Side Sweating

When you start to play a game with your friend but they log on at different times to sweat the game and get miles ahead of you, usually this applies to RPG style games where you can level up past the same level zones as your friend.
This causes the next few sessions to become boosting sessions where the sweaty player ends up having to do low level content and the low level player has to walk through dungeons, not taking part, because their friend destroys the low level monsters easily, removing the challenge and the fun for everyone involved.

This can be done as an ego boost to feel ahead or "better" than your friends, or it can be done simply because they're desperate to play the new game.

Leeroy: Hey I enjoyed that game last night, please don't get miles ahead like you always do
Jamal: I've only killed the next 3 bosses so I'm not that far ahead.
Leeroy: Can you stop side sweating every new game we play?

Side Sweating by Leeroyid February 15, 2026