Are you doing better or worse in game due to covid?
for me worse. pretty burnt out so having to game with the added stigma makes it hard.
the times that I do it I find the ratio is about the same though so the sexual market doesn't seem to be much different just now women who arent sexually interested now have corona virus shaming tactic
My results are a lot worse than pre-Covid. But don’t let this mislead you. The Covid situation has been a blessing in disguise! For the first time I’ve been forced to go to bars that I’d previously shrug off as “too hard” or “not game-worthy”, and open sets I thought were “too awkward” to approach, like when you have a closed off mixed group around a table and the place isn’t packed so no matter how you stroll up it’s clear you’re up to something.
Some observations I’ve had that directly cause my poorer results:
1.) Cannot approach as much due to capacity limits
2.) Cannot be as flimsy with the open and hook; Everyone can hear everyone so there’s more chances of awkwardness.
I generally avoid girls wearing masks, though I’ve been making it a point to approach them more often. It’s just so weird talking to someone when you can’t see their facial expressions, like talking to a wall.
The fewer sets is a big issue, but there still
are sets and I try to make the most out of them, which has also been helpful to my game. Bouncing to another venue if the current one is too dry - this is not really an option when
every venue has a big fat line you must first wade through to enter. Imo it’s better to stick it out at one single venue unless you really need a state reboot or the place has been dry for way too long.
Also mixed sets cannot be avoided. A lot of times every set is a mixed set so there’s no dodging the potential for guys butting in.