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Poyo
Profile Joined June 2010
Canada790 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-07-16 10:04:20
July 16 2010 10:03 GMT
#181
Yeah i've had that in SC1 and now it plagues me with SC2, Its sometimes tough to get myself to ladder but once you start playing it goes away.

It seems to only apply to 1vs1 with me though.


This seems to be quite common judging by the replies on this thread, I wonder if its unique to SC as i've never had these jitters in any other game.
Poyo! poyo! poyo! poyo! poyo!
superman.
Profile Joined July 2010
65 Posts
July 16 2010 10:04 GMT
#182
Just one day, say you WILL NOT stop queuing for a couple hours.

once you realize losing isnt a big deal u will be able to improve a lot more.

also, wtf its beta... and stats get reset in like 4 days. lol
Tamlin
Profile Joined May 2010
Sweden47 Posts
July 16 2010 10:25 GMT
#183
I also get really nervous sometimes. Like many says, it mostly happens in 1v1's, and therefore I often actually choose to play 3v3 instead so I can be more relaxed.

However for me it is not really fear of losing.

I get most nervous when I feel that there is a window where I can win, because then I feel that "now I gotta do everything right, and quickly, in order to make use of this advantage and win", and I get excited about the possibility of winning of course.. So my heart starts beating too fast and I lose my calm focus.
DJhozy
Profile Joined June 2010
Singapore34 Posts
July 16 2010 11:08 GMT
#184
you should only get nervous if you are playing against TLO, WhiteRa, etc. etc. =X
bye US region, i'll be locked in my SEA gateway when sc2 goes live.
Qzy
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
Denmark1121 Posts
July 16 2010 11:19 GMT
#185
On July 16 2010 13:08 Rodiel wrote:
listen to this music while playing it will solve ur problem or kill ur heart


( start at 2 or something )


Remember watching that years ago Thanks!
TG Sambo... Intel classic! Life of lively to live to life of full life thx to shield battery
silver_fox
Profile Joined June 2008
Canada243 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-07-16 13:10:53
July 16 2010 13:10 GMT
#186
as most people said: grind it out. i used to take time in between ladder games but after watching some streams of people playing for 5 hours straight without stopping i try to do the same. i find myself less nervous when im playing a bunch of games in a row than taking breaks because you start to think more.

don't analyze replays or procrastinate in between games, just keep clicking that 'find match' button. you can analyze mistakes in chunks of games rather than after each one. always time to surf TL.net at work or downtime.
Konsume
Profile Joined February 2010
Canada466 Posts
July 16 2010 13:19 GMT
#187
You guys need to realise that you're playing an ONLINE game and stop stressing for it. I think that online really doesn't matter. What counts is TOURNAMENTS. If you're doing tournament than take ladder as a PRACTICE game where you met several practice partner. One that will try to cheeze you, one that will try to out macro you, one that will do several timing push and all.

But overall ONLINE LADDER = MANY PRACTICE PARTNER!

Keep that in mind and you won't have any trouble loosing at all.

Also I suggest that you read this blog:
http://www.sc2blogger.com/2010/07/06/why-winning-is-actually-losing-in-the-long-run/

it will help you understand... and also you'll actualy start loosing to get better
Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former.
zul
Profile Blog Joined February 2010
Germany5427 Posts
July 16 2010 13:25 GMT
#188
play with a friend 1on1s. this is what i like the most. first of all -your oponent wont rage and trash talk u down. 2nd you can discuss your games afterwards. After a while you will feel much safer - even when playin unfamiliar people. just dont be afraid to lose. good thing ... it is just a game^^^^
keep it deep! @zulison
Schurk
Profile Joined June 2010
Netherlands47 Posts
July 16 2010 13:46 GMT
#189
got the same. but i'm still really new to RTS online
as the more experienced people here are saying, i guess it'll fade once you got more games behind you and once your body realises that you'll loose 50-50 eventualy

but cold sweaty hands and shaking muscles are not helping when you're in a pinch.
makes you wonder what nature intended with that.
EEP! i get attacked by a predator. i better make sure my coordination and common sense go down the toilet so i can survive.
Lascero
Profile Joined July 2010
United States59 Posts
July 16 2010 14:15 GMT
#190
Some of you might benefit from breathing deeper when the anxiety hits. It's really easy to hold your breath (even though you're still well enough oxygenated from basal breathing to stay conscious!) during anxiety and not breathe effectively. The deeper, 'cleansing' breaths might even pull away some anxiety.
Therealdevil
Profile Joined May 2010
Netherlands1021 Posts
July 16 2010 14:18 GMT
#191
Just play more till exciting stuff gets "just your avarage thing" like when you sky dive 100 times suddenly its not a rush anymore~
Marou
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
Germany1371 Posts
July 16 2010 14:24 GMT
#192
i feel it to but i'm working on it, the best thing to do is just "press play" right away, don't ask yourself to must question and it's ok to loose sometimes, also i just keep in my head "hell it's beta you should be trying some strats instead of trying to win win win" and that's what i do.

