I've noticed that what music I'm listening to can greatly affect how well i play. However, it is not consistent with the race I'm playing. For example, as zerg i play best when listening to rap and second best when listening to dubstep. I rarely miss injects and am on top of my game, but when listening to other types of 'calmer' music i struggle. But for protoss, i play best when listening to alternative rock, electronic, and classical music. I dont play terran.
Poll: What music is best to listen to when playing zerg?
K-pop and other pop (145)
30%
dubstep (125)
26%
heavy rock (66)
14%
alt. rock - electronic (55)
11%
instrumental - classical/jazz (44)
9%
rap (40)
8%
reggae (10)
2%
485 total votes
Your vote: What music is best to listen to when playing zerg?
(Vote): rap (Vote): dubstep (Vote): alt. rock - electronic (Vote): heavy rock (Vote): instrumental - classical/jazz (Vote): K-pop and other pop (Vote): reggae
Your vote: What music is best to play to as protoss?
(Vote): rap (Vote): dubstep (Vote): alt. rock - electronic (Vote): heavy rock (Vote): instrumental - classical/jazz (Vote): K-pop and other pop (Vote): reggae
Your vote: What music is best to play to as terran?
(Vote): rap (Vote): dubstep (Vote): alt. rock - electronic (Vote): heavy rock (Vote): instrumental - classical/jazz (Vote): K-pop and other pop (Vote): reggae
if you feel i did not include your favorite genre let me know, and i will fix it!
Dubstep for sure 100% helps my Zerg play, because the beats are fast and make me want to move/do something instead of sitting there. So dubstep is my best bet for Zerg play improvements. (Y) fast beats= More apm
Music does affect how well I play, unfortunately it's usually for the worse. I get distracted easily. Sometimes music puts me in the zone and helps me concentrate for a longer time, though. This is why I prefer instrumental music.
I don't see how race affects which type of music to listen to though, unless you're listening to specific types of music to enhance game atmosphere or something, which I don't really see from most TL members.
some people play better without music because it helps them focus. others play with music to make them play 'faster'. personally fast or slow music doesn't affect me, i have both speed of songs in my playlist.
Music has great effect on your play. I believe for such a fast paced game, it's really important not to listen to stressful music, atleast not for long periods. It'll make you rage, tilt and play bad. Faster music will raise your apm and quicken your thinking. It's important that it's not something catchy, or your mind will focus on the music too much. I believe that generally the best kind of music to listen to while gaming, is some background trance, that's very monotome, that you don't KNOW the songs. That it has various fast beats, but nothing that singles out.
Well maybe for Zerg it's important to listen to classical, just cuz it's such a stressful race, in general.
On November 13 2011 07:00 GypsyBeast wrote: when i play i listen to music like this when play http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B5s_wLEAaHI Keeps me calm, and pretty much everyone agrees you play better when you are calm.
I play way better when I'm pumped up I get bored and forget things if I'm calm
I've noticed when I play music, I'm focusing so much on the game that I don't notice the music. I probably couldn't remember what songs I listened to at all.
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I get bored and forget things if I'm calm
