I rarely play limit, I don't get it. I'll play micro-limits on UB once in a great while, but that's just to kill time. As far as jumping between cash/tournament, full ring/shorthanded, loose/passive, well, that goes with the territory and you have to be mindful of where you're at. Often, when I'm at a table online, after I've stacked a couple of guys, people begin to leave the table, they don't want to play with me anymore. Those that remain keep trying to trap me. So, the game has changed and you have to recognize that and adjust. Sometime at the B&M a few loose players leave after a while and are replaced by new, different players. Maybe the new guys are loose too, maybe they're tight-passive. It does change the complexion of the game and you must adjust. As for playing in cash games and tournaments, yes, there is a difference and you cannot forget where you're at. But, I don't think it'll harm you to play a sit and go or two online, then go play a ring game for a while.