User blog comment:Mineko Charat Lucky/Don't Play to Win, Ever/@comment-77.98.197.209-20130111090522

Don't get me wrong here, I don't want to be offencive or anything, but I think that this "play to improve, not to literally win the match" is sort of a cowards way. Granted, I might be wrong here. But when I hear about this sort of menatality, anywhere, really, not only in gaming, it almost always leaves an impression, that the person proposing it is rather weak and afraid of feeling even the slightest discomfort.

People in the first world  as of now, have such a comfortable and synthetic life, that it is only natural that we seek some harsh emotions in games such as League of Legends. And this play to improve strategy, leaves you with nothing ultimately. You are afraid to take the risks, feeling even the slightest dissapointment, anger, flustration or the great joy of winning a hard earned game, which are all a good thing sometimes in small doses. Its a safe route, that does indeed improve your skills eventually, but in the end, gives nothing more than just skills, unusable in real life, thus wasting your time and not giving almost any emotional refuge.