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Warrior PvP Thread - Highlights include the claim that it's impossible to get above a 2000 rating if you aren't there already, and the claim that because he's over 30 years old, he can't compete with 20-somethings.

Warrior PvP Thread - Highlights include the claim that he shouldn't play more than 10 games per week if he wants to improve his rating. The truth is, if you want to get better, you have to play games.

Warrior PvP Thread - "As it stands, I don't really care what you say." If he doesn't care what people say, why bother posting?

So the upshot of those links is this: He's not trying. He's saying that he's too old, or the players with Gladiator ranks are conspiring against him, or the matchups are unfair, or whatever works at the time. At the same time, he's saying that he only plays 10 games per week because he has nothing to gain from it. The truth is that the most important gain (experience), can only be obtained by actually playing matches. Not once in his posts does he entertain the possibility of getting better through strategy or experience - he talks mostly about why the world is so unfair that he has no reason to try.

The difference between good players and bad players is that the good players try until they win, and the bad players try until they fail. You're right in saying that I don't know he's a bad player, but he's given up, so I feel confident in making an educated guess.