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aMEkaRmy
Canada633 Posts
Keep in mind I'm moving to Poland in 3 weeks to live and train in a newly formed pro house there. I'll be playing upto 11 hours a day. If I get into another slump there won't be an option to just "walk away for a bit". I'm just lost and I don't really know what to do. If anyone has any advice that could help I'd appreciate it. Sincerely ~~ LgNkarmy   | ||
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OmniscientSC2
United States713 Posts
 Don't wait to pull yourself out of your slump til then though. Maybe hang out with some buddies/family for a while before you make the move. Hopefully you're back to tip-top shape soon! | ||
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Whole
United States6046 Posts
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K3Nyy
United States1961 Posts
On April 16 2012 12:19 Whole wrote: Try to find a common reason for your recent losses. IMO, that should be your first course of action. Totally agree, there is always a reason why you're losing. It's never because "you're in a slump". Don't ever grind games mindlessly, that's just a waste of time. 11 hours of raging and saying you're terrible is worse than 1 hour of trying to genuinely improve through looking for weaknesses in your play and seeing what you did wrong. | ||
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Sadistx
Zimbabwe5568 Posts
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Th1rdEye
United States1074 Posts
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Ace1123
Philippines1187 Posts
On April 16 2012 12:42 Sadistx wrote: Don't worry about it. Many terrans experiencing "slumps" right now. Well, most, except koreans. True this. | ||
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Netsky
Australia1155 Posts
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ClysmiC
United States2192 Posts
On April 16 2012 13:06 Netsky wrote: Don't worry - if it makes you feel any better Diamond on EU is Platinum on KR. ...how would that make him feel better? | ||
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tomatriedes
New Zealand5356 Posts
On April 16 2012 12:42 Sadistx wrote: Don't worry about it. Many terrans experiencing "slumps" right now. Well, most, except koreans. The OP is protoss, isn't he? | ||
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aMEkaRmy
Canada633 Posts
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UmiNotsuki
United States633 Posts
Best advice I can give is keep the game in your mind, don't forget how to play, but get the fuck away from ladder. Play custom 1v1's a lot, with players of varying skill levels, and don't keep track of whether or not you're back at your old level. Just play unranked games. Then, when you feel ready (perhaps right before going to Poland?) try the ladder again and maybe you'll remember how it all goes and have that extremely encouraging winning streak back up to high master. | ||
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ElusoryX
Singapore2047 Posts
 just keep playing... | ||
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Alphonsse
United States518 Posts
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IMoperator
4476 Posts
Good luck OP, hope you get back into masters and do well in the training house | ||
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Hairy
United Kingdom1169 Posts
On April 16 2012 15:05 Alphonsse wrote: Man don't even worry about it. Losing streaks and slumps happen to everyone. The fact that you were mid master for so long and are able to give good players good games means that you are absolutely capable of having a much higher ladder rank than you currently do. This. Remember - losing a match does not mean you are bad at the game (it doesn't even necessarily mean you are worse than your opponent), and dropping rank / league does not mean you got worse at the game! Everyone wins games and everyone loses games. Every single game, won OR lost, increases your experience and knowledge; you don't become a worse player by playing more games! However, if you're getting angry and frustrated by your losses, playing on tilt, or are not bothering to analyse your replays anymore because the players you are facing are 'bad' players who "you should be beating anyway" etc; stop! That is not the right attitude. Have a small break, relax, and when you play again be sure to concentrate on playing well (NOT on winning), and analysing your own replays to look for areas of improvement. When I was demoted league a month or two ago, I realised that because my rank had been slipping I was focusing more and more on winning, and less and less on just trying to play well. My fundamentals were going out the window as I was so 'panicked' at trying to make sure I beat those 'bad' opponents my own play was suffering greatly. Make sure you are playing for the right reasons. GL EDIT: this is not surprising in the least, actually. As you get closer to moving into the pro house, you feel more and more under pressure to do well and increase your ladder standing to give a good impression. Thus, with so much pressure to win, you are less and less relaxed and you are concentrating on the wrong things. And as you drop in ladder, this only makes the problem worse; you feel even MORE under pressure to win (to the point of almost panicking that you are only diamond now), and so you simply cannot play your best. This is why people who "tank their ladder rating" give such good feedback on the experience. They no longer care about their ladder rating or losing games (they already lost 25 games intentionally, so what does it matter if they lose one more?), and so they are able to just relax, forget about trying to win, and can instead concentrate on playing well. | ||
