1. Intro

Been doing this for awhile now, and I've finally been able to identify the different levels of the game various players go through, based on observations of myself and other players:

Level 1

You are a mess. Have no real clue of how to approach a girl and get a phone number. You spend all of your time following anyone around that's willing to let you. You're not quite sure what you're doing wrong, and you blindly take the advice of anyone that'll give it. You also spend your time reading any pick-up product you can find.

Level 2

Drastic improvements. Nothing major that'll get you far, but it's a drastic improvement from who you once were. You're able to get phone numbers now. You've probably settled into one of the schools of thought (direct/NLP/indirect). You get the occasional date, and maybe even a lay. However, most men will screw up at some point, and actual lays are very rare. And if you do get a lay, it's probably with an average looking girl at best. The types of women you're now pulling are the undesirables that the guys who have a choice don't want.

Level 3

This is the level where 90% of the guys in the community top out at (And surprisingly none will admit it, and label themselves master pick-up artist's, or something similar). You think you and your views/school of thought is better than everyone else's. You're stubbornly committed to your views. You may listen, but you refuse to take anyone's advice because you know it all. You may even be lucky enough to be appointed as a moderator of one of the various seduction boards. You know your game theory, and understand the principles. However, you may be dating decent looking women on occasion, and maybe even sleeping with a few, but you're still not seeing any real consistency. You're not pulling the very hot women that you want. You understand game, but your stubborn views and blind loyalty to your school of thought are preventing you from reaching the next level. You love being praised by your followers and anyone else that strokes your ego.

Level 4

If you've made it this far, congratulations. You can call yourself a real player. You've taken a very real view of yourself, and realize that you are not a God. Not only do you openly take suggestions from others, but you make the necessary changes as well. Your style of game is a direct reflection of your personality and blends the various schools of thought. There aren't any pick-up products that are going to teach you something you don't already know. All changes occur on the individual level, and the cookie cutter techniques no longer apply to you. Everything is personalized. Not only are you able to pick up very attractive women, but you're making very few mistakes. However, the mistakes are still there, and no one seems to be able to point them out.

Level 5

Out of all the guys I've met and talked to, I'd say that only one has reached this level. To get here it takes raw alphaness, raw communication ability, and immaculate hygiene. It's not that you get every girl you want, because you don't. No guy does. It's that you have extreme vision. You see problems coming from afar, and you're able to look at other guys and tell what level they're on. Any improvement will be made on the microscopic level. However, these microscopic improvements yield big results. For example, you slightly adjust your timing, you slightly adjust your attitude, you slightly adjust your voice tonality. The difference between a level 4 player and a level 5 player, is that the level 5 player is able to make these slight adjustments on the fly, while the level 4 player sticks to his system, and can't quite figure out what the level 5 player is doing differently. Why not? Because the differences the level 5 player has are very subtle and unseen to someone without extreme vision. Nothing is really structured. Everything is situational. Your style of game is indescribable. Why? Because everything is improvised, and you make slight adjustments according to the circumstances. You realize that there is no definite answer to the definite question, only definite vision. Think about it.