If I've been losing for a while and I'm starting to get annoyed or frustrated I'll stop or do something relaxing like playing a 2v2 or watching a stream.

virgozero

Canada412 Posts

August 09 2010 22:58 GMT

#22

Remember how Dayvie (david kim) was #1 on US server for highest points? Well before he was at like 70somethingt :30 something losses but I just checked again hes at 59-aout 100 games.

ouch, checked his match history he lost like 5-6 games in a row.

sh1t happeneds. HuK just overtook dayvie !
http://sc2ranks.com/ranks/all/diamond/1

but ofc these are just points who cares about points, its w/l that matters!

MadVillain

United States402 Posts

August 09 2010 22:58 GMT

#23

I really feel your pain. I've been on a 2 day losing streak, where I'll lose like 5 games in a row then win maybe 1, I can't get a steady rythm of wins going, gone down like 100 points in a day. It's extremely frusturating and I've decided to take a break, listen to music, eat and then I'll probably resume.

For some reason though, when I go on a winning streak I'll automatically go to a losing streak the day after. Its like I forgot how to play, my hands move slow, I panic when harassed etc. Its really wierd.

Odoakar

Croatia1837 Posts

August 09 2010 22:59 GMT

#24

I started in gold league with 3 frustrating defeats in a row (6 pool, hidden pylon, cannon rush), I really got upset, but I took some time to watch the replays, to see what I did wrong, also checked the the forum to see how to react to these early cheese strats, and later I started having about the even win:loss ratio, I think the system will soon enough start pairing you with opponents of your rank, so you'll have some wins and some losses.

This is a great thread that I have bookmarked, and read it every now and then:

http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=142131

It just helps to set your self some goals (I set my self a goal of good macro, keeping up with Day9's mantra of probes - food cap - minerals, using my chrono boost and executing my standard build), so even when I lose sometimes I feel a bit of a satisfaction that I did some of my goals

Ndugu

United States1078 Posts

August 09 2010 23:03 GMT

#25

I've been forcing myself to mass game win or lose. I have to say that my rating would be higher if I only played when I was rested, caffeinated, and happy, but I think I'm becoming a much better player from playing Starcraft II like I would any other game-- I boot up a quick last game before bed, when stoned or drunk, etc. Queuing after a string of losses is always hard, and I usually play overly aggressively which in Starcraft is SUCH a bad thing.

Argolis

Canada211 Posts

August 09 2010 23:16 GMT

#26

You should definately take a break. Close the game and clear you mind of anything starcraft related. When you get into a funk it's likely something psychological that is throwing you off and you are simply making the problem worse with stress as you keep losing. A solid half hour of something simple, like a shoot em up, a work out, cooking yourself a kick-ass steak (and eating it) should help straighten you out. Just get your head back on your shoulders and come back fresh.

Antisocialmunky

United States5912 Posts

August 09 2010 23:20 GMT

#27

Start drinking beers until you get drunk skills or pass out.

AnodyneSea

Jamaica757 Posts

August 09 2010 23:21 GMT

#28

hah i was 499 on the ladder on saturday and went through a huge losing streak around 10 or 11 games and went like 3-14 and went under 400.. sucks i had a good win % too, guess i have alot of work to do. I think it would be better if i didnt think about it and just purely concentrated on my game instead of lingering over feeling bad about losing so much

Snuggles

United States1865 Posts

August 09 2010 23:21 GMT

#29

Awesome advice guys thank you. After reading the first post from cr4ckshot (TY for the temp ban) I flipped out and shut off my comp and hopped on the treadmill. Then I come back to read some great posts. I watched a few of the games I lost, and it definitely shows when you start going on tilt. Bad decisions...forgetting to scout... etc.

Really goes to show how your mental can affect you =P.

