EPTGetting better by losing - Page 2
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yn01_
Canada149 Posts
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kyjori
371 Posts
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Chef
10810 Posts
It's just a fucking game donkey. I'm not the fish playing the SC penny tables LOL | ||
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anotak
United States1537 Posts
for example i lose because of: bad timing, bad macro, bad game sense, bad scouting | ||
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zer0das
United States8519 Posts
Still not great and never will be, but I'm leagues better than I used to be. And prior to that I had a buddy I'd play with and he'd beat me like 90% of the time... I'm at the point where I win about as much as I lose (I started winning more than I lost, but my skill increase has led to his skills increasing so it's a vicious cycle.  ). I started getting to that point before trying ICCUP, but it's kept me competitive against him even though he's been improving. | ||
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Gaetele
Esper760 Posts
You can't just practice mindlessly and get better at the game - Starcraft requires deep thought in order to get better. I'm being extremely hypocritical when I say this - I play maybe one game every month or so and I just play it for the sake of playing. That's probably why I suck. Actually, that is why I suck. | ||
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gg_hertzz
2152 Posts
On June 19 2008 11:37 PsycHOTemplar wrote: I'm not the fish playing the SC penny tables LOL Nah, you're just a kid with a chip on his shoulders. | ||
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Ilikestarcraft
Korea (South)17726 Posts
On June 19 2008 12:56 zer0das wrote: I think I've gained more from playing ICCUP for three months than I did from playing the game for the past ten years (on and off). I was like 5-15 in my first twenty games, and lost to players with like half my apm (and my apm is pretty close to the bottom of ICCUP). Still not great and never will be, but I'm leagues better than I used to be. And prior to that I had a buddy I'd play with and he'd beat me like 90% of the time... I'm at the point where I win about as much as I lose (I started winning more than I lost, but my skill increase has led to his skills increasing so it's a vicious cycle. ). I started getting to that point before trying ICCUP, but it's kept me competitive against him even though he's been improving.Yes when pgt was still alive my i improved more in 20 games on pgt than i had in the thousands of games I played on bnet. i remember going like 0-11 on my first few days  and than something clicked after watching my reps focusing on my macro mistakes and got confidence and got 6-13. On June 19 2008 10:51 kyjori wrote: i hate losing. i never save replays where i lose on bnet. unfortunately on iccup, i dont have a choice T_T You know you can turn off autorep? | ||
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Quanticfograw
United States2053 Posts
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ForAdun
Germany986 Posts
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HamerD
United Kingdom1922 Posts
On June 18 2008 14:21 gg_hertzz wrote: losing is like medicine. it tastes like shit and sometimes hard to swallow, but you need it to get better. sick analogy (no pun intended) | ||
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SchOOl_VicTIm
Greece2394 Posts
an other thing is that when you play better people you tend to really stress yourself to perform better than usual in order to keep up and actually seeing yourself performing better than usual is always a thing that lifts you up and gives you motivation to continue. | ||
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RaiZ
2813 Posts
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Goosey
United States695 Posts
On June 20 2008 03:18 RaiZ wrote: Wtf ? No matter how many times you lose, be it against pros or newbies, if you don't understand why you're losing then you won't improve at all period. If you don't analyze your play to understand why you win/lose you won't improve period; regardless of if your winning or losing. | ||
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ForAdun
Germany986 Posts
w/e I'm just posting again because I'd like to add that when playing gosus who have like 20-3 stats is the absolute best that can happen to you no matter what the result is going to be, I can tell from my own experience that every time you beat them you feel like the god of all gods. | ||
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jjun212
Canada2208 Posts
im thinkin about floyd mayweather jr | ||
KwarK
United States42607 Posts
On June 20 2008 03:56 Goosey wrote: If you don't analyze your play to understand why you win/lose you won't improve period; regardless of if your winning or losing. I don't really analyse my play and I never watch my reps alone. I just don't especially enjoy that aspect of my play and if I lose the fun then I lose motivation and therefore skill. I find practice and just building upon whatever works effective. | ||
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Lisk
Latvia376 Posts
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BlackStar
Netherlands3029 Posts
But you aren't going to improve if you win. When I win I am just satisfied. When I lose I am not angry, but I want to try harder and improve. | ||
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DamageControL
United States4222 Posts
On June 20 2008 04:42 BlackStar wrote: Yeah, i know the feeling. I am always like, RE, or if its on iccup, I'll hunt down another opponent. I'm lame ^^I can't stop playing until I win. But you aren't going to improve if you win. When I win I am just satisfied. When I lose I am not angry, but I want to try harder and improve. | ||
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