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Specialist
Profile Blog Joined April 2007
United States803 Posts
January 25 2009 07:11 GMT
#21
I always get a nice rec or something I was content with on iccup and become to scared to damage the rec. I was like D+ anyways so I don't even know why. So I guess I have sort of the same problem.

I have the most fun just playing with friends on bnet east. Be it fastest, ums, or whatever. It's fun to just goof around and try random things.
jodogohoo
Profile Blog Joined March 2008
Canada2533 Posts
January 25 2009 07:13 GMT
#22
I punched myself in the face whenever i cared about my rank. Never looked back
Aesop
Profile Joined October 2007
Hungary11305 Posts
January 25 2009 09:36 GMT
#23
Visit op irc some time on the iccup server, I usually have more fun playing TLneters on UMS than to dive fully into the ladder.
ModeratorNon veritas sed auctoritas facit legem. | Liquipedia: Don't ask me, I'm retired.
shavingcream66
Profile Blog Joined February 2008
United States1219 Posts
January 25 2009 09:39 GMT
#24
sounds like me...I get on good streaks on ICCUP and i feel like i'm king of the world and then I get stomped and I just cry and quit and never touch ICCUP for the rest of the season
s.a.y
Profile Blog Joined October 2007
Croatia3840 Posts
January 25 2009 16:24 GMT
#25
wow you described me :D

i have the same problem. try to play the same map all of the time and try different strats, that works for me.

on the other hand, i have this feeling inside i should do something else, because playing sc will not get me any money and stuff.
I am not good with quotes
Knickknack
Profile Joined February 2004
United States1187 Posts
January 25 2009 19:11 GMT
#26
hmm feelings of apprehension.Sc is a demanding game and I was not willing/able to put myself into it fully and realized limited opportunity so I stopped. This does not sound like you however.

Try advice here:
http://sportsmedicine.about.com/cs/sport_psych/a/aa010603a.htm


Understand that pre-race jitters are normal and accept them. Don't fight the nervous energy you feel. Don't misinterpret it by thinking that it is fear. That adrenaline rush you feel is normal and it is part of your body's natural preparation for the competition. Notice it, but don't focus on it. Once the race starts, that feeling will subside, as it always does. Prepare both mentally and physically. Arrive at the event with plenty of time so you aren't rushed, which only increases your stress. Get a thorough warm-up. Do some easy stretching. Know the course. Dress for conditions.

Allow a few minutes to visualize yourself doing everything right. Breathe easy, close your eyes and use mental imagery to visualize yourself performing well. This positive self-talk can change your attitude. While athletes need to be flexible enough to react during the event, you should enter the event with a general strategy of how you want to race. Your strategy can be simple (maintain a steady pace or maintain a steady heart rate) or complex.
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yoshtodd
Profile Blog Joined October 2004
United States418 Posts
January 25 2009 19:34 GMT
#27
I thought it was just me. I wonder what makes some people have steel nerves against repeated asswhoopings, and others feel so much dread at playing again that the game is no longer fun.
moo
Moff
Profile Joined August 2008
United Kingdom166 Posts
January 25 2009 19:38 GMT
#28
I had that too, after i lost 3/4 games against a D player and didn't play for a while..after i found out he was really a C rank just farming me i stopped caring. I'd rather try and win and lose than not play at all, if you need motivation, look at the accounts with 4-88
Dr.Dragoon
Profile Joined November 2007
United States1241 Posts
January 25 2009 19:42 GMT
#29
I get this feeling a lot too. I have to force myself to actually play on iccup, and then after I win a few games, I just can't force myself to play any more. I keep worrying about losing my streak or something, which is weird since I usually don't care about my record.
~o~ I have returned
decafchicken
Profile Blog Joined January 2005
United States20087 Posts
January 25 2009 19:56 GMT
#30
i get this same thing.

too bad none of my sc friends play any more Thats when i used to mass game...now its just kinda bleh until i get into a game then its like SCSCSCSCSILOVEIT then its like bleh again
how reasonable is it to eat off wood instead of your tummy?
anderoo
Profile Blog Joined March 2008
Canada1876 Posts
January 25 2009 20:06 GMT
#31
On January 25 2009 14:23 thedeadhaji wrote:
um Cloud, as far as I can tell from reading your posts and OneOther's posts earlier in this thread, O.Other is simply saying that "rushing corsair asap still will not give you the information that he is going 2 hatch hydra, in time for you to make adjustments in survive - thus while you should be getting a corsair, you cannot depend solely on it to rescue you from your uncertain position, thus other measures must be taken in combination."

I do believe you're misinterpreting what he meant with his reply.


Tabs can be confusing sometimes, huh?
Frits
Profile Joined March 2003
11782 Posts
January 25 2009 20:16 GMT
#32
First of all, everyone cares if he loses, in a way. This actually makes you a better player.

I think you just have the feeling that people expect you to perform really well in certain environments, that you feel you have to do really well and therefore don't feel like initiating most things because they feel like a big commitment or something like that? Just a theory.
anderoo
Profile Blog Joined March 2008
Canada1876 Posts
January 25 2009 20:20 GMT
#33
On January 26 2009 01:24 s.a.y wrote:
on the other hand, i have this feeling inside i should do something else, because playing sc will not get me any money and stuff.


sometimes i wonder if it's worth investing so much time and energy into just a hobby

i wish i was good enough to win just a small tournament with maybe a $50-$100 prize so I could justify this game
Mutalisk
Profile Blog Joined July 2005
288 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-01-25 21:34:59
January 25 2009 21:34 GMT
#34
I had and still have ( a little less.. ) the same problem. I even made a threat with similar problems, I got some really nice answers that might help you http://www.teamliquid.net/blogs/viewblog.php?topic_id=80065
VeirenT
Profile Joined August 2008
United States181 Posts
January 26 2009 00:59 GMT
#35
sit yourself down, get on a smurf account if needed, and just get it in your brain that you are going to aggressively game regardless of outcome (in the name of fun)
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