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Facing just one other player excludes a lot of things present in gaming in general, the most important of which is genuine cooperation. How can you work with your opponents when, at all times, they are your opponents? That's the beauty of multiplayer: just because you have to beat them to win doesn't mean they're your opponent the whole time along the way. While there are certainly strategic implications in being a well-liked player in a game, today we're going to dive into how you get to that point initially (including what you shouldn't be doing, either).