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Zapdos_Smithh
Profile Blog Joined October 2008
Canada2620 Posts
January 22 2009 08:31 GMT
#1
Tonight is wednesday and since the weekend is coming, I usually play sc and take a break from hw. I had been losing a lot lately, like 8/10 past games roughly, and managed to even fall back to frigging D, so I wanted to get my iccup rank back up again.

So I got on iccup today...I lost every single game I played. I thought, "ok well I'll just play a micro tourney"...couldn't get over 25 points, and the opponents weren't exactly amazing.

I was thinking..what the shit is going on?? I was playing like a D-. I'm a D+ zerg (it would be higher but i switched from toss 4 months ago so I am still adjusting), I should @ least be able to play reasonably. I don't mind losing, it's great to learn from mistakes. I just don't like it when I feel like I am not playing up to my standard and then losing b/c of it, you know what I mean? I just couldn't focus.

So I get offline, annoyed and tired. Then I realized that I had just caught a cold a day ago. it's one of those colds that make you feel really tired. Ahh, all makes sense now, that's why I couldn't focus @ all.

I guess I can't play well while sick (or @ least with this type of cold). What about you guys? Can you play well or @ least up to normal standard while sick?

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iori_LT
Profile Joined May 2003
Lithuania675 Posts
January 22 2009 08:35 GMT
#2
actually man now that i study at university and work at the same time when i catch a cold or something this is the only time i play sc

so yeah i love doing this! and no i have never felt that i cannot focus or something... only when i have really high temperature..
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jello_biafra
Profile Blog Joined September 2004
United Kingdom6642 Posts
January 22 2009 08:37 GMT
#3
Hmm now that I think about it I haven't been sick in god knows how long, can't remember the last time. I guess it would depend on the severity of the illness, but I imagine it could be very detrimental to my play.

I've seen Flash and Light play games while feeling sick and not taking any medication and they both managed to win games.
The road to hell is paved with good intentions | aka Probert[PaiN] @ iccup / godlikeparagon @ twitch | my BW stream: http://www.teamliquid.net/video/streams/jello_biafra
Zapdos_Smithh
Profile Blog Joined October 2008
Canada2620 Posts
January 22 2009 08:41 GMT
#4
Lol well yeah it sounds pretty silly not to play sc b/c I am sick. It's the perfect time TO play sc. Pretty annoying -.-
prOxi.Beater
Profile Joined December 2008
Denmark626 Posts
January 22 2009 10:26 GMT
#5
Generally you start making stupid mistakes when you're tired and sick. It's pretty much a rule that you will play bad under those kind of conditions, but as you know, every rule has its expections.
Nobody beats the Beater
Nytefish
Profile Blog Joined December 2007
United Kingdom4282 Posts
January 22 2009 10:35 GMT
#6
Not only when you're sick, but after a lot of intensive, tiring games you usually play worse even if you feel like you're playing really well. It's like that with sports and with studying, it shouldn't be any different for a game that requires good physical and mental health.
No I'm never serious.
Snet *
Profile Blog Joined September 2006
United States3573 Posts
January 22 2009 11:28 GMT
#7
25 points hahahah
poilord
Profile Blog Joined January 2007
Germany3252 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-01-22 16:01:47
January 22 2009 16:01 GMT
#8
You can play well when you're sick, just don't mess up you @tacks!
Or don't think of @tractive women while playing.
EsX_Raptor
Profile Blog Joined February 2008
United States2802 Posts
January 22 2009 17:27 GMT
#9
Just don't play while you're sick?

I once had a pretty bad habit which was: I liked to bite my fingernails. It wasn't neccessarily me being sick or something but it really hindered my play as it was painful to click with some fingers XD
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