Honestly, watch some people stream first person. Listen to their thought processes, see what they do. You'll notice that with more games played, they just seem alot more nonchalant about their games. The adrenaline rush will always be there, but in terms of how you handle situations, you'll be more calm about it.

Aberu

United States968 Posts

October 14 2010 18:06 GMT

#42

Training yourself to not worry about winning the match, and just for winning the incremental little battles here and there can help you relax. You just scouted a cyber core building? If you steal the gas, that's a little victory (as zerg). You just scouted a rax with tech lab making something? Most likely a reaper, and you get a roach warren, little victory there. You just scouted a forge fast expand from protoss? Spamming otu drones with your next pops are little victories. Those are the things I do as zerg anyways, my little victories.

GrazerRinge

999 Posts

October 14 2010 18:07 GMT

#43

On October 15 2010 01:13 Zelniq wrote:
really just play like normal, cracklings are nowhere as fearsome as they were in BW

ROFL

GosuSheep

United States119 Posts

October 14 2010 18:36 GMT

#44

Booze is key in these situations.

Nimic

Norway1360 Posts

October 15 2010 06:41 GMT

#45

I definitely have this problem. I've played close to 500 total ladder matches, but like 450 of those are 2v2 and 3v3. When playing team games, I might be a little bit nervous for the first match or two, but nothing major and it always goes away quickly. But for some reason it's much worse when playing 1v1. Hell, even thinking about playing 1v1 makes me all nervous inside.

Then again, I only recently started playing 1v1 again, with more success than I expected, so I'll just have to keep grinding it out and hope that nervousness goes away with time.

adrenaLinG

Canada676 Posts

October 15 2010 06:51 GMT

#46

mmmm adrenal glands upgrade

tackklee

United States270 Posts

October 15 2010 06:58 GMT

#47

Mass games. It's all you have to do. Train your mind to not care as much. I used to have adrenaline problems but after massing games it doesn't phase me anymore. I used to be concerned with my ranking, win loss ratio, who I was up against (known player) and the adrenaline would kick in and destroy me. Now I just don't care. I have a 59% win ratio with over 200 games and ladder is nothing but practice. I lose and I move on. I win and I move on. I started to enter KOTH's and streamed games and it happened all over again. My adrenaline got the best of me but again, after getting accustomed to it, it went away.

Neivler

Norway911 Posts

October 15 2010 07:05 GMT

#48

I never got a big adrenalin rush when I played ladder. I do get it when I play more important matches, like clan wars and other turnys.

Day[9] have talked about this in quite a few dailys. You need to get over the fear of loosing. It is hardm and I had that fear to. But just afte a while, I just knew I always could beat them and was better than the other players. I got confidence and never got scared of laddering again.
When I played vs better enemies I just wanted to win and be able to brag to myself that I won vs a that good of an opponent.

Get comfortable and watch a lot of progames. Then you will know what to do, and having suppirior knowlege helps a lot. Then just play the game and see that it aint that bad to loose.

And when I get the adrenalin rush, I always try to say calm and make the adrenalin my slave. I then get over 9k apm

standalone

Norway73 Posts

October 15 2010 07:54 GMT

#49

Play a lot of games and soon enough you will be used to it.

I'm not sure exactly what goals you have and how you approach the game to reach those goals, but if you find that you have specific problems (you mentioned your macro) you could consider doing some very specific training to improve that aspect of your play?

Review your replays to find out what needs to be improved on, then devise the best training method you can think of and train. That would be my suggestion.

ChickenLips

2912 Posts

October 15 2010 07:57 GMT

#50

Enjoy it.

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1664 Posts

October 15 2010 07:59 GMT

#51

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Ozzie

Netherlands14 Posts

October 15 2010 09:10 GMT

#52

I've been playing Starcraft since 1998 and I still get crazy adrenaline rushes whenever a game gets difficult. Probably partly because I don't have enough time to play a lot. I would absolutely hate it if it ever went away though. The adrenaline is what leaves a grin on my face after I've won a game. It also brings on the rage after I lose a game, which is quickly replaced by a grin when I realize I'm caring too much about a videogame again

lagbzz

Poland171 Posts

October 15 2010 09:14 GMT

#53

Make some excersises. Pump!

kindle139

United States128 Posts

October 15 2010 09:14 GMT

#54

seriously, i have an excellent suggestion: use the adrenaline to do some pushups after each match, you will be more relaxed and clear-minded... and the exercise feels great too.

sometimes after a match im pumped up, i'll have a walk around a bit and then do some pushups, helps me feel great, even if i lose i gain focus.

Laggy

United States385 Posts

October 15 2010 09:14 GMT

#55

I have around 400 games played, I still have the jitters when I first launch starcraft then they slowly go away. I think I learned to control it so I can make my hands stop trembling, my foot still taps though I think. But yeah at the beginning of the game sit up straight relax your shoulders take deep breaths and then start APMing see if that helps.

TitCriss

Canada39 Posts

October 15 2010 09:31 GMT

#56

I think you get adrenaline rush only because you are not confident in your game. Gain confidence, how can you do it?
1) Be a man
2) Get a bear
3) Learn multiple builds
4) Learn to macro like a god
5) Before your ladder session go to the custom games, open the phantom map and cheese anybody.

eksert

France656 Posts

October 15 2010 09:37 GMT

#57

play 20 ladder games a day and do not give a shit to winning or losing (however you should try to fully concentrate), after 1 week it will be gone. And your fundamentals will be improved.

light3

Australia219 Posts

October 15 2010 09:39 GMT

#58

What's all this crap group think about not getting adrenaline rushes if you play heaps of games? Sounds totally wrong to me. Sure if you played for the last 10 hrs you're not likely to get one because there's no more adrenaline, but the next day you're bound to get a rush because that's just the way we are.

In any serious game you will get an adrenaline rush, this happens to ALOT of people doing MANY different things, music performers, singers, sports players etc etc. The only sure fire way to not have one is to rip your adrenaline gland out. Other then that I've heard drinking helps you relax, other people try to trigger the rush BEFORE a performance or game.

SunsetSC2

Australia148 Posts

October 15 2010 12:40 GMT

#59

I mostly get them at the very beginning of games and when I play offensively - which kind of makes me play more defensively at avoid it.

But I'm trying to learn to love it.
Sometimes, I just convince my brain I'm playing against a computer and it helps

oleher

Norway8 Posts

October 15 2010 12:58 GMT

#60

On October 15 2010 01:13 Zelniq wrote:
really just play like normal, cracklings are nowhere as fearsome as they were in BW

I think he's talking about IRL adrenaline rush, like, hes getting all psyched up. Not the zergling upgrade.

I find this to be quite useful actually, gets me real focused and ups my apm. Try to cope with it and turn it into something positive.

Or join a Zen temple for a couple of months, those guys know how to stay chilled.