[H] Can't win games anymore. - Page 2

On August 23 2010 07:55 ObtuseLogic wrote:
I've suffered a similar problem since coming back to Starcraft (2). I play against people that I know "I used to be better than this." It's frustrating, and you know you can do better. I think most of the posts here are good things to keep in mind, but my advice would be:

1. If you see where you are deficient, work on it. "I feel like I can't see what he's doing." Take some time to just work on your scouting. Your macro may suffer, your micro may suffer.. Work at extending the life of your drone in the toss or terran base. You'll lose a lot of games while you get the practice in, but it's no biggie. As it becomes second nature to have your scouting down, you'll find you have more time to get back to the rest of your game play.

2. Don't worry about the losses. If you are sitting on a line where one more win will push you past the qualifiers for a big tournament, by all means worry about your losses. Right now, the ladder is an arbitrary thing, and losing just means you'll play easier people. Remember that when you've been playing a lot, your timing is strong and your sense of "what players will do". Coming back after down time will take you a little time, especially with the speed strategies are changing right now.

3. This is going to sound contradictory, but play more without pushing a losing streak. I've found as I'm playing and I play against increasingly worse players (and keep losing!) that I want to "get one win because I know I'm better than this".... It's better to take a break, get a breather; think about something else. That being said, the only way to get back in the game is going to be repetition.

4. If you still can't figure out what you are doing wrong, post replays and ask friends/the community to review and give feedback. Most importantly, listen to it. If a bunch of people watch your replay and say, "you should have held off on that expo" or "you need another 10-12 lings early", make sure you take the advice for what it is rather than dismissing it.

Hope this helps, and good luck!

On August 23 2010 05:22 kelustu wrote:
The problem comes when I see early cybernetics core, 1gate and early gas. At that point, should I expect some fucked up stalker build? A bad charge rush? Void Ray rush? DTs? That kind of thing. When I see 2 barracks, I know I'm expecting MMM and when I see early lair/gas, I can assume it's probably mutas(if he didn't get roaches, hydras if he did). Problem is(the overlord suggestion was great, thx) scouting for the 2 rax and being ready for the mutas as opposed to scouting just too late. By the time I try to rescout the toss, he has some stalkers and I can't get in though, so I still have no idea what he's teching.

I have a zerg and toss replay I will put up soon, but my toss game was pretty bad. It was against an awful terran who went marine/marauder/ghost with no t2 tech other than ghosts. I went DTs and got em out at a clutch time and beat him, so I guess I'll load that one for now and get another one in when I get a chance.