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MiyaviTeddy
Profile Blog Joined October 2008
Canada697 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-07-10 05:09:58
July 10 2010 05:08 GMT
#81
Iccup always intimidates me because I always feel so under-skilled in a sense and I can't compare to Iccup BW players. StarCraft 2, usually I feel a bit intimidated meeting someone fairly more stronger than I am that prevents me from playing ranked.

However, once I get into a game, thats when everything is like confident competitive mode.
Aiyeeeee
Shadowlash
Profile Joined December 2008
Denmark30 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-07-10 05:14:31
July 10 2010 05:14 GMT
#82
whenever i lose i get motivated to play again, but when i win i feel really great and get to nervous to play again, so i stop playing :S. feeling your pain m8
Drayne
Profile Joined February 2010
Canada239 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-07-10 05:21:26
July 10 2010 05:17 GMT
#83
Yeah i realized a good bunch of ppl were raging after a loss... i dont find SC2 to be frustrating at all, BW i could agree sometimes you just feel like blaming the game a little bit because it doesnt always do EXACTLY what you want it to, but in SC2 all you cant really blame the game at all, i just think of why i lost and what could have won it. I take Red dead redemption for example, that game is horrible, im 25 years old and that game on multiplayer man.. really made me berserk, you are stuck in world full of angry gamers just waiting to gang rape spawn you at any moment.. but yeah some people may know what im talking about, some not. i know both games are nothing alike, i play sc2 to compete and other games to relax, bottom line is SC2 never makes me angry, nervous sometimes but probably because im focusing much more and really hoping to win.
I think only humans being assholes is the only thing that can really piss me off in a game, any game that is,lets say the guy goes 5 pool in BW,thats not being an asshole, thats being scared. If some guys are trying to ruin your gaming experience in MOST multiplayer games out there, THOSE are ASSHOLES. but yeah im not at a level where im in tournaments all the time and have any rivals or anything like that (YET), since i dont BM, just glhf and gg out on 1v1.. its pretty smooth sailing to me! says it all Good luck, have fun, the game is good.. play more, i love starcraft

P.S: If money is on the line, the data up above is garbage ;p
Sadistx
Profile Blog Joined February 2009
Zimbabwe5568 Posts
July 10 2010 05:28 GMT
#84
I feel really nervous during the first 2 minutes of the game. Once I get my natural up though, I usually just go into rape mode and all fears disappear

Marl
Profile Joined January 2010
United States694 Posts
July 10 2010 05:34 GMT
#85
IMO blizzard should implement a practice mode, you are still matched based on your league, but won't lose points, and you'd be able to choose a specific map and what race you want to play against. This would make learning the game a lot more "controllable," and maybe less stress/fearful like USn was saying.
apm66
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
Canada943 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-07-10 05:39:59
July 10 2010 05:39 GMT
#86
On July 10 2010 14:34 Teogamer wrote:
IMO blizzard should implement a practice mode, you are still matched based on your league, but won't lose points, and you'd be able to choose a specific map and what race you want to play against. This would make learning the game a lot more "controllable," and maybe less stress/fearful like USn was saying.


that's what custom game and TL's practice thread are for
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sevia
Profile Joined May 2010
United States954 Posts
July 10 2010 05:42 GMT
#87
Man, I thought I was the only one that had this irrational hesitance... I watch so many replays and VODs, constantly thinking to myself exactly what the next move should be, following the strats of these amazing players and even predicting what they'll do next with pretty good accuracy. But when I'm finally looking at the queue screen, I just feel this need to go do something else, or to go watch more replays, because I'm *just not ready yet*. It might also be that I've had exceptionally good win/loss ratios so far, mostly from fighting sub-par players in Plat/Diamond, and I'm afraid to spoil it. Completely stupid since it's all getting reset in two weeks anyways.

This thread gave me a pretty big sigh of relief though. Looks like I'm just going to have to power games until I finally get over this.
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PcChip
Profile Joined May 2010
United States50 Posts
July 10 2010 05:44 GMT
#88
On July 10 2010 14:42 sev1 wrote:
Man, I thought I was the only one that had this irrational hesitance... I watch so many replays and VODs, constantly thinking to myself exactly what the next move should be, following the strats of these amazing players and even predicting what they'll do next with pretty good accuracy. But when I'm finally looking at the queue screen, I just feel this need to go do something else, or to go watch more replays, because I'm *just not ready yet*. It might also be that I've had exceptionally good win/loss ratios so far, mostly from fighting sub-par players in Plat/Diamond, and I'm afraid to spoil it. Completely stupid since it's all getting reset in two weeks anyways.

This thread gave me a pretty big sigh of relief though. Looks like I'm just going to have to power games until I finally get over this.



