• Log InLog In
  • Register
Liquid`
Team Liquid Liquipedia
EDT 18:36
CET 23:36
KST 07:36
  • Home
  • Forum
  • Calendar
  • Streams
  • Liquipedia
  • Features
  • Store
  • EPT
  • TL+
  • StarCraft 2
  • Brood War
  • Smash
  • Heroes
  • Counter-Strike
  • Overwatch
  • Liquibet
  • Fantasy StarCraft
  • TLPD
  • StarCraft 2
  • Brood War
  • Blogs
Forum Sidebar
Events/Features
News
Featured News
Team Liquid Map Contest #22 - Presented by Monster Energy4ByuL: The Forgotten Master of ZvT30Behind the Blue - Team Liquid History Book19Clem wins HomeStory Cup 289HomeStory Cup 28 - Info & Preview13
Community News
Blizzard Classic Cup @ BlizzCon 2026 - $100k prize pool24Weekly Cups (March 9-15): herO, Clem, ByuN win32026 KungFu Cup Announcement6BGE Stara Zagora 2026 cancelled12Blizzard Classic Cup - Tastosis announced as captains18
StarCraft 2
General
Blizzard Classic Cup @ BlizzCon 2026 - $100k prize pool Serral: 24’ EWC form was hurt by military service Weekly Cups (March 9-15): herO, Clem, ByuN win Team Liquid Map Contest #22 - Presented by Monster Energy Weekly Cups (August 25-31): Clem's Last Straw?
Tourneys
WardiTV Team League Season 10 KSL Week 87 [GSL CK] #2: Team Classic vs. Team Solar 2026 KungFu Cup Announcement [GSL CK] #1: Team Maru vs. Team herO
Strategy
Custom Maps
Publishing has been re-enabled! [Feb 24th 2026] Map Editor closed ?
External Content
The PondCast: SC2 News & Results Mutation # 517 Distant Threat Mutation # 516 Specter of Death Mutation # 515 Together Forever
Brood War
General
JaeDong's form before ASL ASL21 General Discussion BGH Auto Balance -> http://bghmmr.eu/ Gypsy to Korea BSL Season 22
Tourneys
[Megathread] Daily Proleagues Small VOD Thread 2.0 [BSL22] Open Qualifiers & Ladder Tours IPSL Spring 2026 is here!
Strategy
Simple Questions, Simple Answers Soma's 9 hatch build from ASL Game 2 Fighting Spirit mining rates
Other Games
General Games
Nintendo Switch Thread Path of Exile General RTS Discussion Thread Stormgate/Frost Giant Megathread Dawn of War IV
Dota 2
Official 'what is Dota anymore' discussion The Story of Wings Gaming
League of Legends
Heroes of the Storm
Simple Questions, Simple Answers Heroes of the Storm 2.0
Hearthstone
Deck construction bug Heroes of StarCraft mini-set
TL Mafia
Five o'clock TL Mafia Mafia Game Mode Feedback/Ideas Vanilla Mini Mafia TL Mafia Community Thread
Community
General
US Politics Mega-thread Things Aren’t Peaceful in Palestine Canadian Politics Mega-thread Russo-Ukrainian War Thread Mexico's Drug War
Fan Clubs
The IdrA Fan Club
Media & Entertainment
[Req][Books] Good Fantasy/SciFi books [Manga] One Piece Movie Discussion!
Sports
2024 - 2026 Football Thread Formula 1 Discussion Tokyo Olympics 2021 Thread General nutrition recommendations Cricket [SPORT]
World Cup 2022
Tech Support
Laptop capable of using Photoshop Lightroom?
TL Community
The Automated Ban List
Blogs
Funny Nicknames
LUCKY_NOOB
Money Laundering In Video Ga…
TrAiDoS
Iranian anarchists: organize…
XenOsky
FS++
Kraekkling
Shocked by a laser…
Spydermine0240
Unintentional protectionism…
Uldridge
ASL S21 English Commentary…
namkraft
Customize Sidebar...

