EPTStarcraft is not fun. How do I make it fun? - Page 5
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Darksoldierr
Hungary2012 Posts
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Eknoid4
United States902 Posts
If that's not the case and you just want an easy game you don't have to work too hard at but still requires some effort and practice, check out an MMO like WoW. the biggest part about learning in this game if you are a social person though is playing with people who are learning with you or friends who are teaching you. I can't tell you how good it felt after i played 200+ games against my friend the first time i ever beat him. I didnt play him for 3 days though after that cause i knew i still had a long road ahead of me lol | ||
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rebuffering
Canada2436 Posts
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Bey
United States78 Posts
If you want to play without stressing over ladder rank and stuff, play 1v1 in custom games. It really lets you focus on a goal other than just winning the next match and you never know the type of opponent you're going to run into. Lastly: banelings. If you're getting bored, you're probably not building enough banelings. There's nothing more satisfying than that sizzling sound on a bunch of marines except maybe watching their mineral line explode. | ||
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alepov
Netherlands1132 Posts
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Lobotomist
United States1541 Posts
Making 1v1 fun is about setting the right goals. Your goal should be to win, but it should simultaneously be to improve. The way to enjoy improving is to set specific goals for yourself every game, like, "I want to execute my build perfectly up to 40 food" or "I want to scout so well that I'm cheese proof, every game" Don't be content with losing, but be proud of the little accomplishments each game. | ||
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DesertedPanda
United States10 Posts
On June 29 2011 17:32 Darksoldierr wrote: Every time you, you should rip off a small birds heart and eat it right there. That should keep you entertained for a while. If you win, the bird shall live. I already ran out of birds. Brb pet shop. | ||
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Malyce
Switzerland112 Posts
I'd say it depends a lot on your personnality, and how hard you take losses. First of all finding a team helps a ton. Watch GSL/TSL/NASL/HSC/Dreamhack with people you enjoy playing with, get to know the game, debate the builds, and socialise. People tend to neglect the social factor in video games, with is what is at the root of the explosion of e-sports and MMORPG games. Try team games, as many people have said, but preferrably with people you know, try monobattles, funky buildorders, ridiculous drops and stupid harassment. I like to play random in team games, even though I suck in T and Z, just because I like nukes and making a billion banelings at once. For 1v1, I like to see it as a sport, at least in terms of mentality. You train to get better. If you lose you feel frustrated, all the more so because this game is to a certain extent a competition of skill, and it hurts your ego to feel less skilled. On the other hand if you have a team, you can imbarage, get all hot-headed, and get a good laugh as well as the knowledge that you're not the only one struggling. If you win, you feel great, superior to your opponent. Eventually you'll progress and go on winning streaks, get promoted, and feel a lot better about yourself. Once you get a team, there are a billion clanwars you can participate in, where you'll feel all the better about winning, and have a team to console you if you lose. So I'd say to summarize, getting into a team that you feel good in is the best thing you can do to make the game fun. If you have IRL friends to play with that's great, if not that's fine. Don't neglect the social aspect of SC2, that's where the fun lies. | ||
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Johnnybb
Denmark486 Posts
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Talin
Montenegro10532 Posts
Is it because it's a (fairly) new hit game that's getting increasingly popular and you're just trying it out? Is it just a random thing you picked up and decided you want to get good at? Is it because you're a fan of SC2 as an esport and want a taste of gameplay for yourself? If you don't find the time you spend playing Starcraft rewarding in some way already, and you haven't had fun in the first week you played the game while you were still learning, then I don't think there's much you can do to "make it" more fun and rewarding in the long run either. You seem to think that becoming a better player will somehow make it less frustrating, but I honestly don't think so. Sure your games might become more eye-candy good from an observer's point of view, but as a player you'll always feel the struggle and anxiety, and if you're prone to being frustrated, that just won't go away at any point. In fact it will likely get even worse because you're taking the game more seriously when you're somewhat good at it. It's just what Starcraft is. The last thing I want is to discourage anyone from playing the game, and I'm only writing this after reading through many similar threads so far and I see so many people being so frustrated with the game. But this is my honest opinion - you NEED to enjoy the activity of actually playing the game and thinking about the game, regardless of the skill level, opponents or results. If you don't just enjoy playing, then it might not be your thing. I don't think there are such players that don't ever get frustrated, but to make up for that and to make your time playing Starcraft rewarding, you need to love and enjoy the game on a fundamental level. Unlike many other games, Starcraft isn't addictive - you'll only get into it if you really really like it. | ||
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Stolat
Poland241 Posts
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RedHelix
250 Posts
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Rammstorm
Germany1434 Posts
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te3l
Canada126 Posts
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Nando
Germany32 Posts
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makmeatt
2024 Posts
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BushidoSnipr
United States910 Posts
Thats what I tell all my nubs friends who placed into plat cuz they know how to cheese. I myself got placed into bronze and worked my way up, and I deeply enjoy playing the game. | ||
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Tschis
Brazil1511 Posts
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Apolo
Portugal1259 Posts
If you're playing this just for the sake of being good, i suggest you look at other things that are much more useful in life, like proving to yourself you can like learning a language in 2 months, master some other useful skill, be it parkour, swimming, tennis, getting X grade average in college chairs, etc. I'm saying this because i was wasting my time with this game for nothing. Yes it was fun - specially when i changed from Protoss since beta, to Zerg a while ago, and i was improving very fast, got back to Diamond, droppped to Plat due to change race, in less than a month going for masters. But then what? In some years i'll look back and this will be time i'll never get back, and there are so much better things to do, that you can also feel like you accomplished somthing and had fun at the same time, at whole greater levels. | ||
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Clamev
Germany498 Posts
It´s as simple as that.For some people starcraft and especially improving is not fun. | ||
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