A good distraction can turn the tide of a battle. Completely psychological warfare. Also possible lasting effects during the match. Get a player riled up, there’s a chance they’ll remain distracted and play worse on the overall, while being open to more distractions.
I think a lot of people have been on the receiving end of that. Even just getting outplayed can have a negative effect on your morale, and that can really get you off your game if you let it get to you. Add in a little trash talk from the enemy team, you got a recipe for trouble.
A good distraction won WWII. Several times. Most notably D-Day, of course, but also in the decision to bomb Berlin back in like 1940, which made Hitler angry and bomb London, thereby giving RAF bases time to regroup and repair.
A good distraction can turn the tide of a battle. Completely psychological warfare. Also possible lasting effects during the match. Get a player riled up, there’s a chance they’ll remain distracted and play worse on the overall, while being open to more distractions.
I think a lot of people have been on the receiving end of that. Even just getting outplayed can have a negative effect on your morale, and that can really get you off your game if you let it get to you. Add in a little trash talk from the enemy team, you got a recipe for trouble.
A good distraction won WWII. Several times. Most notably D-Day, of course, but also in the decision to bomb Berlin back in like 1940, which made Hitler angry and bomb London, thereby giving RAF bases time to regroup and repair.