Rake and how it should affect our gameplay is something that has not been really talked about. Coaching videos are pretty much always NL200+, so we haven't really seen how coaches would adapt to higher rake. Or would they even change anything about their game because of rake?

I'm mainly talking about NL25/NL50, those are the games that I play. A few questions popped into my head:

Should my BB calling ranges be tighter at NL25 than at NL200+?

My VPIP/PFR ratio is around 24,5 / 20,0, is this fine? Or is more passive preflop approach bad in general or because of rake? By having a smaller gap between VPIP/PFR I would win more pots preflop, no rake.

I guess what I'm trying to figure out is if rake make a difference in terms of good strategy. And when watching a RIO video for example, should I always keep in mind that I'm paying more rake so I have to play tighter/aggressive style (more 3betting preflop, less calling)?