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avilo
Profile Blog Joined November 2007
United States4100 Posts
July 19 2010 17:18 GMT
#21
it's not a slump, you're experiencing a dive in your play level because you are learning new things and timings that you are not used to.

Every time you go back to your comfortable build order, you're not going to improve any further or learn anything new, except about timings related to that build.

You just have to take the losses and keep plugging through trying a new style/build order over and over. Same thing happens to me quite a bit when I begin to play a different style or a new build order - you'll lose many games from not knowing certain attacks were possible at that time vs your new build or unit composition, but that's how you learn - doing it over and over again.

if you go back to your 1 build, you're not going to improve any, which will in effect further your slump even longer term. So stick with it and if you are trying something new keep testing it until you think it's either obsolete or you know the timings better.
Sup
DashFlow
Profile Joined June 2010
United Kingdom176 Posts
July 19 2010 17:28 GMT
#22
I'm having the same problem and i switched up races but that still didn't help since i went like 2-5 with protoss :/ but i wanted to switch it up and im slowly learning the timings of all the races. So i just recommend trying something new (custom games, play vs a,i, swap races, weird stratagies).
I Only Want You To Think Im Fantastic!
vol_
Profile Joined May 2010
Australia1608 Posts
July 19 2010 17:33 GMT
#23
Playing other races actually helped me in certain parts of my Toss game. Always helps to get a fresh perspective and kills some boredom and repetition.
Jaedong gives me a deep resonance.
Ownos
Profile Joined July 2010
United States2147 Posts
July 19 2010 17:35 GMT
#24
Play until I win 1.
...deeper and deeper into the bowels of El Diablo
Jerubaal
Profile Blog Joined June 2010
United States7684 Posts
July 19 2010 17:37 GMT
#25
I hop around in boxers blaring "I don't feel like dancing".
I'm not stupid, a marauder just shot my brain.
arthur
Profile Joined April 2009
United Kingdom488 Posts
July 19 2010 17:46 GMT
#26
usually i go about 60% win so win-loss-win-loss-win-win etc

yesterday i went 0-6, took a break, played some LoL, went to the pub, came back 3-1 my next 4 games before getting some sleep and going 2-1 this morning before work.

Slump over.

The answers in bold btw...
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AeonStrife
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
United States918 Posts
July 19 2010 17:50 GMT
#27
On July 20 2010 00:17 Paramore wrote:
take a break


Well said. I take the time to collect myself, and contemplate about strats and gameplay.
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