Getting angry after a loss means that you care, which is a good thing. There isn't anyway to avoid feeling that sense of frustration and anger unless you don't care about the game anymore, but I found that as long as I am not in a bad mood already from other problems in real life, I can get over the loss pretty fast after analyzing what went wrong.

I am usually really competitive in all multiplayer Blizzard games, but when I stop getting mad at losing, that is usually when I stopped caring about that particular game. This usually happens after playing that particular game for over 2 years at least though! Except for D2 which I didn't bother with.

Motiva

United States1774 Posts

May 08 2010 15:41 GMT

#62

i think it's very important to acknlowledge the slippery slop. Losing is going to happen. The best player in the world still loses. It's a game of imperfect information.

Just gotta remind yourself that Lady Variance is a cold bitch and keep on improving.

Slurgi

United States118 Posts

May 08 2010 15:45 GMT

#63

I'm sure my opinion is just another drop in the bucket of those that feel the same way, but believe me, a lot of us take losses very hard.

I've seen a lot of usernames of people on this forum (and even in this thread) that I've raged really hard at. It's embarrassing and a complete reversal from my normal demeanor, but losing at an RTS game throws me down a swirl of uncontrollable rage that is unequaled by anything else. It's crazy. Um, sorry.

Although I have a desperate need to follow my own advice, my advice is still that it's best to just remain calm, honestly sit back and analyze why you lost or how you could have won the game. Oh, and try your best not to make excuses like imbalance, like I do.

Fontong

United States6454 Posts

May 08 2010 15:47 GMT

#64

Yeah, getting angry or frustrated is really easy to understand. Normally I'm calm after losing, even to a 7 rax inbase bunker rush. Yesterday though, I was 1 game away from #1 in my plat division, then lost 4 in a row. You can be sure I wasn't feeling well after that.

So, a little anger is ok, but if it is getting out of control or you are breaking things then maybe consider trying to get that under control.

Fumi

529 Posts

May 08 2010 15:48 GMT

#65

Not being BM is a great start, but if you're being way too hard on yourself, stop, take a deep breath, put on your headphones and listen to this:

When the video ends, you can follow some good advices in this thread and/or analyze your replay calmly.

FranktheTank

United States12 Posts

May 08 2010 15:52 GMT

#66

I have to take breaks from sc2, or else I rage and lose. After 4-5 games win or lose I will take a break, because I tend to get complacent if I'm winning or rage if I'm losing. I only have to do this for Blizzard games. In WoW I was the tank that needed a cigarette(don't smoke kids) after every boss, and I could only play a few WC3 games at a time without cooling off.

If you schedule a break you can keep yourself calm and prepared. Do whatever you have to, usually I will get a glass of water, see what my roommates are up to, watch my replays, or read the TL forums.

Mentat

Canada74 Posts

May 08 2010 15:53 GMT

#67

Getting angry while playing video games

lol

you have bigger problems than just being bad at the game.

Shiragaku

Hong Kong4308 Posts

May 08 2010 15:54 GMT

#68

I was crushed when I was demoted from Silver to Bronze a few minutes ago. Makes me wonder how I was a vT player's practice partner in BW.

DragonDefonce

United States790 Posts

May 08 2010 15:57 GMT

#69

Find a practice partner. If you just play a lot of games with one person, I find that losses motivates you to do better the next game and the next one and so on. Plus its so much better than loosing to some random dude that the computer matched with you.

Steamboatlol

United States161 Posts

May 08 2010 16:08 GMT

#70

On May 09 2010 00:53 Mentat wrote:
Getting angry while playing video games

lol

you have bigger problems than just being bad at the game.

I may get angry at starcraft, but I don't get angry at trolls. I think trolls are qt's.

ScienceRob

United States382 Posts

May 08 2010 16:20 GMT

#71

I find that when I get really really upset at the fact that I've lost, the best thing to do is To spam 121212121212 on whatever units you have left. You concentrate on spamming that until you feel your rage leave you. Then say gg and exit. I find the worst thing you can do is to leave a game enraged.

