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nAi.PrOtOsS
Profile Blog Joined August 2007
Canada784 Posts
March 09 2008 02:46 GMT
#1
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
Profile Blog Joined July 2006
United States3119 Posts
March 09 2008 02:50 GMT
#2
Manup and get over it =]
NatsuTerran
Profile Blog Joined June 2007
United States364 Posts
March 09 2008 02:52 GMT
#3
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
Profile Blog Joined August 2006
United States5465 Posts
Last Edited: 2008-03-09 02:53:20
March 09 2008 02:52 GMT
#4
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
Profile Blog Joined February 2007
Canada5525 Posts
March 09 2008 02:56 GMT
#5
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.
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Gyabo
Profile Blog Joined October 2007
United States329 Posts
March 09 2008 03:04 GMT
#6
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
Profile Blog Joined August 2007
United States1293 Posts
March 09 2008 03:06 GMT
#7
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
Profile Blog Joined November 2005
Washington, D.C9934 Posts
March 09 2008 03:06 GMT
#8
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!
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NatsuTerran
Profile Blog Joined June 2007
United States364 Posts
March 09 2008 03:10 GMT
#9
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
Profile Joined February 2007
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
Profile Blog Joined July 2004
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.
I'm taking whatever coverage I can get, because frankly, I'm busy working on this million dollar deal at my job. Early retirement is a good thing brotha man. - MessengerASL
Vaanelo
Profile Joined March 2008
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
Profile Joined August 2005
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)
I BELIEVE IN CAPITAL LETTER PUNISHMENT!!!!!
nAi.PrOtOsS
Profile Blog Joined August 2007
Canada784 Posts
March 09 2008 03:30 GMT
#14
Yes i will try to man up, thanx for the encouragment.
ahole-surprise
Profile Joined August 2007
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
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knyttym
Profile Blog Joined December 2006
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_
Profile Blog Joined February 2008
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.
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grobo
Profile Blog Joined February 2007
Japan6199 Posts
Last Edited: 2008-03-09 04:13:45
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.
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Zalfor
Profile Blog Joined October 2005
United States1035 Posts
March 09 2008 04:10 GMT
#19
pussy.
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micronesia
Profile Blog Joined July 2006
United States24753 Posts
March 09 2008 04:22 GMT
#20
Every time I lose a game I cry for about 10 minutes.
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BaDayOri
Profile Blog Joined December 2007
Korea (South)469 Posts
March 09 2008 04:24 GMT
#21
On March 09 2008 13:22 micronesia wrote:
Every time I lose a game I cry for about 10 minutes.

and no homo but you better show your boy respect, before the heck blow your head off like oral sex -CASSIDY
Dazed.
Profile Blog Joined March 2008
Canada3301 Posts
Last Edited: 2008-03-09 04:43:07
March 09 2008 04:39 GMT
#22
I had this when I first started playing melee games at all seriously, a few months ago, in Warcraft 3. Push through the fear and nervousness, after a few games it really fades away. Sure your still nervous, but not much. I'm back to playing Starcraft, it is my one true love. Im 1-7 on ICCUP. I usually play two games a day, not because I cant mass game, or because im too nervous- I'm just too pissed. I've taught myself how to play a game with a cool head, but I have yet to teach myself to lose a game with a cool head! =)

I'm going to mass game tomorrow though. Watched some replays, and saw what I was doing wrong. Really, I'm not that bad. I just need to fix my macro and get my apm up [its at a pathetic avg of 72..]. That and the ICCUP season has just started, so im going against people with an apm of 300. Its fucking bullshit. Oh well.

Apparently some people- never met one- throw their babies into a body of water not long after their born, due to the fact that in the womb they already float. Supposedly the baby will learn to float very quickly, and if it does not it dies. I don't know if that really happens, but I suppose that idea can be applied to my Starcraft. Throw me in against much tougher players, just to stay alive for a few minutes you gotta try a lot harder. Who knows, I might be alot better than I would of been if I went against people actually near my skill level.

