EPTHow to increase Gaming Stamina? - Page 2
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Fishgle
United States2174 Posts
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Typho
36 Posts
This doesn't mean that "if you don't enjoy the game don't play it duh", as some has suggested. In fact, I do enjoy the game so much it annoys me that I am unable to enjoy more games in a row. In my experience I feel that this can improve with - Practices: The more you play the more "routine" some tasks become and you're able to execute it with less effort (for example, larvae inject, mules, and chronoboost timing) and your brain is also more accustomed to the tasks required. Just slowly increase the number of games in a streak you can play over time and eventually you will be able to play a lot more games than you used to. - Attitude: I find that if I got very upset with losses then it's a lot easier to "tire out". Keep your optimism high and it's important to keep remind yourself once in a while that it's just a game and you're supposed to enjoy it. Of course, from time to time you're going to get very upset about that stupid game where you should not have lost, just try not to let it get to your head too much. | ||
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aggu
38 Posts
it's not only glucose and oxygen, but the neuronal networks implementing the "thought processes" are supported by a second, vast network of support cells whose function is to provide a literally hundres of different types of chemicals to the neurons, neurotransmitters and the like. These supplies drain out, and they ran out fast. You can't fix it just by eating something, it may take more time; in fact, often you need to put the system offline for a while. What happens is that many neurons just do not function properly, and you get lag: what you want to do just does not get done. This affects reaction times, vigilance, and anything that relies on massive amount of conscious neural processing. The same happens if you have a brain lesion, say, in the speech areas: you stil want to talk, but it just doesn't get done properly. That's how people who recover describe the condition. When you automatize something by repetition, there is a direct connection from what you see into what you do. These connections are implemented by totally different neuronal systems that those which support higher cognition. There can be a really severe dysfunction in higher brain processing while the motoric skills remain intact, and of course vice versa. Such processes drop to the outer horizons of our consciousness and can be repeated almost endlessly, assuming there some motivation to do so. All professionals who have to practice a lot use this method, mindless automaticized repetition without serious involvement. you don't need even pauses unless your physiology breaks down (which often happens, you will eventually harm your hands, eyes, back, and neck and not brain). The motivation becomes a crucial factor, as well as the conditions which allow you to not to get involved too much. If you ladder and want desperately to "get into masters" or something, the situation might not be ideal, and you might hit the wall after few games. It's just that your brain refuses to let it go and desperately wants to give its full attention to the task. Also, just "losing a game" might be cognitively and emotionally demanding experience, which prevents detachment. Emotion truly is one of those factors which keep people alerted and responsive. I am sure that the pro players ladder in a very detached and causual way, most of the time. there are individual differences here, and many factors affect the outcome. Age, amount of sleep, personality, motivation... My sense is that what regulates this mostly is just motivation and ability to sustain senseless, detached, mechanical repetition. | ||
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XDJuicebox
United States593 Posts
I eat between games, during games, before games, after games... As long as you're eating, and also, once in a while get up and move around a bit, get that blood pumping man. Don't be like those 2 Korean dudes who sat there for 48 hours straight and died Make sure you sleep well Drink lots of water Also, stamina (if not from lack of food) is something that develops over time. I can play for about 12 hours straight (getting up for bathroom/food of course), but it took a few years to get that.  | ||
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cuoongwhomy
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Proof.
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XenoX101
Australia729 Posts
So perhaps you are thinking too much within the game about the buildings/units/strategies you're making/doing and not simply following a set gameplan with deviations here and there. If you have a well thought out game-plan in your head from past experience you should be able to play a good deal of games without getting tired. | ||
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Sianos
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Masayume
Netherlands208 Posts
-The human brain can only attain ~100% focus for 25-30 minutes at a time, maximum. -A five minute break is enough to recover and be ready for another 25 mins of 100% focus A 40 minute game is like what, 24-25 mins in real time? You can notice that even the top players start to make obvious errors once they go beyond 40 minutes ingame time in tournament games. Edit: Oh and have you ever had the problem when you are studying and you cannot buckle down for longer than 30 mins without losing focus? Your body tells you something aka take a small break. Since you won't even store 15% of the info after your focus falters. It's even a natural thing, just that most people do not know about it, which is a sad thing. Should actually be the first thing they teach you @ school. | ||
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Herculix
United States946 Posts
like, i've been playing games since i was 6, mass gaming since i was in middle school. i can play like 20 hours straight if i ever get the time until my body starts going numb from lack of sleep even if i ignore all the previous advice. but since i'm older now i have times in my life where i'm not gaming all day every day. i have to kind of ease into mass gaming with the tips in the first line, it helps, even if it sounds silly to treat it as seriously as real exercise | ||
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Narcind
Sweden2489 Posts
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Ruyguy
Canada988 Posts
1. It's stressful and gets my heart pumping 2. When I lie down and try to sleep I think about the games I played 3. I'm still thinking really, really fast. Even if I try to not think about starcraft I think about other things really fast. | ||
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Sheppard83
Germany14 Posts
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t0ab
Sweden39 Posts
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An-Epic-Sanji
Sweden62 Posts
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CCupcakeDyran
United States53 Posts
Eating and exercise with occasional naps helps too. Staying as relaxed as possible though, is the key. | ||
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firehand101
Australia3152 Posts
On September 04 2011 05:09 xlava wrote: Eat food. I'm not even kidding, you're probably hungry. SC2 takes more out of you than most people think. Maybe take a nap. I like to take SC2 breaks when doing homework sometimes if I have the time for it, that way when I get tired of either homework or SC2, I switch, and get both my preferred amount of play time in, as well as completing my homework and studying  this is fricken genius! you may have just changed my life sir, bravo! | ||
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Celadan
Norway471 Posts
2. eat properly, trust me on this one.(looks like you do though) 3. practice one build and make the timings routine for each game. even if you get tired you at least will have some solid mechanics to fall back on. These three things got me into master and i can definetly feel your frustration that you are good enough, but just can't seem to get there. | ||
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mage36
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FataLe
New Zealand4532 Posts
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