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aebriol
Norway2066 Posts
Just watch their first person view and ask yourself why are they doing this all the time. edit: When I am slumping, I take the opportunity to do dumb stuff since I am playing worse opponents. As zerg, that means going 2 base +2+2 roach hydra all in vs protoss, going roach hydra bane vs terran, 10 pool ling / drone all in vs hatch first in zvz, etc etc etc. It's just a good time to do dumb stuff and see how it works out. | ||
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Nallen
United Kingdom134 Posts
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hkf
Australia354 Posts
take a good look at yourself and see if you're doing the right thing tbh | ||
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Soulforged
Latvia918 Posts
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aMEkaRmy
Canada633 Posts
On April 16 2012 16:08 Hairy wrote: This. Remember - losing a match does not mean you are bad at the game (it doesn't even necessarily mean you are worse than your opponent), and dropping rank / league does not mean you got worse at the game! Everyone wins games and everyone loses games. Every single game, won OR lost, increases your experience and knowledge; you don't become a worse player by playing more games! However, if you're getting angry and frustrated by your losses, playing on tilt, or are not bothering to analyse your replays anymore because the players you are facing are 'bad' players who "you should be beating anyway" etc; stop! That is not the right attitude. Have a small break, relax, and when you play again be sure to concentrate on playing well (NOT on winning), and analysing your own replays to look for areas of improvement. When I was demoted league a month or two ago, I realised that because my rank had been slipping I was focusing more and more on winning, and less and less on just trying to play well. My fundamentals were going out the window as I was so 'panicked' at trying to make sure I beat those 'bad' opponents my own play was suffering greatly. Make sure you are playing for the right reasons. GL EDIT: this is not surprising in the least, actually. As you get closer to moving into the pro house, you feel more and more under pressure to do well and increase your ladder standing to give a good impression. Thus, with so much pressure to win, you are less and less relaxed and you are concentrating on the wrong things. And as you drop in ladder, this only makes the problem worse; you feel even MORE under pressure to win (to the point of almost panicking that you are only diamond now), and so you simply cannot play your best. This is why people who "tank their ladder rating" give such good feedback on the experience. They no longer care about their ladder rating or losing games (they already lost 25 games intentionally, so what does it matter if they lose one more?), and so they are able to just relax, forget about trying to win, and can instead concentrate on playing well. Thanks this actually helped a lot and really pointed out my mentallity right now. On an average day when I play players my own skill I can go on losing streaks and still watch my replays, I don't know when or how I started getting lower but then I got so frustrated at myself thinking "I shouldn't be losing to these people" that I didn't want to have anything to do with the game and stopped watching my replays. Moving into the house, I'm going to be living with some top level europeans and I don't want to be shoved aside because I was only mid masters. I wanted to peak again and show that I can compete, At least on ladder. I'm just going to watch some replays, streams, and vods and get back into it tomorrow and get myself back into masters. | ||
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aMEkaRmy
Canada633 Posts
On April 16 2012 20:13 hkf wrote: why are you going to try to go pro if you can't even stomach dropping a league, and consequently, unable to get back up? take a good look at yourself and see if you're doing the right thing tbh I just dropped yesterday and haven't played since. I'll get myself back into masters no doubt but it's frustrating when I've been on a higher level since season 1. I can stomach the demotion. I didn't rage quit and throw my computer at the wall or sell my account and quit my team. I was just coming to TL to look for some advice from others that may have gone through the same thing. The best part is, I did find some advice =] | ||
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