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Qzy
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
Denmark1121 Posts
August 27 2010 07:34 GMT
#21
On August 27 2010 16:31 Vz0 wrote:
I dont understand why anyone would WANT to be zoned into entertainment...

just makes no sense


For some (99% of TL community) Starcraft is more than just entertainment - it's a sport! .
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RoarMan
Profile Blog Joined January 2010
Canada745 Posts
August 27 2010 09:10 GMT
#22
I honestly think that if you're getting bored of Sc2, take a break. It really doesn't say anywhere you have to grind long gaming sessions, those don't really help you improve ( if you're playing them mindlessly that is.)

What does get me in the zone though is good ole Sc1 music :D. Or some of my music ( I listen to a variety, Metallica, Jimi Hendrix, Dre, Justice, and Daft Punk get me pumped though :D
All the pros got dat Ichie.
sCuMBaG
Profile Joined August 2006
United Kingdom1144 Posts
August 27 2010 09:17 GMT
#23
weed
RubiksCube
Profile Blog Joined March 2009
Germany259 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-08-27 09:27:13
August 27 2010 09:26 GMT
#24
Genovi
Profile Joined May 2010
Sweden388 Posts
August 27 2010 09:30 GMT
#25
For me there are two things that get me focused.
If I loose a lot of games, going outside having a smoke and just relaxing a bit.
If I win a lot of games unexpectedly losing a game really makes me focus on the next one.
We fucking lost team - RTZ
shiNe.
Profile Joined July 2010
Canada120 Posts
August 27 2010 12:49 GMT
#26
Vz0, it's fun? lol
iRRelevance
Profile Joined June 2009
Romania725 Posts
August 27 2010 12:52 GMT
#27
Beer.



seriously
"You can ... draw sounds ?"
ckw
Profile Blog Joined February 2010
United States1018 Posts
August 27 2010 13:03 GMT
#28
If you find ways to force yourself to stay interested and keep playing you're going to burn out and be one of those guys posting about how he is bored of the game now in a few weeks. I play about 10 or less games a night and it's not time but quality that makes you better and 10 games is enough for a standard person.
Being weak is a choice.
kentonator
Profile Joined July 2010
Vatican City State95 Posts
August 27 2010 13:23 GMT
#29
Pandora's Dubstep channel is usually what I listen to if I am in the mood for music and starcraft.
Osmoses
Profile Blog Joined October 2008
Sweden5302 Posts
August 27 2010 13:40 GMT
#30
Alcohol definitely helps, in small amounts of course. And isolation. Hearing people in the stairwell outside my apartment or people making noise in the common area or people... Basically isolate yourself from people.
Excuse me hun, but what is your name? Vivian? I woke up next to you naked and, uh, did we, um?
wacksteven
Profile Blog Joined May 2007
United States139 Posts
August 27 2010 13:48 GMT
#31
Why try to play 10 consecutive games? Maybe take a break after 5 and make some food or something. If you take your mind off the game a bit and then hop back in you might find your concentration returning. O_o
Former War3/BW/ET/UT2k4 Shoutcaster and now: an all-around, super-huggable old guy. Co-King of Tin with @djWHEAT, available on twitter @wacksteven @KingsOfTin
palanq
Profile Blog Joined December 2004
United States761 Posts
August 27 2010 13:58 GMT
#32
1) take a short break for some water/walk around a bit/exercise
2) custom games to try out new styles or offrace
time flies like an arrow; fruit flies like a banana
Snuggles
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
United States1865 Posts
August 27 2010 14:13 GMT
#33
You're actually going to need another 500 - 600 points to be able to play with the big boys.

I think everyone has their own way of getting into the zone. For me listening to the Zerg BGM keeps me focused oddly enough. Usually I like to listen to my own music, but I noticed that I make silly mistakes if I do that =P.

I have the same problem as you, when you starting going 10 + games you start feeling a bit of fatigue. That's because starcraft has such a strain on your mental state to play it. Typically I feel really really hot in my face after 10 - 12 games of SC2, forcing myself to play anymore usually amounts to bad stuff happening.

What I've been doing to give myself some rest is either watch a stream, watch a non-starcraft related video, or go over some replays. What I believe is best is either do something non-starcraft related for an hour or go over a few replays for an hour if you really want to improve yourself hardcore. Watching a replay can get you pumped up to play another set of 10 or so games, and after an hour of rest you should ready to play more.

But mass gaming for hours straight up seems too brutal for regular folks like us. I don't know how those Koreans can do it for years, its not a surprise they burn out, it's more of a surprise that they haven't burned out sooner.
Zilver
Profile Joined December 2008
Finland282 Posts
August 27 2010 14:29 GMT
#34
A good night of sleep allows me to play up to 8 hours in a day with a few breaks in-between, unfortunately this doesn't happen often because I gotta wake up early in the morning for work.
1a2a3a iWin
village_idiot
Profile Blog Joined July 2008
2436 Posts
August 27 2010 14:30 GMT
#35
losing gets me in the zone
simme123
Profile Blog Joined February 2010
Sweden810 Posts
August 27 2010 14:49 GMT
#36
bragging about his rank as a terran xD

And why would u need to be in the zone u play because it's fun just becuz ur diamond doesn't make u a pro.. Therefor u have no obligations to play and if you don't feel like then you shouldn't play the games aren't meant to be boring.
RushGG
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
United Kingdom212 Posts
August 27 2010 15:14 GMT
#37
Listening to Rainbow - A, shortly followed by some tech house. This gets me pumped.
~ 안녕, 저는 현재 한국어를 배우는 중이에요 :D ~ Follow me on Twitter @RushGeeGee
CidO
Profile Joined June 2010
United States695 Posts
August 27 2010 15:16 GMT
#38


Nothing gets me more amped up. Ever.
:P
Azile
Profile Joined March 2010
United States339 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-08-27 15:17:19
August 27 2010 15:16 GMT
#39
di.fm don't ladder without it.
Qwerty.
Profile Joined May 2010
United States292 Posts
August 27 2010 15:26 GMT
#40
watch progamers play
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