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shin ken
Profile Blog Joined October 2009
Germany614 Posts
August 13 2010 13:13 GMT
#121
Just learn to loose. A very easy way to learn losing is to appreciate the so called "surrender" button. "Surrender" is a strong word and your ego might have problems with that - Just think of it as a "skip"-button. You don't surrender, you skip a game!

Your phone rings -> skip the game
You feel like you have to go to the bathroom -> skip the game
You don't like your opening -> skip the game
You opponent starts flaming or annoys you in any way -> skip the game
You won the game but your opponent turtles or hides buildings -> skip the game

once you fucked up your stats that way, you'll actually don't mind losing on the ladder. nobody gives a shit about your stats anyway.
latan
Profile Joined July 2010
740 Posts
August 13 2010 13:28 GMT
#122
"Lose your first 100 games quickly"
Asdkmoga
Profile Joined May 2010
United States496 Posts
August 13 2010 13:34 GMT
#123
On August 13 2010 06:40 DuneBug wrote:
play 3v3's until it doesnt bother you as much.

i believe the point is to no longer play 3v3's, cause i do it to avoid 1v1's, even though i want to play them, just scared.
"Once is happenstance, twice is coincidence, three times is enemy action and over 600 is clearly the work of an ancient Sumerian demon or some shit."
SpaceYeti
Profile Joined June 2010
United States723 Posts
August 13 2010 14:04 GMT
#124
Stop fearing loss.

The only way to do this is to lose a lot of games.

Actually, losses always help me learn more than wins. Lose a bunch of games and watch the replays.
Behavior is a function of its consequences.
KezseN
Profile Blog Joined August 2009
Singapore1450 Posts
August 13 2010 14:14 GMT
#125
I always look at this thread n read wht every1 says b4 i go play 1v1. I think every1's words here r the best ways to get motivated to get playin them.

Reading just one sentence from one of u guys is like a pat in the bak to keep me going.
To Skeleton King: "Have you considered employment at Apple?"
Rokit5
Profile Joined April 2010
236 Posts
August 13 2010 14:21 GMT
#126
On August 12 2010 14:19 virgozero wrote:
Show nested quote +
On August 12 2010 14:14 TheComeback wrote:
Step 1) Hover mouse over the button
Step 2) close your eyes
Step 3) click the left button on your mouse
Step 4) dont move a muscle until you hear the coundown
Step 5) Open your eyes and enjoy


STICKY PLS


Yea this is really cool Will for sure try this out, even though i know no such fear.
Mios
Profile Joined April 2010
United States686 Posts
August 13 2010 14:28 GMT
#127
Objectively I know that massing games, keeping an open mind and watching the replays of my losses is the path to success, but it never seems to work out that way. While emotions keep me from being constructive about my losses, lack of motivation to play SC2 in the first place is a bigger problem.

The weird thing is, I didn't have this problem in wc3. Sitting in my clan channel searching for games and chatting with my friends about my games or their games after we finish is a pretty chill environment; I could pretty much mass 1v1 all day, whether it was BNet ladder or a custom 1v1 with a clanmate. Having no chat or clan functionality in SC2 just makes me feel alone, which gives me less motivation to try to get better than others. Sure I have friends on IRC and MSN that I chat with about sc2 sometimes, but we're barely ever gathered in one place chatting and playing with eachother. This is an annoying problem and it's the reason why so many SC2 players watch streams/replays and read forums ten times more than they actually play. Chat channels may not be the only reason we often hesitate to click the "Play Game" button, but it's certainly a contributing factor.
no LAN and intercontinental bnet = T_T
Yeidan
Profile Joined June 2010
Canada8 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-08-13 14:41:39
August 13 2010 14:40 GMT
#128
(delete this post, I can't write a message longer than 3 lines, my browsers is crapping on me =/)
AbsentLover
Profile Joined July 2009
Romania84 Posts
August 13 2010 15:10 GMT
#129
If you have massive anxiety over playing a fckn online game, i can't imagine what it must be like for you to talk to a girl, let alone a hot one lol
Jakalo
Profile Blog Joined March 2009
Latvia2350 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-08-13 15:21:02
August 13 2010 15:20 GMT
#130
I just want something like 8:1 in 1v1 , reached 1st in my platinum and now I am dont want to spoil it, why I am not being promoted I feel like every loss will set me farther away from Diamond and win doesn`t guarantee anything ;(

edit:WooHooo I am a friggin Guardin ^^
Nostalgia is not as good as it used to be.
JQL
Profile Joined July 2010
United States214 Posts
August 13 2010 15:24 GMT
#131
I think its just normal to be scared. My suggestion is to put those guest pass into good use and practice by logging into a guest account. Not practice your game strategy but rather getting use to the 1 vs 1 face off.
no way
holy_war
Profile Blog Joined July 2007
United States3590 Posts
August 13 2010 15:29 GMT
#132
The hardest is to just play the first game usually. After your first game, especially if you lose, it makes it much easier for you to continue playing. And try to ignore your own stats if you can.
Takkara
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
United States2503 Posts
August 13 2010 15:32 GMT
#133
On August 14 2010 00:20 Jakalo wrote:
I just want something like 8:1 in 1v1 , reached 1st in my platinum and now I am dont want to spoil it, why I am not being promoted I feel like every loss will set me farther away from Diamond and win doesn`t guarantee anything ;(

edit:WooHooo I am a friggin Guardin ^^


Being first in your division is meaningless for being promoted. In fact, the people that will eventually be at the top of their division will never be promoted. They'll be ~50% win record (in other words, be where they're supposed to be) and just accumulating points through mass games. Don't worry, you can be promoted from 100th place in a division (theoretically, practically it'd have to be a really unique division for that to happen) or from 1st, it doesn't matter.

