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So it seems that my days of enjoying starcraft has come to an end. i can't take it anymore honestly. for the past months i've tried to become better at the game but i have failed. i have tried to reach platinum league but i haven't gotten it. i never even bought hots cause i had a strange feeling i would leave this game soon.
It sucks because starcraft is a really well made game but what do i gain on playing this game if i play to become better but don't improve? i rage when i lose to all ins i tend to bm rally badly im often frustrated and get angry at myself. it just sucks to see that everyones effort pays off but not mine. im sick of it and i can't take it. you see, im not in it for the wins but for the joy of improving and feeling that i'm mastering something. but so far i haven't felt this at all during the 1 and a half year's i've been playing this game.
in the past i've even destroyed my headset because i used to rage at laddermatches that didn't go right.
I don't expect anyone to care for this but i really felt like i needed to blog about this. i don't know what else i'll be doing i might return in a few months but i doubt it. the love hate relationship i have to this game is tearing me apart and it sucks.
-Jan
  
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I don't want to generalise your problems, but it seems that a lot of people have reacted similarly. I find it very sad how so many people just can't seem to be able to enjoy SC2 since they believe they are not "good" at it. I used to be like that, too. When SC2 was released, I played only one race, and played it nonstop, with the belief that any time wasted playing other races would detract from my goal of being "good". I had only one goal, reach Master League, and I tried for three years. It was stressful, it made me angry, it was just not fun. After three years of failing to get to Master League, I took a break and then returned for HotS. This time, I switched races and adapted a casual mentality. While before, I was tearing my hair out on the border of Diamond / Master, screaming in frustration with every loss putting me farther from that border, now I have fun doing different things in Gold League.
You say you're not in it for the wins but for the joy of improving. I guess there's a difference, but I still feel like you are too focused on that component. The day you realise that there are more outcomes to a game of SC2 than just win/lose, you will have fun. I'm serious. If not, though, hope you find another game that brings you more happiness. Because if you can't get yourself to have fun at SC2 regardless of skill / improvement, then maybe it is better that you leave it.
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gg no re.
you shouldve just played the game to play the game.
i dont understand how a video game can be so rage inducing.
anyways good luck in your future gaming endeavors.
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you should give hots a try before you ditch the game....I wasn't even a fan of WoL but still played it and when Hots came around, the game became 10x more fun
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its a hard, game which is why we like it...
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Don't play it if you aren't having fun, it's a no brainer. I stopped playing SC2 ages ago because i just got bored with it, I can't even watch it anymore because I don't care. Do what you love. Don't make yourself do it because you think it's what you "should" be doing. Everyone moves on at some point.
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On May 19 2013 02:29 Jan1997 wrote:
So it seems that my days of enjoying starcraft has come to an end. i can't take it anymore honestly. for the past months i've tried to become better at the game but i have failed. i have tried to reach platinum league but i haven't gotten it. i never even bought hots cause i had a strange feeling i would leave this game soon.
It sucks because starcraft is a really well made game but what do i gain on playing this game if i play to become better but don't improve? i rage when i lose to all ins i tend to bm rally badly im often frustrated and get angry at myself. it just sucks to see that everyones effort pays off but not mine. im sick of it and i can't take it. you see, im not in it for the wins but for the joy of improving and feeling that i'm mastering something. but so far i haven't felt this at all during the 1 and a half year's i've been playing this game.
in the past i've even destroyed my headset because i used to rage at laddermatches that didn't go right.
I don't expect anyone to care for this but i really felt like i needed to blog about this. i don't know what else i'll be doing i might return in a few months but i doubt it. the love hate relationship i have to this game is tearing me apart and it sucks.
-Jan
dam son, I think you made the right decision
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Starcraft 2 is a game for patient people. Unfortunately, you don't seem to be one of them.
Good luck finding the right game for you.
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You don't need to have fun to play Starcraft 2. Don't blame a game for not being fun when fun was not the point, though. Starcraft 2 is competitive and should not cater to any other system. If you can play it and have fun, or if you play it to have fun, that's fine. As long as you don't expect it to be anything it's not.
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You should play a game for fun. I used to also ladder hard to try and move up. I almost made diamond before I stopped trying lol and went back to playing the ladder whenever I felt like it. HoTS ended up putting me in silver from my previous plat standing after the first season but I could careless at this point lol. If you aren't having fun, taking a break is a good idea. Alternatively, you can also try BW but umm prepare for a lot of frustration XD
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Watch your replays from a year ago and you will see you improved a lot
Best way is to stay calm and not rage, but take a lesson from every lose and try to not make the same mistake again, raging gives you the least of all.
On top of that, maybe take a break rather than quitting, it will clear your mind and oftentimes gives you a lot of improvement over just playing a lot.
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