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Hello I've been having some problems when laddering and would like some input on how other people deal with it.
I'm recently made a come back to rts and while I've been a gamer almost all my life I have this stupid adrenaline rush when laddering. I get the shakes and my hands don't quite move like they're supposed to.Macro goes out the door and all I can barely manage to do is battle micro. When I'm playing vs AI I think I never have this problem at all, or even when I'm playing co-op vs AI.
This never happens when I'm playing sports games, rpg, and fps (weirdly I get more focused in fps don't know why).
I'm thinking of drinking beer before laddering .... any suggestions? 
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Really, the adrenaline factor usually goes down with total games played (though, for bigger games you play you'll find its still there). Just keep on playing, accept that its just a game and your just playing to have fun, and you'll get through it.
Alternatively, you can try to sort of "focus" your adrenaline to drive your play and help you play better - but thats a lot easier said then done.
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I used to get this. Play a few hundred games and it will go away forever, or it did for me.
Also, I find I feel most relaxed when I've got good scouting, because it means I'm not going to be surprised and I know exactly what to do.. prioritizing scouting might help.
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I use to get like this a lot, but its mostly gone now after just playing a lot. Just keep on playing and playing, after a while you might get more relaxed. Also remember, your opponent is not a god and is most likely feeling the exact same way as you =)
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Don't play to win, play to learn. And the more you will play, the less you will be stressed.
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haha adrenaline rush has incorporated my style of living since i played more and more of starcraft 2.
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It'll go away after more games played.
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United States7166 Posts
really just play like normal, cracklings are nowhere as fearsome as they were in BW
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Keep playing and it'll eventually go away or be repressed until the end of the game. The latter happens to me, and its awesome :D
Although, If you lose a game and the adrenaline hits after, you might end up hulk smashing something you shouldn't. Be careful!
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Pump the adrenaline into apm. Become active when you play.. use your mind, you're thoughts.. everything. Dont just hold it in or that how you will become stressed.
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dude, nearly everyone had this probleme, because you cant creat a new smurf account for free and you dont want to destroy your stats..but forget that. Just play much and from game to game it gets easier...Not everyone is a demuslim with 80% stats
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Sweden5901 Posts
This can happen to me sometimes when i'm playing when stressed / out of focus.
Just try to calm down and put on some music before you start laddering.
Don't play when you have more important shit to do in real life, that is not a good way to get focused.
But I think the key here is really getting the right mental approach to the game:
"It doesn't matter if I lose, I'm playing this game for fun but I will try my hardest to become better. If I lose its not a big deal, its not a big deal if I win either."
Also its just repetition, get used to playing on the ladder alot and the adrenaline feeling goes away pretty quickly.
Playing drunk is obviously not a good way if you actually care about playing well as it drops your mouse/keyboard accuracy and your mind becomes slow and bad at making those key decisions.
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play more. the more you play, the less bad it will get. in the end you will almost miss it.
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I used to get this very badly in important matches (fps player) I remember cal finals years ago where my mouse hand just would not stop shaking. Since then I have completely gotten over it for all forms of competitive gaming. Basically, just play lots of games very seriously and you'll eventually get over it.
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Don't drink beer. It sound like a good idea, but I've tried having some wine before laddering, and yes it slows you down, but it also makes you forget to do simple things like play competently.
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I get this too sometimes and I have over 450 games played. You just need to learn to get into a relaxed mode. Also, like someone mentioned earlier in the thread, play to learn is a good way to remove this.
Oh and one time, I had like 4-5 beers and played phenomenal, it removed all nervousness and played at my best. So probably not the suggested method to removing it, but it does work. 
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Xanax, or any benzos for that matter.
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On October 15 2010 01:35 WhoaDrugs wrote:
Xanax, or any benzos for that matter.
Man playing SC2 benzed is fucking terrible lol. I find that although there is absolutely no adrenaline or anxious feeling, I also never really play focused either. I just don't seem to give a fuck about anything in-game and thus don't really perform. Of course personal experience varies though :p
To OP: Just play more games. This happened to almost everyone at some point. Also enter in some for-fun tournies (there are plenty of them every day in the tourney section here on TL) to get some "pressured" games under your belt. Before you know it, you'll be calm as shit with a gun to your head.
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On October 15 2010 01:13 Zelniq wrote:
really just play like normal, cracklings are nowhere as fearsome as they were in BW
lol I was thinking the same thing
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