Don't give a shit about you ladder ranking, win loss stats, if you not in masters and greater it's kinda pointless to be number 1 diamond with like 20 wins

Alpino

Brazil4390 Posts

July 05 2011 10:59 GMT

#22

I think the only times I actually got nervous to the point of affecting my performance was playing some clan matches in DotA and the few first times i played arena in WoW.

Time passed and I guess life made me more mature, even though games are still my favorite thing and I really devote a lot of time to them there is just no way I'll get stressed over something that is supposed to make me happy. Just chillax bro. You are no reaver with performance anxiety.

Carush

United States356 Posts

July 05 2011 11:02 GMT

#23

i used to get those
once i went to a big lan event tho i stopped getting them from online games and tourneys and just from lan events

Hassybaby

United Kingdom10823 Posts

July 05 2011 11:05 GMT

#24

On July 05 2011 19:59 Alpino wrote:
Just chillax bro. You are no reaver with performance anxiety.

That's the best analogy I've ever heard for what I am feeling. Its as if I'm the reaver. Get into the game, have all my scarabs set, gonna do some damage...then I use the scarabs retardedly, they do sod all damage, and I die

Then I never wanna be a reaver again, and become a dragoon in 4v4...or something. Less pressure there

Its weird because I do the same builds, and I'm super comfortable with them in team games, but as soon as I step into a 1v1 match, something clicks and I start messing up, then I get nervous about messing up more, and start messing up even more.

But yeah, I guess I just gotta persevere through the games and make it to the point that its just another match for me

Saicam

262 Posts

July 05 2011 11:23 GMT

#25

i get really nervous before my first game, but once its over with i can go on and on

Hashmeister

Germany238 Posts

July 05 2011 11:23 GMT

#26

I had that issue once back when I started the games and did my placement matches. What I think will help you is that you just have to be well aware of the following fact: it's just a game!! It's not about life or death here, try to play the games to have fun mate! That's the most important thing.

Of course we humans, by nature, want to always win. But I would put my focus down on to I wanna have a good time and play some interesting games, see what problems I have in the game and so on. I think if you realize that you should be fine

Cortza

South Africa328 Posts

July 05 2011 11:58 GMT

#27

I had this too. One of the ways I helped ease it was to try micro two armies against each other in a unit tester. Somehow, looking at it from the perspectives of both sides kinda let me forget about the stress of coming out on top.

noggster

Sweden37 Posts

July 05 2011 12:04 GMT

#28

Had it in season one and most of season two. Then I just decided fuck it and started massing games and it passed pretty quickly.

Lennon

United Kingdom2275 Posts

July 05 2011 12:08 GMT

#29

Grow some balls. Play the game with your brain; not your heart/stomach.
How did I overcome nerves? I admit I was nervous for the first few games in WC3 7 years ago but I just played a lot until everything became natural so nerves wasn't an issue.

Voltus

Australia30 Posts

July 05 2011 12:13 GMT

#30

The more you scout, the less nervous you will be in games. Just learn to play more, watch a few but not too much.. and scout often. remember, the other guy is probably nervous too.

Tegin

United States840 Posts

July 05 2011 12:18 GMT

#31

On July 05 2011 21:04 noggster wrote:
Had it in season one and most of season two. Then I just decided fuck it and started massing games and it passed pretty quickly.

Exactly what happened to me. Just play and have fun and you'll get over those nerves in no time.

alpenrahm

Germany628 Posts

July 05 2011 12:19 GMT

#32

Nervousness.

its a very natural feeling and great to have! it means you understood that whatever you are doing is not yet top notch and still new to you. however, being nervous in a game kills your performance so its good to try and calm yourself down a little. which you could try to do via the following methods:

1. be angry! identify flaws in your opponents play then start thinking like this---->omfg he build a second depot at 13 omg hes such a newb omg. make it very clear to yourself that your opponent suxxx

2. when you are nervous your body floods your brain with adrenalin and suddenly your perception becomes a LOT faster while your hands start shaking. blablabla remember that i could give you a pill that has exactly the same effect blabalbla .... so when your brain got rushed with adrenalin smoke a spliff and you have successfully countered your bodies newbish attempt to cheese you.

3.repetition. the more games you play the more confident you become and suddenly the only times you are really nervous are the games that pose a decent challenge eg. tournament play

Termit

Sweden3466 Posts

July 05 2011 12:21 GMT

#33

Almost everyone has been nervous playing this game. But when you ladder, don't worry about it. No one will judge you, no one will rape you badly because if you are in lower leagues they will most likely be nervous and horrible too. Just try to relax, put on some music or chat in skype, take a deep breath and just play and have fun. After some time all this "afraid of laddering" dissaperas.

Gl

Flight

Brazil163 Posts

July 05 2011 12:23 GMT

#34

I found that you may get a lot anxiety if you spent too much time reading/learning about the game. When you ladder, you feel like all those tips ou saw on the forums, the build orders, the pro matches you watched, it's like you should put all that in your game, and since you will probably fail to turn theory into practice so fast, you will be frustrated at some level.

Kira__

Sweden2672 Posts

July 05 2011 12:27 GMT

#35

Everyone has experienced this at one point, and I'm pretty sure it will never completely go away. You will get used to it however, as you mass up games, and it won't affect you as much.

Keep playing bro!

Bao

United States89 Posts

July 05 2011 12:28 GMT

#36

have a build for each matchup and a variation of that build based on spawn positions. deviate as needed, but at least for now you have a set plan for what you want to do in a game. i find that being prepared in this sense allows for much calmer gameplay since i know what i'm working towards

Sinklarr

Spain18 Posts

July 05 2011 12:29 GMT

#37

I was always really nervous, to the point that i didnt play online, just vs ai, and then i watched day9 daily speaking about this (i dont really know what number it is, i remember it was a newbie tuesday about anxiety and having fun with the game). Try it, i improved a lot since i watched it

Apolo

Portugal1259 Posts

July 05 2011 12:30 GMT

#38

Stop playing starcraft. I'm pretty sure you'll find a lot of things in life that you enjoy, and can get a sense of accomplishment as much and more (and some more useful than being X good at playing a game), and don't make you feel nervous.

Sina92

Sweden1303 Posts

July 05 2011 12:34 GMT

#39

play more, watch more games

Termit

Sweden3466 Posts

July 05 2011 12:35 GMT

#40

On July 05 2011 21:30 Apolo wrote:
Stop playing starcraft. I'm pretty sure you'll find a lot of things in life that you enjoy, and can get a sense of accomplishment as much and more (and some more useful than being X good at playing a game), and don't make you feel nervous.

lol what kind of advice is that?