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That's how I see most people use it, whenever I see infield videos of forum members posted here. I've also watched infield videos of a few routine based "pua" instructors and it's the same problem. Bravo(Style's instructor) is the only one that seemed like a normal, cool guy in them.
When I've been out, it's been pretty painfully obvious that they're using routines. If someone tries to ask a question or nearly everyone stops listening, they just "plow" and keep going. And then there's the psych games, or props like tarot cards that are a pretty massive giveaway. And the dudes still peacocking seem to always be routine based(and I've yet to see a good peacocking guy).
Where it's absolutely the most frequent though are the dudes coming over to "AMOG" me, with silly faggotry like "Hey! Shouldn't you get back to your girlfriend?" and other famous stuff from books like The Game.
Hmm...tbh I've never really seen infield routine stuff online. A few, but I'd say 50/50 good bad. I tend to see more bad "natural game" stuff though except for a couple or 3 guys. For eg, Sasha's stuff is terrible to look at for me, but he's praised as being some god. Never got that.
Never really came across the guys you mention though so my experience differs. Actually, come to think of it maybe 2 who dressed weirdly at a pickup thing but I know one guy (in a blouse) was an RSD guy and I don't know what the other guy was. The routines guys I know don't peacock, maybe a necklace or a bracelet, they run an opener, a couple routines, negs and teases, isolate with a routine and make out or escalate (but with chill routines). No tarot cards or magic tricks. So more like indirect opener, how do you guys know each other...you make the same facial expressions, blah blah, few teases, introduction, fluff, hey can I borrow your friend, are you a good kisser etc. Simple stuff that isolates in 5 mins.
I think I remember you're from GA right? Never saw peacocked guys in Opera or Midtown. No boa or tophat. The routine guys I see, dress sharp, dress shirts and well fitting clothes. The natural guys seem to dress "natural" ie average stuff.
An indirect guy once told me(paraphrasing): "I don't go indirect because of any bs innergame reason. I go indirect so I can use strategy. If I go into a group of 4, I can go indirect, figure out who is single, who has bad logistics and who is my type and then pick her or use the group for social proof"
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I've never seen a good routine stack. Do you sit down and write them out, like a story based flow chart or what? I'm being dead serious here, because I really did look into routines a bit a few years ago and everything I looked at seemed inconsistent and strange.
I don't, but my friend who does mostly routine stuff does. It's just figuring out what flows into the next part. Most conversations at the bar can be scripted. You open. What do you say next? I'm not against having something solid to say so I play around with it sometimes. The problem is that guys try to make it more complicated and weird. Like if you're a 21 yr old in Nebraska in a college town, talking about magic spells is weird. But you can use something simpler that's funny or interesting. There was a recent post here with an infield of a guy asking girls in college something about nutella being actual shit. Now, that's a bad routine (no offense).
I think it's better to keep it simple. For making a stack, pick an opener you think would work and try it. If it doesn't work consistently, change it, until you find one that does. Then add the next piece. Look for feeback and change it up. Play with the wording and delivery and see the reaction. Like experimenting. As you see what does and what doesn't, you're actually LEARNING how a good conversation looks like. Trial and error. Routine or natural, once you look at the feedback and tweak accordingly you'll figure it out. I just think routines have worth because I've seen more success from the guys that use them. But that's just my experience.