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Allo Teamliquid,
So, I started playing SC2 seriously and trying to learn since....5-6months after it came out. I used to ladder all the time, and got drastically better  went from no experience in RTS games to beating some master/diamond players, I'm only gold league tho, and ever since i hit top 10 gold...I've had the urge to just...not play ladder anymore....when I do play SC2 it releases a lot of stress and lately its just been adding onto it :O Been in the last 2 TL Teamspeak Opens and have had a blast, but going back to laddering SUCKS!
I usually play 2-3 games maybe every few weeks if someone i know wants to play, used to play around 5-10 games a day due to me having a lot of time to play between work/sleep, but for some reason i can play customs but can't seem to click that damn Queue button for 1v1. I have the drive to play and yearn for it, yet when it comes down to it, i just can't :\
Just curious if anyone else has a problem with this, and if anyone can give me any advice on how to get past it <3 Don't know if its a fear of laddering in matches that matter, or its just something people have to get past eventually <3 This happens with games like LoL which is a lot more casual, so...any advice will help :D
You can PM me too with any advice if u don't wanna post publicly :D
<3 <3 <3 <3 <3
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The best suggestion I can come up with is to announce to the blog section of TL you are going pro. Be sure to provide a brief background on your video game experience, like that time you were "competitive" in counter-strike. But remember to always be as ambiguous as possible, some people might infer from that you were an actual high level player instead of playing scrims with 4 of your retarded friends. People will have an easier time accepting your new lifestyle choice that way and you'll get many more words of encouragement.
Anecdotes about how persevering and strong willed you are will also go a long way to building your credibility as a new professional gamer as well. Maybe the time you lost weight after following a strict diet (but neglect to mention the part where you gained it all back), that one time your parents signed you up for soccer (but not how you stopped playing all sports when they no longer forced you), the time you were in the movie theater and had to pee really bad but you held it for over an hour (but don't mention it was because you've never been comfortable urinating in public washrooms).
Once you've announced your professional career you'll find hitting up the ladder much easier. It's your job now. If you don't do it you are a failure not only in the eyes of all of teamliquid but also in your own eyes. You will never be able to look yourself in the face again.
Anyway allow me to be the first to congratulate you on your decision to turn pro!
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On September 08 2011 10:50 floor exercise wrote:
The best suggestion I can come up with is to announce to the blog section of TL you are going pro. Be sure to provide a brief background on your video game experience, like that time you were "competitive" in counter-strike. But remember to always be as ambiguous as possible, some people might infer from that you were an actual high level player instead of playing scrims with 4 of your retarded friends. People will have an easier time accepting your new lifestyle choice that way and you'll get many more words of encouragement.
Anecdotes about how persevering and strong willed you are will also go a long way to building your credibility as a new professional gamer as well. Maybe the time you lost weight after following a strict diet (but neglect to mention the part where you gained it all back), that one time your parents signed you up for soccer (but not how you stopped playing all sports when they no longer forced you), the time you were in the movie theater and had to pee really bad but you held it for over an hour (but don't mention it was because you've never been comfortable urinating in public washrooms).
Once you've announced your professional career you'll find hitting up the ladder much easier. It's your job now. If you don't do it you are a failure not only in the eyes of all of teamliquid but also in your own eyes. You will never be able to look yourself in the face again.
Anyway allow me to be the first to congratulate you on your decision to turn pro!
LOL
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On September 08 2011 10:50 floor exercise wrote:
The best suggestion I can come up with is to announce to the blog section of TL you are going pro. Be sure to provide a brief background on your video game experience, like that time you were "competitive" in counter-strike. But remember to always be as ambiguous as possible, some people might infer from that you were an actual high level player instead of playing scrims with 4 of your retarded friends. People will have an easier time accepting your new lifestyle choice that way and you'll get many more words of encouragement.