Usually works exepts when i try to fancy/original/new strat.
twitter@RickyMarou
Toque
Profile Joined July 2010
Canada30 Posts
July 16 2010 14:41 GMT
#193
It helps to keep the mindset that winning or losing is irrelevant, it's what you take away from every game that matters. Just think of every game as a potential learning experience and the fear of winning/losing will disappear over time. This will help you get better very quickly as well and you'll actually end up losing a lot less as a by product.
GraFx
Profile Joined May 2010
United States429 Posts
July 16 2010 14:44 GMT
#194
On July 16 2010 13:08 Rodiel wrote:
listen to this music while playing it will solve ur problem or kill ur heart

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZYT14fEF8Y8
( start at 2 or something )

haha omg the fact you used [h] video

i grew up with all those kids and used to lan with them. such a small world ]
General-Gouda
Profile Joined June 2010
United States45 Posts
July 16 2010 15:01 GMT
#195
I'm so glad I'm not alone in these nervous feelings when I start playing real people! It makes me feel better.
The Duck goes, "Quack!" The Cow goes, "MOO!" The Ultralisk goes, "OMNOMNOMNOM!"
Lobotomist
Profile Joined May 2010
United States1541 Posts
July 16 2010 15:08 GMT
#196
I actually get the most nervous by mid-game, especially if there's been no clashes. I've got a couple build orders and scout really well, and even usually understand how to adapt to most things I see, so early-game is not too worrisome.

By mid-game, I'm all worried about when to stop making drones, what unit comp to be going for, when to take a 3rd expansion...etc.

That said, I kinda like the nerves. Makes it more intense, victories a bit sweeter.
Teching to hive too quickly isn't just a risk: it's an ultrarisk
Bright]
Profile Joined March 2010
United States118 Posts
July 16 2010 15:34 GMT
#197
On July 17 2010 00:08 Lobotomist wrote:
I actually get the most nervous by mid-game, especially if there's been no clashes. I've got a couple build orders and scout really well, and even usually understand how to adapt to most things I see, so early-game is not too worrisome.

By mid-game, I'm all worried about when to stop making drones, what unit comp to be going for, when to take a 3rd expansion...etc.

That said, I kinda like the nerves. Makes it more intense, victories a bit sweeter.



This is where most people's hearts in Starcraft rest. It's that unique, yet critical balance between nervousness, macro, and micro. When do I STOP making drones and keep making units? As soon as he pushes out? Should I build static defense and skip a bit of scv/drone/probe production or just mass units to try to counter him? Then, where does my Build Order rest in all of this? Can I delay my build order to hold off his rush or should I slip that building in to get a tech advantage over my opponent?

But this thread is evidence that not everyone you play is a pro and calloused Bisu waiting to drip the life blood from every worker you have. We are all human

But literally, I would SHAKE with nervousness on ANY ladder game D+ and up on Iccup the past two seasons. But for some reason, SC2 I haven't had much nervousness at all. I always remember what Day[9] said -"don't play against the player, play against the race -and their weaknesses'
Track 1
vesicular
Profile Blog Joined March 2010
United States1311 Posts
July 16 2010 16:18 GMT
#198
It's interesting people get so worked up, freaked out and paranoid about a game while sitting at their comfy computer desk with no real threats to them. I suppose this means Blizzard did their job.

It also means the game is really psychological. I suppose like most sports the best players will be able to deal with not just the metal aspect of the game, but the psychological aspect of it too.

Me, I just pretend everyone I'm playing against is just AI. Because, as far as I know, they are. I don't know any of them from Adam, why should I care if they beat me or not.
STX Fighting!
Senet
Profile Joined July 2010
Canada6 Posts
July 16 2010 16:34 GMT
#199
I'm going to say this out as my first post on this forums this is a great topic and I suffer from it to in this game. I have been playing online games for a long time but this is my first rts and coming into an rts this late in the game is such a difference as opposed to when I was really playing heavily about 10 years ago in fps games. I used to get so nervous in fps games until I just played and played and played and you get over it really fast until everything becomes second nature to you.

Right now sc2 and rts gaming is new to me so I get twitchy I get nervous. I forget stupid things that you know you should have done like expand, put guys in gas, build units is a great one.. oh ya I have 5 gateways wait why do i have only 3 units in my army?

Since the 2nd phase came back up I got tossed into the gold league and after a few games I jumped right up to platinum and I'm sitting at 12/12 right now which is ok for me. I'm new I am expecting to lose but I don't like losing constantly. However it's a new game for me and a lot of people and being nervous just adds to it all. There is a lot of things to learn and remember and all you can do is pick one thing to work on at a time. I've played maybe 50 1v1 games in total during this entire beta. The top guys are playing hundreds of games. They have been playing rts for years and years and when they started I bet they suffered a lot of the same things.

The biggest problem with being nervous is that it makes you stressful and when you start to stress and suffer from small anxiety over the little things you forget other things because you gain gamer tunnel vision. You focus too hard on one thing or how you got beat the last game you lose your build order your smooth beginning and you lose to something else that normally you could have stopped or beaten easily if you were just calm.

What I'm saying I guess is I feel where a lot of you guys are coming from and my own advice to myself is to remember that it is just a game, yes I want to get great at it, but that it's going to take a long long time. Losing is just a fact of it and at some point you will settle out in a ladder you are really comfortable in and then you can slowly work your way up.

Keep hitting that look for game button folks and just enjoy it.. revel in the nerves for some day they will go away.
Dance.jhu
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
United States292 Posts
July 16 2010 16:38 GMT
#200
I don't get too nervous. But I don't like losing, and I might stop playing because I'm not playing well.
It is what it is...
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