Matagi Gunner - Ch. 44 - How Will You Guys Fight

[MangaDex]

 

[darkblade210]

Let's goooooo time to show the pro people who is boss

 

[rckvnka]

Let's see how Yamano has changed

Thank you for the update!

 

[fight2live]

hey, that's actually a good advice

 

[goodknife]

and here i thought his advice is for yamano to provided support for his teammates (+ have them less reliant on him)

 

[zanonyn]

hey, that's actually a good advice

Yeah, there's a bunch going on there. Could maybe call it the difference between "hunting" and "war". Humans are long since complete apex predators with enough offensive power when prepared that no game animal is an active threat. And hunting tends to be solo (even if you go with a group of friends it's for fun and maybe sharing information, not everyone shooting at the same thing out of necessity). But in the game at a high level it's "solider vs soldier", either side can get the other so teamwork, positioning, tactics and strategy (including tactical withdrawals to more favorable ground, ambushes etc) are critical. It's also clear he fell into the classic trap of being too good for his starting level in a mechanical way, which let him dominate when everyone else had low skills, but also meant he never grew any further. Essentially in the newbie tier it was his "hunting" albeit with "more dangerous prey", so he didn't have his mindset challenged. So once they advanced to the point where all the opponents had good enough mechanical skills to make up enough difference he hit a wall. Whereas a newbie who built themselves up organically in game would have a far harder path, but no preconceptions or crutches either.

Of course his IRL skills/thinking/patience/coolness under pressure/raw mechanical talent are very valuable and unique assets. But the coaching here is good, he recognized a different approach than normal was needed for a very different set of strengths and weaknesses.

 

[McAlastair]

Yeah, there's a bunch going on there. Could maybe call it the difference between "hunting" and "war". Humans are long since complete apex predators with enough offensive power when prepared that no game animal is an active threat. And hunting tends to be solo (even if you go with a group of friends it's for fun and maybe sharing information, not everyone shooting at the same thing out of necessity). But in the game at a high level it's "solider vs soldier", either side can get the other so teamwork, positioning, tactics and strategy (including tactical withdrawals to more favorable ground, ambushes etc) are critical. It's also clear he fell into the classic trap of being too good for his starting level in a mechanical way, which let him dominate when everyone else had low skills, but also meant he never grew any further. Essentially in the newbie tier it was his "hunting" albeit with "more dangerous prey", so he didn't have his mindset challenged. So once they advanced to the point where all the opponents had good enough mechanical skills to make up enough difference he hit a wall. Whereas a newbie who built themselves up organically in game would have a far harder path, but no preconceptions or crutches either.

Of course his IRL skills/thinking/patience/coolness under pressure/raw mechanical talent are very valuable and unique assets. But the coaching here is good, he recognized a different approach than normal was needed for a very different set of strengths and weaknesses.

I read all that and holy shite you worded that to perfection. Though, can you please give us a shorter version so that mah brain don't go boom? Too many to the head does that to a mf. I understand what ya sayin', but again, just need a version that's easier on the eyes.

 

[Extreme-Tactician]

Ah, so Yamano needs to learn how to play safe. That makes sense. He's never had to fight against people before as a hunter, just prey. He needs to understand that he's in danger too. I think that the handshaking also makes sense. He needs to play safer and not force plays, so he can stay healthy.

Hino's a great coach! He knows his player's mindset very well. I wish I could get a couch like that for my games...

I read all that and holy shite you worded that to perfection. Though, can you please give us a shorter version so that mah brain don't go boom? Too many to the head does that to a mf. I understand what ya sayin', but again, just need a version that's easier on the eyes.

I can try.
TL;DR:
Yamano is used to fighting prey. Prey like animals, and prey like lower leveled accounts. So he never learned how to fight against an equal. At higher levels, people have learned how to play the game by grinding knowledge, so they knew better than him at teamwork, positioning, tactics, and strategy. People are also just as skilled as him at shooting, so his only advantage is gone.