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Man, there's this thing about being hyped about playing, I usually play with an adrenaline with each ladder game. But after a few shots of brandy I started playing with a relaxed state of mind.. Literally, I just found out that I'm a better player if I'm totally relaxed rather than hyped up from all the adrenaline.
Now, I'm just going to ask some of you players if it's much better for you guys to have a relax stay and focus state of mind or you play with the adrenaline of Sylvester Stallone?
right now my problem is I can't seem to get back my relax state of mind. I'm having problems with multitasking when I feel all pumped up. I miss macro and get to a thousand minerals unlike when I play really relaxed I don't miss any build orders and stuff. I don't want to be drinking brandy everytime before i play LOL. 
Poll: How do you play your games?Relax state of mind (33) 62% All pumped up like a fighter (20) 38% 53 total votes Your vote: How do you play your games? (Vote): Relax state of mind
(Vote): All pumped up like a fighter
 
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i'm generally hyped, but i play better when... i'm neither?
what would you call focused?
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it sucks cuz usually the only time I have the chance to play SC2 is when I'm done with HW and have no tests and am not working. But those are also the stipulations i have for smoking, and it takes a higher priority.
i can confidently say 100% of my ladder games are stoner games
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My adrenaline usually ramps up when I have a million things to do and my mechanical skill isn't holding up to what I actually want to do (macro). As such, I play better when I'm calm, not because the calmness causes better play, but because better play causes calmness.
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both at the same time
i play more relaxed when i'm energized and eager
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On November 24 2010 16:33 mOnion wrote:
it sucks cuz usually the only time I have the chance to play SC2 is when I'm done with HW and have no tests and am not working. But those are also the stipulations i have for smoking, and it takes a higher priority.
i can confidently say 100% of my ladder games are stoner games
yea
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I generally do better in well... everything... while I am in a relaxed state. Every time I get myself too hyped up, I try to calm down. More than anything else, I try to play confident, but never arrogant. This goes for everything - not just starcraft.
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On November 24 2010 16:31 seRapH wrote:
i'm generally hyped, but i play better when... i'm neither?
what would you call focused?
But I can't seem to ponder on that, Look at Jaedong all pumped up and killing his opponents left and right, telling himself "I'm gonna kill this Mofo" but he has like a god damn amount of adrenaline while maintaining focus.. then check out some of the other players... say Bisu.. he doesn't seem to sweat and looks really focus-relaxed.. so I don't know if you're in a neutral state thought..
Monion, smoking is so bad but it feels great to take a hit of that cig after playing some damn games, also I love the stoner gamer hahaha ^_^
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do you drink brandy in a clear cup and move around in a rolly-chair?
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i pump myself up to warm up, but once the game lasts more than a few mins I need to calm down and think strategically, while maintaining a high speed from the warmup. This is usually achieved by playing pump up music while in the lobby, then the song would end naturally around the time i need to start thinking more clearly. I usually just have music going all the time though, so i learn to tune it out further into the game instead.
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I used to do the "hyped up thing" but at this point I don't have enough time to ladder so most of my games are unranked, casual games with my brother or other friends, and I'm having a lot of fun just going "casual", offracing or doing The Stove and other stupid stuff...
and I'm having as much fun playing BW as I did before. It's a different type of enjoyment, but fun just the same.
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I play different everytime. I can play relaxed and focused and play like a machine, or I've been known to force myself to get angry and play with much higher APM with a strange focus that makes me want to force a win. They are both legitimate ways to play. The only time I play bad is when I'm in a depressive mood, then I don't care if I win or lose, and it makes me lose every game.
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I'm usually relaxed + lazy when I'm playing alone, but when I'm at a lan party, oh boy do I get HYPED UP!
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I seem to play better when i'm a little drunk... Probably because i'm relaxed then.
Can't really play relaxed if i'm playing normally... Shit is killing me ^^.
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I play MUCH better when im hyped up, but it's pretty hard for me to reach that state it usually don't happen in ladder matches only vs ppl i know who i really want to beat and clanmatches.
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i usually play relaxed but i think i do profit a bit from being a bit hyped up. i'm generally faster then and pay more attention, so i sometimes try to get a bit more excited :D
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Somewhat related, does anyone play sc2 on ritalin? Does it help you play better? I got some from a friend once and studied after taking it, and it was insane. I went to 3x the work i normally do in the same time period and memorized everything perfectly
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