EPT[Q]Remaining calm during games
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Talos21
United States2 Posts
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RTudoRR
Romania216 Posts
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Cycle
United States300 Posts
 Just like, going into a game I don't care about winning or losing since it doesn't really matter in the long run, as long I have fun/improve over the course of several games.But like for example, if I'm getting mass dropped vs terran, in the next game I take precautions to be able to handle a similar situation in the future, like adding cannons/putting HT in the back of my bases. Mostly what made me become calmer was being able to recognize what my opponent was doing and knowing how (or generally how) to deal with it. In other words, just having more experience. Hope this helps :D | ||
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ArcticRaven
France1406 Posts
I can't stand playing toss because of the lack of map control/scouting without Olords, Lings and creep. it makes me nervous, and I expect 200/200 bioballs to emerge out of the fog of war any moment. For that I found that getting a few more observers, upgrading them and placing them everywhere, is very very useful - you know more, so you're calmer, and you play better. Plus knowing everything anytime it happens helps a lot :D. | ||
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ETisME
12621 Posts
I am plat zerg and whenever I starts facing diamonds (slightly flavored) I would start very pressured. Especially in maps like Shakuras Plateau where the terran just turtle and split the map into half with tanks and ghosts and PFs. At first it feels ok because I can defend their 2 bases timing attack, deny drops completely, even sniping the medivac. But then they just turtle up with marines and tanks and starts getting PF everywhere. and even with broodlords, just can't win because the ghost snipes them all and terran just drop you to death. I starts to lose my temper once I see him building PF to split the map, It is like a winning game is given to him slowly just because they have the PF there | ||
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Qxz
Canada189 Posts
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SnowSC2
United States678 Posts
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sleepingdog
Austria6145 Posts
Think about it that way: do you panic while executing your standard BO in your sleep? No? Why not? Because you have done it a million times already. Therefore by playing more you get exposed to the panicy situations over and over again until your brain will recalibrate itself to the "not-freak-out" mode. | ||
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Roynalf
Finland886 Posts
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Peazz
United Kingdom21 Posts
if you know someone with a level 85 wow account ask to borrow it, keybind everything and just do arenas learn to do lots of things under pressure and ' adreniline' u will relise that although there are times in sc2 that cause u to crumble and think ''WTF am i supposed to be doing', that really you have a relativlly big time frame to do what you need. in wow you need to watch ur focus, watch ur team mates, watch active spells, positioning, cc, timers, diminishing returms etc and react to all of them thing in a split second.. if i hadnt of played wow pre sc2 i would be a gibbering wreck, with no grasp on kiting, general play, hand positions, proper hotkeys and most of all i would not be able to macro in the slightest. it also helped me to learn how to stay calm under pressure. this is the biggest thing, when your confident in your play the tatics ur pulling, and everything ur doing then you wont get nervous..it all comes down to experiance and being exposed to a level of play you have not encountered before, and maybe just a bit to much for you atm. keep going and u will become more confident, reducing panic  just go ladder like a baws and be confident mate just my 2c im not exactlly high rated. | ||
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simansh
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SaLaYa
United States363 Posts
Play music when you ladder, something that you won't want to change over and over. There is a thread here (http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=263697) with good two hour mixes that are awesome for laddering. Think of you game plan like a tree, try to get up that tree as quickly as you can. Takes some of the mindless thinking that is a fixed build order and makes it easier to understand in your head. Get use to losing, it's the best way to improve. Stats don't matter at all. (High Masters Protoss). | ||
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moofang
508 Posts
). Focus on things you want to practice and improve on and frame the game as a mechanism to let you work on them, instead of as you needing to face-off against someone else. Have fun | ||
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Xanatoss
Germany539 Posts
After a game identify one situation where you felt panic, think about what you would do if you get into the same situation again, do that the next time. Repeat. I used to panic when I saw 2 Rax pressure against my FE PvT. After several dozen runs against it I am confident and plant my Nexus anyways even if I identify it beforehand. | ||
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stokes17
United States1411 Posts
Once you've played enough games of SC things stop surprising you. I use to get freezing cold and shake whenever i started a ladder session... now its like whatever. Just keep playing dood it'll go away with time I promise | ||
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Vaporeon
Canada68 Posts
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NiNLicorice
Sweden84 Posts
Make a probe, place down a pylon and place an observer over thier base to stay calmer. This will get you into the routine of the game and hopefully the rest comes naturally. Even though, I'm not scared of losing, as it just gives me more stuff to analyze and I then know, I can get better. | ||
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LXR
357 Posts
For example, I was once playing as zerg and i accidently let a ton of hellions kill my drones. I started to remake as many as I could but then I realized a cloaked ghost was nuking me. I didn't have detection and accidently lost all of my drones again. Even after this I thought to myself, ok, he doesn't have an expansion and he invested a ton into hellions and nukes (ghost academy, tech lab, cloak, factory) he's probably really far behind also. So I just macroed up an won. | ||
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Blazinghand
United States25557 Posts
The second time I also panicked and died, but not before i threw down a scanner sweep after losing all my army. The third time, I panicked, but I slapped down a turret. His DT killed my building scv and I panicked and died. Fast forward to now: DTS IN MY MAIN step 1) panic step 2) make turret, protect with bio and scan step 3) whew. done panicking step 4) make raven step 5) ^_^ Alternate Route: Step 3) OH GOD HES ALSO GOT A DT IN MY NAT QUICK, ENTIRE ARMY GO STOP HIM Step 4) Lose scv that is building turret in main Step 5) ._. The panic fades with experience. Just keep on trying and eventually you'll be more comfortable. | ||
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Sated
England4983 Posts
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