Originally Posted by
Grading
Heh, usually it's the opposite for me. I can take losing to strangers because, well, they're just strangers. But for some reason, I get into this extreme, seething rivalry when I play against people I know. Which is a reason why me and my friends rarely do matches against each other for "fun".
Also, players in PvP will very, VERY rarely have such precision. The only thing that's scary in PvP games is how actively people will fly at you, which sometimes lets you kill them in really stupid ways.
As for Intermediate games... those bots can be scary, but they're really, REALLY predictable.