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kollin
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
United Kingdom8380 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-10-02 13:55:27
October 02 2011 08:45 GMT
#1
OK, getting sick of this game. I'm on a 4-20 loss streak over the past few days and am playing Silver players. Who are favored. Now bear in mind, usually I'm a high Plat player. My biggest worry is that I get demoted. I put huge amounts of work into getting to Plat, playing like 7 hours a day over the summer, and I really do not want that ripped away.

So TL, I'm looking for advice. I've done the whole take a 2 week break idea, and things still aren't changing. What should I do?

*
RogerX
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
New Zealand3180 Posts
October 02 2011 08:57 GMT
#2
Get some coaching, heads up, shower, Day[9] dailys, GSL, MLG, deep analysis of past replays, deep analysis of pro replays, computer check.
Stick it up. take it up. step aside and see the world
sVnteen
Profile Joined January 2011
Germany2238 Posts
October 02 2011 09:08 GMT
#3
cheese some get some easy wins and then go back to normal again with new confidence
MY LIFE STARTS NOW ♥
kollin
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
United Kingdom8380 Posts
October 02 2011 09:20 GMT
#4
OK, thanks for the advice guys, but things are getting worse. I just lost a game where I had more bases a bigger army and better upgrades. I don't even know why I'm losing anymore.
mizU
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
United States12125 Posts
October 02 2011 09:31 GMT
#5
What race are you? ID, #number, server?
if happy ever afters did exist <3 @watamizu_
jjhchsc2
Profile Joined December 2010
Korea (South)2393 Posts
October 02 2011 09:47 GMT
#6
watch day9!
make sure you are going in the right direction
Lee Ssang/ Lee Shin/ Kim Jung Woo/ Kim Min Chul/Jun Tae Yang/Park Soo Ho/Lee Jung Hoon/Choi Sung Hoon/ Moon Sung Won/Park Ji Soo/ Lee Ho Joon/ Jang Min Chul/ Kim Seung Chul/SaSe/IdrA/Ret Fighting! BW4Life
Deleted User 101379
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
4849 Posts
October 02 2011 10:18 GMT
#7
I sometimes go on big losing streaks, too, where i get matched with players a league lower.
What helps is to stop playing for a day, find out what is blocking your head and then going into it with a new perspective.

For example after 2-3 stupid losses, i tilt and think something like "I lost to two scouted 4gates/DTs/cannon rushes/proxy 2 rax/6pools, i'm so stupid, i fail so much" and in every following game i will not scout because i'll think "he'll just do a 4gate/(see above)/... and i will lose again, so why scout?" and overcompensate... and then i die to anything else. This can go for 10+ games in a row until i start killing my own hatchery at the start of every game because i'm too frustrated.

Then i think all night about how stupid i was for stopping to concentrate on the game and i focus again and get back up to the old position (until there is another really stupid loss due to a massive mystake by myself and the "circle of tilt" starts again).

Also:
Your general mental state has a huge influence on the game. Don't play when you are exhausted, tired, depressed, hungry, etc.. It will prevent you from concentrating, even if you don't notice it when playing. Your head only has a limited capacity and you need it all free for SC2 and you can not afford wasting half of your capacity thinking about your loss streak, the girl that rejected you, bad grades at school or whatever else might keep your head busy. Block that stuff out and focus.
th2pun1sh3r
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
United States107 Posts
October 02 2011 10:58 GMT
#8
+ Show Spoiler +

huge amounts of work into getting to Plat, playing like 7 hours a week

thats a lot of work you're puttin in. LOL
"Rank-1 Master Random Sc2 Player"
kollin
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
United Kingdom8380 Posts
October 02 2011 13:50 GMT
#9
On October 02 2011 18:31 mizU wrote:
What race are you? ID, #number, server?

Terran, cDgkollin, 477, and on EU.


On October 02 2011 19:58 th2pun1sh3r wrote:
+ Show Spoiler +

huge amounts of work into getting to Plat, playing like 7 hours a week

thats a lot of work you're puttin in. LOL


Oh lol, I meant to put seven hours a day XD

Thanks for all the help guys, my head is really clearing out, and I've hit a winning streak :D
stenole
Profile Blog Joined April 2004
Norway869 Posts
October 02 2011 16:09 GMT
#10
I'd say worry less about your league status and more about your actual skill set. Play to improve, not to get game results. If you are spending 7 hours a day, there is no reason why you shouldn't be getting better if you spend your time wisely. Maybe you need to use some of that time to go through replays, make some concrete changes to how you play and track improvement.
andycz
Profile Joined September 2011
288 Posts
October 02 2011 16:23 GMT
#11
Get out of the ladder if playing there demotivates you. Play customs or just some games with your buddies/practice partners. You'll be able to focus on the game itself, without thinking about "omg imma get demoted if i lose this" and once you feel comfortable again, you can jump back on ladder.
Always looking for practice partners. EU: andy.1535
ziggurat
Profile Joined October 2010
Canada847 Posts
October 02 2011 16:29 GMT
#12
I'd suggest that you keep a log of your games. After every game take 5 minutes to quickly review the replay and write 1-2 sentences about why you lost, or, if you won, what you could have done better. This will force you to learn a bit from each game, and after playing 15-20 games you might start to see some patterns, i.e. you are losing because you always supply block yourself or losing because you never scout what your opponent is going, or losing because you float way too much money.
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