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Snipinpanda
Profile Blog Joined October 2007
United States1227 Posts
June 14 2011 03:51 GMT
#41
On June 14 2011 05:49 Snuggles wrote:
Thanks for the replies guys. I'm not too bothered by the BW responses because it was my mistake for baiting you guys in for the troll.

haha

I played BW myself and had long practice sessions with my B- friend who rofl stomp me 30 - 0. It really is true, its fun even if you lose in BW. You don't get that in SC2, and in my case I don't even have fun when I win. I just don't play BW because I want to get somewhere competitively, because as we all know its practically impossible to even get B- unless you've been playing for the past decade.

I'm still unsure of what to do... Because when you really love a game like SC2 and then start realizing the possibility of the game not being the right one for you to play is really painful. Plus the problem about taking a break from the game is that I'll get even worse as time goes by. So it's either I figure my shit out or quit the game completely.


The question you should be asking yourself shouldn't be, "Can I get competitive at this?" Instead, the question you should really be asking is, "Am I having fun playing this?" Seems a bit strange to me to try and get competitive at something that you don't truly enjoy(I'd totally suggest another game but it seems half the thread has been about that and people are getting angry). If you enjoy watching SC2, then just watch SC2. If you don't wanna play, that's cool or w/e.
Zergneedsfood
Profile Blog Joined September 2008
United States10671 Posts
June 14 2011 04:00 GMT
#42
I don't think many people go into any activity saying "I am doing this because I am going to win everything". A lot of people do it because they want to have fun.

Please have fun. We want you to have fun.

+ Show Spoiler +
You know. BW is fun

Also, last time I checked, baneling mines were an automated feature. Stop lurker is a lot more classy.
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Renzin
Profile Joined March 2011
Australia75 Posts
June 14 2011 10:49 GMT
#43
I think you should probably take a break from competitive laddering and maybe try having some fun with sc2 again or just do something else for a bit. Last thing you want to do is put a hole in the wall due to rage.
Snuggles
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
United States1865 Posts
June 14 2011 14:31 GMT
#44
On June 14 2011 12:35 Crunchums wrote:
What do you mean by "get somewhere competitively" ?


My overall goal in SC2 is to make it into Grandmasters one day. It's not to become a pro gamer, its something more personal. I just want to prove to myself that I am capable of achieving a goal on that scale. It's like asking yourself "can I be be good at something if I really tried?" and then you set out to figure out whether or not you're capable of excelling at doing something or you're just doomed to be a mediocre kind of guy for the rest of your life.

I decided I'm not going to quit. You guys are right about taking a break. Laddering for hours alone for an entire month does burn you out. I texted my friend yesterday and we played that game Hunted The Demon's Forge and had the most fun I've had all month long. If I quit then I think that would be admitting that I have no hope in life, quitters generally are right?

It's not like I find every aspect of SC2 grueling and annoying. When you see yourself winning and crushing opponent that would normally demolish you with whatever special tactics he's been using it really feels good. It also goes along to show you that you are potentially able to succeed if you really try.
Rudiment
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
United States174 Posts
June 15 2011 02:43 GMT
#45
OP I'm in basically the same situation. I want masters/grandmasters, I'm in diamond now. Every time I push to make it up the ladder, I just lose game after game and I get all ragey/depressed. I don't have any RL friends that play competitively, so losing and then considering that all my friends are like 'dude i thought you were good why are you losing' stacks up and makes me feel like complete shit.

It seems like you/I need a break but that just means we will fall that much farther behind the metagame.. what is a nerd to do
RaLakedaimon
Profile Joined August 2010
United States1564 Posts
June 15 2011 02:58 GMT
#46
After mass laddering 1v1 over 1K games (not wins but just games played) and then mass laddering team games over like 900 games played I feel you on this and it recently happend to me. I started just getting on to play the AI even though I was top diamond and able to beat up to mid masters at one point. Sometimes I'll put on tunes and try to ladder 1v1 but I feel the same when I win I am frustrated at how the games feel although maybe one day they'll make some patches that can somehow turn things around for everyone. Lately what I've been doing is playing Sudden Attack, SC2 vs the AI and attempting to get into BW again.

I gotta admit just playing totally for fun without worrying about win/losing is the way to go but getting your brain to process that mentality is extremely hard for me. I think just getting on to mess around with SC2 is more fun than mass ladder so I watch tournaments and stuff but as most have said get back into BW. Even when I just rofl stomp the BW AI I feel good I have no idea what it is about to have that effect. I hope to start playing Iccup more but each time I get on I just get owned so I'm waiting until I get some timings down and solid builds.
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