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Nemesis
Profile Blog Joined May 2009
Canada2568 Posts
May 08 2010 13:21 GMT
#41
I'm angriest when I lost to something I know that I should've scouted and could've defended easily, but I feel depressed when I lost a game that I should've won.
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ymirheim
Profile Joined April 2010
Sweden300 Posts
May 08 2010 13:23 GMT
#42
On May 08 2010 22:15 Knap4life wrote:
Looking at this post and i know that i dont have the problem with my rage control. My problem is that i dont even dare to play ladder matches because i am to scared , to be honest i dont really know why maybe its because you play against an unknown player and since people are known to fear the unknown i think its understandable.


But if i dare to do a ladder match i feel so intense feeling like i am playing against a god of rts and i start to become paranoid so much about what hes going to do when i am not scouting.

i have no clue how to really remove my fear in ladder matches ;s .

Oh my friends are just like this too which is a real problem for me
They don't want to play starcraft, warcraft 3 or starcraft 2 against other people at all, not on the internet and not on lan because they don't want to loose. They just want to play against the computer. The solution is actually simple I just cannot convince them to give it a shot. The solution is as in so many other situations to play a lot. You still get mad from loosing certain games ofcourse no matter how good you are, I think thats healthy. But the more games you play the less you start to "care" about loosing. Its just something natural that happens and you can focus on calmly figuring out why.
The only thing you should feel when you shoot someone... is the recoil
Back
Profile Joined May 2010
Canada505 Posts
May 08 2010 13:24 GMT
#43
Have you tried losing on purpose? This is the beta after all. Technically your ranking doesn't really matter. Next time you're playing a game where you are sure to win, try your hardest to lose. Might put everything in perspective.
hoovehand
Profile Joined April 2010
United Kingdom542 Posts
May 08 2010 13:25 GMT
#44
ragequit and then watch some porn and beat one out.
Champi
Profile Joined March 2010
1422 Posts
May 08 2010 13:37 GMT
#45
Yeah like some people have mention, a good thing to do is watch the replay and see what the opponent did, and watch for whatever u were doing at that time, it helps to understand what you could have been doing differently, and its a good way to learn and get better, because you're less likely to get beaten by the same thing twice.
Papillon
Profile Joined February 2010
Germany131 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-05-08 13:43:35
May 08 2010 13:41 GMT
#46
shit happens sometimes you loose
this even can happen when you thought you had the game or you might be on par but your opponent had the better playstyle
however mostly skill decides so you shouldnt be too angry when loosing
lowlypawn
Profile Joined January 2009
United States241 Posts
May 08 2010 13:48 GMT
#47
One day I got so pissed at WC3 I put the CD in the microwave…

Two months later I re-bought WC3 again and have since learned to not get that angry. Don’t get me wrong, I still get annoyed right after a loss but now that only lasts for maybe 15 seconds tops. I get up grab a glass of water and by the time I get back to the computer I’ve already completely forgotten about the loss.

The funny thing is the wins are never satisfying enough, I can win 3 in a row and I still want more. But one loss wipes out all my wins for the day. I think that’s just the way the human brain is wired, we remember the bad much better then the good.

The last advice that helps is always type “GG” and then F10-S. Even if you are steaming mad because you fell for some lame cheese strategy, the fact you were able to maintain game etiquette will make you immediately feel better.
lowlypawn
Profile Joined January 2009
United States241 Posts
May 08 2010 13:53 GMT
#48
On May 08 2010 22:24 Back wrote:
Have you tried losing on purpose? This is the beta after all. Technically your ranking doesn't really matter. Next time you're playing a game where you are sure to win, try your hardest to lose. Might put everything in perspective.


I just wanted to quote this because this is really good advice.
stroggos
Profile Joined February 2009
New Zealand1543 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-05-08 13:59:25
May 08 2010 13:58 GMT
#49
i never get mad when i lose at starcraft, however when i play poker and have a -25buy in swing over a couple days i will get really fucking mad
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Zeht
Profile Joined March 2010
United States1 Post
May 08 2010 14:02 GMT
#50
On May 08 2010 22:15 Knap4life wrote:
Looking at this post and i know that i dont have the problem with my rage control. My problem is that i dont even dare to play ladder matches because i am to scared , to be honest i dont really know why maybe its because you play against an unknown player and since people are known to fear the unknown i think its understandable.


But if i dare to do a ladder match i feel so intense feeling like i am playing against a god of rts and i start to become paranoid so much about what hes going to do when i am not scouting.

i have no clue how to really remove my fear in ladder matches ;s .


i have sort of the same issue. I'm a really calm person but pretty competitive. I hardly ever rage. I have some really bad anxiety problems irl and it seems to transfer over to some games. just thinking about laddering i will get physically nauseous and stressed out. Getting nauseous at the start of every game is just not a good feeling.. once im settled into the game its not so bad, but it picks right back up at or near the end of a match.

Sc2 Ladder, havent even played my placement matches, I play with friends and its not as bad

WoW Pug Raids and Arena. Raids with my guild i have no problems. BG's and LFD are also no problem. But Pug raids and doing arena give me so much anxiety i just avoid them altogether much like sc2 ladder. and before LFD i would avoid pug heriocs.

FPS I can play with no problems... but this is also the genre im best at so i have a lot of faith in my abilities

I know some of this maybe silly to others. it's even silly to me. so im on a mission to find out how to conquer my sc2 anxiety! and use that experience to help overcome other anxiety related issues. we'll see..
Zhou
Profile Joined February 2009
United States832 Posts
May 08 2010 14:03 GMT
#51
I get like that when I lose several times to cheese. It's something you just need to let out once in a while, but don't let it get to you so much. Go do something else for a while (Like Day9 says) and clear it out and go back to playing if you really feel like it.

