Yeah, take a break, get a drink, chill out and think about something else, maybe watch some TV for a few minutes and when that active rage goes away if you still feel like playing give it a go

dekuschrub

United States2069 Posts

August 10 2010 13:56 GMT

#42

yeah you have a to take a break. so many times I have been playing bad but kept going only to drop more games. I go play mass effect or something then come back the next day and its a complete 180.

i suppose its like in poker when people go on tilt

shannn

Netherlands2891 Posts

August 10 2010 14:02 GMT

#43

<--- I was on a 12 game losing streak in p2 beta.
In retail not higher than 7 games (or 8) losing streak.

I know how you feel what kind of frustration it is.
For me I play some games good and lose and other games I actually play better than my opponent but I just give it away and that makes me even more frustrated.

What I do then is just man up and play games.
I usually end up losing few more before I win again and go into a winning streak again.
The losing just keeps reminding me from preventing the same mistakes or not ovelrook on few details which causes the losses.

SugarBear

United States842 Posts

August 10 2010 14:05 GMT

#44

Last night I lost seven games in a row to top level diamond players, but then I won the eighth game and got promoted to diamond league finally :D

So I say never give up, never surrender! Keep playing until you win!

MICHELLE

Korea (South)199 Posts

August 10 2010 14:08 GMT

#45

I know each time idrA lose a game in ladder, he will play a UMS. I don't remember which one thought...

Nayas

Canada33 Posts

August 10 2010 14:11 GMT

#46

Its up to you. Everyone handle losing streak differently.

I generally stop and go drive some golf balls or pratice my chip or my long putt. I need to focus to do those things and when I come back, my focus is back on the game

Zoltan

United States656 Posts

August 10 2010 14:17 GMT

#47

When i go on a loss streak- I always go back and watch the replays of ALL the losses in a row. Ususally I'll find gaping holes in my game or see that I'm just macroing poorly. It's rare that i lose more than 2 in a row, so when it does happen, taking a break to watch the replays and see where im messing up usually gets me nice and focused for my next game. If I lose the next game... well im probably done for the night

PanzerDragoon

United States822 Posts

August 10 2010 14:19 GMT

#48

On August 10 2010 23:08 MICHELLE wrote:
I know each time idrA lose a game in ladder, he will play a UMS. I don't remember which one thought...

in phase 2 he was playing a ton of Battlecraft

papaz

Sweden4149 Posts

August 10 2010 14:32 GMT

#49

Winning or losing shouldn't be the goal, they should be the result of how you played.

Watch your replays and look at what you did. If you lost doing what you planned then you pretty much got owned. Then just learn from it and try getting better.

If lost doing mistakes than either take a break or practice outside of the ladder. Custom games/build order tester/micro tester etc.

deViation-

Canada85 Posts

August 10 2010 14:34 GMT

#50

You are on tilt.

Stop for the day, regroup tommorow.

You are not thinking straight and you are will only get more frustrated when you lose more due to non-clearheaded-dness

Jackafur

United States116 Posts

August 10 2010 14:38 GMT

#51

I take breaks. I'll play somthing else. For instance during the beta when I got mad i'd speed run Super Metroid. My best time is 47 minutes. I always have another game to play if I feel like I need to take a break from starcraft 2 for the day.

ZeroByDivide

Canada85 Posts

August 10 2010 15:14 GMT

#52

Depends. Once I lost 6 in a row and was very calm about it and ended up winning 8 of my next 10. Another day I kept getting rolled by Terran and went like 3-5 and was absolutely furious. If you're playing well and are losing to better players then continue to play if you feel motivated. If you're getting frustrated and as a result lose focus, take a break until you calm down and can play with an actual goal in mind.

Tllyx

United States38 Posts

August 10 2010 15:54 GMT

#53

Honestly I have the exact opposite reaction. If I lose a game, I'm determined to play another. If I win a game, it's like I quit for the night.

wuddersup

United States228 Posts

August 10 2010 15:57 GMT

#54

Marine Arena is the ultimate rage-reducer.

Brazen[six]

Canada203 Posts

August 10 2010 16:13 GMT

#55

Like many others, I usually take a break from the computer all together. I've broken a couple headsets from nerd rage.

Do something for the little while, watch some TV and wind down a bit. I usually come back a few hours later and watch some streams and read some threads to get some tips. I then try and think about some of the matches and what I could've done differently and then start fresh.

Qikz

United Kingdom12024 Posts

August 10 2010 16:26 GMT

#56

I just had a three really stupid game losing streak, I should of won them but alas I lost. Raging like a maniac, so I'll do as I always do. Just take a break from playing and go back later fresh and ready to fight.

Lafonzo

Canada26 Posts

August 12 2010 14:32 GMT

#57

That's happens to me yesterday. A day like everything goes in the wrong direction .
First game I take a lost from a 1 minute game drop.Right at the start I was red.
During the 5 -6 game after I drop 2 times and it was lagging hard sometime due to me or my oponents.One of these game was a race of who will finish the others before and I lost this one two.It was a pure shitty day with bad luck and more I was loosing more I loose my concentration .
So at the end I should do something else.And the cherry on the sunday was my last game a 50minute game against a zerg, I was dominating all the game,he was just surviving and I finish him.I got the victory screen,I come back on battle net and it says that im disconected.I reconnect and saw that my victory was not take in count . I was so pist off. But you know I think this happens to everybody at one time .

FTemplar

Canada70 Posts

August 12 2010 14:41 GMT

#58

On August 10 2010 07:31 Snuggles wrote:
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.

I am gonna tell you an advice that I took directly from Poker. Obviously, the stakes here are much lesser in SC2 (ladder points) than they are at poker (money) but the logic still stands. (There is much in common with poker and Starcraft...)

Losing, and/or long sessions can cause you to derive from your optimal strategy mindset. This can cause you to play differently, play more agressively ore defensively when you normally wouldn't, etc. When playing poker, this is called going on tilt and I believe it applies to most competitons, games, etc.

Take a break or think about why you are losing until you're re-focused and into that optimal strategy mindset again. The only other way to overcome this is to disregard the outcome of your matches. Losing streaks will happen and are inevitable.

Fadetowhite

Korea (South)302 Posts

August 12 2010 14:41 GMT

#59

watch the replays, see what could improve , improve , win.

Serendipicus

United States90 Posts

August 12 2010 15:24 GMT

#60

Should be the time to reflect on where you can improve from replays. You'll never stop learning and it will be a break from game play. Don't stress from a loss, those are the ones where you can see what could of been done better. From there you'll be stronger.