Just play. The rest will take care of itself.
Gee gee gee gee baby baby baby
Jakalo
Profile Blog Joined March 2009
Latvia2350 Posts
August 13 2010 16:10 GMT
#134
On August 14 2010 00:32 Takkara wrote:
Show nested quote +
On August 14 2010 00:20 Jakalo wrote:
I just want something like 8:1 in 1v1 , reached 1st in my platinum and now I am dont want to spoil it, why I am not being promoted I feel like every loss will set me farther away from Diamond and win doesn`t guarantee anything ;(

edit:WooHooo I am a friggin Guardin ^^


Being first in your division is meaningless for being promoted. In fact, the people that will eventually be at the top of their division will never be promoted. They'll be ~50% win record (in other words, be where they're supposed to be) and just accumulating points through mass games. Don't worry, you can be promoted from 100th place in a division (theoretically, practically it'd have to be a really unique division for that to happen) or from 1st, it doesn't matter.

Just play. The rest will take care of itself.


Yeah I know that, its just I have been playing mainly against Diamonf now so its that 50% win record I am trying to achieve/preserve, dunno.
Nostalgia is not as good as it used to be.
JudoChopper
Profile Joined August 2010
England148 Posts
August 13 2010 16:23 GMT
#135
What I found helped was putting on some tunes that help you feel relaxed, for me that was some techno/trance tracks but anything that suits you really, it makes a huge difference and everything seems to go smoother.

Of course you want to keep game sound on to warn of attacks/other game events.
no
skipdog172
Profile Joined June 2010
United States331 Posts
August 13 2010 16:31 GMT
#136
I had this same problem before. What I would keep in mind is, that Blizzard's matchmaking system works really well. You'll be playing evenly matched players and don't have to worry about getting crushed too hard. It's nothing like SC1 where everybody makes fake accounts and crushes your hopes and dreams anytime you want to try to get better.
ohaicami
Profile Blog Joined March 2010
United States103 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-08-13 16:34:59
August 13 2010 16:33 GMT
#137
On August 12 2010 14:16 kyama wrote:
Try to play for fun and not about your stats. I think that should help you, that's what helped me.


I really agree with this.

I've also felt this way before when I was actually in beta. I was worried that I was going to be stuck in copper forever. After playing numerous matches, as well as watching a ton of replays, I ended up getting out of Copper and into Gold before beta ended.

When the game released, I played rather shitty during my placement matches and landed in Bronze. I was deathly afraid to play because I started to doubt that I was any good to begin with. I then started having the mentality that kyama was talking about, just basically not giving a fuck about what rank I was in and play my game. I rolled through Bronze players, like I thought I would, and spent only a night in Silver before getting bumped back into Gold. Now I'm playing low Plat players, exactly where I feel I should be.

I would have never gotten to that point if I hadn't just thrown caution to the wind, let my hair down, take off my top and whip it around... err.. well... you get what I'm trying to say.

Good luck. Have fun.
Appetitus Rationi Pareat - Cicero (Let your desires be ruled by reason.)
wuddersup
Profile Joined July 2010
United States228 Posts
August 13 2010 16:34 GMT
#138
It's easier to talk to girls than search 1v1 ladder
Gnax
Profile Joined June 2010
Sweden490 Posts
August 13 2010 16:51 GMT
#139
On August 14 2010 01:34 wuddersup wrote:
It's easier to talk to girls than search 1v1 ladder


that statement makes me wonder if all the people in here who suggest he should lose a lot of games on purpose used this logic irl and went up to girl after girl and said "yo bitch wanna go out with me? don't worry about your ugly face, we'll put a paperbag on that np np" or "yo I'm freaking desperate, I need to get some pussy tonight girl, wanna come to my hotel room?" until they got rejected so many times that they didn't think it mattered anymore.
YourMom
Profile Joined April 2010
Romania565 Posts
August 13 2010 16:55 GMT
#140
I was feeling the same as you so listen carefully to my advice because I made it into Diamond League.

It is VERY important that you decide before match what strategy you will employ.

Pick Protoss as race and do 4-gate all-in's. Its the most powerful all-in.

Grab some replays of good players like HuK and copy.

Practice it first against computer or custom games with n00bs or whatever until you feel you can do it blindfolded.

It's all I do and now I'm in Diamond.

( This is probably the story of many Protoss Diamond League players lol. )
I'm very good at making carriers.
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