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Wow, I guess I'm not cut out for SC2 anymore.

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Mortis
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
United States217 Posts
October 29 2010 02:15 GMT
#1
So, I couldn't play for a few weeks because of school and the girlfriend. Needless to say, it shows. Sure, I thought the first few were just shaking the rust off. It's inevitable, right?
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Note, the few custom wins were just against the comp hoping that my hands were just cold. The one win I did get was just barely won, so much so I wouldn't even say I deserve that win. Losing to platinum players now, too. I watch my replays and just don't know what I am doing differently than when I left off... This is the shit that drives a man to drink. Nerd raging so, so hard.

*
storm44
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
1293 Posts
October 29 2010 02:18 GMT
#2
im a 1550 diamond but because i lost so many games my mmr is so low i play 700-800 diamonds -_-
wussleeQ
Profile Blog Joined June 2009
United States3130 Posts
October 29 2010 02:19 GMT
#3
Metagame has changed a little = Times have changed. My guess is you're using bad unit combinations that don't work? That or you really are rusty. Whatever the case, calm down and just take your time getting back. Good luck!
BW -> League -> CSGO
floor exercise
Profile Blog Joined August 2008
Canada5847 Posts
October 29 2010 02:21 GMT
#4
I just came back, my MMR is so high I am play only 1800+ when I have 700 points. Fortunately I have 1k bonus and I don't care if I fall below 50% wr
Zergneedsfood
Profile Blog Joined September 2008
United States10671 Posts
October 29 2010 02:22 GMT
#5
Honestly....whatever.

Losing that many times is nothing to get all bummed out for. First it's a game. And secondly, losing builds character. Just man up and keep fighting.

If anything, coming back to SC1 after a hiatus is even worse.....as I've been constantly getting owned by a bunch of people.
/人◕ ‿‿ ◕人\ Make a contract with me and join TLADT | Onodera isn't actually a girl, she's just a doormat you walk over to get to the girl. - Numy 2015
Licmyobelisk
Profile Blog Joined August 2008
Philippines3682 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-10-29 02:31:56
October 29 2010 02:27 GMT
#6
On October 29 2010 11:21 floor exercise wrote:
I just came back, my MMR is so high I am play only 1800+ when I have 700 points. Fortunately I have 1k bonus and I don't care if I fall below 50% wr



Same here, I have no idea why the hell I'm facing 1300 to 1500 effing zergs when I have no idea how to play the match as of the moment. (i'd be happy facing 1300 to 1500 terran and protoss but not zerg -_-)

Well, sometimes it fluctuates, I face some 700 or 1100 players when my game is so uber noob..

Yeah btw, let me tell you a story about me being a noob like you

I had a good win of 9-0 in SEA server.. but that catch up to me (i'm very inconsistent if I'm not playing for a day then play the other day) and got a very bad record of 10-13.. but I just grinded some games with some of my good friends then once I got my groove back, I laddered again and have a decent amount of win ratio...

Now I'm have a problem with the NA server due to the amount of zergs.. kekekeke I have a pretty bad win ration around 24-18 right now but I'm just gonna grind it when I feel like it.

Just enjoy the game don't take things to seriously, that's the time you are so good when you're relaxed.
I don't think I've ever wished my opponent good luck prior to a game. When I play, I play to win. I hope every opponent I ever have is cursed with fucking terrible luck. I hope they're stuck playing underneath a stepladder with a black cat in attendance a
Galaxy77
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
Hong Kong256 Posts
October 29 2010 02:41 GMT
#7
Well firstly make sure your sticking to one race, secondly, stick at it. Try to stick with 1-2 build orders per match up, just refine them and refine them, make the opponent in the game yourself, challenge yourself. Can you push yourself to expand a little faster than the previous game? Can you remember to apply some pressure when you see your opponent over expanding? Do you feel you are being lazy about the way you are playing?
allowicious
Profile Blog Joined April 2007
United States972 Posts
October 29 2010 02:48 GMT
#8
i know how you feel

i haven't had much time to play recently, but because my mmr was high when i played during the summer, i came back and was playing 2000 diamonds at only 1200.

i just lost 5 in a row
lalalalala~~~
ReketSomething
Profile Blog Joined November 2008
United States6012 Posts
October 29 2010 02:50 GMT
#9
If you feel like that after losing 5 games you are probably currect. You need the ability to keep on fighting no matter what!

