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Chill
Profile Blog Joined January 2005
Calgary25993 Posts
February 15 2011 23:08 GMT
#21
I go through this entire thought process every game. Every single game. From forcing myself to press Find Match, up until committing to too many unnecessary ground forces. It doesn't get better when you rank up haha
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Bibdy
Profile Joined March 2010
United States3481 Posts
February 15 2011 23:12 GMT
#22
On February 16 2011 08:08 Chill wrote:
I go through this entire thought process every game. Every single game. From forcing myself to press Find Match, up until committing to too many unnecessary ground forces. It doesn't get better when you rank up haha


All you get is lost hours at work stressing over games you should have won, and eventually nightmares. Oh god the nightmares.
OmniEulogy
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
Canada6595 Posts
February 15 2011 23:57 GMT
#23
lol this is great ^^ really well written. I feel bad for you though
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AimlessAmoeba
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
Canada704 Posts
February 16 2011 04:25 GMT
#24
Tank drops in bronze these days!? Holay.

Don't give up, friend.
Xyik
Profile Blog Joined November 2009
Canada728 Posts
February 16 2011 04:40 GMT
#25
I was shocked to learn the level of bronze players these days after watching a few games. They are surprisingly knowledgeable about certain aspects of the game including things like drops, harass, micro, etc which back in sc1 days when you played on battle.net, it was ez pz to find someone who barely even knew how to do anything but build cannons and tech up to carriers.

I think the growth of SC2 has done a lot for this game and lots of people can appreciate and understand intelligent aspects of this game now, even bronze players. Don't give up!
ZombiesOMG
Profile Joined October 2010
United States282 Posts
February 16 2011 06:03 GMT
#26
I read the thread and went 'Holy crap, did I write this?' XD

On February 16 2011 08:08 Chill wrote:
I go through this entire thought process every game. Every single game. From forcing myself to press Find Match, up until committing to too many unnecessary ground forces. It doesn't get better when you rank up haha


So true.

The thoughts in my head are literally almost the exact same as you, OP. Hehe, unfortunately it hasn't gone away with time or ranking up. Except I did find a solution that, when I remember to do it, that frenetic thought process takes a back seat to confidence.

When my brain goes crazy in game, I try to imagine that my ladder opponent is a RL friend of mine who is terrible at SC2. When I do this, the guy's army composition, timings, and everything just seem silly and bad. Even if my opponent is playing super well, I actually find myself playing much better when I pretend he's playing poorly. Idk, it's gotta be some weird dominance thing. I've never lost to that friend, and if I ever do I'd be embarrassed. Guess it helps me mentally to pretend I'm 4 leagues above my ladder opponent too, haha.
ticktack
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
United Arab Emirates874 Posts
February 16 2011 07:24 GMT
#27
Great Read! Well Written haha xD.
Kinda felt the same when I used to be in Bronze.
A winner is just a loser who got pissed off and tried harder
KamiDaHobo
Profile Joined December 2010
United States10 Posts
February 16 2011 08:20 GMT
#28
I think this is every day of my Starcraft life, ahah. Enough so that I only have 6 ladder games, and I haven't had the balls to 1v1 for about 10 weeks :x. It's like the worst stage fright, mixed with the worst 'paralysis by analysis', all rolled into a big ball of stress. Hopefully this feeling will pass once I get nerves out of my system!
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Frkrk
Profile Joined February 2011
Lithuania1 Post
February 16 2011 18:42 GMT
#29
mates just dont play lost temple if u dont want to take a hard challenge. but there r also other strats like 2 hatch baneling busts and other funny stuff also u can spread your creep (creep tumor just get a lair start overlords creep on cliff and then move tumor from ground to cliff ) on the cliff before he drop smthg on it so he couldnt build any missile turrets and u can defend it with fast muta and what about thor oO just magic box him :D
evanthebouncy!
Profile Blog Joined June 2006
United States12796 Posts
February 16 2011 19:29 GMT
#30
You just gotta stop being nervous :p

on LT it is almost a good idea to rush mutalisk off 1 base and try to do damage lol
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