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Comps
Profile Joined May 2010
Australia25 Posts
October 07 2010 23:30 GMT
#1
what do you guys think is the best thing to do?

play more or take a break?


Usually, when i go into a "funk", I tend to play more games thinking I would eventually get off it ... but end up losing more games lol





chadissilent
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
Canada1187 Posts
October 07 2010 23:32 GMT
#2
Went 0-7 this morning. I took a break to go hand in an assignment, have lunch, grab a coffee. Hopped back on and went 5-0.

Breaks are good since they let your brain rest and the "losing feeling" go away.
Comps
Profile Joined May 2010
Australia25 Posts
October 07 2010 23:33 GMT
#3
yeah i hate that "losing feeling"

it really takes something off you, makes you feel sluggish and all lol
piroko139
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
United States261 Posts
October 07 2010 23:34 GMT
#4
I watch anime or play another game. Considering how I'm typically an RPG player, I usually have a couple RPGs lying around that I can console up to cool things off, and it'll last me a while (DQ9 is my savior atm).
Slidd
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
29 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-10-07 23:35:54
October 07 2010 23:35 GMT
#5
Take a break, play some custom games like the multitasking trainer or go watch a movie.
Suspense
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
United States500 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-10-07 23:44:58
October 07 2010 23:40 GMT
#6
And try the search option.. there are quite a few of these already.

http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=142700

Edited to add a link... to make this post at least helpful.
Call me Mr. Tripped-Fell-Landed-On-1-A
SmoKe93
Profile Joined July 2010
Germany162 Posts
October 07 2010 23:40 GMT
#7
I personally like to go outside and smoke a cigarrete, think about all my games and my mistakes. Then i keep on playing
Arcanne
Profile Joined August 2010
United States1519 Posts
October 07 2010 23:41 GMT
#8
I usually take a break
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XdsZmX
Profile Joined July 2010
21 Posts
October 07 2010 23:42 GMT
#9
Personally, I just keep playing until I get my win, keeping in mind what I did wrong to lose in the previous games.
57 Corvette
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
Canada5941 Posts
October 07 2010 23:42 GMT
#10
When i start on a losing streak, i usually play some custom games or 4v4s to get rid of steam. It doesn't help when i get triple 6pooled and 2gated in the same game.
Survival is winning, everything else is bullshit.
scottyyy
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
United Kingdom796 Posts
October 07 2010 23:42 GMT
#11
Small break. Try not to do what I did and ragequit after 1 game that increased my losing streak then didn't play for another day or two. I think I went 0-8, playing just 1 game a day then turning the game off if I lost. The day I decided to play more than 1 game, I started winning again. Personally I can't play more than 3-4 games before I need to take a break, regardless if I'm winning or not.
e4e5nf3
Profile Blog Joined October 2007
Canada599 Posts
October 07 2010 23:46 GMT
#12
I just remember that there is an auto matchmaking system that will eventually find me players I can beat, so I keep playing.
King takes Queen
Telcontar
Profile Joined May 2010
United Kingdom16710 Posts
October 07 2010 23:46 GMT
#13
On October 08 2010 08:34 piroko139 wrote:
I watch anime or play another game. Considering how I'm typically an RPG player, I usually have a couple RPGs lying around that I can console up to cool things off, and it'll last me a while (DQ9 is my savior atm).


same here. i'm currently playing 3 rpgs on the side (valkyria chronicles, resonance of fate, eternal sonata) just to take my mind off of SC2 when i go on a bad run.
Et Eärello Endorenna utúlien. Sinome maruvan ar Hildinyar tenn' Ambar-metta.
FoxSpirit
Profile Joined April 2010
Austria160 Posts
October 07 2010 23:48 GMT
#14
Yeah, take a break. If you get into a "funk" when loosing, things will go really awry. I mean, after 12 games or so you are bound to come aginst someone horrible but man, not the best practice.
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Comps
Profile Joined May 2010
Australia25 Posts
October 07 2010 23:49 GMT
#15
On October 08 2010 08:46 e4e5nf3 wrote:
I just remember that there is an auto matchmaking system that will eventually find me players I can beat, so I keep playing.



hahaha but if feels even worse when you were slightly favored over someone and you still end up losing...

Fraidnot
Profile Blog Joined May 2008
United States824 Posts
October 07 2010 23:52 GMT
#16
15-30 minute break, just long enough to process your losses and think about something else. You don't want to get your head stuck in a gutter.
blith
Profile Joined June 2009
Canada69 Posts
October 07 2010 23:57 GMT
#17
take a break.

recollect yourself.

and ull win again
slam
Profile Joined May 2010
United States923 Posts
October 07 2010 23:58 GMT
#18
...

http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/search.php?q=losing streak
I get it.
Vaporized
Profile Joined July 2010
United States1471 Posts
October 07 2010 23:59 GMT
#19
On October 08 2010 08:42 scottyyy wrote:
Small break. Try not to do what I did and ragequit after 1 game that increased my losing streak then didn't play for another day or two. I think I went 0-8, playing just 1 game a day then turning the game off if I lost. The day I decided to play more than 1 game, I started winning again. Personally I can't play more than 3-4 games before I need to take a break, regardless if I'm winning or not.

somebody posted on tl a while back that around 200 ladder games the stress goes away (ie need to take a break). in my experience this is definetly the case.

personally i think the stress came from not knowing what the opponent was doing even if i scouted. after 200 ladder games and 150 custom games when i scout i know what is coming more often then not. i find that the level of stress i feel when playing goes down significantly if im not worried about everything that could be coming my way, only what IS coming and what i need to defend.

i tend to get frustrated these days by cheeses that ive never seen before. i was raging pretty hard this morning when in 2 of my first 3 games terrans built around 5-10 marines and pushed with them +3ish scvs. the first game i lost bad (RAGE). the second game i had a baneling nest but didnt morph any in time (rage, but not as bad and mainly focused on my own failures as a zerg). the third time someone did this to me today i crushed them, he even proxied his barracks and built a bunker, but i had banelings in time and as soon as his marines were decimated he quit. dont get discouraged, just focus on what you could have done differently to win.
FoxSpirit
Profile Joined April 2010
Austria160 Posts
October 07 2010 23:59 GMT
#20
On October 08 2010 08:40 Paradox_92 wrote:
I personally like to go outside and smoke a cigarrete, think about all my games and my mistakes. Then i keep on playing


You %&!!$!%&

I'd LOVE to go outside for a break but all that awaits me is traffic noise >.<
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