AncienTs

Japan227 Posts

August 09 2010 23:25 GMT

#30

hey snuggles i had a total shit streak yesterday as well

all i know is sometimes your fingers hit the wrong hotkeys, and your mind is never on what you should be doing! we all have those days.

but then again there are days where our game sense is absolutely on target! don't get discouraged :3

digiwaffles

58 Posts

August 09 2010 23:28 GMT

#31

Take a break, have a drink, go do something else for a while, or else you're just gonna get pissed off and play worse.

My family used to have a saying: "If your fun makes you cry, stop."

Snuggles

United States1865 Posts

August 09 2010 23:31 GMT

#32

On August 10 2010 08:25 AncienTs wrote:
hey snuggles i had a total shit streak yesterday as well

all i know is sometimes your fingers hit the wrong hotkeys, and your mind is never on what you should be doing! we all have those days.

but then again there are days where our game sense is absolutely on target! don't get discouraged :3

Yeah, thats true, we all have our bad days now and then. Someone else earlier mentioned that even dayvie lost 5-6 games in a row, so even a pro can do bad,

AncienTs haven't I seen you before chatting in Opayaさん's stream?

VanGarde

Sweden755 Posts

August 09 2010 23:45 GMT

#33

Usually while you are on a loosing streak you will start to make mistakes and loose to stupid stuff too. It happens to me all the time, I got on a five game loosing streak, completely normal losses but then I loose focus and end up loosing a game to a proxygate or something stupid which makes me make even more mistakes. I try to take a break and watch a replay for a short time but in general I try to just push through by massing more games.

Eventually you will have to learn to deal with the loosing streaks anyway so might as well embrace them.

checo

Mexico1364 Posts

August 10 2010 00:03 GMT

#34

Always after lossing 3 games i usually play sotis XD that gets me right back on the mood ^^, i suggets go and get into a custom game of your preference

DemiSe

883 Posts

August 10 2010 01:55 GMT

#35

Whenever I get on a losing streak I open up the replay folder and watch the games. I go all Day9ish over them and analyze what happend in those games and learn from that. When I've analyzed the replays it helps me get into a good mindset and then I start winning.

Snuggles

United States1865 Posts

August 10 2010 13:48 GMT

#36

That's what happened yesterday. I had great games vs mid-high diamond players, although I lost them, so the 3 losses due to dropping really ticked me off to the point of tilting and then I started losing to low Diamond players =_= it was horrible.

But I followed your guys advice and played some more in the morning.

=D Sure they were all low diamond but hell I lost to these sort of players yesterday now I'm not even breaking a sweat. It really shows that when you get frustrated at the game you start making small mistakes like slipping up on your control over your units and lose a crucial battle that way. If you just avoid those small little slip-ups in a battle it can make a HUGE difference.

So aside from learning to cope with getting made at the game... I also learned that if you really really give it your all to micro a battle you can really come up far ahead. Sounds like common sense but most people either try to macro up too much as they fight or stand idle a little too much when a battle is going on. Micro as if your life depended upon and it'll work wonders.

ooni

Australia1498 Posts

August 10 2010 13:53 GMT

#37

I usually feel like crap when on a losing streaks. Thus losing more games.
I usually just custom melee until I get my groove back and go back to ladder for a winning game.

SilentCrono

United States1420 Posts

August 10 2010 13:53 GMT

#38

take a break for a few minutes. calm yourself down. then try again.

PanzerDragoon

United States822 Posts

August 10 2010 13:55 GMT

#39

On August 10 2010 07:53 Fayth wrote:

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well at least on sc2 when people go in tilt monkey mode they don't lose money xD

Unless you're Idra lol

Just take a breather, go play some custom games or a FFA or 3v3 or something not serious for a bit.

NukeTheBunnys

United States1004 Posts

August 10 2010 13:55 GMT

#40

When ever I get a streak of shit that annoys me I just stop playing for a while. Playing while you are pissed off never turns out well and I personally usually just end up losing more and getting more pissed. After I got zerg(my least fav race) 7 times in a row from randoming I just said fuck this and went off and read a book