Anecdotes about how persevering and strong willed you are will also go a long way to building your credibility as a new professional gamer as well. Maybe the time you lost weight after following a strict diet (but neglect to mention the part where you gained it all back), that one time your parents signed you up for soccer (but not how you stopped playing all sports when they no longer forced you), the time you were in the movie theater and had to pee really bad but you held it for over an hour (but don't mention it was because you've never been comfortable urinating in public washrooms).
Once you've announced your professional career you'll find hitting up the ladder much easier. It's your job now. If you don't do it you are a failure not only in the eyes of all of teamliquid but also in your own eyes. You will never be able to look yourself in the face again.
Anyway allow me to be the first to congratulate you on your decision to turn pro!
Ugh assholes ftl
Anyways...to clarify, i'm not "announcing i'm going pro" and by "serious" i mean trying to improve. Don't intend on going pro <3 and definitely not a gloating blog, so leave that stupid shit u write out of here <3
But for all the non-assholes out there, some help would be great <3 <3 <3
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hold your balls with your left hand, click on find match with your right 
i've felt like this before, but just start playing the first one. after that i'll click on the find match button 100 times over :D
and i find if i played in the last couple of days i no longer worry. so maybe don't spend too much time away from 1v1 and you'll be fine
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On September 08 2011 11:21 jimbob615 wrote:hold your balls with your left hand, click on find match with your right i've felt like this before, but just start playing the first one. after that i'll click on the find match button 100 times over :D and i find if i played in the last couple of days i no longer worry. so maybe don't spend too much time away from 1v1 and you'll be fine
yeah its just clicking it the first time :DDDDDD <3 is the real problem lol...once i get going i can't stop till i pass out  but when it comes to actually playing i sorta stray away from playing
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Holding the balls helps, I do that a lot. I mean wouldn't you feel entirely retarded if you did that because you can't man up otherwise due to ladder fears? Just walk up to a random person and tell them how much you are afraid of a ladder. See what they say.
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what i usually do is join a 1v1 custom game. I play however many it takes for me to start feeling good(usually a little 2 win streak or a really good game vs a good player). after that u click the ladder button and it's just like pwning random custom noobs. <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
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On September 08 2011 11:30 supaplex wrote:
Holding the balls helps, I do that a lot. I mean wouldn't you feel entirely retarded if you did that because you can't man up otherwise due to ladder fears? Just walk up to a random person and tell them how much you are afraid of a ladder. See what they say.
Ugh, sad part is most ppl severely afraid of heights are afraid of ladders <3 so pls take ur nonsense somewhere else <3
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On September 08 2011 11:35 Fog-of-War wrote:
what i usually do is join a 1v1 custom game. I play however many it takes for me to start feeling good(usually a little 2 win streak or a really good game vs a good player). after that u click the ladder button and it's just like pwning random custom noobs. <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
Yeah, wish i had ppl to do this with a warmup match would be nice to reassure myself :D but reason i only play a few times a week is b/c my friends r only online then 
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On September 08 2011 11:36 HuKPOWA wrote:Show nested quote +On September 08 2011 11:35 Fog-of-War wrote:
what i usually do is join a 1v1 custom game. I play however many it takes for me to start feeling good(usually a little 2 win streak or a really good game vs a good player). after that u click the ladder button and it's just like pwning random custom noobs. <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< Yeah, wish i had ppl to do this with a warmup match would be nice to reassure myself :D but reason i only play a few times a week is b/c my friends r only online then
What I do in this case is add friends of people I've had decent games against. I've got a pretty good little friends list going of decent folks who I had close games against or who I know will allow me to practice against better players.
When I sign on, I send a message to one of them who's not doing anything "1v1" just like the BW days.
This frequently turns into a best of 5 :X Hehe, but I was in the same position as not a lot of my friends were into the game, so this is how I solved it.
Hope it helps.
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I have the same issue, i find it best just to think of the game as it simply is a 'game'. If you arent trying to go pro with it, just play to have fun. Maybe try some stupid/interesting strategies and see how they go. Achievement hunting can be fun as well pr portrait hunting as well. So just ladder to get that 1,000 win portrait.
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