent but will fail miserably when they change anything and won't be able to evaluate results. They are effectively trained to do one thing from a subset of skills of a pro player and not being able to transition through a valley of failure from their local maximum.
- Mary-Jane 7y agoA similar analogy: talented musicians who can only read music but completely lack the ability to improvise.
- justincredible 7y agoDepends on what their goals are; not all musicians are interested in composition or jamming. I can improvise quite well but can't sight read to save my life.