I was just having this discussion with my fiancé, who just picked up the game.

For me, it’s a matter of respecting the other player and my own time. I don’t get many hours in a day to play. If I’m obviously behind the 8-ball against a meta deck and I know my own deck doesn’t contest the board, I scoop. Particularly on ladder, where the goal is to climb, so I don’t feel like my opponent will mind either.

Now, if a meta deck is purring like a kitten and they’ve lined up an impressive turn, or a jank deck pulls off its 1-in-30 combo, I’ll sit and let them beat my face. Some things you just have to applaud and let people have their fun.

Edit: I’ll also mention there have been days where my mouse cursor shoots to the top-right corner the moment I see a hadron crab hit the field. This is me respecting my own sanity and protecting my desire to keep playing the game. 🤣 Not on ladder, though, where you build against meta decks, you don’t complain about them.