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Recently I started playing ladder.
Yeah, although I got SC2 shortly after it came out I only just started playing for real.
I mean I did play hundreds of games vs the computer, and the single player campaign. I watched a lot of games and joined in "the community", but I had the ladder fear. Whenever I played it seemed so intense and if I lost I felt frustrated and if I won I almost felt just as bad. Anyway it's a familiar story on TL.
I just want to say I have got over it and realised that SC2 is really a fun game. I''m playing on a laptop now which is less than ideal, but I'm no great player anyway. The funny thing is that I really don't feel that bad if I lose.
I want to say that if you are still stressed out by the ladder, get over that shit and just play games. Win or lose it doesn't matter, and you're really missing out if you are just watching streams rather than playing yourself.
PS: anybody on China server want to add me as a friend?
  
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your Country52797 Posts
Yeah, I got a lot of motivation to play when I just treated it as a game.
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United Kingdom31935 Posts
I came in an expected a sarcastic title with a ton of sc2 hate.
I am pleasantly suprised
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On October 04 2014 01:20 GumBa wrote:
I came in an expected a sarcastic title with a ton of sc2 hate.
I am pleasantly suprised
Sadly, so did I.
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your Country52797 Posts
On October 04 2014 01:20 GumBa wrote:
I came in an expected a sarcastic title with a ton of sc2 hate.
I am pleasantly suprised
I didn't D:, I'm too optimistic
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Germany913 Posts
SC2 is really much fun, especially if you play it with friends/someone else or join a team! 
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SC2 and RTS games are great fun.
I like RA3, CoH1, and SC1 also.
i mainly bought RA3 because of Gina Carano, and then, it turned out to be a great game.
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Belgica34432 Posts
I've started playing protoss to switch it up a bit (started with protoss in WoL, then to zerg, terran and then a bit of all), and I'm really enjoying ladder at the moment. First I was just cheesing the fuck out of people, but now I prefer going macro games.
I'm actually enjoying protoss. But don't tell Olli that
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Amen brother. Playing as different races helps as well. Keeps it fresh, and you always have the "it's not my main race" excuse.
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Sc2 is the only game that kept me playing for years
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On October 04 2014 00:08 deathly rat wrote:
SC2 is really a fun game.
Hm, interesting deduction.
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Never understood ladder anxiety. Just play the game, and have fun. When you stop having fun go do something else.
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On October 04 2014 01:05 The_Templar wrote:
Yeah, I got a lot of motivation to play when I just treated it as a game.
I want to rate this response a 5 too.
(And then I want to slap its writer for pretending that SC2 is "just a game")
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your Country52797 Posts
On October 04 2014 07:35 Big J wrote:Show nested quote +On October 04 2014 01:05 The_Templar wrote:
Yeah, I got a lot of motivation to play when I just treated it as a game. I want to rate this response a 5 too. (And then I want to slap its writer for pretending that SC2 is "just a game")
I didn't say it was just a game, I said I treated it at just a game when I played ;_;
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On October 04 2014 07:36 The_Templar wrote:Show nested quote +On October 04 2014 07:35 Big J wrote:On October 04 2014 01:05 The_Templar wrote:
Yeah, I got a lot of motivation to play when I just treated it as a game. I want to rate this response a 5 too. (And then I want to slap its writer for pretending that SC2 is "just a game") I didn't say it was just a game, I said I treated it at just a game when I played ;_;
Not sure if there is an exact equivalent, but in German we say that you should treat others exactly the way you want to be treated. So don't treat her like a game.
And yes, SC2 is a Lady.
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On October 04 2014 07:41 Big J wrote:Show nested quote +On October 04 2014 07:36 The_Templar wrote:On October 04 2014 07:35 Big J wrote:On October 04 2014 01:05 The_Templar wrote:
Yeah, I got a lot of motivation to play when I just treated it as a game. I want to rate this response a 5 too. (And then I want to slap its writer for pretending that SC2 is "just a game") I didn't say it was just a game, I said I treated it at just a game when I played ;_; Not sure if there is an exact equivalent, but in German we say that you should treat others exactly the way you want to be treated. So don't treat her like a game. And yes, SC2 is a Lady.
It's a pretty old saying :D
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_Rule
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On October 04 2014 07:46 aike wrote:Show nested quote +On October 04 2014 07:41 Big J wrote:On October 04 2014 07:36 The_Templar wrote:On October 04 2014 07:35 Big J wrote:On October 04 2014 01:05 The_Templar wrote:
Yeah, I got a lot of motivation to play when I just treated it as a game. I want to rate this response a 5 too. (And then I want to slap its writer for pretending that SC2 is "just a game") I didn't say it was just a game, I said I treated it at just a game when I played ;_; Not sure if there is an exact equivalent, but in German we say that you should treat others exactly the way you want to be treated. So don't treat her like a game. And yes, SC2 is a Lady. It's a pretty old saying :D http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_Rule
The German version is better. It rhymes.
