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On November 30 2010 17:05 sNatch wrote:
Even after I win a game, I spend like 2 hours just watching the replay over and over; analyzing my opponents match history (I swear I'm not a stalker), and basically looking at all the games they've played; and not playing another game.
Just to add.. I think this is the thing here. Your brain is coming up with SC related ways to not play another match. But if you just say, I'm gonna play 5 in a row today without breaks in between. Might help break you out of it.
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Dont worry OP, many people have this problem. You're not only one. You're like this because you care too much about the game. Just play SC2 with a mindset that you're enjoying it like watching a football match. You dont play to win, you play to get better and have fun.
Once you got that down, you'll feel the hunger to play game after game after game :D.
And for me, when I feel anxiety i just got up, take a deep breath, browse TL and then play again. The anxiety will fade when you start another game.
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I know this doesn't help a lot, but you need to change your mindset. Either set clear targets (+X points in a day, X games per day) that you try to stick to, or manage to stop caring about your score and record altogether and mass games freely.
It helps if you have a bunch of friends you custom with, as that becomes your 'main' play and the ladder is just for dicking around.
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I had a similar problem, and although i dont think it was as extreme as yours, it was there and it kept me playing team games for a while.
Now i play only 1v1. What i did was i just played. Just ignore everything else, and just play 1v1. It may help to not play team games for a while eaither because if you fall back to them you may only contribute to the problem. After a while i felt more comfortable just playing 1v1, and the only time i fell really anxious is when im about to win a game in a tournament and my heart starts going crazy, but im working on that :D
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I find talking to your opponent helps bring back the element of simplicity to it... You're just playing another guy like yourself. And once you get a name and a kind of personality (from the chatter) it's easier to approach playing calmly rather than thinking they're some SSJ Korean. :D
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honestly, just start being men and stop being boys.
That will solve any problems you have with self esteem. You dont need a win ratio or a ladder ranking to know that you enjoy the game and improve over time like every other human.
Honestly.. that these threads come up weekly is silly.
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Go random and goof around in 1v1's, proxy rushes, all in scv+rine rushes, proxy cannons, every piece of LOL play you can think of. Many of these games will end in an early stalemate and then progress more or less as a normal game.
tl:dr, don't care whether you win or not, just have fun. After dozens/hundreds of games any anxiety will be gone
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your goal should be
"i want to get 1000 ladder games played(my own style)"
not
"i want 1000 ladder wins"
long before the 1000 games are played your anxiety will be gone
i used to have the same problem both in beta and in sc1 10 years ago, it wears off after a while the more games u play.. nowadays i just want to play more but cant find the time to do it=(
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On November 30 2010 17:52 Scrimpton wrote:
Honestly.. that these threads come up weekly is silly.
Sorry, if you could link them here, I would greatly appreciate it.
Another question, how do you guys deal with d/cs? My internet isn't exactly 100% reliable (it's not bad... but i'm on frat internet about 50% of my games) And I think another reason that stops me from playing as many 1v1s is that I'm terrified of d/cing.
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This is normal anxiety for doing something 1v1 where there is no one but yourself to rely on. The more your play the less anxiety you will have. Ever done a 1v1 in a FPS like serious 1v1 you get just as nervous.
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Just keep playing and playing and eventually it will go away. You cant keep getting anxiety if you experience it over and over. Eventually you will feel more comfortable and calm, which helps you play better.
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On November 30 2010 17:52 Scrimpton wrote:
honestly, just start being men and stop being boys.
That will solve any problems you have with self esteem. You dont need a win ratio or a ladder ranking to know that you enjoy the game and improve over time like every other human.
Honestly.. that these threads come up weekly is silly.
Don't be a twit.
People put time into 1v1, and play to win. When you do that, winning becomes a goal, and people have emotional investment in goals. It's natural to be nervous when facing competition, and the SC2 matchmaker pushes you hard.
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On November 30 2010 17:57 sNatch wrote:Show nested quote +On November 30 2010 17:52 Scrimpton wrote:
Honestly.. that these threads come up weekly is silly. Sorry, if you could link them here, I would greatly appreciate it. Another question, how do you guys deal with d/cs? My internet isn't exactly 100% reliable (it's not bad... but i'm on frat internet about 50% of my games) And I think another reason that stops me from playing as many 1v1s is that I'm terrified of d/cing.
If this happened to me i would wtf rage and smash keyboards. I would personally probably not play ranked games as it would just frustrate me to get loses when i shouldn't (don't mind losing and fucking my rating up but only if i actually played bad). I joined the que one time and as the countdown started i got a sc2 error. logged back in and had a loss, was so pissed.
You should just try finding times of the day where the internet is more stable (there usually are some odd hours where things just run smooth).
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On November 30 2010 17:11 ayadew wrote:
It's because SC2 is the most challenging game ever created, mentally and mechanically. :p
yup! almost like when i used to play Counter Strike in Tourneys. Well, since I am home alone and playing its not bad but the small amount of anxiety I get from playing is because of the competitive gameplay of sc2. love it!
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i get the same way, even watching the replay after i win... i havnt been able to get myself to play ever since i hit diamond... i can beat friends in custom games but im so scared to just queue for the ladder haha, idk what is holding me back....i guess i just dont want to lose.
doing team games is fine though i can do those as much as i want. ><
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I cant play 1v1's because of that . I just dont want ... when i finaly press the quick match button i cant even play because my hands are shaking and im all shivering :s
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try an talk to the opponent seems to relax me but honestly it just means u care theres nothing wrong with that. i bet when u win it feels amazing and u cant win without playing :D. weve all been there, theres something to be said for the saying "face your fears". your record isnt permanent and the ladder will be reset.
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I have 100% same problem you do OP but then i started reading the thread and someone posted old quote from d9 "I am fucking TERRIFIED of laddering." and then just hitting the Find Match button."
I smiled instantly and I'm prettý sure this will help meh when I get to home from school.
Btw does others have problems with getting exchausted?
I used to PvP In WoW alot and duels too. When you go Player vs. Player there and you got years of experience and theres gamemoney in for the winner I used to get very fast heartbeating and i was sweating etc. Well that lasts about 2min average while SC2 lasts over 20MIN AVERAGE !! :D Cant even compare the difficulty levels. ^^
After that it's pretty sick feeling (not poker term) and I just think maybe I will lie on my carpet for a while. :D Am I using too much my physical and mental resources? Should I try to lower it abit even if it's hard?
E: I didn't get anxiety feeling in 1.6 clan matches. Just sweating and excited but that's WAY different.
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Kennigit
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Losing, a lot of losing. I had (still kind of have) the same problem, but playing 1k game really helps. Precisely I noticed that after like the fifth time losing 3-11 you just die little inside and stop caring. Heard saying to myself: "You are obviously just utter crap, what does it matter if you lose even more."
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