EPTPsych approach to ladder anxiety - Page 12
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Kyrillion
Russian Federation748 Posts
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IaMaV
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mitrah
Australia6 Posts
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Fossa
United States67 Posts
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Fossa
United States67 Posts
On December 22 2011 04:44 Fawkes wrote: But how do I even get myself to press that Find Match button? I haven't played since Season 1 and I only played like 40 games back then too T.T I want to play...I just fear that button, and pretty much everything you mentioned. If you had played those last few seasons, you would've gained more than you lost by not playing. Also, if you get a 2nd account, you can make one account a, "I don't care what happens," and another account your "serious account." | ||
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Marathi
298 Posts
I have ladder anxiety problems, I dont get to play much due to my schedule so I try to assign a day or two per week which I can play, then sometimes I get to those days and put the games off or not play as many as I intended. I found having a smurf account helped and I just cheesed a lot on it and played random and really didnt care how I did with it, I ended up placing gold and I am silver on my main, which helped me to realise that I should be in gold but my anxiety is holding me back from playing too much in silver, this season I probably managed about 40 games which is pretty low. I also seem to suffer as much from winning streaks as I do from losing streaks, although the feeling afterwards is better, but I still stop myself from playing because I feel like my luck will run out and I will lose the next game(s) | ||
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TheRealzz
150 Posts
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Hider
Denmark9433 Posts
On April 07 2012 05:49 Count9 wrote: I 100% recommend people get a "smurf" account if they're suffering from social pressures not playing the game. (i.e. the everyone I know is masters so I don't want to play cause I'm only plat) It's a little too bad Blizz decided to make a smurf account $60. I 100% recommend ppl to not do this as it does not fix the underlying problem. | ||
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seodoth
Netherlands319 Posts
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Bommes
Germany1226 Posts
On December 22 2011 04:18 clik wrote: Fear of being demoted, general anxiety issues, fear of having to deal with the guy that places higher than you but is clearly a worse player, fear of not knowing why you lost or are losing to someone doing the most popular build they saw x pro gamer do, fear of constantly losing to the flavor of the month build, not accepting that you actually aren't anywhere near decent or good at the game, there are a a lot of reasons I've seen and have myself. I believe a queue system that is unranked however still considers match making would really help people ease into things. Games like League of Legends do this and I know people that are afraid of ranked play but still play that game in unranked every single day for hours and hours. Couldnt agree more. Also I'm so mad that they still don't let you choose matchup and map. How can Blizzard just ignore that the utility and usefulness of their Bnet and Matchmaking system is comparable to 10-15 YEARS old games which had probably 1/1000 of their budget. edit: I just called Blizzard and they said the technology for unranked games is just not there yet. Time to wait. | ||
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gakkgakk
Norway902 Posts
On April 09 2012 23:10 Bommes wrote: Couldnt agree more. Also I'm so mad that they still don't let you choose matchup and map. How can Blizzard just ignore that the utility and usefulness of their Bnet and Matchmaking system is comparable to 10-15 YEARS old games which had probably 1/1000 of their budget. edit: I just called Blizzard and they said the technology for unranked games is just not there yet. Time to wait. Unranked games would be awesome for alot of people that get stressed out by win/loss stats. Isn't it possible to join a custom game on a ladder map and get a random opponent already? How about making it so when you join a custom game you will automatically get an opponent similar to your league/mmr? Im sure this will help alot of people. | ||
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Ripebananaa
Canada129 Posts
On April 09 2012 23:10 Bommes wrote: Couldnt agree more. Also I'm so mad that they still don't let you choose matchup and map. How can Blizzard just ignore that the utility and usefulness of their Bnet and Matchmaking system is comparable to 10-15 YEARS old games which had probably 1/1000 of their budget. edit: I just called Blizzard and they said the technology for unranked games is just not there yet. Time to wait. Why would you expect to able to choose the matchups and maps? That would straight up break the ladder and ranking accuracy. | ||
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Bommes
Germany1226 Posts
On April 10 2012 00:02 Ripebananaa wrote: Why would you expect to able to choose the matchups and maps? That would straight up break the ladder and ranking accuracy. There is no ranking if you play unranked. Doesn't mean it can't use your MMR to get similar skilled opponents. | ||
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Whitetrash
Germany1 Post
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cameler
Canada99 Posts
Seriously though, I can't ladder because I too have this anxiety... it comes from cocky and immature oppponents that have nothing better to do than ruin other peoples days. Also that adrenaline thing, I dont need cold hands and feet because of a stupid video game. Moving on. | ||
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Evangelist
1246 Posts
Note, that does not mean you don't get irritated, angry or otherwise after a ladder loss. It just means you don't get cold feet going into a game against someone you don't know. | ||
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Hider
Denmark9433 Posts
On April 10 2012 19:03 cameler wrote: Boy, if you got ladder anxiety, you will need an ambulance on your wedding day because a heart attack is guaranteed :D Seriously though, I can't ladder because I too have this anxiety... it comes from cocky and immature oppponents that have nothing better to do than ruin other peoples days. Also that adrenaline thing, I dont need cold hands and feet because of a stupid video game. Moving on. Stop blaming others for your own mental weakness's. | ||
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Tobberoth
Sweden6375 Posts
On April 09 2012 22:44 Hider wrote: I 100% recommend ppl to not do this as it does not fix the underlying problem. This. I have a smurf account and I don't ladder on that either. The problem is hating to lose, not losing a couple of meaningless points. | ||
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Penecks
United States600 Posts
On April 10 2012 00:47 Bommes wrote: There is no ranking if you play unranked. Doesn't mean it can't use your MMR to get similar skilled opponents. How would a player ever have a proper MMR if he never plays ranked games? | ||
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cameler
Canada99 Posts
On April 10 2012 20:12 Hider wrote: Stop blaming others for your own mental weakness's. | ||
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