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L_Master
United States8017 Posts
Take today, I played for probably about 5 or so hours, and honestly I felt more drained and worn down from that than I would from playing 36 holes or going for a 10 mile run. Maybe its like physical activities in that if you play more you just get used to it, but man, as much fun as SC is I can't even imagine playing for 10+ hours a day week in week out; I just wouldn't have the focus and my play would be so sloppy. Your thoughts?  | ||
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justiceknight
Singapore5741 Posts
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HobbitGotGame
Canada178 Posts
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jodogohoo
Canada2533 Posts
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exeexe
Denmark937 Posts
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meeple
Canada10211 Posts
http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=101679 There was another couple... one fairly recentlyish that I can't find right now. I don't understand why people are surprised to get tired after exertion in starcraft... Anything that takes that much concentration and energy to play will obviously tired you out eventually. | ||
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L_Master
United States8017 Posts
On April 19 2010 17:47 meeple wrote: http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=107159 http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=101679 There was another couple... one fairly recentlyish that I can't find right now. I don't understand why people are surprised to get tired after exertion in starcraft... Anything that takes that much concentration and energy to play will obviously tired you out eventually. Thing is, especially with the stigma surrounding video games, people don't really think of playing video games as exerting. And most aren't, playing some random fps for hours on end doesn't have the same effect at all, nor does playing an RPG or puzzle solving type game. StarCraft takes alot of concentration and mental energy, but as far as actually using energy, it still isn't that high. You don't burn a whole lot more calories playing SC than you do sititng on the couch watching TV. I just find it interesting that a few hours of StarCraft leaves me feeling more drained than running 10 miles or playing golf for 8 hours. I;m not surprised that I eventually get tired, but how StarCraft actually can wear me out faster than other activities that require significantly more "energy" in the biological sense. | ||
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Slayer91
Ireland23335 Posts
Though with SC2, I can play for a long time if I have some music running. | ||
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Neak
United Kingdom124 Posts
Every 30 minutes, lie down and message your temples for 2-3 minutes. Then wait a few more minutes before you take your seat. Also reducing gamma and brightness helps. Oh and of course, goes without saying i guess, try sitting a bit further away from the screen. | ||
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evanthebouncy!
United States12796 Posts
don't be OCD | ||
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3FFA
United States3931 Posts
On April 19 2010 17:41 jodogohoo wrote: i can only play like ONE game before getting tired Same but I'm not tired of the game! I also end up hot and as my cpu heats up I heat up(since I got my fingers all over the thing and use a laptop with a good Logitech® mouse attached). Take last Saturday for instance, I played for 6hours straight at which point my stomach told me it was Lunch time and then I logged off b.net(only got Mac and for some reason ICcup will ALWAYS kick me even with bootcamp)and while I was eating my awesome PB&J sandwich(I was pretty tired out and couldn't use my imagination and just used what 1st popped in my head, if it was cereal, I would've had cereal!)my Mom came in the room and she said, insert name here,"you look like you've been sitting running miles every hour, not playing SC!" I looked down and literally all of my skin was red! I felt really hot but the pure hunger had taken priority. Then I realized something... ... I usually only play for 3-4 hours a day straight up! Now I knew why! | ||
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krndandaman
Mozambique16569 Posts
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In)Spire
United States1323 Posts
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sYz-Adrenaline
United States1850 Posts
 Im sure you'll say the 10 mile sucks more | ||
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merz
Sweden2760 Posts
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L_Master
United States8017 Posts
Go for a 10 mile run and compare please Im sure you'll say the 10 mile sucks more 10 miles, suck...you got the wrong idea man, thats good stuff. I typically run anywhere between 50-80 miles per week, so I've done plenty of runs of 10 and longer. As long as you run most of your runs at a nice, easy pace and don't try to do too much to fast running isn't bad at all. And don't get my wrong, I'm not saying the StarCraft isn't fun in these longer sessions, just that it was surprisingly draining. | ||
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Axonn
Croatia287 Posts
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Hypnosis
United States2061 Posts
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N.geNuity
United States5112 Posts
I have no idea how long 36 holes of golf would take, but I'm guessing if you do that in the sun it'd be much more exhausting. And as for 10 miles, yeah 10 miles at an easy pace (easy pace is relative to how fast you are) might be less exhausting, but the analogy would be 10 miles easy pace : leisurely surfing the web. 5 hours of intense starcraft : 10 miles of hard running, the 10 miles will be more tiring. But I'm guessing you a) didn't drink enough liquids b) didn't eat enough c) eyes got tired d) focusing on anything for 5 hours is tough | ||
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