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Is this a so-called slump?

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Hippopotamus
Profile Blog Joined October 2004
1914 Posts
August 01 2008 16:14 GMT
#1
For the last several months I've noticed several things about my play for all games:

1. I am prone to give up completely when things go wrong early
2. I really only want to play because it's become a habit
3. Somehow... when it comes down to beating someone I'm evenly matched with I more often turn to thinking about "why should he make a mistake?" rather than "how do I win?"

Now this wasn't always the case. I don't know when it started being this way but is this just a slump or something more serious?

***
infinity21 *
Profile Blog Joined October 2006
Canada6683 Posts
August 01 2008 16:16 GMT
#2
Take a break until you want to play again
Official Entusman #21
Cloud
Profile Blog Joined November 2004
Sexico5880 Posts
August 01 2008 16:30 GMT
#3
Its more like a typical mid-life crisis.
BlueLaguna on West, msg for game.
Goosey
Profile Blog Joined September 2005
United States695 Posts
August 01 2008 16:36 GMT
#4
It sounds to me like just getting burned out. I think infinity's advice is good advice, scale back and in a few weeks you will either come back with full enthusiasm or you will leave BW forever (which isn't the end of the world)
#1 Shuttle Fan.
Emptyness
Profile Blog Joined June 2007
Bulgaria1016 Posts
August 01 2008 16:45 GMT
#5
I think your motivation for playing and winning is low - take a break and while you do that - find someone/something/anything that you can rely on to keep you motivated . It works fine for me (not only for SC, but back in the days when I played WoW too ). Good luck though .
Fall down 9 times, Get up 10.
Puosu
Profile Blog Joined April 2007
6986 Posts
August 01 2008 16:57 GMT
#6
Play another game for a while and come back when you feel like it.
On August 02 2008 01:14 Hippopotamus wrote:
1. I am prone to give up completely when things go wrong early
2. I really only want to play because it's become a habit
3. Somehow... when it comes down to beating someone I'm evenly matched with I more often turn to thinking about "why should he make a mistake?" rather than "how do I win?"

Somehow that sounds like someone talking about their sex life..
Hippopotamus
Profile Blog Joined October 2004
1914 Posts
Last Edited: 2008-08-01 17:00:43
August 01 2008 17:00 GMT
#7
Nah my sex life is going very well. I give my girl intense cock beatings after every blowjob to show her my virility.
GeneralStan
Profile Blog Joined August 2007
United States4789 Posts
August 01 2008 17:21 GMT
#8
On August 02 2008 02:00 Hippopotamus wrote:
Nah my sex life is going very well. I give my girl intense cock beatings after every blowjob to show her my virility.


lmao. This post is so much better than the OP
¯\_(ツ)_/¯
fusionsdf
Profile Blog Joined June 2006
Canada15390 Posts
August 01 2008 17:48 GMT
#9
yeah I've had the same things

combined with like rubbery arms. my arms are fine normally, but it seems like in starcraft they move so slow almost like there is a delay between what I want to do and what I am doing

its frustrating
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."
Mickey
Profile Blog Joined July 2005
United States2606 Posts
August 01 2008 17:50 GMT
#10
On August 02 2008 01:16 infinity21 wrote:
Take a break until you want to play again

You might wanna move on to something. Maybe playing other video games, reading a good book, or just doing different things with your time for a while.

In the future you might find yourself really excited to play, and the whole slump will be probably past you.
dinmsab
Profile Blog Joined January 2008
Malaysia2246 Posts
August 01 2008 18:10 GMT
#11
You need to go back to B team.
..
CommanderFluffy
Profile Joined June 2008
Taiwan1059 Posts
August 01 2008 18:16 GMT
#12
its frustrating, but play through the slump
eventually you'll get that one game where u suddenly feel like everything is going right, everything feels perfect. its hard to describe it but once u play that game youll all the frustration will be worth it.

gl
Pain is temporary, but glory is forever.
HeavOnEarth
Profile Blog Joined March 2008
United States7087 Posts
August 01 2008 19:47 GMT
#13
best to lay the game down for a while ; there's nothing "serious" about it
just assuming but,
it sounds like sc is just a parasite, one that needs instant removal , and to be thrown aside, but only if u want to, just forcing yourself to stop doesnt work usually, you need to find a good reason to stop and get your priorities straighted out before u can ... "move on" lo l~

im SC sober for 4 days and counting
"come korea next time... FXO house... 10 korean, 10 korean"
ShaLLoW[baY]
Profile Blog Joined January 2007
Canada12499 Posts
August 01 2008 19:52 GMT
#14
On August 02 2008 04:47 HeavOnEarth wrote:
best to lay the game down for a while ; there's nothing "serious" about it
just assuming but,
it sounds like sc is just a parasite, one that needs instant removal , and to be thrown aside, but only if u want to, just forcing yourself to stop doesnt work usually, you need to find a good reason to stop and get your priorities straighted out before u can ... "move on" lo l~

im SC sober for 4 days and counting


Except for when you go on later today so that we can game before I leave.
ALEXISONFIRE ARE FUCKING BACK (sAviOr for life)
HeavOnEarth
Profile Blog Joined March 2008
United States7087 Posts
August 01 2008 20:20 GMT
#15
ok D:
"come korea next time... FXO house... 10 korean, 10 korean"
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