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oni_link
Profile Joined July 2010
Germany165 Posts
October 15 2010 23:03 GMT
#101
i had this at warcraft3, what helped me is just to wait some minutes after a game until your heart beat goes down(i was like 150 beats/min? im serious)
now i only get this adrenaline rush when i play high and usually after the big things happened not before and not during it which is actually kinda funny because my circulation is rly bad when im high and some times i feel like im dying. but after that feeling is gone,it feels like it felt fucking awesome :D
?:O
Macks
Profile Joined October 2010
25 Posts
October 16 2010 01:06 GMT
#102
I remember my first tournament game, I couldn't feel my limbs throughout the majority of the first 3 or so games.

Like people have already said 100 times, just play games and remember that this is a GAME. There's not a thing in the world wrong with loosing, and chances are your opponent is freaking out too.
GenesisX
Profile Blog Joined February 2010
Canada4267 Posts
October 16 2010 01:07 GMT
#103
I only get this when I'm having a really epic base race. Only then. Idk why.
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Sm3agol
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
United States2055 Posts
October 16 2010 01:18 GMT
#104
I remember this from my CAL team in CSS back in the day lol. I remember my first 1 v 4 clutch with about 100 people watching. So intense, lol. But it makes most other gaming endeavors seem lame by comparison. So just play a few tournament matches, and you'r laddering will seem calm. :-p
Ronald_McD
Profile Blog Joined November 2008
Canada807 Posts
October 16 2010 01:26 GMT
#105
On October 15 2010 01:06 dekwaz wrote:
I'm thinking of drinking beer before laddering .... any suggestions?


I ladder while drunk often, I find being drunk helps me to not overthink what I'm doing, and gives me more flow to my mechanics at lower levels of drunk

But there's a point where it makes you worse. I play terrible when I'm shitfaced drunk


I think the best thing to do is just play until you're desensitized and you don't experience that rush as intensively anymore
FUCKING GAY LAGS
TypeFake
Profile Joined September 2010
United States121 Posts
October 16 2010 03:52 GMT
#106
It just dies down after a while.

Although, having an adrenaline rush while having 3 bases saves my ass so much. I go paranoid with Warp Gates and spread proxy pylons everywhere. <3
0mgVitaminE
Profile Joined February 2009
United States1278 Posts
October 16 2010 03:57 GMT
#107
I used to get this so bad when I first got into DotA.
Starcraft was the same way, but it was more that playing games and losing points was scary, as opposed to DotA where I would be calm and set up a gank, then my heart would start beating super fast and I would feel nervous.

I didn't admit this to most people, it sounded weird <_<
Hi there. I'm in a cave, how bout you?
d3athwish
Profile Joined October 2010
United States7 Posts
October 16 2010 05:59 GMT
#108
I always get this. Soo annoying especially since my chair is so noisy... it rattles. Sorta embarrassing.

Not going to sweat it though, as I'm sure after playing some more, the anxiety or whatever will go away.
Phayze
Profile Blog Joined June 2009
Canada2029 Posts
October 16 2010 06:06 GMT
#109
I find caffeine intensifies my response to sticky situations, and therefore generally try to stay away from it completely when playing starcraft. Whenever i have caffiene I usually like to detox for a good long while before continuing any competetive sessions (Although i really just dont care about practice games, so it's a different feeling)
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Swimcito
Profile Joined October 2010
Italy52 Posts
October 16 2010 06:09 GMT
#110
do some excersive it makes it so your body is more fit to blood pressure rises, adrenaline rushes, stress, etc.
For the Dominion !
kasumimi
Profile Blog Joined October 2007
Greece460 Posts
October 16 2010 06:12 GMT
#111
On October 15 2010 01:06 dekwaz wrote:
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?


You should actually enjoy and embrace this magical feeling.
After playing thousands of games the feeling just goes away completely and, in all honesty I miss it
Evolve
Profile Joined June 2010
Canada63 Posts
October 16 2010 06:41 GMT
#112
I get that feeling in every other game except for SC2... i dont know why... i kinda miss it
Sum1 teach me to induce anxiety and adrenaline for sc2... makes me play better ;;
nGBeast
Profile Joined July 2010
United States914 Posts
October 16 2010 08:01 GMT
#113
This always happens to me in important games, I know what you mean. It seems like my mouse stops working and my clicks slow down even though I know I need to keep going, I've learned to listen to music when i'm playing with my headphones in usually helps me keep calm.
Kiriya.Kite
Profile Joined July 2010
Canada32 Posts
October 16 2010 08:14 GMT
#114
I listen to music when I play. It really helps calm down and keep your cool instead of listening to your adren.
xtfftc
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
United Kingdom2343 Posts
October 16 2010 11:33 GMT
#115
Don't deal with the adrenaline rush. Deal with not having an adrenaline rush.
evanthebouncy!
Profile Blog Joined June 2006
United States12796 Posts
October 16 2010 11:38 GMT
#116
after you play for 5 hours...
you can't get the rush anymore
you're just dead.
Life is run, it is dance, it is fast, passionate and BAM!, you dance and sing and booze while you can for now is the time and time is mine. Smile and laugh when still can for now is the time and soon you die!
shankems2000
Profile Joined April 2010
United States103 Posts
October 16 2010 11:57 GMT
#117
You're lucky. I need more adrenaline when I play. thats why whenever I play I crack open an energy drink.
What the uff
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