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What to do after a nasty losing streak?

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mute20
Profile Joined April 2010
Canada175 Posts
September 02 2010 19:00 GMT
#1
Just went on a 11 game losing streak on Monday after taking a break and watching mlg/ufc. What do you guys do after playing poorly and what do you do to make a comeback and make up for your loses?? Dropped about 150 points and about 30 ranks so I just played a lot of world of tanks yesterdays.
zoLo
Profile Blog Joined June 2007
United States5896 Posts
September 02 2010 19:02 GMT
#2
If i take a break then I end up not touching the game for maybe a week or two. I go on to play other games that I have.
Ksyper
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
Bulgaria665 Posts
September 02 2010 19:02 GMT
#3
I just take a break, it doesn't matter what I do during the break. My breaks can last an hour or a day it depends on my mood.
MoreFaSho
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
United States1427 Posts
September 02 2010 19:03 GMT
#4
Just play some custom games, cheese the fuck out of someone and get your mojo back. It's like a "slumpbuster".
I always try to shield slam face, just to make sure it doesnt work
UisTehSux
Profile Blog Joined June 2009
United States693 Posts
September 02 2010 19:03 GMT
#5
I smoke a woodtipped black n' mild, drink coffee from my huge mug, and watch some starcraft 2 streams. After I cool off I open up the Yet Another Build Order Tester and make sure my builds are 100% down. Then I go online to try again. If my friends wanna do 2v2s then do those, but if no one is on then I do 1v1s again.
I underestimated that boy. No... it was not the boy I underestimated, it was the Triforce of Courage.
silver_fox
Profile Joined June 2008
Canada243 Posts
September 02 2010 19:04 GMT
#6
i personally can't end on a losing note like that... i would keep playing (even on mass tilt) until i win.

if its really bad i use a cheese strat to pull off a quick win then quit for the day.
simme123
Profile Blog Joined February 2010
Sweden810 Posts
September 02 2010 19:06 GMT
#7
I usually just keep on playing until I get a win cause i can bare the thought of quitting when I've lost
jinorazi
Profile Joined October 2004
Korea (South)4948 Posts
September 02 2010 19:11 GMT
#8
its like gambling. take a break and try again a different day.
age: 84 | location: california | sex: 잘함
Megaman703
Profile Blog Joined September 2009
Canada688 Posts
September 02 2010 19:13 GMT
#9
I go to FFA and roll some noobies. Makes me feel a lot better.
ulf5
Profile Blog Joined June 2010
Sweden208 Posts
September 02 2010 19:15 GMT
#10
Cry myself to sleep.
JQL
Profile Joined July 2010
United States214 Posts
September 02 2010 19:19 GMT
#11
Go on forums and complain how every race is OP even mirror games are Op. Or you can try to play some team games, some 2v2 3v3 4v4, kind of like.. if you cant beat them, join them.
no way
Endbringer
Profile Joined June 2010
United States111 Posts
September 02 2010 19:19 GMT
#12
I smash things in my room, but I am emotionally retarded, so...
TheFlyingZerg
Profile Joined August 2010
98 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-09-02 19:20:29
September 02 2010 19:20 GMT
#13
After a long losing streak I make some coffee and have a smoke.

Then I nerdrage and punch my girlfriend until I feel better. (Kidding >.> )

Just take a break for a bit and calm yourself down, then go back to playing if you feel the urge.
Altar
Profile Joined May 2008
United States577 Posts
September 02 2010 19:21 GMT
#14
I just went on a 9 game losing streak this morning. I had to go outside to get some air because the last game was against the worst protoss in the world and somehow i lost.
Heavens to Betsy
RoarMan
Profile Blog Joined January 2010
Canada745 Posts
September 02 2010 19:23 GMT
#15
Take a chill pill, toke a spliff, relax and play some custom games. Working out is also great to get rid of some stress from losing, push-ups, sit ups, lifting some weights etc.

Come back in an hour and continue to ladder :D
All the pros got dat Ichie.
Knightlax
Profile Joined July 2010
United States150 Posts
September 02 2010 19:28 GMT
#16
Win. Otherwise its still a nasty losing streak.
Tiaan
Profile Joined August 2010
United States35 Posts
September 02 2010 19:29 GMT
#17
On September 03 2010 04:28 Knightlax wrote:
Win. Otherwise its still a nasty losing streak.


Pretty much this.

I can't stop unless the last game I played was a win
Konsume
Profile Joined February 2010
Canada466 Posts
September 02 2010 19:31 GMT
#18
Each time I lose 5 in a row, I go play custom games for about 30min. Then I come back and watch my 5 replays at 2x speed and mostly watch the income tab... cause most of the time it went wrong cause of it and than go back to playing another 5... which will normaly result in more wins.

but in any case, NEVER stop playing for a long period of time since you're not improving at all.
Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former.
arb
Profile Blog Joined April 2008
Noobville17922 Posts
September 02 2010 19:32 GMT
#19
quit playing go outside enjoy some fresh air or something
Artillery spawned from the forges of Hell
Icemind
Profile Joined May 2010
Germany570 Posts
September 02 2010 19:33 GMT
#20
Jump on my bike, get my pulse to 200 and drive arround until i cant go on no more.
After that iam super calm again which usually means that the streak is ended
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