I’m not sure where the gll guys are gaming, but I do know in an area and venue where it’s mostly dudes, with a few girls, where only a quarter of those girls are actually pretty, and they are all getting hit on at every angle - looking good and playing the numbers game (which is the bare minimum in my book) simply won’t cut it.
“Hey what’s up. You looked pretty good I wanted to say hey” becomes another dude trying to fuck her, high bitch shield.
The transition from direct to indirect and situational openers, as well as the emphasis on smarter verbal game, I think happens from this realization that at certain times being strait forward just doesn’t cut it. When a girl has so many options, merely getting her attention becomes the challenge
I do think though that playing the numbers game is a viable strategy at times, and I do think it is a form of game that deserves some respect because it’s not easy hitting on tons of chicks in one night than settling for a fat ass; this is personally not what I and most people on this forum want however. I think “noob game” is a good word for it
Last night I went out, and there were really only two girls worth approaching; one of them got taken by a guy I knew (I should have went in ASAP damn) and then the other one, her friend, I approached with “why are you wearing these big boots at a club?” after which I couldn’t think of anything else to say and left the convo. I kinda screwed myself there lol. That was it.