Accepting a loss. - Page 2

On April 14 2009 10:11 jeddus wrote:
I don't think too many people are getting that this is not a "stats" issue, it is a sports psychology issue with handling defeat.

On April 14 2009 09:43 StRyKeR wrote:
Recently, I lost two games in a row to someone on Destination, ZvT. He did the typical 8-rax 1fac 1star total gayness strat that terrans love to do. Initially, I thought, 'Wtf terrans have it so ez', but then I had to say, he pulled it off pretty well. After all, he beat me. He was pretty clever about it I have to admit. But as I recalled the game, I remembered that he had poor macro and there were a few other weaknesses I could exploit. I played him three more times, and I won all three. Kind of like Jaedong vs. Fantasy 2-3 comeback. Once I learned how to deal with his mech builds I stopped losing. If I hadn't cooled down after those two losses and looked for ways to deal with it, I wouldn't have been able to win.

On April 14 2009 10:59 MESSIAS1992 wrote:
Ich schreib einfach mal überall rein ^^ wenn hier einer is,der mir ein bisschen was zu dem ganzen erklären kann,dann addet mich biiiitöö 473656104
möchte auch gerne in einem Clan spielen,weis aber nicht wie man da jemand kontaktieren kann
lg =)

On April 14 2009 11:08 RaiZ wrote:

Not really.
All player dependant.
You can play your best and still losing and learn nothing from the replay and yet you can learn something against another player where you won.
You simply need to stop overeacting and get your balls on to watch the rep and see where you're doing wrong. If not, no matter how much you lose or play you won't learn anything.
Already got like 2 days almost full of loses which give me rank from c- to D (almost d-) cauz i was playing blindly.
How to overcome it ? Take a break, read some forum, take a bath, get back on sc and watch rep and see where you can improve. If not, play another game ONLY if you feel like it. There's no need to play when you're playing like a machine.

On April 14 2009 10:05 arb wrote:
calm the fuck down

On April 12 2009 03:06 arb wrote:
who is this?

http://www.iccup.com/gamingprofile/galatea.html
http://www.repdepot.net/replay.php?id=10469

yeah i got mad at the end ><

On April 14 2009 09:32 StRyKeR wrote:
It's something that affects all players, though in different degrees.

The feeling after losing is hard to describe, and the exact nature is probably different for every player. For me, the bad feeling is the belief that I "could have" won the game, that the opponent won because "he got lucky" or had a "dumb strategy" that a D+ noob could have pulled off but won because "I wasn't looking for two seconds".

I don't think I've gotten over it yet completely, but I've been more at ease as of late.

#1
One thing that helps is to pinpoint exactly why you lost. If this is a difficult step, then you're still not accepting the loss. The most recent game I lost, I was upset because I was ahead most game, but I saw the replay and objectively saw that there were a number of improvements I can definitely make. Try to be objective and point out one thing you can improve for next time instead of brooding over whether you deserved the win. It will make your mind at ease and also improve your game.

#2
Scout better. Most excuses that "he got lucky" can be solved by scouting better. Instead of crying about getting 3hat ling rushed, send out an extra probe. Keep your first probe alive longer. Send out two extra probes. Make up for your weaknesses instead of crying about opponents that take advantage of them.

Finally, ask yourself, if you're really "better than that", why did you lose? Was it luck? In rare circumstances, it is due to luck, such as a 5 pool against your 14cc. However, even in those cases, there is a solution -- don't 14cc. You lost for a legitimate reason, and it means you have areas to improve.

Accept your weaknesses and find solutions to them. Savior has short fingers so he only uses hotkeys 1, 2, 3, and maybe 4. Did that stop him? I don't think he cried imba about his short fingers. He has low APM but I imagine he has some of the best mouse-rectangle-draw-click micro in the world to manage his army.

On April 14 2009 10:30 redtooth wrote:
love the way you sort of snuck in a comparison between you and jaedong there.

On April 14 2009 09:21 Lexpar wrote:
Hey, I had a question for you guys. I've been playing iccup recently, and have been keeping a solid D but not advancing over it. Basicly I'm pretty noob at the game. I play every day and have a real desire to get better, but something that constantly plagues me is how I feel after losing. At most I can play three games in a row, and if 2 are loses I get too angry to play anymore, and I'm sure I could be doing much better if I could overcome this. I was wondering if any of you had any tips or tricks for overcoming the dissapointment/anger after a loss. Thanks!