Website Feedback

Closed Threads



Active: 2355 users

Just hit another rank wall

Blogs > LG)Sabbath
Post a Reply
1 2 Next All
LG)Sabbath
Profile Blog Joined July 2005
Argentina3024 Posts
February 16 2010 03:14 GMT
#1
There are these "rank walls" that I keep hitting, does it happen to anyone else? I'm not even close to my top rank, but still, a few days ago I hit a wall at C, having won a lot until 100 points away from C+, then started losing a lot. And then again today, while at C+, just a mere ~50 points away from B-, I went on another losing streak.

Rightfully pissed (not really), I decided to check who I had played in my 5 loss streak, and so here are the stats for those players that beat me: 34-2, 43-5, 44-9, 30-0.

Geez, apparently I'm not the only jackass who likes to reset to get better stats. Anyway, there are only a couple of weeks left in the season so I'm definitely gonna try getting as high a rank as possible. It all depends on how many walls I hit.

https://www.twitch.tv/argsabbath/
..Slick...
Profile Blog Joined January 2010
United States202 Posts
February 16 2010 03:20 GMT
#2
Oh lord. And to think I'm getting decent when I can barley hold a positive ratio at D/D+
If any high level protoss is willing to train me please do it
it was written
YPang
Profile Blog Joined April 2007
United States4024 Posts
February 16 2010 03:21 GMT
#3
i stopped caring about my rank, cuz i've beaten a lot of players outside of my rank ability, but i can't achieve that rank myself. Hey i notice on ur iccup stats you're pretty good at TvT, lets mass TvT xD! add me i'm smi.gladstone.
sMi.Gladstone | BW: B high| SC2: gold T_T
LG)Sabbath
Profile Blog Joined July 2005
Argentina3024 Posts
February 16 2010 03:35 GMT
#4
Yeah sure, ppl willing to tvt are hard to find t.t
https://www.twitch.tv/argsabbath/
unit
Profile Blog Joined March 2009
United States2621 Posts
February 16 2010 03:35 GMT
#5
before i hit C- (1st time) i was within 150 pts 3 times
all 3 times i fell to D w/o winning a game...yea i know exactly what your going through
MaRiNe23
Profile Blog Joined December 2006
United States747 Posts
February 16 2010 03:47 GMT
#6
Sabbath, do you know when this season ends? I was asking an admin earlier and he told me it was March 1st but then my friend checked the website and sees March 17th. I'm not sure if this is true or not but I think you were an admin on iccup before??
We have competitive ladder, strong community, progaming in Korea going strong, perfectly balanced game..why do we need sc2? #1 ANTI-SC2 fan
KingFool
Profile Joined January 2008
Canada428 Posts
February 16 2010 03:50 GMT
#7
I don't have enough time for ladder, I look at it from a people perspective. You have those friends who are a little above you, and you slowly but steadily work past their ability's. Then there's those bastards that toy with you offracing.
Stimin myself on a daily basis
LG)Sabbath
Profile Blog Joined July 2005
Argentina3024 Posts
February 16 2010 11:07 GMT
#8
On February 16 2010 12:47 MaRiNe23 wrote:
Sabbath, do you know when this season ends? I was asking an admin earlier and he told me it was March 1st but then my friend checked the website and sees March 17th. I'm not sure if this is true or not but I think you were an admin on iccup before??

theres this sort of hidden page that usually has the right date unless they decide to extend the season
http://www.iccup.com/starcraft/sc_season.html

it ways march 1... usually admins dont know more than what is said there
https://www.twitch.tv/argsabbath/
Kenpachi
Profile Blog Joined August 2009
United States9908 Posts
February 16 2010 11:23 GMT
#9
These Rank walls..... i get angry. it happened to me atleast 4 times now while trying to get to D+
all 1800+
Nada's body is South Korea's greatest weapon.
LG)Sabbath
Profile Blog Joined July 2005
Argentina3024 Posts
February 17 2010 02:11 GMT
#10
just as an update, i had lost 5 games yesterday before i made this thread, and today i lost another 10 games totalling 15 losses in a row before I reset and won vs a D player

god damn...
https://www.twitch.tv/argsabbath/
YPang
Profile Blog Joined April 2007
United States4024 Posts
February 17 2010 02:44 GMT
#11
sMi.Gladstone | BW: B high| SC2: gold T_T
YPang
Profile Blog Joined April 2007
United States4024 Posts
February 17 2010 02:45 GMT
#12
sometimes though i think ur play depends a lot on outside forces as well, like how well your life is developing, if you're stressed out or worried about something in real life you won't be able to concentrate as much, and would result in a bunch of nerdrages...

