If you're referring to OP, he's talking about having your keyboard (regular keyboard) on your lap
not a laptop keyboard...
If you're not: nvm this then

as to my raging:
my table is too solid, can't break it. But I do hurt my elbow again and again.
I actually had to be careful for a while now so I don't seriously hurt myself while punching the table
with my elbow or fist.
Each and every game, take a breath, say gg, leave. sometimes it helps
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most of the time I rage before I even think of doing anything of the above :D

OdiousTea

Australia357 Posts

July 05 2011 12:12 GMT

#183

Nice setup... But where's the mouse?

Sinklarr

Spain18 Posts

July 05 2011 12:20 GMT

#184

Try Sims lol

Tiburon

19 Posts

July 05 2011 12:34 GMT

#185

I used to rage quite a bit but it gets less if i play more. I reinstalled sc2 several times and also wasted some money on keyboards and headsets (no i dont have money to waste but you know it happens anyway sometimes). I feel the most anger if i loose because i didnt scout properly or if i completly mess up my micro in the deciding battle. The more i play the less mistakes i make and thus i dont rage that much anymore. Baneling drops in my mineral lines still make me angry tho because i feel helpless (P) - best way to deal with that is to sing huskys song tho ^^ Btw i play best if i am either very happy and comfortable with myself or if i lost some games and just think screw my rank im gonna loose anyway let me just enjoy the game i dont give a sh*t :D

ChrisEU

United Kingdom28 Posts

July 05 2011 12:52 GMT

#186

I don't get angry enough to the point of breaking anything, most of the time I just sigh, alt tab and browse TL or youtube.

SolHeiM

Sweden1264 Posts

July 05 2011 12:54 GMT

#187

I rage like fuck, mostly just yelling "what the fuck are you doing you retarded piece of shit, this is piss easy to beat.. HuK wouldn't have lost this game.. stop sucking dick and learn to play" to myself and occasionally bashing my fist on the side of my desk and BMing my opponent to get the frustration out.

I really, really hate losing.

mooshoo

United States37 Posts

July 05 2011 12:57 GMT

#188

lol i saw the title and i was like "i know what this guy is talking about, i rage so hard!!" then i saw the pic and saw how much i was "outraged"

TheSubtleArt

Canada2527 Posts

July 05 2011 13:00 GMT

#189

On the bright side, that's a pretty sick computer screen.

I do rage on ladder too, and I'm sure that's something that happens to a lot of people, even those that don't play Sc2 competitively. Most of the time the best remedy is just to step away from the game for 20 minutes or so and then come back with a clear mind. Also try to adopt the incontrol line of thinking which is basically "I'm happy to lose because Sc2 is fun and I get to learn from my mistakes".

Day9 gave a pretty good explanation of ladder rage that involved adrenaline creating a chemical imbalance in your body, or something to that nature. The best thing to take away from that is the fact that it's natural, to an extent, to get angry at the game.

I've never gone as far as breaking my desk but I have knocked a key off my keyboard once and broken those 2 little plastic things on the back of a keyboard that elevate it slightly. That was during an 11 game losing streak lol.

Sm3agol

United States2055 Posts

July 05 2011 13:05 GMT

#190

I used to rage HARDCORE when I played FPSs, but I have majorly calmed down when I started playing SC2/HoN, and I never rage any more. I am the epitome of calmness. I do, however, bm people that start crap with me. But it definitely isn't a raging bm.....I just like getting the last word in.

I have never broken anything though....that crap is expensive and i am a cheap bastard.

hooktits

United States972 Posts

July 05 2011 13:16 GMT

#191

i have hulk slamed my desk a few times, fortunatly it seems to be indestructible, I refuse to do damage to my gear because all of the money that went into it, how ever i did hit the wall with a broom i had lying around. I have punching bags right outside my room cause i live in the basement and i have a little gym area set up but they don't help!!! some how i feel the urge to have to break things to keep the pot from boiling over. sigh

edit: certain days are better then others its only when i got on losing streak T.T

Lennon

United Kingdom2275 Posts

July 05 2011 13:17 GMT

#192

You got problems, bro.

Googity

United States127 Posts

July 05 2011 13:45 GMT

#193

Only time I rage is when I get cheesed, but it's something that I should have scouted. I used to play Day of Defeat at the CAL-I level back in college (so long ago already), and the things that I would scream over vent would probably make CombatEX look like Mr. Rogers. I can't count the number of headphones I went through over a 2-3 year period.

Kingqway

United States155 Posts

July 05 2011 13:56 GMT

#194

I decided I would bookmark this thread; It is such a rage-quencher. Usually when I rage I just curse really fucking loud. Though I'm too scared to break anything; Das Keyboard here ~_~

koR

Germany25 Posts

July 05 2011 14:14 GMT

#195

There is a pretty calm solution. If your raging after a loss, just play a game your better at, but the possibility of a backfire is still present when rage affects your gameplay too much.
If i lose because of some ridiculously stupid nub mistakes and feel the rage inside, i do just play some quakelive.
Winning/Raping usually hard counters rage.

echos

Israel20 Posts

July 05 2011 14:16 GMT

#196

Hmm, I definitely know the feeling, only thing I broke was a headset, at least it was a cheap one.
But I wasn't only mad from a video game, sports in general and other stuff. People and even my best friends didn't want to get near me because of my rage and just ignored me for a huge period of time ;o And I tried hard to be as calm as possible,had no choice basically, either controlling my anger or being ignored for the rest of my youth age. Worked on that even the most annoying loss cant touch me, every time now some one 6 pools me or something else I just say "gg wp".
I like how I changed quite frankly, feels great that I'm not getting pissed off easily.

Xadar

497 Posts

July 05 2011 14:18 GMT

#197

AHAHAh epic OP, made me laugh pretty hard :D

DerBeefman

Germany226 Posts

July 05 2011 14:23 GMT

#198

Well, i rage sometimes, too but I'm happy that it's not ending in such a disaster like this