What's so bad about mirror go?

[JethOrensin]

@Jon_Ko

I’d guess the opposite is actually more likely. The player who is mirroring thinks their opening is worse and they want to get to mid game without falling too far behind. Mirroring good and bad moves keeps the game kind of balanced.

@qnpnpmqppnp

That said, what you describe here only inspire me a deep rejection so… great example of Mirror Go being its own kind of game (that I dislike).

I’ll just leave this here, from a previous mirror Go thread:

New innovative free way to get good at go - mirroring

On the topic of Jonas Welticke playing mirror go, he has said he does it because he’s relatively weak at the opening, so it lets him get to the middlegame, where he’s stronger, without falling behind much.

So, what @Jon_Ko said is more than just a guess and it is something that does happen.