The CURE-ALL!!!

You know "that" guy, the one who has the bravado and ego of Poongko, the charisma and pride of Tokido, and the execution and technique of any REGULAR player? (Don't be "that"guy!) 
I ran into him on Sunday. 

After a pretty decent run on Assassin's Creed Unity, (I'm still open to doing co-op with readers. Add me on XBL, Ryuji268) I said my farewells to the regulars at Select Start Gaming (SSG). I finished packing up my system and was heading to the door when "that" guy walked in. We exchanged greetings and then proceeded our separate ways. (He went inside the store while I waited by the door) "That"guy came to buy a controller and was inquiring about the latest releases. After a bit of chitchat he went back to his vehicle and waited for his friend who was conducting some business of his own. The friend was caught up in conversation with a girl and was paying minimal mind to "that" guy. So "that" guy decided his time could be better spent inside SSG as opposed to sitting in the hot car (Antigua has an average temperatures of about 26 degrees Celsius/79 degrees Fahrenheit compared to the cool comfort of SSG). He came back and went on about how he hasn't been playing much Street Fighter and he wondered if he still had it. He did his whole "name drop" thing (in an attempt to be famous by association, I guess) and invited me to help him test his mettle.

"That" guy and I are acquaintances at best. We know each other from the on-island gaming scene and have competed on a few occasions over the years. I, being the uber nice guy that I am, tolerate him (and his attitude) to the best of my ability because I don't wanna hurt his feelings (but mainly because the alternative isn't socially accepted and would make me come off like an A$$-hat which is slightly below A$$hole on the "A$$" scale). 

I loaded up the game, got him a controller and I grabbed a fightstick. (I'm a controller guy myself but I've started playing with fightsticks to be able to improve my game as well as be able to play anytime, anywhere, on any platform) "That" guy fiddled with the controller a bit and remarked on its use i.e how the buttons felt worn, so I got him another one. The second controller is "too new" for his liking i.e. it's not worn enough, so I got him another one. This one was "OK" and we begun our matches. He won the first match and let me know that he hasn't played since whenerery (local dialect for a long long time ago). I won the second match and he said he was "still warming up." I won the third match and I "did good" but he knew what to do now and would go for his counter pick (think choosing a different character to play against another character). So I surprise him by choosing a different character myself. He won the match and is elated as his "strategy is working" (N.B his "strategy" at this point is null and void, as I have chosen a different character from my original and this renders his counter pick obsolete!) I won the next six matches and sat there, with my poker face as an onlooker let "that" guy know that he had a bad match up i.e. my character will, more often than not, beat his character due to technical differences in their design. I humbly added that my zoning play-style (utilizing space and placement) does very well against his rush-down play-style (aggressive attacking). He replied with a nonchalant,
"I'm not as into the gaming thing as you are." Followed by,
"You guys read the Street Fighter Bible every day and I still beat you!" 
(For those of you not keeping score, he won two out of ten)

I was stoically (external) livid (internal)!
When "that" guy wins he brags, when he loses he nags and now that he's realized he's FREE (translation: he won't win for a while) he resorts to trying to make me feel bad for putting in effort. I was waiting for him to continue our matches so I could BODY him (translation: so I could pummel him some more).         

And this is how it should be! If people took out their aggression or decided the outcome or resolved confrontations with gaming... the world would be a better place. Think about it! Want to slap that guy for staring at your girl? Slap him in Street Fighter! Upset at the kids for bullying you in school? Tell them to try that in Halo! Dude thinks he's right? Prove your superiority in Gran Turismo! Chick has on the same dress and thinks she's hotter? Heat things up in Smash Brothers! Someone thinks they're smarter than you are? Show them your high score in Candy Crush! (I don't really play Candy Crush but... you get where I'm going with this.)
Nobody gets hurt (only their ego and pride). Nobody dies (well, they respawn after so...). Results are obvious (especially if you do a victory dance). It's a foolproof plan (if you ask me). Stuff gets sorted when games get started! --> GOT ISSUES? PRESS START!