I am one of these players that in most cases plays dynamite right away, as it adds a level of tension. The moment when all players lean forward and eagerly watch the card as it's revealed at the beginning of a turn is very enjoyable IRL. And I will continue to play this way, because that is what's fun for me, however, I will never become upset at someone if I see them discarding the dynamite (I accept that other people play differently than me). I'd argue that if someone becomes upset when another player strays from the optimal strategy, then BGA is not really for them, or at least they shouldn't join tables with random people.
Do keep in mind that this is BGA, not a gambling site. Most people come here to have fun, and for a lot of people fun doesn't mean going down the rabbit hole of the one-and-only holy strategy, and it's not only about winning. I've played a lot of Bang games where I ended up on the losing side, but still had a great time playing. The only thing a player stands to lose is fun, not money or prestige, and calling someone a bad player when they do something outside the bounds of THE strategy, is quite off-putting, and IMHO, pretty arrogant.
I'm of course not talking about tournaments, only standard games. Tournaments are very different, where strategy matters a lot more. There's a reason it never even came to my mind to enter a tournament. I come here when time permits to play a few games, knowing the base rules, and I will not commit to learning all the ins and outs of strategies on a PhD level. I'd forget it anyway as sometimes I don't get to play for months at a time.
One last note on knowing the basics of probability: I'm not in a casino playing Black Jack or Poker with money on the table. I do understand quite a bit about calculating probabilities, and I'm also not new to Bang, but I come to BGA to relax, not to solve equations. I also don't keep track of which cards have been played, or how many of this or that card are still in the deck. If you do, great, those skills take time to master and are therefore admirable, just don't get upset at me for not doing the same thing.
