EPTWhat to do after a nasty losing streak?
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mute20
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zoLo
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Ksyper
Bulgaria665 Posts
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MoreFaSho
United States1427 Posts
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UisTehSux
United States693 Posts
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silver_fox
Canada243 Posts
if its really bad i use a cheese strat to pull off a quick win then quit for the day. | ||
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simme123
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jinorazi
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Megaman703
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ulf5
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JQL
United States214 Posts
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Endbringer
United States111 Posts
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TheFlyingZerg
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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. | ||
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Altar
United States577 Posts
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RoarMan
Canada745 Posts
Come back in an hour and continue to ladder :D | ||
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Knightlax
United States150 Posts
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Tiaan
United States35 Posts
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 | ||
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Konsume
Canada466 Posts
but in any case, NEVER stop playing for a long period of time since you're not improving at all. | ||
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arb
Noobville17921 Posts
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Icemind
Germany570 Posts
After that iam super calm again which usually means that the streak is ended  | ||
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MangoTango
United States3670 Posts
On September 03 2010 04:28 Knightlax wrote: Win. Otherwise its still a nasty losing streak. Bahaha. The key is to not tilt. If you tilt, go play some Nexus wars or go for a run. | ||
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lindn
Sweden833 Posts
i could do nothing. rage was had. i played the custom game Defend the Moon, it works wonders. i've totally forgotten the loss. but 2 days ago i had a 7 streak and what i did was just take a walk. totally forgot everything | ||
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Nexic
United States729 Posts
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SyN_FiR3
United States85 Posts
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comis
United States333 Posts
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uhlyk
Slovakia36 Posts
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PhiliBiRD
United States2643 Posts
or just distracting yourself somehow, too much SC2 can be bad. | ||
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STS17
United States1817 Posts
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nubcak3
United States104 Posts
2. pwn some zergs 3. collect zerg tears | ||
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Onioncookie
Germany624 Posts
Its rly works  srysl im not joking its like a new start... PS: Get Hit Hard , not some weak little kid slap... | ||
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noD
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Deadlyfish
Denmark1980 Posts
On September 03 2010 04:47 STS17 wrote: I've found the best way to break a losing streak (no matter how bad it is) is to switch to Terran. I've found that the best way is to switch to Zerg, cause then you're allowed to say stuff like "goddamn OP terran, play a real race" or something like that Then i lie to myself that zerg is the reason i lost Just kidding lol Usually i just play MW2, which makes me realize how good of a game SC2 is :D | ||
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MLG_Wiggin
United States767 Posts
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OutlaW-
Czech Republic5053 Posts
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KillerPlague
United States1386 Posts
haha totally just kidding. unfortunately i keep grinding it out although i think a break can do you some good. just relax watch a few replays and then get back at it! | ||
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habermas
United Kingdom304 Posts
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tskarzyn
United States516 Posts
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TheFlyingZerg
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On September 03 2010 04:59 tskarzyn wrote: This isn't poker or some sort of activity that causes severe financial or physical health should you continue to lose. Just keep grinding away, watch replays to analyze why you are losing, and focus on keeping emotions in check. Remember it's just a game =) Uh, what forums do you normally post on ? Starcraft is Life buddy. | ||
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Aurdon
United States2007 Posts
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=slump buster | ||
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Moves
United States35 Posts
I also agree stopping for more than a couple of days can be very negative as it can be amazing how quickly your skills begin to erode. | ||
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Achaia
United States643 Posts
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Nillinch
Poland147 Posts
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LolnoobInsanity
United States183 Posts
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. | ||
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Ebrithril
Canada28 Posts
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! | ||
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J7S
Brazil179 Posts
On September 03 2010 04:38 comis wrote: Masturbate. Furiously. Tried. Didn't work. | ||
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Sanguinarius
United States3427 Posts
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ckw
