Which playstyle is better: offensive or defensive? (No. 12, 13)

No matter how good the defense is, it will eventually be broken.

Not necessarily; it all depends on who is attacking and who is defending. :rolleyes:

When defending, you limit your initiative and give it to the one who wants to break through your defense – in other words, you remain tense while the enemy develops a strategy, looks for other ways to attack, and gradually gathers strength.

It's the opposite. You can only develop a strategy before an attack. Once you've attacked, you have to act according to a pre-prepared plan, and then everything depends on the attacker and the defender. And if the plan fails, you will first spend some time devising a new one, and during this time, the defender will strengthen their defenses and regain the initiative.

And here's a paradox for you – like yours. After defense comes a counterattack, therefore, defense implies an attack.

Again, it's not a fact. You can counterattack, you can strengthen your defense, or you can try to resolve the issue peacefully – so it doesn't necessarily imply it. P.S. By the way, a counterattack, although it is an attack, is still a defensive measure. P.P.S. In general, the main thing is that if all people adhered to a defensive position and no one attacked, humanity would achieve its main goal – "peace throughout the world and goodwill on Earth." People were created by God for peaceful life, but the Devil incited them to evil deeds, and attack is their original idea. So, which is better?