Mortis fighting!
Jaedong :3
EchOne
Profile Blog Joined January 2008
United States2906 Posts
October 29 2010 02:59 GMT
#10
Yeah dude 10 losses is unacceptable. Just quit SC2 and play an easier game.

In all seriousness, keep fighting! A man is only as strong as his will to fight.
面白くない世の中, 面白くすればいいさ
Rkie
Profile Blog Joined October 2009
United States1278 Posts
October 29 2010 03:08 GMT
#11
I started the day 0-4 (my worst to start a day of SC2 ever), and i have fought my way up through gay crap all day to be a meager 4-6. Just keep trying, thats all i can tell you.
eLiE
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
Canada1039 Posts
October 29 2010 03:08 GMT
#12
dont worry about it, on one daily, day9 showed his match history and he lost like 13 games in a row
How's the weather down there?
positron.
Profile Joined May 2010
634 Posts
October 29 2010 03:21 GMT
#13
haha I'm glad to find people in the same boat. I have no idea how to play TvZ at the moment. I lost the last 4 matches. Even protoss now is owning me. The only match up I can play is TvT. It is pretty sad.
Corinthos *
Profile Blog Joined February 2006
Canada1842 Posts
October 29 2010 03:24 GMT
#14
If it makes you feel any better I had a 10-13 loss streak after I took a break as well. It happens, most likely means that people at your current mmr have gotten better (hence you are losing 12-13 pt on avg). Or maybe just plain bad luck with cheese. Go over the games, and take a break for a day or so.
GreEny K
Profile Joined February 2008
Germany7312 Posts
October 29 2010 03:42 GMT
#15
If you took a break then obviously you won't know all the timing attacks and strats. The game does change, it'll just take you some time to get back into it and pock all of this back up.
Why would you ever choose failure, when success is an option.
wishbones
Profile Blog Joined April 2009
Canada2600 Posts
October 29 2010 03:43 GMT
#16
yo mortis, dont worry, its just a bad day, and bad moves, not enough effectiveness in strategies, etc. etc. it goes away.
joined TL.net in 2006 (aka GMer) - http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=41944#2
xiaofan
Profile Blog Joined July 2006
United States513 Posts
October 29 2010 03:51 GMT
#17
On October 29 2010 11:19 wesleyq wrote:
Metagame has changed a little = Times have changed. My guess is you're using bad unit combinations that don't work? That or you really are rusty. Whatever the case, calm down and just take your time getting back. Good luck!


qft
took me about 15 games to get back in the groove
if u play p i can say this has changed
v z: expect muta ling more
v t: more macro oriented, no longer 1 base vs 1 base
v p: pretty much the same, also a bit more macro oriented, less cheesy
GreEny K
Profile Joined February 2008
Germany7312 Posts
October 29 2010 03:58 GMT
#18
On October 29 2010 12:51 xiaofan wrote:
Show nested quote +
On October 29 2010 11:19 wesleyq wrote:
Metagame has changed a little = Times have changed. My guess is you're using bad unit combinations that don't work? That or you really are rusty. Whatever the case, calm down and just take your time getting back. Good luck!


qft
took me about 15 games to get back in the groove
if u play p i can say this has changed
v z: expect muta ling more
v t: more macro oriented, no longer 1 base vs 1 base
v p: pretty much the same, also a bit more macro oriented, less cheesy


Agree, the vp though is still pretty shitty on ladder. If you're playing ladder theres a good chance there will be a cheesy strat in there somewhere but if you look at pros play they moved away from that and are headed more toward macro play.
Why would you ever choose failure, when success is an option.
daz
Profile Blog Joined May 2008
Canada643 Posts
October 29 2010 04:10 GMT
#19
Wow you really need to make a blog post for 5 losses? I agree you aren't cut out for sc2. You should try a new hobby like knitting or maybe get yourself one of those EZ-Bake ovens i heard those are fun.
Some eat to remember, some smash to forget. 2009msl.com
StarSense
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
206 Posts
October 29 2010 04:11 GMT
#20
Just tell yourself over and over--record means nothing, getting better does. Work on the latter in every way you can and the former will follow.
Mortis
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
United States217 Posts
October 29 2010 04:20 GMT
#21
On October 29 2010 13:10 daz wrote:
Wow you really need to make a blog post for 5 losses? I agree you aren't cut out for sc2. You should try a new hobby like knitting or maybe get yourself one of those EZ-Bake ovens i heard those are fun.