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your Country52797 Posts
On October 04 2014 07:41 Big J wrote:Show nested quote +On October 04 2014 07:36 The_Templar wrote:On October 04 2014 07:35 Big J wrote:On October 04 2014 01:05 The_Templar wrote:
Yeah, I got a lot of motivation to play when I just treated it as a game. I want to rate this response a 5 too. (And then I want to slap its writer for pretending that SC2 is "just a game") I didn't say it was just a game, I said I treated it at just a game when I played ;_; Not sure if there is an exact equivalent, but in German we say that you should treat others exactly the way you want to be treated. So don't treat her like a game. And yes, SC2 is a Lady.
I'm not good with the ladies 
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On October 04 2014 07:25 HeeroFX wrote:
Never understood ladder anxiety. Just play the game, and have fun. When you stop having fun go do something else.
I don't fully understand it either. I have played online games for years. I think it is something to do with it being basically a 1v1 game rather than team. I also think the fact a lot of ppl in the SC community like to shit on low league players and have insanely high standards, doesn't help.
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Canada11355 Posts
To the people who get really anxious playing ladder games: What league are you in when you do play? If you have never done placements, what is stopping you from at least getting placed?
In my experience everyone I tried to get to play SC2 with me that ended up having ladder anxiety placed so much arbitrary significance onto league placement. They were either terrified to be placed in bronze or ended up in bronze and got disheartened every time they lost. "Man I can't even beat people in bronze league there's no way I'll get any better"
People are weird.
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Clicking the "Find Match" button is 80% of the battle fighting ladder anxiety. Once you click it the rest is simple.
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On October 04 2014 13:27 Gamegene wrote:
Clicking the "Find Match" button is 80% of the battle fighting ladder anxiety. Once you click it the rest is simple.
Sure, but I kept finding myself stopping after 2-3 games only.
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1001 YEARS KESPAJAIL22272 Posts
i just cheese so of course it's fun for me
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On October 04 2014 14:28 lichter wrote:
i just cheese so of course it's fun for me
What kind of cheese are we talking here?
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On October 04 2014 07:56 Big J wrote:Show nested quote +On October 04 2014 07:46 aike wrote:On October 04 2014 07:41 Big J wrote:On October 04 2014 07:36 The_Templar wrote:On October 04 2014 07:35 Big J wrote:On October 04 2014 01:05 The_Templar wrote:
Yeah, I got a lot of motivation to play when I just treated it as a game. I want to rate this response a 5 too. (And then I want to slap its writer for pretending that SC2 is "just a game") I didn't say it was just a game, I said I treated it at just a game when I played ;_; Not sure if there is an exact equivalent, but in German we say that you should treat others exactly the way you want to be treated. So don't treat her like a game. And yes, SC2 is a Lady. It's a pretty old saying :D http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_Rule The German version is better. It rhymes.
What is it in German?
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On October 04 2014 14:15 The_Templar wrote:Show nested quote +On October 04 2014 13:27 Gamegene wrote:
Clicking the "Find Match" button is 80% of the battle fighting ladder anxiety. Once you click it the rest is simple. Sure, but I kept finding myself stopping after 2-3 games only.
force yourself to click the button a fourth time then.
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I had a massive drop in ladder anxiety when I came back to SC2 after playing a ton of Dota2 and Hearthstone. I'm having more fun, and raging (at least somewhat) less. You realize that there's so much more out there in the gaming world (let alone life in general), so as long as you're not trying to make it as a pro, it really doesn't make sense to be concerned with what may or may not happen in any individual game of Starcraft.
In fact, the entire stigmatization of ladder anxiety is a little silly too imo. It's hardly a crime to simply enjoy playing 4v4s or Nexus Wars or something more than one enjoys ranked 1v1s. After all, plenty of people feel the same way; join just about any lobby in the arcade and you see plenty of people with really low character levels but super high stats in whatever that UMS is. It's pretty easy to lose sight of the super-casual community, especially on a site like this that focuses pretty much exclusively on the competitive 1v1 aspect.
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On October 04 2014 14:41 aike wrote:Show nested quote +On October 04 2014 07:56 Big J wrote:On October 04 2014 07:46 aike wrote:On October 04 2014 07:41 Big J wrote:On October 04 2014 07:36 The_Templar wrote:On October 04 2014 07:35 Big J wrote:On October 04 2014 01:05 The_Templar wrote:
Yeah, I got a lot of motivation to play when I just treated it as a game. I want to rate this response a 5 too. (And then I want to slap its writer for pretending that SC2 is "just a game") I didn't say it was just a game, I said I treated it at just a game when I played ;_; Not sure if there is an exact equivalent, but in German we say that you should treat others exactly the way you want to be treated. So don't treat her like a game. And yes, SC2 is a Lady. It's a pretty old saying :D http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_Rule The German version is better. It rhymes. What is it in German?
Was du nicht willst, das man dir tu’, das füg auch keinem anderen zu.
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