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At least be honest here. When a newbie suggests a game and claims they haven't played online yet, but have been playing hotseat with friends for 2 years and winning against everyone, do you really expect a high level of play from them?

I can only speak for myself – when I came to the forum, I had no online experience (hotseat and a few LAN games), but I didn't lose all my games from the very beginning (I even won against a solid mid-tier player, Dubrovin, right away – although I was playing much worse than I am now, I admit). So, it depends on the person (as far as I know, there are other similar players – Gomunculus, Ayman, etc., and I think there are many of them).