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I just lost like 8 or so games in a row and now I feel like absolute shit. 3 of those games were from dropping, 1 of them a silly 6pool, and the rest were long good games where I just couldn't pull through for the win. I mean I don't mind losing as long as I play a good game, but it gets to the point where losing becomes really frustrating.
I came home from work today, cleaned up a bit, and hopped on to have some good games on SC2. Losing so many times in row totally ruined my mood, and I don't even feel motivated anymore to continue playing. Improving my game is all fine and dandy but having a few wins here and there along the way helps to keep up the momentum. Not winning at all can be a real drag after awhile...
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At this point I'm trying really hard not to toss my keyboard out the window =_=, writing up this thread is an attempt to calm myself down. Wouldn't you guys be pissed if you lost a bunch of 20 minute - 30 minute games, not to mention the random drops...
Do you guys think I should just man up and mass up another 10+ games through the night, or should I just take a break and play some other day? How should I readjust my mindset when I start losing 6 + games in row? What do you guys do when you start losing a bunch? Please do share.
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pew pew
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If you go on a big losing streak what i usually do is just stop for a couple days then come back and usually ill win a couple games
I have friends who will play it out until they get atleast one win though, so i guess its just up to you
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On August 10 2010 07:33 cr4ckshot wrote:
pew pew
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What the hell???
Anyways OP,
I would watch your replays and try to note your biggest flaw. Play a few games and focus on that flaw, sometimes practicing a certain thing is better than just massing games. Good luck.
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United States5162 Posts
Watch some streams. I've found after getting frustrated from a long losing streak that sitting back and seeing what someone else does helps me to think what I've been doing wrong.
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On August 10 2010 07:34 arb wrote:
If you go on a big losing streak what i usually do is just stop for a couple days then come back and usually ill win a couple games
I have friends who will play it out until they get atleast one win though, so i guess its just up to you
I never understood the "end on a win" mentality. Personally, it just never seemed like that big of a deal to me.
And yeah, if you're really getting worked up about it, then you should probably take a break, as it's likely impacting your play. I generally take a break to play 2v2, UMS games, or some off-race practice games with friends.
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it depends. if im mad ill stop playing, if i take the losses well ill keep playing
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I recently lost 5 games in a row which totally destroyed my record (I was like 80% => 60%) and now I am winning again. NEver give up and keep on fighting!!! After losing a lot you start winning a lot ^^
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I'd recommend playing 2v2 or 3v3 ladder, or 2v2/3v3 custom, or Nexus Wars. Grinding away in the 1v1 ladder is pretty depressing really. It's more fun to play with friends. Unless you plan on becoming a progamer or a full-time player, just accept that you can't be the best and take your loses more lightly.
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I usually do something else that's low stress for a bit, but I've been where you are, losing a couple intense games in a row. It does get frustrating but it is pretty rewarding at the same time imo. More fun than losing to 1 base timing pushes 3 times in a row after having to quit in the first 2 seconds of a game because of an emergency. Those losses are the ones that burn me.
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Keep playing and with the way the AMM works you'll get a run of easier opponents and go on a bit of win streak yourself.
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After i get like 3-4 or losses in a row( unless i played good fun games, then i dont really mind), I throw in a TV series or go working out. If i only need a little break I do like 1-2 SP or vs A.I. achievements (since i run out of SP achievements). Even though i dont really care for achievements they just fit in perfectly to do a 10-15 min break and distract yourself. This really works great for me, in WC3 i always rage quit for the rest of the day and smashed something in my room or shouted at my sister. (Was a big ass if i now look back)
gl handling your losses !
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When I go on a losing spree, I like to calm down with Co-Op games with other players I don't know. It's pretty fun, and there's no pressure into winning, unlike a ladder. I also play custom games like Nexus Wars. You should try it; they added a new Fog of War update!
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If you're losing a bunch and it just demoralizes you, go take a break and do something else. Or play UMS or something for a bit. It's not like you can't go watch some TV or something and just come back later
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just stop playing for like 30 minutes, think about what you should do better and then go play again with the right mindset which should always be "I'm going to play at the best of my capacity"
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I dont know about you guys but once I loose 2-3 games in a row.
Sh1t just starts happening.
I was on a 3 lost streak, then the next game baneling all-in'd (never happened before), after that, cannon inbased, and last but not least to finish off the beautiful day, blue screen of death on a PvZ I was certain I had the advantage of.
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I'll usually have a plan for playing a set number of games, regardless of their result I'll stick to it. After that I'll take a bit of a break, grab a drink/snack, and then watch through the replays - all of them, both wins and losses. I'll pay attention to things I wasn't doing well, what the other player did to beat me, where my macro was sloppy, etc etc.
Then I'll think of that for a little bit, and play another set of games. Rinse and repeat.
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On August 10 2010 07:47 virgozero wrote:
I dont know about you guys but once I loose 2-3 games in a row.
Sh1t just starts happening.
I was on a 3 lost streak, then the next game baneling all-in'd (never happened before), after that, cannon inbased, and last but not least to finish off the beautiful day, blue screen of death on a PvZ I was certain I had the advantage of.
well at least on sc2 when people go in tilt monkey mode they don't lose money xD
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I'v been dealing with similar stuff the last couple of days, I really want to ladder a lot and honestly I'm not doing too bad overall but at some points I suddenly go on a losing streak like 2 wins 8 losses.
At some points I also go on a good winning streak though but it just feels like the losses outweigh the wins and I kinda just rage hard and stop playing for a while.
It really sucks because I don't want to stop, I want to play 
Yesterday I even tried 6pooling to get in better mood (pretty much the second time ever I 6pooled), but the other zerg also 6 pooled so the match turned into something completely retarded, so that didn't work out that well.
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I usually either take a break like arb says, or exercise. Maybe 4 or 5 minutes of push-ups and sit-ups on every bad loss help me get a different frame of mind (instead of unhappy, now I'm tired  ). There's some scientific reasons for it but i'll save the readers from my psychobabble and just finish by saying that it helps.
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