Mentat

Canada74 Posts

May 08 2010 16:22 GMT

#72

On May 09 2010 01:08 Steamboatlol wrote:

Show nested quote +

I may get angry at starcraft, but I don't get angry at trolls. I think trolls are qt's.

I'm a troll now because I'm stating the obvious truth ?

mkay, sure. You keep thinking that, lol.

Holden Caulfield

102 Posts

May 08 2010 16:38 GMT

#73

YOu only get angry because your games are probably taking more then 15min. It's hard to put so many into the match and end up losing. Just try to finish the match as quick as you can. If you win great, if not, well you didn't put many work into it anyway; resign and move on.

And one more thing: points don't really mean anything right now and won't mean anything until there is a overall/world ladder, so just try to learn as much as you can.

e4e5nf3

Canada599 Posts

May 08 2010 16:41 GMT

#74

I got inspired to keep chugging along after a loss after watching some streamers play again and again, even after a bad loss. I used to play about 2 games or so before having to rest because I was mentally exhausted. But I figured the best way to lose that feeling of exhaustion was to build up endurance and just keep playing. It actually works too. I still don't play 3 hours straight like some streamers, but I lost some of that frustration I felt after a loss.

vesicular

United States1310 Posts

May 08 2010 16:42 GMT

#75

Actually, at this point in the game, I enjoy losing more than I do winning, mainly because I want to watch the replay afterwards and see where I went wrong. I enjoy this almost as much as playing the game itself. And if I win I tend not to watch the replays (though perhaps I should).

For me it's about learning and getting better, not about W-L ratios. So I guess I see all my games as practice, and the opponent is my target dummy.

I think the only time I'd generally rage is if I was in a tourney. At that point practice is over and that's the "real" game because there are real consequences for losing. Everything else though I see as refining your technique. Better to do that in ladders than when you go to tourney.

suejak

Japan545 Posts

May 08 2010 16:43 GMT

#76

LOL, you don't get angry because you care; you get angry because you can't handle your emotions.

There is disappointment. There is frustration. These are ok. Then there is anger. Anger is silly.

Ghostcom

Denmark4783 Posts

May 08 2010 16:46 GMT

#77

On May 09 2010 01:22 Mentat wrote:

Show nested quote +

I'm a troll now because I'm stating the obvious truth ?

mkay, sure. You keep thinking that, lol.

Why is it worse to get angry from losing in a computergame than it is to get angry because you lose in a sportsgame? Getting angry when not performing sufficient is what drives a winner (unless it is getting angry with the other "cheating" or some stupid stuff like that), not caring because "lolit'sjustagame" will pretty much ensure that you won't develop at all (or at least at a MUCH MUCH slower rate).

Ask any top-athlete, he/she will tell you that they are bad losers.

Sadist

United States7327 Posts

May 08 2010 16:46 GMT

#78

On May 09 2010 01:43 suejak wrote:
LOL, you don't get angry because you care; you get angry because you can't handle your emotions.

There is disappointment. There is frustration. These are ok. Then there is anger. Anger is silly.

not if getting angry is a good motivator =)

Kojaimea

United Kingdom277 Posts

May 08 2010 16:47 GMT

#79

Everyone feels it to a certain extent. You just have to stop being so hard on yourself, and remember that the game is hard! If its anger aimed at the game, i suggest you take a break.

jjun212

Canada2208 Posts

May 08 2010 16:48 GMT

#80

its cuz you use up so much time for 1 game.,

one small fuck up and everything could be gone. while in FPS, one fuck up.. and you might still have another 4 rounds to go.

well i guess you could say that for RTS as well if its like a Bo5 but.. the games are so much longerrrrr and more energy draining IMO

i broke my mouse once by slamming it on the table because it didnt move when i moved it. the ball was jammed or something

so now i only use laser. i dont give a f about what pros use cuz i remember some of them only used ball mouse.. lol well good for them. but i just couldnt risk the ball jamming again under dirt or w/e. i dont have the desire to clean out a ball mouse often in order to play sc well. no thx.