I sometimes think it is due to the matchmaking system. It would actually make sense - when you win a lot, it will put you against stronger opponents. If it overestimated you a little, those stronger opponents outplay you and your losing streak begins. The system then sees, the guy is losing a lot, and again puts you against weaker opponents, which is when you start to win again.

I don't know if I like this idea though, my winning and losing streaks not even being up to my performance.

zeox

Norway314 Posts

August 14 2010 12:58 GMT

#42

I'm on an incredible losing streak right now, and I just want to quit playing alltogether. I won't, but man is it crushing to have these streaks :/

Kvz

United States463 Posts

August 14 2010 13:03 GMT

#43

lol played 9 high rated terrans the other day. 0-9. losing streak

Lennon

United Kingdom2275 Posts

August 14 2010 13:06 GMT

#44

I have losing streaks all the time. I think I lost 5 in a row yesterday.
It's normal for players of all skill levels and it only makes you stronger!

Deleted User 61629

1664 Posts

August 14 2010 13:08 GMT

#45

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Bair

United States698 Posts

August 14 2010 13:13 GMT

#46

Had a 9 game losing streak as zerg, mostly against terrans. Now before you think I am one of those "omg terran is op" let me say ZvT is my best matchup. So far one or two terrans has stopped me once I got ultralisks out.

It cost me 100 points (sitting at 350 right now

) and my mouse because I raged and slammed it against my desk.

Watched the replays, figured out what I was doing wrong (terrible terrible macro) and working on getting those points back. The first win after that though was against a silver player...(and I am in diamond)

asmo.0

Norway318 Posts

August 14 2010 13:15 GMT

#47

I think everyone has losing streaks to some extent... It's been a while since I lost more than 3 in a row I think, but its happened more than once

Ironically I had a 9 win streak on friday the 13th untill I ended the night with a loss.

The important thing is to not play when angry. Don't just say "Oh fuck that, just wanna play another game to win again!!!", but take a small break to cool down and never play mad. Don't think I've ever played more games than 3 straight after each other if I lose all. And I've noticed a drop in my performance if I'm still pissed from the previous game.

If you dont want to stop playing, just play a custom game for 15mins or something before watching the replay and find out why you lost and what you should change next time.

TwilightStar

United States649 Posts

August 14 2010 13:19 GMT

#48

I lost a little more than usual, but not too much. For every game you lose, someone else wins.. so it doesn't have anything to do with the fact its friday the 13th xD

Boona

Sweden45 Posts

August 14 2010 13:37 GMT

#49

If you go on a losing streak, it helps to just go away and fume a bit for 20 mins, then come back and watch the replays. Unless you're like 800+ diamond, you'll realize by the second replay or so that the people you meet are actually pretty bad and the odds will be stacked in your favour as long as you play a safe standard game and don't screw up too badly. That's usually enough to turn a 3-5 loss streak around for me.

pzea469

United States1520 Posts

August 14 2010 13:44 GMT

#50

i went from 1 diamond to 60 in one night. I was streaming too and told my viewers that i wouldnt stop till i hit 90 lol. Couldnt keep my promise though, got tired....

nira

United States116 Posts

August 14 2010 13:47 GMT

#51

So if everyone loses on friday the 13th...who is taking the wins?!

Snuggles

United States1865 Posts

August 14 2010 14:40 GMT

#52

This ^

I had this losing streak like last week, and it has to be worst thing I've ever experienced in gaming. I've had losing streaks in over games before, but it never really affected me because I played games for fun, and had no strong intention of improving. But when you're pouring a lot of effort into your game and lose so much, it'll get to you at some point.

I went from like rank 15 - 17 to the 50's in Diamond league, painful to watch i swear. I'm still recovering right now, and I must say low Diamond players are really bad O.o

VanGarde

Sweden755 Posts

August 14 2010 14:43 GMT

#53

Being on a loosing streak is kind of like not being able to sleep at night. It touches the same psychological triggers.

You know when you can't fall asleep for hours and you are in bed just thinking, "if I fall asleep now, I will get 4 hours of sleep". "If I fall asleep now I will get 3 hours of sleep". And that stress is whats actually keeping you up.

When you are on a loosing streak, 9 out of 10 people will be looking at the ladder or their wins against losses. "If I win a game again now I will get back to 20'th place in the ladder". "If I win a game now I will get back to the 35'th spot in the ladder". "If I loose one more game now I will be down to more losses than wins" etc".

The key is to find a way to ignore all that stuff, DO NOT look at the ladder while on a loosing streak, don't count wins, rating or how many spots you lost and have to take back.

JudoChopper

England148 Posts

August 14 2010 14:44 GMT

#54

I wouldn't worry about it, look at HOW you lost rather than how many losses, how bad a mistake did you make to lose? Did the opponent just rush you? (I couldn't care less about rush losses).

McStupid

United States94 Posts

August 14 2010 14:47 GMT

#55

A few nights ago, I had lost 3 in a row, costing me about 34 points.

Then in the next game, the other guy was favored to win, and he quit the game 2 seconds after it started, so I got the win and 40 points, for a net profit of 6 points. Thereby erasing the 3 game point loss.

I felt better. Wasn't a REAL win, but I'd like to think I'd have won anyhow.

After each game, when I review the stats page, I always check to see what rank the guy was that I played. I've gotten a couple Silvers but it's been almost all Bronze to my upper end Bronze.

hadoken5

Canada519 Posts

August 14 2010 14:50 GMT

#56

I usually stop if I lose 3+ games in a row, because I get too mad so I play worse.

vposud

United States36 Posts

August 14 2010 15:17 GMT

#57

On August 14 2010 23:50 hadoken5 wrote:
I usually stop if I lose 3+ games in a row, because I get too mad so I play worse.

I wish i could do that, usually i go on tilt and continue to play until i at least win 2 games in a row. It's a bad habit i need to break cause when i get mad after losing a lot my builds suffer cause i'm to mad to play.

asmo.0

Norway318 Posts

August 14 2010 15:49 GMT

#58

This might be the wrong thread partly, but I menetioned earlier than I had a 9win streak yesterday... Well that just came back and shot me in the arse. All of those games were quite easy, no real good players.

However, due to my hidden rating skyrocketing I've now faced the highest tier of diamond for the last 4 games and not stood a chance in either of em... Its very depressing to loose when you know you didnt actually do that much wrong, but were completely outskilled by people with 3 times my apm and tons of experience (Im completely new to rts) playing against good players... So I foresee a long losing streak incoming, doubt it'll stop at just 4.

The last guy I met had 550ish games player, against my 160ish

I was diamond rank 5 in my division before the losses, but as most diamond players I'm quite poor...

JimmyJRaynor

Canada16710 Posts

August 14 2010 15:52 GMT

#59

On August 14 2010 17:11 McStupid wrote:
This friday the 13th was a bad one for me. Over the last 2 days I'd risen to #14 rank in my Bronze division. Then this morning I started playing. Lost 5 in a ROW!!!!!
Anyone else ever have losing streaks like this?

the match maker attempts to find opponents at your level which causes the vast majority of players on the BNet2 ladder to have win percentages close to the 50% level.

flip a coin 5 times... and every once and a while... it'll come up tails 5 times.

XazXio

United States356 Posts

August 14 2010 15:55 GMT

#60

everyone has losing streaks but if you keep playing when your on one you'll just keep losing. its best just to get up and walk away from it for a while then come back to it.