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Hyped Up or Relaxed Gaming?

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Licmyobelisk
Profile Blog Joined August 2008
Philippines3682 Posts
November 24 2010 07:29 GMT
#1
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 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
seRapH
Profile Blog Joined April 2009
United States9756 Posts
November 24 2010 07:31 GMT
#2
i'm generally hyped, but i play better when... i'm neither?

what would you call focused?
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mOnion
Profile Blog Joined August 2009
United States5657 Posts
November 24 2010 07:33 GMT
#3
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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Karliath
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
United States2214 Posts
November 24 2010 07:34 GMT
#4
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.
infinitestory
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
United States4053 Posts
November 24 2010 07:34 GMT
#5
both at the same time

i play more relaxed when i'm energized and eager
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SpiritoftheTunA
Profile Blog Joined August 2006
United States20903 Posts
November 24 2010 07:34 GMT
#6
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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canucks12
Profile Blog Joined June 2009
Canada812 Posts
November 24 2010 07:37 GMT
#7
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.
Licmyobelisk
Profile Blog Joined August 2008
Philippines3682 Posts
November 24 2010 07:38 GMT
#8
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 ^_^
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
KurtistheTurtle
Profile Blog Joined December 2008
United States1966 Posts
November 24 2010 07:46 GMT
#9
do you drink brandy in a clear cup and move around in a rolly-chair?
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FyRe_DragOn
Profile Blog Joined November 2006
Canada2056 Posts
November 24 2010 07:49 GMT
#10
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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Licmyobelisk
Profile Blog Joined August 2008
Philippines3682 Posts
November 24 2010 07:53 GMT
#11
On November 24 2010 16:46 KurtistheTurtle wrote:
do you drink brandy in a clear cup and move around in a rolly-chair?



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here's the brandy that I was talking about, I didn't cause me any hang overs and we usually have a shot glass+chaser of "NESTEA", knew this last two days after my pre-birthday celebration.

so I cannot answer you question because no clear cup or a rolly chair when we were drinking
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
Funnytoss
Profile Blog Joined August 2007
Taiwan1471 Posts
November 24 2010 08:07 GMT
#12
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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Kyhol
Profile Blog Joined October 2008
Canada2574 Posts
November 24 2010 09:14 GMT
#13
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.
Wishing you well.
OpticalShot
Profile Blog Joined October 2009
Canada6330 Posts
November 24 2010 09:20 GMT
#14
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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Velr
Profile Blog Joined July 2008
Switzerland10691 Posts
November 24 2010 10:11 GMT
#15
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 ^^.
nttea
Profile Blog Joined July 2008
Sweden4353 Posts
November 24 2010 10:30 GMT
#16
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.
HwangjaeTerran
Profile Blog Joined October 2009
Finland5967 Posts
November 24 2010 13:32 GMT
#17
Somewhere between.
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drooL
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
United Kingdom2108 Posts
November 24 2010 15:02 GMT
#18
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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TheAntZ
Profile Blog Joined January 2009
Israel6248 Posts
November 25 2010 12:37 GMT
#19
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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