I feel exactly the same way! (I think I've watched every VOD available in English, and some in different languages as well!)
Whole
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
United States6046 Posts
July 10 2010 05:46 GMT
#89
I don't get nervous when I play, but I get nervous before a mass gaming session. Just play. It is the best way to not get nervous.
TerrorBASS
Profile Joined March 2010
Canada16 Posts
July 10 2010 05:50 GMT
#90
when i first started playing this game, i was 12 years old, introduced by a bunch of 30 year olds who owned a PC cafe, we use to always have 8 man FFa's or 3v3 bgh, and i use to be nervous like a lil kid on his first date, shaking / sweating.
eMbrace
Profile Blog Joined January 2009
United States1300 Posts
July 10 2010 05:51 GMT
#91
SC2 is incredibly relaxing compared to BW 0_O -- i think you're trying harder then you need to OP
Yoh
Profile Joined May 2010
New Zealand10 Posts
July 10 2010 06:08 GMT
#92
Yeah, I know this feeling all too well.
I'm a nervous wreak when playing, even when I'm winning..... so.

I guess it's go away in time.
I'll just have to find a practice partner until I feel a little more at home.
Persistence is key.
Mulloy
Profile Joined March 2010
United States86 Posts
July 10 2010 06:09 GMT
#93
Think about it like this: If you feel this way, what are the odds your opponent does to? Just don't let it freak you out too much.
I have been known, on occasion, to dapple in fancy hats.
MaxField
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
United States2386 Posts
July 10 2010 06:13 GMT
#94
Glad i am not the only one out there that was like this!
"Zerg, so bad it loses to hydras" IdrA.
chieftan
Profile Joined July 2010
United States62 Posts
July 10 2010 06:15 GMT
#95
The only time I get nervous in SC2 is when I'm on a fairly large winning streak. For instance, today I went on a 8 game ladder winning streak and ended up placed in the top 3 of my diamond league. With each win, I got more and more anxious, because I knew that the level of competition was steadily increasing. Even though I was on solid win streak, it was mostly against platinum and low diamond players, and the pressure I felt to keep winning was pretty intense.

Anyways, my worst fears came true, and I end up playing rank 5 and above diamond players. I lost 5 games in a row, and got quite angry. However, after getting humiliated I managed to calm down and my nervousness went away. I'm now sitting at rank 10 diamond, which I feel is right where I should be in order to improve.

"my mental vagina gets soaked just to think about sending minerals to a computer ally. I'd truly do that all day if i was allowed to. just mine and send without getting a thx." - Comrade
Nitron
Profile Joined April 2010
Singapore177 Posts
July 10 2010 06:19 GMT
#96
I think its more like the fear of losing? I used to win one or two games and then tell myself "ok good i shall not play anymore today in case i lose". But after playing over 500 games the past beta it doesnt matter anymore if i win or lose, i just wanna enjoy the game and learn new strategies and improve myself. So just play more, lose more, and u will lose that nervousness
Kakisho
Profile Joined January 2010
United States240 Posts
July 10 2010 06:22 GMT
#97
I know everyone else said this, but I got to, too.

When I started playing SC after playing once or twice and getting into it (with Day9's help) I found myself having tons of fun. The game was by far my favorite thing to do. But suddenly I would find myself internet surfing instead because the game was too scary.

I couldn't handle the heat.

And then I won my first game, ever. I couldn't stop shaking for half an hour afterwards ^^.


The anxiousness I used to have has mostly dissipated. I still like to play Custom Games and Team Games a lot as the pressure is practically non-existent but everyonce awhile, i remember my will to beat someone and go straight for the 1v1.

Unfortunately, when I started Phase Two, I won all 5 of my placements for 1v1, 2v2 and every game of FFA I played. I just played a real game today and was utterly crushed.

Ouch, but i'll keep trying!
Cold wind, chilling.
Elpy
Profile Joined April 2010
Finland22 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-07-10 06:27:39
July 10 2010 06:24 GMT
#98
Joining the club. It's really bad for me and because of it I havent played a 1vs1 for a while now xD. For some reason its a lot easier in 2vs2 probably since you can still be saved by your teammate if you screw up something that isnt too major... But it's still there. Trying to get over it . Actually the feeling kind of fades away after the match starts and I start playing but when queuing and before pushing the play button, I have that really nervous and uneasy feeling... Kind of keeping me from starting the games even though I could play just fine.
vileChAnCe
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
Canada525 Posts
July 10 2010 06:25 GMT
#99
This might have been stated before but exercise/stretch between games. Sounds lame but it really really helps with anxiety as it burns away alot of stress, I'm not talking a full work out just a set of something. Generally I have a rotation of stuff if I'm doing a large bout of games.
Day[9] i've broken 6 mice, 5 keyboards, 3 pairs of headphones, and a mousepad, all from raging after starcraft losing streaks
chieftan
Profile Joined July 2010
United States62 Posts
July 10 2010 06:27 GMT
#100
On July 10 2010 15:25 Whomp wrote:
This might have been stated before but exercise/stretch between games. Sounds lame but it really really helps with anxiety as it burns away alot of stress, I'm not talking a full work out just a set of something. Generally I have a rotation of stuff if I'm doing a large bout of games.


This.
Although I don't exercise between games, I usually play my best after lifting weights and burning off that extra stress.
"my mental vagina gets soaked just to think about sending minerals to a computer ally. I'd truly do that all day if i was allowed to. just mine and send without getting a thx." - Comrade
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