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A player who only plays a single character, strategy, or build, refusing to adapt regardless of the situation calling for it.

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EXPLAINER

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REAL-WORLD EXAMPLE

"He's a one trick and proud of it, fourteen hundred games on the same character."

LORE & ORIGIN

Standard competitive-gaming term for specialization taken to the point of inflexibility, used both critically and as a badge of pride.

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2023
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2023-2026 (Current Era)
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