There are plenty of other things that you can do to release the energy than be angry. :x I try to watch something; anything that makes me forget about it for a while. Then talk to my friends about how silly that cheese was or something.
Pokebunny
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
United States10654 Posts
May 08 2010 14:09 GMT
#52
On May 08 2010 21:40 Demand2k wrote:
Show nested quote +
On May 08 2010 19:29 SmoKim wrote:
On May 08 2010 19:15 Steamboatlol wrote: Now I've played FPS games for quite some time but I've always taken losses in stride there and kept on playing.


Suprising for me to hear that if you get angry over RTS, if i personally are getting angry(more or less never have) its always in either a intense FPS game or some DotA-like team work game. I can't get angry in and RTS because im all on my own, unlike the team play

not really sure what to suggest


I really don't believe this, unless there's a condition causing it.


??? Of course there's a condition causing it. It's easier to get mad when you have someone to blame for your loss, ESPECIALLY in public games without friends.
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Profile Joined March 2010
United States606 Posts
May 08 2010 14:16 GMT
#53
those emotions are the things that drive good players to get better and eventually dominate. Just make sure to keep your head and try to meticulously analyze the places that you messed up.
It is not enough to conquer; one must learn to seduce.
Steamboatlol
Profile Joined April 2010
United States161 Posts
May 08 2010 14:20 GMT
#54
On May 08 2010 23:09 Pokebunny wrote:
Show nested quote +
On May 08 2010 21:40 Demand2k wrote:
On May 08 2010 19:29 SmoKim wrote:
On May 08 2010 19:15 Steamboatlol wrote: Now I've played FPS games for quite some time but I've always taken losses in stride there and kept on playing.


Suprising for me to hear that if you get angry over RTS, if i personally are getting angry(more or less never have) its always in either a intense FPS game or some DotA-like team work game. I can't get angry in and RTS because im all on my own, unlike the team play

not really sure what to suggest


I really don't believe this, unless there's a condition causing it.


??? Of course there's a condition causing it. It's easier to get mad when you have someone to blame for your loss, ESPECIALLY in public games without friends.


I disagree, I think the reason I take SC losses harder is first of all, it's longer. At any time in an FPS either me or my opponent can just pop eachother in the head. SC games can be quite long and when you're losing you just have to watch all your units explode while you're going nonono. In an FPS sometime's you'll die and just be like hmm nice shot or the guy gets a lucky spray/spam. in SC your loss directly stems from a series or maybe just one choice that you made that was just flat out wrong. Its just more mentally draining.
MercerX
Profile Joined December 2009
United States32 Posts
May 08 2010 14:22 GMT
#55
Ya this happens when you first start playing games competivively. It's different than anything else. Transcedence above the rage doesn't come easily or quickly.
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Sensator
Profile Joined April 2010
Australia377 Posts
May 08 2010 14:23 GMT
#56
I get the same feeling as the OP after losses. I play Zerg an at the moment TvZ and PvZ matchups are extremely hard for the Zerg. It's not so much that I don't know what I did wrong it's just that I don't know how to win. Like Phoenix spam into Zealots, somehow I spam hydras into roaches whilst getting ridiculously low larva count due to no queen? And TvZ, somehow I go mutas into banelings to beat massive deathballs on 1 base because of helion + marauder rush?

I'm pretty crap but it's those sort of things that piss me off the most. If Zerg doesn't get buffed soon I think I might switch races, it's bad for my health the amount of anger I gain from losing to ludicrous shit.
TwilightStar
Profile Blog Joined August 2009
United States649 Posts
May 08 2010 14:32 GMT
#57
I have this problem too. If I get a little too angry (losing a few games in succession), I go play chess... I never rage on that!
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intrigue
Profile Blog Joined November 2005
Washington, D.C9935 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-05-08 15:25:28
May 08 2010 15:23 GMT
#58
On May 08 2010 22:15 Knap4life wrote:
Looking at this post and i know that i dont have the problem with my rage control. My problem is that i dont even dare to play ladder matches because i am to scared , to be honest i dont really know why maybe its because you play against an unknown player and since people are known to fear the unknown i think its understandable.


But if i dare to do a ladder match i feel so intense feeling like i am playing against a god of rts and i start to become paranoid so much about what hes going to do when i am not scouting.

i have no clue how to really remove my fear in ladder matches ;s .

i know what this feels like, and to get over it i recommend that for your first 3 ladder games, 5pool (or in sc2 it's 8pool) and just watch how human your opponents are as they scramble to react. you don't even have to win, just seeing them panic and have to micro really hard makes you realize it's just another newbie nerd sitting on the other end!

and it sounds dumb but yeah ALWAYS saying gg at the end at least for me helps a lot when i'm annoyed at a loss. it gives you a sense of 'well that's over with', instead of the usual AIJSGOIAS DFHDSFASHFAHOIAJ
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danbel1005
Profile Joined February 2008
United States1319 Posts
May 08 2010 15:31 GMT
#59
On May 08 2010 19:15 Steamboatlol wrote:
Anyways my question is how do you guys keep from raging after losses (note: I'm not bad mannered to other players just sort of hard on myself)? I mean I try to take a lesson away from each loss but I just get so damn mad and it's stressful.


Be really careful with that. You dont wanna end up being like Idra. Im not kidding.
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pyr0ma5ta
Profile Joined May 2010
United States458 Posts
May 08 2010 15:33 GMT
#60
Embrace the rage. It will make you a better player. The madder you are at losing, the less likely you are to continue losing. Just don't lose sight of the goal and tilt.
"I made you a zergling, but I eated it." - Defiler
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