Thank you for your input. I see what you’re saying, and mostly I agree. But I guess what I’m saying is… What happens when two people who are at a very similar skill level and understanding of the game’s mechanics and “numbers” face each other? It becomes a mind game. Trying to see your foe’s patterns and tendencies: “Reading” him/her. And since the game is getting better at matching us up with similarly skilled players, this is coming into play a lot. Just as it does in any athletic sport.
I’m not very good at explaining myself, but hopefully you see what I mean.