I dont kno why, but im fuckign scared of playing iccup games. I think its because i dont want to lose and get a bad rank/rec . I say ima mass game and then i play like 1 game on iccup every 2 days. I dont understand why i do this. I kno iccup rank/rec means nothing but i still cant get over that. I hate it so much any ideas on how to break this?

nemY

United States3119 Posts

March 09 2008 02:50 GMT

Manup and get over it =]

NatsuTerran

United States364 Posts

March 09 2008 02:52 GMT

lol same here. There's just something about starcraft where I take losing as a personal insult. I usually play Iccup til I lose then never touch it for another month or so

Lemonwalrus

United States5465 Posts

March 09 2008 02:52 GMT

I was kinda like that too. You just gotta make yourself mass game one day, and then after that it won't be scary anymore.

jimminy_kriket

Canada5532 Posts

March 09 2008 02:56 GMT

Just play on a smurf and don't tell anyone the name. I kindof have the same problem, playing iccup shows me how much I suck and I hate it.

Gyabo

United States329 Posts

March 09 2008 03:04 GMT

Hey I sometimes feel the same way too. It sucks losing and knowing so many people like to cheese makes it worse. Would it help if you had a practice partner who doesn't insult you for your skill level or choice of strategy? I've been looking for a practice partner lately and I'm at the D/D- level. Of course, if you're at C- or higher, you should probably ignore this.

Try

United States1293 Posts

March 09 2008 03:06 GMT

I literally start shaking after 7 minutes of starcraft in whatever setting, whether it be iccup or just some random b.net pubbie. My hand starts uncontrollably shaking, and I'll lose obviously won games because of this. I can't even control my units because my hands are jerking so hard, and when I take my hands off the mouse they still vibrate insanely. Its really scary, its like playing with extreme Parkinson's for me. I feel your pain.

intrigue

Washington, D.C9935 Posts

March 09 2008 03:06 GMT

probably too much pride, which everyone is guilty of

i remember way back during pgtour season 1 when i refused to ladder because i would go 1-7 while in my head i'd be convinced that i could get to C easily.

take one day, dive into it and promise yourself to play 5 games. your record might blow, but stick with it and eventually you'll come to terms with where you are. it's good that you recognize that you're scared already, a lot of people never do and will dodge forever : ]

good luck!

NatsuTerran

United States364 Posts

March 09 2008 03:10 GMT

On March 09 2008 12:04 Gyabo wrote:
Hey I sometimes feel the same way too. It sucks losing and knowing so many people like to cheese makes it worse. Would it help if you had a practice partner who doesn't insult you for your skill level or choice of strategy? I've been looking for a practice partner lately and I'm at the D/D- level. Of course, if you're at C- or higher, you should probably ignore this.

What's your ICC name? I'm SummerTerran. I'd be interested in playing some games and I'm around D+ level.

istealhotelsoap

United States514 Posts

March 09 2008 03:10 GMT

#10

don't feel too bad. the highest i've ever been on iccup is d+

Shauni

4077 Posts

March 09 2008 03:10 GMT

#11

It's part of why I quit playing when I reach higher ranks like B-... I become too afraid of reaching my max rank, what if all the people at B are better than me?
But I also felt the same way before (in the PGT era). Resolved now, because playing CW's makes me 10x more nervous than some useless stats at iccup. But I like it since it makes me concentrate better while the adrenaline is flowing.

Vaanelo

Canada128 Posts

March 09 2008 03:11 GMT

#12

Sometimes I get the same feeling, but mostly it is the losing that makes me wanna stop mass gaming because you could go on a winning streak then suddenly lose 10 straight.......

Polemarch

Canada1564 Posts

March 09 2008 03:22 GMT

#13

Think of ICCUP as a way of getting evenly matched games. Whenever you lose, watch the replay and focus on trying to figure out why you lost; then work on that next game.

Don't base your self-esteem on how good you are at starcraft, there are too many people that are way better anyway. Play to enjoy and improve.

(read: man up)

nAi.PrOtOsS

Canada784 Posts

March 09 2008 03:30 GMT

#14

Yes i will try to man up, thanx for the encouragment.

ahole-surprise

United States813 Posts

March 09 2008 03:38 GMT

#15

On March 09 2008 12:06 Try wrote:
I literally start shaking after 7 minutes of starcraft in whatever setting, whether it be iccup or just some random b.net pubbie. My hand starts uncontrollably shaking, and I'll lose obviously won games because of this. I can't even control my units because my hands are jerking so hard, and when I take my hands off the mouse they still vibrate insanely. Its really scary, its like playing with extreme Parkinson's for me. I feel your pain.

This made me LOL

knyttym

United States5797 Posts

March 09 2008 04:01 GMT

#16

On March 09 2008 12:06 Try wrote:
, and I'll lose obviously won games because of this. I can't even control my units because my hands are jerking so hard, and when I take my hands off the mouse they still vibrate insanely.

Well obviously you are gonna lose. You need one hand for the mouse and the other one for the keyboard in starcraft.

ahrara_

Afghanistan1715 Posts

March 09 2008 04:06 GMT

#17

I did forensics in college and I had the same performance anxiety. It can be crippling. You think starcraft is bad, imagine feeling the same way at the final round for impromptu speaking. What you have to do is convince yourself you don't care about losing, and that you're playing just for the experience. Stop giving a damn. Screw around a bit. Take it easy. Play much slower than you usually do. It'll pass, and you'll start getting better too.

grobo

Japan6199 Posts

March 09 2008 04:09 GMT

#18

I have the same problem, i usually watch a couple of my reps to see where i fucked up and then watch some good gamers and try to pick up a few things from their style of play. But as soon as i plan on playing a few games on ICCUP i always think to myself "fuck, what if i lose a bunch of games? that would mean i haven't learned a damn thing!!" and so i usually play just one game, get the loss i was so afraid of and stop for the day.

When i lose in other games i don't give a damn, but losing in Starcraft makes me feel like shit.

On March 09 2008 13:06 ahrara_ wrote:
Stop giving a damn. Screw around a bit. Take it easy. Play much slower than you usually do. It'll pass, and you'll start getting better too.

I have done that a couple of times and it actually works, but sometimes i accidentally snap out of it and return to my normal nervous-gaming self.

But yeah, for everyone with the same problem try it out, it really works.