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trackts
Profile Blog Joined March 2012
Brazil47 Posts
July 11 2012 00:57 GMT
#1
I'm really concerned about my reactions towards SC2 ladder games: Once i'm playing ladder games, my hands start to shake incrotollablely and it screws my macro and stuff.

I would understand if I had alread experienced it on another games, but it happens just in SC2 and i can't figure out why - It doesn't happen in WoW, it doesn't happen in FPs games, it didn't happen in MOBA games, it didn't happen in WC3...

What the hell is going on that the SC2 screws so much with me?

*
A handful of probes.
thurst0n
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
United States611 Posts
July 11 2012 01:03 GMT
#2
It could just be adrenaline. Take a deep breath and relax. It's a game have fun!


It doesn't happen in other games because, SC2>All other games.

The more you play the less this should happen.
You are probably trying too hard, try to play a game vs the computer with very low APM, but still do all your timings, you'll find you really don't need to click much. And you'll be more relaxed overall in general.
P.S. I'm nub. If you'd like you can follow me @xthurst but its not worth it ill be honest
jeeeeohn
Profile Blog Joined May 2011
United States1343 Posts
July 11 2012 02:00 GMT
#3
Before you do anything, ask yourself this question: am I really enjoying the game?

Or are you just deriving a superficial or peripheral or even masochistic pleasure from doing certain things at certain times and in not being a professional player almost always doing it wrong? Are you actually paying attention to what's happening--the art, the sound, the impact--or is it all just abstract numbers, 100 minerals 50 gas, &c?

I was once like you. Starcraft mattered to me. I memorized build orders and sat starry eyed before streams and practiced practiced practiced and beat my head against the wall when I lost. But the hook of this game, the crux of Starcraft, is the feeling of getting better and achieving something; let me tell you that there is no achievement and there is no point.

If your hands shake, if you start sweating, panicking, if your mind starts rushing, you are playing this game the wrong way. You are not a professional. You are not making money playing Starcraft. This is your entertainment. This is the time to relax. It is only obsessive narcissism that makes you believe you can and should and will win every game you ever play.

My best advice is to stop taking the game so seriously. Stop playing to win. Day[9] once said that you should set your own goals before each game. This means you set your own win conditions. This is how I've approached every board game I've ever played, and it's how I play Starcraft. I used to get uncontrollably nervous and angry during particularly bad losing streaks.

Here's a cliche that pertains especially to Starcraft: just have fun. That's your only goal. Do what it takes to have fun.
If you can't jam with the best, then you have to slam with the rest.
sorrowptoss
Profile Blog Joined June 2011
Canada1431 Posts
July 11 2012 02:04 GMT
#4
http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=332584
http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=297029

Two great threads about Ladder Anxiety. Read them, I read them, and it helped me overcome Ladder Anxiety a lot. SC2 is a game that links your ego directly with your ladder ranking, which can become both a huge source of disappointment or pride. Therefore Ladder Anxiety is, I would say, quite a normal thing that 95% of "serious" ladderers have. You are not alone, and those two threads will help you out.
trackts
Profile Blog Joined March 2012
Brazil47 Posts
July 11 2012 03:00 GMT
#5
Thanks for the answers, i'll be sure to take a deep read in these posts. =)
A handful of probes.
Knap4life
Profile Blog Joined March 2010
Slovenia333 Posts
July 11 2012 03:07 GMT
#6
The cure is to play more games. Its like if your not a social person and you ger nervous each time you are forced to talk to somebody , the only cure is to talk more to get your body and mind used to it. You should just play every day a few games for a week and it should go away for sure.
DarkPlasmaBall
Profile Blog Joined March 2010
United States45017 Posts
July 11 2012 04:03 GMT
#7
On July 11 2012 12:07 Knap4life wrote:
The cure is to play more games. Its like if your not a social person and you ger nervous each time you are forced to talk to somebody , the only cure is to talk more to get your body and mind used to it. You should just play every day a few games for a week and it should go away for sure.


I agree that playing more games and becoming more comfortable with laddering (or whatever it is you do) is a good solution to your jitters. Experience makes things a lot easier!

Also, make sure that you're well-rested, not hyped up on caffeine, and in a generally good mood
"There is nothing more satisfying than looking at a crowd of people and helping them get what I love." ~Day[9] Daily #100
helioss
Profile Blog Joined June 2011
United States12 Posts
July 12 2012 05:31 GMT
#8
Are you nervous? You have to understand that its just a game and once you click that "Find Match" button that your not going die. The game is for fun. Perhaps get some friends to play with. Also I can 100% tell you the more games you play the less shaky you will be. Relax and have fun. Do crazy builds to relax you and boost your mood.
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