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So this is me writing a blog.
I have no idea where to start off but here goes nothing!
I'm an almost 21 year old girl, living a pretty much normal life in cold Sweden. I was adopted from South Korea as a baby, but anyhow.
I've been playing World of Warcraft on an off since the release of vanilla, and it has taken A LOT of time of y life, where I spent doing nothing in game when I had important stuff to do irl. I guess I'm pretty bad diciplined. But after 6 years it finally has comed to an end. My bf just recently quit since I quit just a few days earlier, but now comes WHAT THE FUCK to do with all the time I have over. When SC2 was released I played quit a bit and managed to get to Platinum, which I felt pretty proud of since I never ever played an RTS before. But in the end of november me and my ex broke up and he was the one helping me improve with my SC2 life, we used to watch streams and Day[9] dailies together. But when that fell apart I also lost SC2.
But now with no WoW I feel for taking back SC2 but I'm afraid of failing. Since my new bf isn't really in to SC2. And most of the friends I made during that time is not activley playing anymore. And I'm afraid of feeling like a failure when Im gonna loooooooooose a lot. Not that I become an angry person or so when losing, I just hate the feeling you get like "I knew I could have beten that guy, STUPID ME" kinda thing. For about 3 months I've blamed that I have bad internet as an excuse for not playing SC2, which is just bullshit. My internet is fine enough and so is my computer. I'm just to afraid to face it again I guess.
But yeah... TL:DR Quit WoW, missing SC2 but to afraid of playing.
  
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simple solution: hook him up, get him addicted 
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umm...what is SC2, the boogyman of video games? This seems to happen all too often...I guess there's a brooding populace of gamers afraid of failure, which goes against what I thought. What will happen if you lose? Will you actually be worse at the game? Will you be better if you don't play at all?
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I took a break from SC2 for a couple of months to get some work sorted, and it is hard to get back to it. I'd say start by practicing some build orders against the AI to the feel of it back as well as some confidence.
Next remind yourself that losses are inevitable when coming back and that ranking doesn't matter, only improving your skills. Get yourself feeling positive, then hit the "Find Match" button. If you get frustrated by a loss, take a break, chill out, then watch the replay to see where you went wrong and resolve to do better next time. The skills will come back to you.
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On March 28 2011 17:27 Roe wrote:
umm...what is SC2, the boogyman of video games? This seems to happen all too often...I guess there's a brooding populace of gamers afraid of failure, which goes against what I thought. What will happen if you lose? Will you actually be worse at the game? Will you be better if you don't play at all?
For some of us it sucks to lose, try playing Heroes of Newerth and you'll see just how far people can take a meaningless game and turn it into something HUGE. (Yup, I rage in HoN aswell)
As for OP, if you like playing, you pretty much need to have to suck it up and keep playing, losing sucks, it always will, all the post-game analysis one can do still wont stop me from becoming an animal when losing. Lycka till!
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Hit the practice partner thread.
Find some people on the server you play on around the level you feel that you are. I've had the most luck by going to the last few pages and adding about 10-15 people then giving them each a generic message that I found them on the Team Liquid practice partner thread and that I am greatly interested in blowing up their base.
I bet that as a Platinum player you would be a great asset to Bronze and Silver players as well. Don't be afraid to add some newer players to your friends list who are looking for help. Some of them have the most zeal for the game, eager to learn, and quite fun to be around.
*EDIT*
Also, keep in mind when laddering that nearly everyone has a 50% win rate. Winning half your games is perfectly normal and expected.
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just have faith. keep playing. u will suffer loses. maybe even get a huge streak of losses.
BUT KEEP TRYING!!
dont give up. once u give up, u have truly failed. 
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Remember, thanks to the matchmaking system, the more you lose, the easier the games get.
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I guess one of things that I focus on during a losing streak is that what I want to do. I want to get better at the game, so that I can win with ease, rather than just winning games.
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Join a community. A smaller one than this that can personally help you.
For instance, I'm with The Northern Resistance Community who help me and play with me in HoN [and I help them in SC2 if they want/need it].
Give that a shot, find friends :3
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It doesn't really matter if you lose a lot, because it is after all just a game. And even if you do lose it's just a stepping stone to getting better by learning from your mistakes. So if you're eager about playing it then just play it and if you win you win and if you lose, then improve to win the next time
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You don't really NEED a practice partner or close friend to improve, but if you don't like mass gaming i guess you don't have much of a choice. Like mentioned before the practice partner thread is your best bet, or getting your boyfriend hooked and playing with him
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Losses are absolutely innevitable at all levels of play. Embrace the simple fact that a loss is not really a loss if you learn from it. It's simply another piece to the puzzle that makes you that much stronger surviving it and unlocks another part of yourself as a player each time. Fearing losses is like fearing growth itself. It's not only completely futile but also foolish. Embrace what loseing can give you and you will reap the benefits that far outweigh the negatives. That is by far the best advice anybody ever can or ever will give you when it comes to improveing.
And if nothing else do as the other fine gentlemen suggested here. Find a practice partner and/or mentor. Practice your builds. Get that base confidence and move on in. Remember what I said about losses though. Embrace their innevitability and reap their benefits for maximum success. It may seem counterintuitive at first that loseing is good but it's probably the best thing that could ever happen to you. It's where the improvement and overall growth of being both a player and person stems from. And once losing no longer scares you, you'll funny enough, not see yourself losing to much after that point.
Best of luck!
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You should find some other people to play with too.
I kind of know the situation myself. Most of my friends were getting SC2 when it got released and they all hardly ever play by now. I'm more or less the only one left. But after getting more involved into the community and just playing the game I just met a few people across all leagues and countries with who I can talk about or play the game.
I'm always open to find a few practice partners too, even if they're bronze, silver, gold, platinum, diamond, masters. But I like to talk about the games and we help each other improve... and suddenly you wanted to just hop on the game for 1-2 matches and realize 4 hours have passed already.
So yeah, my main advice would be: Just try to get involved somewhere or just play the game if you're missing it and had fun with it
P.S.: From your profile picture I'd think you're playing Protoss. If you want we can just do a few practice matches if you hit me with a PM. I think my Protoss should still be about Platinum level too, even though I main Zerg by now.
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Mass gaming doesn't really improve your game-play.
Take combat-ex for example :D
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I also recommend joining a community, they are great and are lots more fun to play with than on your own, mass laddering. It'll also help you improve much faster, as you've got people to talk to, discuss strategy and always have practice partners.
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Hey there,
I completelly can understand & relate to you in regards of 'being afraid'. What helps to get into game more is to find like-minded, friendly people to spend time with on SC2. Even if you ladder or just play random practice games, such people, when you talk to them lesser the anxiety and fears. Simply because they understand you as well as they too want to get into the game, overcoming similar fears. Such mutual understanding to each other often raises such fears altogether or reduce them significantly, so you actually get to enjoy the game much much more!
Good luck overcoming your fears
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If you want someone to watch Day9 with suggest it to your current boyfriend. You can still do the same type of practice as you did before. Can't win every game of sc2, so don't treat a loss as a complete failure, as its the best way to learn the game. As most spend a great amount of time analyzing a loss.
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even if you lose a lot, just have some fun with it, you'll get matched up with similarly skilled players
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Play for fun not for winning. I used to have the same problem in BW but now i just stopped caring and it's a lot more fun!
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