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How Do You Motivate Yourself to Play StarCraft?

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Tubbzie
Profile Joined March 2013
England10 Posts
May 08 2013 15:03 GMT
#1
It's ridiculously easy to find yourself sat with the StarCraft II menu open, but simply not playing. Whether it's ladder anxiety, rage or just straight procrastination I notice that half the time I spend 'on' StarCraft, I'm actually just putting off laddering or practising.

What do you, personally, do to motivate yourself to hit the button and get into a game.

Maybe you've had a rough few games, maybe you've been cheesed to Hell, or simply you're just not in the mood. What is it that you do to get yourself into gear to start ownin' 'dem nubs?

Tubbzie.
When this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you're gonna see some serious shit.
cydial
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
United States750 Posts
May 08 2013 15:04 GMT
#2
I just play :/

League of Legends is hard because of how long the games are (usually 45min - 1hour), sc2 the games are 20-30 minutes and are straight forward in knocking out.
Sated
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
England4983 Posts
May 08 2013 15:08 GMT
#3
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gaymon
Profile Blog Joined April 2011
Germany1023 Posts
May 08 2013 15:09 GMT
#4
You know, Starcraft is a game and when i want to play i play and when i dont want to play i dont, isnt that how games should be o_O ?
WightyCity
Profile Joined May 2011
Canada887 Posts
May 08 2013 15:10 GMT
#5
playing only to have fun is working for me
90% watching it 8% talking about it and 2% playing it - sc2
RandomAccount#282689
Profile Joined September 2012
42 Posts
May 08 2013 15:10 GMT
#6
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HeeroFX
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
United States2704 Posts
May 08 2013 15:10 GMT
#7
First off here is your problem. You aren't a pro. You play the game for fun and enjoyment. Ladder anxiety still doesn't make any sense to me. You are a guy on the interent, no one knows you, no one cares how you play on the ladder it's stupid to have that problem. Mindset I have is, am I in the mood to play SC II and have fun? That's what motivates me to have fun. Because at the end of the day its a game, people play it for fun. We watch it played for fun. Even the pros, if they don't have fun playing it shouldn't play it.
Hider
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
Denmark9362 Posts
May 08 2013 15:11 GMT
#8
On May 09 2013 00:03 Tubbzie wrote:
It's ridiculously easy to find yourself sat with the StarCraft II menu open, but simply not playing. Whether it's ladder anxiety, rage or just straight procrastination I notice that half the time I spend 'on' StarCraft, I'm actually just putting off laddering or practising.

What do you, personally, do to motivate yourself to hit the button and get into a game.

Maybe you've had a rough few games, maybe you've been cheesed to Hell, or simply you're just not in the mood. What is it that you do to get yourself into gear to start ownin' 'dem nubs?

Tubbzie.


You need a goal.
kafkaesque
Profile Blog Joined November 2011
Germany2006 Posts
May 08 2013 15:12 GMT
#9
If I'm in the mood, I play, if I ain't, I don't.

It's as simple as that. Why would I ever "motivate" myself to play SC2? It's not my job, it doesn't pay my bills, it's not a hobby whose mastery makes me a better person, so there's no pressure at all to get better.
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ErrantKnight
Profile Joined November 2012
Switzerland186 Posts
May 08 2013 15:16 GMT
#10
Try to play next to someone playing too, if possible your race as well, that will show new playstyles and motivate you to try things out.

You can also watch Vods or streams as they tend to have the same effect.

Playing with (or even better against) people you know is great too. If it's ladder games you want to play, try playing when you feel confident.

Watch your replays as they show you what to improve and therefor motivates you to do so.
"Quantity is quality by itself"
Gallerz
Profile Joined May 2013
United Kingdom5 Posts
May 08 2013 15:17 GMT
#11
Personally I find my self doing the same,
a few things I do to motivate myself
1) watch decent StarCraft2 streams to get my self in the mood
2) just click the Play button and just go with it, sounds stupid but if you just click the play button then there is no backing out with how quick matches are found
3) just relax and have fun playing, if you are getting cheesed to hell, or frustrated while playing then stop and have a break, then come back refreshed and ready to ladder
4) set your self a target on the ladder, like " I'll play till I win 5 matches today" or something along those lines

TAMinator
Profile Joined February 2011
Australia2706 Posts
May 08 2013 15:17 GMT
#12
Watch pro gamers play, then play yourself. Game looks so easy when they play
HystericaLaughter
Profile Joined September 2011
Australia720 Posts
May 08 2013 15:18 GMT
#13
If you find yourself needing to work up the motivation to play, then maybe you should find a different game to be honest. Just play when you feel like it
My wife for hire! - Zealot
besez
Profile Joined June 2010
Sweden54 Posts
May 08 2013 15:26 GMT
#14
I had a LOT of ladder anxiety in the past, but I got over it when I realized that I was playing the game for two reasons: to have fun, and to get better. Since then I haven't had any anxiety (except for when moving up to a new league). Before I let go of my anxiety I was in gold and now I'm in diamond. Letting go of ladder anxiety was the best thing that could happen to my ranking
haypro fighting
oGsTrueSmug
Profile Joined September 2012
England141 Posts
May 08 2013 15:26 GMT
#15
Play 10 decent games or so, lose to a Protoss or Zerg who are mechanically a league below me but have the race to prop them up, get tired of game, repeat next day.

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TheFish7
Profile Blog Joined February 2012
United States2824 Posts
May 08 2013 15:26 GMT
#16
I don't need motivation, I'm a video game addict. I have to motivate myself to NOT play.
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E.L.V.I.S
Profile Joined April 2011
Belgium458 Posts
May 08 2013 15:28 GMT
#17
I used to watch at the number of ladder games Kas played :D
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Olli
Profile Blog Joined February 2012
Austria24417 Posts
May 08 2013 15:28 GMT
#18
RED BULL.
Administrator"Declaring anything a disaster because aLive popped up out of nowhere is just downright silly."
Mortal
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
2943 Posts
May 08 2013 15:30 GMT
#19
What's your why? If you don't have one, you won't play. If you do, you will.
The universe created an audience for itself.
partydude89
Profile Blog Joined August 2012
1850 Posts
May 08 2013 15:32 GMT
#20
I play unranked now. i really does help
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