ok everyday i woke up w/o doing exercise lol i am able to play sc2 like god mode or something.I dont feel drowsy or anything bad,my hands just go smoothly as i want too.So after i came back from work[its not a heavy work FYI], ate dinner and start playing sc2. Usually i play fun games like Team leagues to warm up but for unknown reason my hands are not moving fast and i kept forgetting this and that.

I dont have a particular method to warm up,just wanted to know what you guys do before u start gaming.

fabiano

Brazil4644 Posts

February 21 2012 03:30 GMT

No warm up.

Start iCCup, create FS D/D+ one on one, rarely a random C- joins the game and imediatelly leaves, [PE] zerg joins and lag, remake and wait til a D enter, usually zerg. Start the game, scout 4'o clock, nothing, scout 8'o clock, nothing, son of a bitch was on 10'o clock. Check for expo, find nothing, try to run up the ramp 6 lings block it and kill the probe.

Then late game I get steamrolled by ultra ling lurker. Lose 50 points like a boss.

gg

Kamais Ookin

Canada591 Posts

February 21 2012 03:34 GMT

Masturbation does the trick. Make sure to alternate hands.

TG Manny

United States325 Posts

February 21 2012 03:37 GMT

I actually just play, sometimes YABOT if I'm working on refining a build to refine timings and get the nuances of a build (such as if I float a little gas and am a little mineral starved in X portion of setting up infrastructure I pull workers out or slightly delay adding the geyser alltogether).

Ladder is nothing really. A recent league demotion really helped me put that in perspective

So I use it as a random practice format and find a few buddies who can be bait for new builds or new styles I attempt (such as high harass with macro behind).

JMave

Singapore1806 Posts

February 21 2012 03:41 GMT

i donr play sc2 but i found this to be quite helpful. see at 5:30 onwards

darkscream

Canada2310 Posts

February 21 2012 03:56 GMT

Cup of coffee and open a plain map like metalopolis. I do my zvp build, 14p 16h 24h, and I macro up as many drones as I can before the 8:00 mark. Maybe I do it 2-3 times if I feel like you do, with slow/inaccurate hands. Once I've got some coffee in me, It's time to ladder.

that's how I do it.

AeonStrife

United States918 Posts

February 21 2012 03:58 GMT

Mentally, I have to be in the mood to play. I tend to play good when I am in a good mood, but if I am stressed out, I would tend to tilt and the games will just go down hill because I will ignore the important stuff.

Other than that, I just do a very lazy stretch. Make sure my mouse and keyboard are in the right position, my headset is on nice and snug, and basically have my playlist of music ready to go.

I do a few other things but their nothing important.

Hulavuta

United States1252 Posts

February 21 2012 03:58 GMT

On February 21 2012 12:34 Kamais Ookin wrote:
Masturbation does the trick. Make sure to alternate hands.

Are you sure? I'm always too tired to play after doing that.

Kamais Ookin

Canada591 Posts

February 21 2012 04:00 GMT

On February 21 2012 12:58 Hulavuta wrote:

Show nested quote +

Are you sure? I'm always too tired to play after doing that.

You're not watching the right porn then bro.

beamingrobot

United States685 Posts

February 21 2012 04:24 GMT

#10

Play 1v1s and lose. Then I'm ready for 2s and 4s. Team games are srs bzns.

Wohmfg

United Kingdom1292 Posts

February 21 2012 04:39 GMT

#11

I don't.

I feel my time is better spent playing an opponent than warming up. I always think warming up is in some way putting off the game you have to play, because you're scared you won't play your best unless you're warmed up. I try not to think about that though, I'd rather just jump right in and start improving my game.

Whole

United States6046 Posts

February 21 2012 04:44 GMT

#12

I play Multitask. Once I get a score of 180 (it usually takes 1-3 tries for me), I consider myself warmed up.

GlintFox

United States275 Posts

February 21 2012 04:49 GMT

#13

I usually try and play a few games with friends like some practice 1v1, some 2v2's and whatnot. Its relaxing because losing to a friend doesn't mean much. If no one is on then I do a monobattle or 2 just to get the gears in my head to start going. Other than that before every game I usually stretch my fingers and arms, it sounds wierd but it releases endorphines with will also relax you so you can make better judgements.

Golgotha

Korea (South)8418 Posts

February 21 2012 05:19 GMT

#14

I suck it up and lose the first game

Luepert

United States1933 Posts

February 21 2012 06:06 GMT

#15

Drink a can of coke and crew a piece of quench gum.

kaleidoscope

Singapore2887 Posts

February 21 2012 06:13 GMT

#16

play Osu! to warm my wrist and fingers, and handstand.. after effects of the temporary blood rush to your is pretty nice =D

starplayer35

United States40 Posts

February 21 2012 06:20 GMT

#17

try and play against the computer, try easy then med, then hard untill you got it

Gofarman

Canada648 Posts

February 21 2012 06:34 GMT

#18

I 2gate, first game of the day every time. Great for a warm-up and if your hot keys or sensitivity is off make sure you BM with awkward pauses.

HungrySC2

United States191 Posts

February 21 2012 07:56 GMT

#19

The first thing I do. Eat something and drink some water. Then hit the "Find Match" button before I can even think about doing anything else. After 1-2 games I fill a "water bag" with hot water, warm up my hands, stretch and then hit the "Find Match" button or find practice partners.