Thats why progamers gets free food/living place, cuz then they wouldn't ahve to worry about that stuff and can focus 100% on playing well.
sMi.Gladstone | BW: B high| SC2: gold T_T
rredtooth
Profile Blog Joined December 2008
5464 Posts
February 17 2010 02:53 GMT
#13
On February 17 2010 11:11 LG)Sabbath wrote:
just as an update, i had lost 5 games yesterday before i made this thread, and today i lost another 10 games totalling 15 losses in a row before I reset and won vs a D player

god damn...
did you shift your sleep schedule? more specifically, did you start playing vs koreans?
[formerly sponsored by the artist formerly known as Gene]
Xeris
Profile Blog Joined July 2005
Iran17695 Posts
February 17 2010 02:57 GMT
#14
sabbath you're a lot better than that gogo !
twitter.com/xerislight -- follow me~~
ghostWriter
Profile Blog Joined January 2009
United States3302 Posts
February 17 2010 03:04 GMT
#15
Happens to everyone.
Just take it easy. If you lose a game, take a breath. There's no need to leave a game that you lost and then go back again and lose more. Mental state is pretty important when playing games and if losing impacts you that badly, it's better to just cut your losses and stop playing after a bad loss or two.

There's always tomorrow ^^
Sullifam
Achromic
Profile Blog Joined September 2009
773 Posts
February 17 2010 03:27 GMT
#16
The rank wall is so deadly... it happens... it gets you pissed... you decide to play more games... you lose more games... omfg. I remember when I got cheesed 4 times in a row... and once I SCOUTED the cheese and it still worked... /nerdrage.
Blah
LG)Sabbath
Profile Blog Joined July 2005
Argentina3024 Posts
February 17 2010 11:06 GMT
#17
On February 17 2010 11:53 redtooth wrote:
Show nested quote +
On February 17 2010 11:11 LG)Sabbath wrote:
just as an update, i had lost 5 games yesterday before i made this thread, and today i lost another 10 games totalling 15 losses in a row before I reset and won vs a D player

god damn...
did you shift your sleep schedule? more specifically, did you start playing vs koreans?

No, the only thing that changed was that I played all day saturday and sunday and then on monday and tuestday I had to wait until around 7 pm to start playing (because of work). I won a lot on sat/sun and lost a lot on mon/tue.

I theorize that having been on the computer at work without doing much (apm-wise) all day long makes me slow and when I get home to play my game suffers. I'll probably get used to it. I'll put speed metal on my playlist on the trip home so I can get in the mood before I even get here. Heh.
https://www.twitch.tv/argsabbath/
DreaM)XeRO
Profile Blog Joined December 2008
Korea (South)4667 Posts
February 18 2010 22:30 GMT
#18
C- To C was my first wall
still is actually
xD
cw)minsean(ru
Julmust
Profile Blog Joined November 2008
Sweden4867 Posts
February 18 2010 22:34 GMT
#19
I don't know if you've seen "the last lecture" by Randy Pausch but he says something really interesting there I always think about when I do bad at something and feel like I've hit a (brick)wall:

"The brick walls in life are not there to stop you, they're there to test you on how much you want something"

Good luck with your playing.
AdministratorI'm dancing in the moonlight
DreaM)XeRO
Profile Blog Joined December 2008
Korea (South)4667 Posts
February 18 2010 22:46 GMT
#20
On February 19 2010 07:34 Julmust wrote:
I don't know if you've seen "the last lecture" by Randy Pausch but he says something really interesting there I always think about when I do bad at something and feel like I've hit a (brick)wall:

"The brick walls in life are not there to stop you, they're there to test you on how much you want something"

Good luck with your playing.