United States1018 Posts
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Maish
United States19 Posts
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kGold
Canada66 Posts
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Special Endrey
Germany1929 Posts
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Sanguinarius
United States3427 Posts
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... | ||
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Telcontar
United Kingdom16710 Posts
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blade55555
United States17423 Posts
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 | ||
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ktp
United States797 Posts
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SoL[9]
Portugal1370 Posts
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Piy
Scotland3152 Posts
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Zapperkhan
United States436 Posts
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Chronopolis
Canada1484 Posts
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. | ||
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Dexsting
United States5 Posts
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sihyunie
United States108 Posts
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RoboSnail
United States59 Posts
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CanucksJC
Canada1241 Posts
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ROOTFayth
Canada3351 Posts
On September 03 2010 04:02 zoLo wrote: 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. It's definitely not how you can become a top player at any games | ||
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Jenslyn87
Denmark527 Posts
Just had a 9 game loss streak. It started by me trying to cheese for fun, then it didn't work and I tried again. Didn't work. Then I just got reaaally stubborn and kept cheesing and losing for 9 straight games, losing over 100 points. Brilliant! | ||
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SiN]
United States540 Posts
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Sprouter
United States1724 Posts
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fdsdfg
United States1251 Posts
Losses can feel really helpless sometimes. I lost a ZvZ to baneling micro, so I said I'll try to do better at that. I lost to a scouted 4gate push on Xel'Naga Caverns and I said I'll try to get faster hydras instead of building more roaches. I'll lose to a timing MMM push, so the next match I have better scouting to watch their army. Then I lose to 2 cloaked banshees and a viking to shoot my overseers. It's very frustrating. I made the analogy that it's like I'm exhausted because I just ran the best I could in a marathon.. and finding out I came in dead last. No pleasure whatsoever - I put my best out there and it was beaten into oblivion. I dunno what the solution is... not just 'stop caring' because I have a competitive mindset and I want to win. I guess take a break for a bit, then come back and look at the replays and try to identify mistakes of mine and just improve those? | ||
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berzerger
Turkey95 Posts
-or- I go cuddle with my gf -or- I break things in the room -or- I watch TV -or- I go to gym -or- I drink till I get wasted | ||
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Rudiment
United States174 Posts
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Adeeler
United Kingdom764 Posts
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LarJarsE
United States1378 Posts
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Arnstein
Norway3381 Posts
After that I played a game against protoss where I just played badly...fuuuuuu.... | ||
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thOr6136
Slovenia1775 Posts
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ondik
Czech Republic2908 Posts
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Silent331
United States356 Posts
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pmLai
Norway38 Posts
On September 03 2010 07:07 ondik wrote: i read it as "what to do after nasty steak" and was wondering what is it doing in SC2 forum haha Haha... you made me spill my orange juice all over my keyboard. xD | ||
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Bleb
Croatia278 Posts
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Kal_rA
United States2925 Posts
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Dfgj
Singapore5922 Posts
On September 03 2010 04:29 Tiaan wrote: Pretty much this. I can't stop unless the last game I played was a win My thoughts. End the streak, and then you're on a 1-win streak. | ||
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Bubu
Germany29 Posts
or visit mary jane | ||
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DariMa
Canada88 Posts
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vindKtiv
United States215 Posts
Because nothing beats telling yourself that you are a winner, even though you are a loser. | ||
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GeNeSiDe
United Kingdom354 Posts
I Never touch the herbstalk on a losing streak, or even while playing 1v1(to a limit)...too many times in BW, WC3 and SC2Beta I would lose a couple in row after a J or 2(ok maybe 8 hours of blazing, but still), get frustrated and proceed to get extremely stoned, thus resulting in me throwing more games to the wind. You may think your concentrating more but in a game that is mostly about quick thinking and reactions, your high ponderings will usually leave you with an L...the irony kills me :D Save the ganjjiii for when your playing 2v2 or after you are done, much better to be high when you can just let yourself go and relax... | ||
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Smoothie
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Smurfz
United States327 Posts
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iNcontroL
USA29055 Posts
It's like that video of kerrigan realizing she cannot shoot all the zerglings/hydras so she just drops her gun and glass eye stares at the sky. | ||
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