Never say Die! ||| Fight you? No, I want to kill you.
fusionsdf
Profile Blog Joined June 2006
Canada15390 Posts
March 09 2008 04:45 GMT
#23
You just have to play games back to back

play like 10 back to back, keep playing, no matter how bad you play or even if you start to lose concentration

I suggest you do it with an account you dont mind resetting.
Even if you go like 3-7 or 2-8 or something, there is always /clearstats YES
SKT_Best: "I actually chose Protoss because it was so hard for me to defeat Protoss as a Terran. When I first started Brood War, my main race was Terran."
ZidaneTribal
Profile Joined September 2007
United States2800 Posts
March 09 2008 04:53 GMT
#24
u can make a "smurf" account and then u wont feel so bad about losing and u will get better in the process
fuck lag
Krohm
Profile Blog Joined May 2007
Canada1857 Posts
March 09 2008 04:56 GMT
#25
This is always happens to me as well. Also I never rematch anyone if I win, because I think they have some advantage because they know my play style... It's pretty sad. I usually play until I win, then I don't play it for a couple days after I lose.

But yeah, I'm kind of glad I'm not the only one with the ridiculous problem.
Not bad for a cat toy.
grobo
Profile Blog Joined February 2007
Japan6199 Posts
March 09 2008 05:15 GMT
#26
On March 09 2008 13:53 ZidaneTribal wrote:
u can make a "smurf" account and then u wont feel so bad about losing and u will get better in the process


It's not a matter of people knowing i'm bad, i don't give a damn about that, it's the fact the i know that i still suck after all this time.
We make signature, then defense it.
MeriaDoKk
Profile Blog Joined July 2007
Chile1726 Posts
March 09 2008 05:39 GMT
#27
On March 09 2008 13:56 Krohm wrote:
This is always happens to me as well. Also I never rematch anyone if I win, because I think they have some advantage because they know my play style... It's pretty sad. I usually play until I win, then I don't play it for a couple days after I lose.

But yeah, I'm kind of glad I'm not the only one with the ridiculous problem.


That is so true, rematch is something really scary to me.

I get really shaky when i play whit a guy that has a better rank than me, i played whit this Zerg and i tryed the 3rax sunken break for the first time, when i saw that the tech actually worked i started shaking like a madman. Ive never been so scared in one game before
ram
Profile Blog Joined January 2003
Lithuania602 Posts
March 09 2008 06:40 GMT
#28
I remember having that problem too. Whenever I was about to play WGTour (yes, it was long time ago), everything had to be perfect before the game. Such as no hunger, no unfinished bussiness, no sleepines etcetc.... So I would usually find some kind of an issue before playing and stop playing...
Later i started to try and not care. Play in PCBang with a crappy mouse, play early in the morning with eyes still closed, play while drunk, play while high. After those i just didn't care anymore...
Dromar
Profile Blog Joined June 2007
United States2145 Posts
March 09 2008 06:52 GMT
#29
I'm an ICCup pussy because I don't want to deal with disconnects and all that shit.
fanatacist
Profile Blog Joined August 2007
10319 Posts
March 09 2008 06:59 GMT
#30
Clear your stats.
Peace~
Nitrogen
Profile Blog Joined February 2008
United States5345 Posts
March 09 2008 07:10 GMT
#31
Just plan a day where you will play iccup all day on a smurf or just reset your stats after, and just say to yourself "Wow, I'm nervous about losing a game to some random person on the internet."

That's what I did. I still suck but you get better from playing a shitload of iccup.
UNFUCK YOURSELF
Jayson X
Profile Blog Joined November 2006
Switzerland2431 Posts
March 09 2008 11:43 GMT
#32
It's because the truth hurts your ego.

You - are - fucking - bad - at - starcraft.

Once you get over that you can start to improve.
FieryBalrog
Profile Blog Joined July 2007
United States1381 Posts
Last Edited: 2008-03-09 12:50:48
March 09 2008 12:48 GMT
#33
Make a joke account. I've been practicing low econ zerg (2 hatch, but mostly 1 base, lol) and it helps break the idea that you need to win every game.

Also like someone said clearing stats helped. I went 16-12 my first 2 days of ICCUP and got pissed that I was losing some extremely close games and so I just /clearstats YES and then it wasn't so serious.
I will eat you alive
Xiberia
Profile Joined September 2007
Sweden634 Posts
March 09 2008 13:33 GMT
#34
Just go get your ego crushed already so you can start to improve.
zergleon
Profile Joined March 2008
Canada5 Posts
March 14 2008 18:36 GMT
#35
I have this exact same anxiety, but it applies to all the RTS i play. I actually went up against an 0-11 guy yesterday on Icup and when he won the game against me he told me "Wow, you're a real noob" and didn't even say GG. It was nice hearing from the rest of the community and I think im definitely going to do the 10 games in one day thing that's being suggested.
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