great great book. I wanted to attend Carnegie mellon SOOOO BAD after i finished reading this book ( i had been accepted but was commited to Case via Early)
cw)minsean(ru
1 2 Next All
Please log in or register to reply.
Live Events Refresh
Next event in 4h 24m
[ Submit Event ]
Live Streams
Refresh
StarCraft 2
JimRising 516
SpeCial 109
PiGStarcraft95
Codebar 52
StarCraft: Brood War
Britney 19193
EffOrt 333
HiyA 41
Dota 2
canceldota157
Counter-Strike
fl0m3505
byalli356
minikerr8
Super Smash Bros
C9.Mang0352
hungrybox170
Heroes of the Storm
Liquid`Hasu464
Other Games
Grubby2654
Beastyqt632
B2W.Neo627
ToD216
ViBE68
Trikslyr45
PPMD35
CosmosSc2 6
Organizations
Other Games
BasetradeTV202
Dota 2
PGL Dota 2 - Main Stream135
StarCraft 2
angryscii 28
Blizzard YouTube
StarCraft: Brood War
BSLTrovo
sctven
[ Show 19 non-featured ]
StarCraft 2
• Hupsaiya 84
• Hinosc 20
• OhrlRock 4
• Kozan
• sooper7s
• Migwel
• AfreecaTV YouTube
• LaughNgamezSOOP
• intothetv
• IndyKCrew
StarCraft: Brood War
• STPLYoutube
• ZZZeroYoutube
• BSLYoutube
Dota 2
• masondota21653
• WagamamaTV619
League of Legends
• Doublelift3184
Other Games
• imaqtpie1090
• Scarra779
• Shiphtur239
Upcoming Events
Korean StarCraft League
4h 24m
RSL Revival
11h 24m
Maru vs Zoun
Cure vs ByuN
uThermal 2v2 Circuit
16h 24m
BSL
21h 24m
RSL Revival
1d 11h
herO vs MaxPax
Rogue vs TriGGeR
BSL
1d 21h
Replay Cast
2 days
Replay Cast
2 days
Afreeca Starleague
2 days
Sharp vs Scan
Rain vs Mong
Wardi Open
2 days
[ Show More ]
Monday Night Weeklies
2 days
Sparkling Tuna Cup
3 days
Afreeca Starleague
3 days
Soulkey vs Ample
JyJ vs sSak
Replay Cast
4 days
Afreeca Starleague
4 days
hero vs YSC
Larva vs Shine
Kung Fu Cup
4 days
Replay Cast
5 days
The PondCast
5 days
WardiTV Team League
5 days
Replay Cast
6 days
WardiTV Team League
6 days
Liquipedia Results

Completed

Proleague 2026-03-18
WardiTV Winter 2026
Underdog Cup #3

Ongoing

KCM Race Survival 2026 Season 1
Jeongseon Sooper Cup
BSL Season 22
CSL Elite League 2026
Proleague 2026-03-20
RSL Revival: Season 4
Nations Cup 2026
BLAST Open Spring 2026
ESL Pro League S23 Finals
ESL Pro League S23 Stage 1&2
PGL Cluj-Napoca 2026
IEM Kraków 2026
BLAST Bounty Winter 2026
BLAST Bounty Winter Qual

Upcoming

ASL Season 21
Acropolis #4 - TS6
2026 Changsha Offline CUP
CSL 2026 SPRING (S20)
CSL Season 20: Qualifier 1
Acropolis #4
IPSL Spring 2026
Kung Fu Cup 2026 Grand Finals
HSC XXIX
uThermal 2v2 2026 Main Event
NationLESS Cup
IEM Cologne Major 2026
Stake Ranked Episode 2
CS Asia Championships 2026
Asian Champions League 2026
IEM Atlanta 2026
PGL Astana 2026
BLAST Rivals Spring 2026
CCT Season 3 Global Finals
IEM Rio 2026
PGL Bucharest 2026
Stake Ranked Episode 1
TLPD

1. ByuN
2. TY
3. Dark
4. Solar
5. Stats
6. Nerchio
7. sOs
8. soO
9. INnoVation
10. Elazer
1. Rain
2. Flash
3. EffOrt
4. Last
5. Bisu
6. Soulkey
7. Mini
8. Sharp
Sidebar Settings...

Advertising | Privacy Policy | Terms Of Use | Contact Us

Original banner artwork: Jim Warren
The contents of this webpage are copyright © 2026 TLnet. All Rights Reserved.