Haha this is a funny thread. After I lose a handful of 1v1s I'll play some 3s or 4s with some of my bad friends. That's always fun because I just cheese like crazy and don't really worry about losing in that. It always seems to get my head right and allows me to analyze my losses more objectively when I'm done.

Nillinch

Poland147 Posts

September 02 2010 20:08 GMT

#42

Every game i loose i do 20 pushups. After loosing too much im completly fucked and sweeted like pig so i go to take shower and sleep. Since i start playing sc2 my condision rise a lot and i lost 4 kg. Unfortunatly im zerg so it makes my life even harder at least ill be fit :p

LolnoobInsanity

United States183 Posts

September 02 2010 20:10 GMT

#43

What i've found is that losing streaks tend to come from some sort of stubbornness.

Like for instance: if you lose one game for being too defensive and just let them out macro you next game, the next game you'll be like shit i don't want to lose. So because you don't want to lose, you start playing super defensively. Then they win again. And then you become afraid, and you lose the mentality of play that you have when you're at your best, and are instead in a "i really don't want to lose" mentality.

Like it becomes more "okay, I don't want to lose to mass hydras" and then next game it's like okay shit i lost again, this time I have to prepare for hydras AND mutalisks. And then next game you're like shit okay I have to prepare for hydras, mutalisks, AND broodlords or whatever.

Whereas in your prime you have a gameplan. In your prime you think "this game i'm going to go zealots and stalkers, then transition to HTs. Gotta keep my macro up, gotta keep my micro up, gotta pay attention to the minimap" and you try to execute your plan as well as you can.

My losing streaks are always because I'm too afraid of losing. Don't worry so much. Don't try to make up for a loss by playing differently than your best, with cheese or all-ins. Just always play your best, and the MM system should give you at least a 50% win ratio.

Ebrithril

Canada28 Posts

September 02 2010 20:12 GMT

#44

Losing streams on ladder can be really frustrating. There's nothing wrong with continuing as long as it's not becoming emotionally infuriorating. As mentioned above, it's not like there is money on the line, even if you are losing you can still be working on getting better.

I did however once 0-9 myself on ladder and got exceedingly frustrated. In order to get over this, it was a break to watch day9 and to play some buddies in 1v1 where there would be no kind of pressure!

J7S

Brazil179 Posts

September 02 2010 20:15 GMT

#45

On September 03 2010 04:38 comis wrote:
Masturbate. Furiously.

Tried. Didn't work.

Sanguinarius

United States3427 Posts

September 02 2010 20:37 GMT

#46

FFA a game or 2. Or play a 4v4 and mass something stupid.

ckw

United States1018 Posts

September 02 2010 20:41 GMT

#47

Uuuuh, the longer I don't play, to an extent, the better I get. I don't know why but when I start playing after a few days I am 2x better than usual.

Maish

United States19 Posts

September 02 2010 20:44 GMT

#48

I just go outside have a smoke, breath deeply, stretch and I'm all good usually.

kGold

Canada66 Posts

September 02 2010 20:46 GMT

#49

Try again the next day, you'll win a crap tonne in a row because the game thinks you're a worse-off player.

Special Endrey

Germany1929 Posts

September 02 2010 20:47 GMT

#50

keep on playing, the good thing about streaks is, they end

Sanguinarius

United States3427 Posts

September 02 2010 20:50 GMT

#51

On September 03 2010 05:08 MrKozi wrote:
Every game i loose i do 20 pushups. After loosing too much im completly fucked and sweeted like pig so i go to take shower and sleep. Since i start playing sc2 my condision rise a lot and i lost 4 kg. Unfortunatly im zerg so it makes my life even harder at least ill be fit :p

I should start doing that. I would be in alot better shape...

Telcontar

United Kingdom16710 Posts

September 02 2010 20:53 GMT

#52

hahaha i just saw this thread's title on the sidebar and it read 'what to do after a nasty...'

blade55555

United States17423 Posts

September 02 2010 20:56 GMT

#53

Hmm after I lose 3 games in a row or however long it takes for me to be flustered/frustrated/raging whatever I take an hour or so break and then come back to play. Normally after that my composure is back and I and up tearing shit up and playing god like.

Probably just me but if your getting really really angry after a few losses take a break trust me its better then losing 6 more games due to being angry and playing dumb

ktp

United States797 Posts

September 02 2010 20:58 GMT

#54

Understand that SC is a game of high variance and losing in unavoidable. Just look at bnet ladder stats and you will see that over a large sample, you are considered a good player if you just win 50%+ percent of the time. So in reality you are going to be losing half the time and its expected.

SoL[9]

Portugal1370 Posts

September 02 2010 20:59 GMT

#55

Today i went 0-10 in ladder games. My friend told me i should stop, i ignore him and now im in just went 12-1. Keep playing but if you get mad you better stop playing for sure.

Piy

Scotland3152 Posts

September 02 2010 21:03 GMT

#56

Play a couple of games as Terran on ladder. You'll feel right as rain afterwards.

Zapperkhan

United States436 Posts

September 02 2010 21:05 GMT

#57

Play FFA. Mass Phoenix/Thor/infestor. Since no one ever expands. Just play super greedy. 3 expansions by 40 supply is always for a fun game.

Chronopolis

Canada1484 Posts

September 02 2010 21:07 GMT

#58

On September 03 2010 06:03 Piy wrote:
Play a couple of games as Terran on ladder. You'll feel right as rain afterwards.

You know what? I actually tried that (main = protoss), after a real nasty losing streak against terran. Though I didn't win, I got a build off my opponent in that TvP, and been using that build ever since, facerolling the majority of my PvT games.

Dexsting

United States5 Posts

September 02 2010 21:11 GMT

#59

I'll realize its late and I'm drunker than I thought...must go to sleep.