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Thanks a lot Hax or... Bodhisattva (how do you pronounce that??) for leaking all this info xD although ATM I don't think we are much of a threat to Alpha lol but just you wait >: )
But yes I have noticed that, also it makes a lot of sense once you have mastered ABD and Lenshu/RK you cover almost all of the ways the Tori works and helps understand it. After I started to improve at TK and Lenshu I have gotten better at ABD and just every mod in general because I can really understand how the game works more then when I just played ABD. I still have much to learn in all mods since not until recently I have really been wanting to improve as a player.
"Bow deez ot vah"
Everyone is a threat to everyone. You know that by know. Every day since you started playing Toribash you've lost games to Blue Belts. There is an element of luck to Toribash in every mod.
The better people you play, the more you're forced to improve. And if you can master manipulation of yourself in striking mods (lenshu3ng/rk-mma) and manipulation of others (ABD) you will find there's very little to overcome. I would go as far as to say practicing small dojo aikido mods can be a waste of time because it's essentially who shovels who better. And you'll find yourself in better company which usually results in much better recruiting when you're practicing with the right people in the right mods.
I'm going through the same process as you. I guess my only other advice that I've been taking recently (from myself to myself) that I've noticed a huge improvement in my game is not being afraid to look stupid. Essentially every game of Toribash is meaningless and holds no consequence so losing doesn't matter. In that, what I'm actually saying is it's better to try a lot of crazy risky and new ideas to problems you haven't found solutions to than dqing a lot more gracefully and feeling like it was "close".