Get your eyes checked ^^;
daz
Profile Blog Joined May 2008
Canada643 Posts
October 29 2010 04:21 GMT
#22
On October 29 2010 13:20 Mortis wrote:
Show nested quote +
On October 29 2010 13:10 daz wrote:
Wow you really need to make a blog post for 5 losses? I agree you aren't cut out for sc2. You should try a new hobby like knitting or maybe get yourself one of those EZ-Bake ovens i heard those are fun.

Get your eyes checked ^^;


My B i didnt look closely enough. My knitting recomendation still stands though.
Some eat to remember, some smash to forget. 2009msl.com
enzym
Profile Joined January 2010
Germany1034 Posts
October 29 2010 04:27 GMT
#23
practice with friends and update yourself on the strategies and then have a go at it again. mechanically demanding games require you to be in top form and sc2 is new, so the strats are rapidly changing over the course of just days to weeks. with the game having been up a while now ladder has sorted itself out, too, which means that better players will be in top divisions now due to heavy competition.

id say youll be back in one week time max. gl!
"I fart a lot, often on my gf in bed, then we roll around laughing for 5 mins choking in gas." — exog // "…be'master, the art of reflection. If you are not a thinking man, to what purpose are you a man at all?" — S. T. Coleridge
Mortis
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
United States217 Posts
October 29 2010 04:40 GMT
#24
I believe my terran play is lacking more tanks than usual. However, I cannot seem to identify my problems with my the other two races. I am watching every pixel of these replays lol. Thanks for the encouraging words. Just can drive you crazy. I believe the big problem was I left off with like 9 or 10 wins in a row and so when I came back I was getting matched too high for my current skill and it just trickled down mentally.
geetarzero
Profile Blog Joined July 2009
United States217 Posts
October 29 2010 04:56 GMT
#25
it could be worse, it could be iccup.
sKyHigh? him? don't worry about it. (–_–)
georgir
Profile Joined May 2009
Bulgaria253 Posts
October 29 2010 06:16 GMT
#26
people wondering about why they are facing higher ratings than they think they should - those higher rating players are just noobs that recently rode the points inflation wagon. use up your own bonus pool too and you'll have just as high a rating, without having become any better for the most part.
Ilikestarcraft
Profile Blog Joined November 2004
Korea (South)17743 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-10-29 11:55:12
October 29 2010 11:53 GMT
#27
Just need to find out that balance where when you lose you're not affected that much but to remember to go over even alittle what you could have done differently and strive to fix it the next following games. Those little changes could make huge changes in your gameplay but try to keep it consistent, quality more than quantity. .
ils
"Nana is a goddess. Or at very least, Nana is my goddess." - KazeHydra
CharlieMurphy
Profile Blog Joined March 2006
United States22895 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-10-29 13:28:59
October 29 2010 13:28 GMT
#28
Did you change your build orders and strats based on the new patch yet? That could be why lol
..and then I would, ya know, check em'. (Aka SpoR)
minus_human
Profile Blog Joined November 2006
4784 Posts
October 29 2010 13:28 GMT
#29
Your losing streak is laughable at best. Try playing on ICCUP.
Snuggles
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
United States1865 Posts
October 29 2010 22:02 GMT
#30
Nearly all of us who go on breaks come back to horrible losing streaks. But that's because the meta game has changed, and continues to change on almost a weekly basis.

Just grind out those games, watch the replays and figure out what you need to do. Then you'll most likely experience a series of wins and then finally going back to the usual win lose win lose win win lose sort of deal; which is good.
Asdkmoga
Profile Joined May 2010
United States496 Posts
October 29 2010 22:20 GMT
#31
i imagine a couple weeks off is going to mess with you more than scrapping off rust against a comp real quick
"Once is happenstance, twice is coincidence, three times is enemy action and over 600 is clearly the work of an ancient Sumerian demon or some shit."
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