I used to get mad at losing and would rage or just be grumpy (my wife's term for "oh god he's pissed at losing again") but eventually, I started playing random, or doing weird and shitty builds. If they worked, it was great, if they didn't, no big deal, hit Find Match again. Nowadays I play my main race again (toss) and losing doesn't really annoy me anymore. I've come to realize that those precious ladder points aren't really as important as the developing skills one picks up when you lose.

After reading The Art of Learning, it's easier to be more zen after a loss, especially if it's something you can learn from.

Antares_

Poland269 Posts

March 20 2012 16:24 GMT

#22

I'm only angry when I lose TvT. Because in TvZ I've about 80% win ratio, and when I lose it means that my opponent really outplayed me or I have made a mistake.

I TvT I'm sometimes angry, because in mirror matches too much depends on luck in early game (build order wins etc. ).

If I lose TvP I never get angry, because you have to pull out a miracle, be a Korean or get lucky (opponent forgetting about researching Storm or Charge etc.) if you want to win. Shortly said, on my level (high diamond) you don't win TvP without cheesing, so there's nothing to be getting angry about.

mage36

415 Posts

March 20 2012 16:31 GMT

#23

I wouldn't say it has no effect (even though I voted so). It's more of just the feeling you hate when you lose, no matter what game/sport.

SnipedSoul

Canada2158 Posts

March 20 2012 16:34 GMT

#24

I get a little frustrated sometimes, but it's not what anyone would call anger.

Polygamy

Austria1114 Posts

March 20 2012 16:39 GMT

#25

I just hate the annoying "bro" population.

Mementoss

Canada2595 Posts

March 20 2012 16:42 GMT

#26

I used to ladder a lot when my gf would go to work then I would be in a bad mood all night/pissed if I did really bad, I started just focusing on myself and my personal goals to get better and not base on the result. I have been less pissed since.

TanKLoveR

Venezuela838 Posts

March 20 2012 16:42 GMT

#27

I get annoyed at best, mostly at myself and i neve BM on ladder cuz of it. That would just be narrow mindedly stupid. The only game that makes me "Rage" is Super meat boy <.< boy do i rage after doing the same stage 40 times :@.

shineq

United Kingdom1453 Posts

March 20 2012 16:43 GMT

#28

I only ever get angry while losing due to a stupid mistake by me or die to cheese. I only ever get angry with myself and just gg out of a game while swearing to myself, but I never take it out on my opponent. It generally fades before I manage to go downstairs to make myself some tea though, which is something I do a lot to clear my mind, whether it's after a difficult win or a loss.

tetrismaan

Denmark302 Posts

March 20 2012 16:46 GMT

#29

Nothing pisses me off more than playing for 20-30 mins and ending up losing to something ridiculous such as unit placement even though my army is stronger than his. Just small mistakes which I know at the moment "This is wrong", and I know I could've done better. It pisses me off so much and I start rage yelling at the monitor and smashing my hand in my keyboard.

I just feel like it is 20-30 mins of my life which is wasted. And I know "Well then you learned that you don't have to do that again", but the thing is I know what I'm doing wrong, and that pisses me off.

IT PISSES ME OFF

MaV_gGSC

Canada1345 Posts

March 20 2012 16:47 GMT

#30

I get angry because I lose to stupid stuff I shouldn't be losing to!

vervejl

United States55 Posts

March 20 2012 16:47 GMT

#31

I feel ya Geneside. I used to go crazy when i lose. but lately, even with multiple times losing in a row i still sorta keep my cool (with alittle curse here and there) but thats because I totally understand the game better now than i used too and normally it would be my own mistake because i didn't do this or that / etc. bottom line, the more you understand the game, the better you will handle your frustration, anger or depression as you may call it =P (back then, i hate it when you lose and you don't even know why lol)

Crais

Canada2136 Posts

March 20 2012 16:50 GMT

#32

The only thing that makes me rage with it is when they do an offensive GG. They can cannon rush me all they want, but the instant that GG comes out from them I lose my shit.

robih

Austria1086 Posts

March 20 2012 16:53 GMT

#33

i have played wc3 and poker long enough to not really tilt anymore

i get a bit angry and might flame a particular race but its more frustration than anger

FeyFey

Germany10114 Posts

March 20 2012 16:56 GMT

#34

feel sad for my opponent if i mess up and don't deliver a good fight, so i say sorry. As for the bm, children who want to act like they are big. Society educates them into this direction, so they can boot out everyone else in their jobs later, while keeping a fake positive mind set.
The only bit i find annoying is that they bm while ignoring you, simple because they are unable to deal with replies.
Just a funny comic http://xkcd.com/1027/ ladder looked alot like this though, before they have found the ignore all button.

But most people don't talk on ladder, simply because they need it to ignore the bm going on, so i don't mind no ggs, those people just don't want this easy taunts etc.

Heyoka

Katowice25012 Posts

March 20 2012 16:59 GMT

#35

I found that SC2 used to make me mad when I thought it was (for some reason) important to be "good", but then once I switched over to a mindset of just trying to learn the game and improve it mostly stopped. Doing poorly is frustrating but now I usually just laugh because there is no real end goal of winning games or something. Hippie level shit.

Pulimuli

Sweden2766 Posts

March 20 2012 17:00 GMT

#36

sometimes i get angry and bm but then i realize its just stupid and appologize

Mrvoodoochild1

United States1439 Posts

March 20 2012 17:04 GMT

#37

I used to get angry a lot when I was trying to get to masters. Now I just play random and play the game for fun. Once you realize that you are never going to become a professional and that the games you play have no real meaning, the game becomes much more enjoyable.

zocktol

Germany1928 Posts

March 20 2012 17:06 GMT

#38

I was angry at myself when loosing and that slowly lead to me not having fun with the game. Then i switched to random and eventhough i made people angry, because i was random, i started to have fun. Also no longer caring for ladder ranking set in. I will never be good enough to be a pro or something so i just enjoy myself while playing.

deo1

United States199 Posts

March 20 2012 17:06 GMT

#39

I've had a massive temper since I was a kid, but I've almost completely learned to control it irl. I haven't lashed out at someone uncontrollably in probably 5 years.

My anger has always been linked to a lack of control or power in a situation. As I've gotten older, smarter, and more skilled at various things, I rarely feel out of control or helpless with respect to another individual.

However, Starcraft brings out that old anger like nothing else. I rage like crazy. I hate losing at anything, but in Starcraft a loss can be for so many reasons at my level that seem completely out of my control. I'm just not good enough to make all the right decisions (or scout all the right places or control my units/macro good enough, you get the point). And when I pair this with the mental image of my opponent being a dolt who I should be superior to, it really gets under my skin. Yes this is a pride problem, my point is that Starcraft has a way of humbling its players due to the combination of both skill and chance required in playing it, and this really irks me (but I always come back for more).