EPTSeriously tho, if you need the motivation, you somewhere deep inside not like the game.
How Do You Motivate Yourself to Play StarCraft? - Page 9
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Juice!
Belgium295 Posts
Seriously tho, if you need the motivation, you somewhere deep inside not like the game. | ||
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MichaelDonovan
United States1453 Posts
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Schelim
Austria11528 Posts
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c0ldfusion
United States8293 Posts
On May 31 2013 02:55 Cri du Chat wrote: It works like normal matchmaking, but you start at the beginnign again and play bronze players at first. It sucks a bit, but after a few games you play your normal skilllevel. Its like starting a new account i think. Yup, think of it as two separate MMRs - one for ranked and one for unranked. | ||
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Danglars
United States12133 Posts
For the nasty psychological confusion that slips itself in there, here are some threads on that How to fix tilt (Building Stress) Make the Head Space The "Psych" approach (Take out ego, only so many W/L combinations) Genuinely hope it helps you! | ||
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SomethingWitty
Canada94 Posts
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c0sm0naut
United States1229 Posts
i find motivation in a few things: 1. watching top pros play this game. reminds me of how far i have to go and how incredibly complex this game is. reminds me of how lazy I am as a player in scouting/map control/etc and i see it as a challenge to improve 2. sc2 is an incredible game and playing it so much doesn't blind me of that. in most players minds, we can envision the absolute perfect game we can play (zero mistakes) even though we can simultaneously understand it's impossible. i get a sort of existentialist pleasure from nitpicking through my games, strategies and opponents to help chase this impossible goal. but there is pleasure in the pursuit. hard to explain this one :p 3. the ability to take a break. most people i have seen have a problem taking a break because they fear they will lsoe their skills quickly. even if it's only a few days. I have taken week and month long breaks from this game and come back at the same level, despite my mechanics failing i can think more clearly about the game and straetgy, and i'll win games i wouldn't even think were possible before. @OP i hope this helps you.. if you have motivation issues playing sc2 it is probably not right for you. sometimes you just have to think "yolo" and play the game for the fun of it. this is an incredibly challenging/intellectually stimulating game. Just be glad we are not birds so bored of life in a cage that we chomp at our own feathers for entertainment. this is the pinnacle of strategy games in the modern time, enjoy it  | ||
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furerkip
United States439 Posts
For the record I've only played 12 1v1 games this season lol | ||
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Mrvoodoochild1
United States1439 Posts
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XupinatoR
Spain125 Posts
So yeah, i'm motivated by wins and trying to improve xD | ||
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Ansinjunger
United States2451 Posts
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mnck
Denmark1518 Posts
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breakit
United States29 Posts
By simply getting better at scouting and focusing on knowing what your opponent is doing, you can relax a TON more in this game. Knowing what is coming and losing to it is fine, you can look back and say, I shouldn't have taken my third so quick, I needed more barracks/gateways/spines, whatever. On the other hand, without scouting well, it IS nerve racking to have a flock of mutas hit your mineral line when you move out, or when you simply aren't prepared for it. Knowing is 90% of the battle. | ||
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Ctone23
United States1839 Posts
I wouldn't call it anxiety of playing 1v1's, but sometimes I lose a game where I'm virtually ahead in every category only to lose because of a really bad engagement or something. When that stuff used to happen, I would sit at the menu screen and soil over my loss, but now, I just jump into a team game. The process of playing another game always makes me get over what just happened in the 1v1. | ||
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Efemral
Australia67 Posts
I don't really care what other people think of my SC2 league. The real issue is that I care. I'm really quite good at many other games and tend to rank very highly. RTS on the other hand is a real struggle for me. And so I have this striving to get better at this game. It's like it's that really tough nut - you really want to crack it and so despite banging your thumb over and over again you just keep trying. For those who say the game should only be played for fun: Darn right - but what is 'fun' for you may not be 'fun' for others. For me improving is a large aspect of the fun, especially in a game like this. And so therein lies the trap. I want to try hard to win - and when I lose 7 times in a row it gets very frustrating. No longer fun at all. But I still have that drive to get better so that I can recapture that fun. So that's why this thread is a good one. I need reasons to keep trying. | ||
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GolemMadness
Canada11044 Posts
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vaderseven
United States2556 Posts
I do find its easier to be motivated to ladder in mass when I have something build order wise that I want to perfect in each matchup. When I'm at a wtf do I do vs ____ race mindset laddering is shitty. I do think it would help some people that have this issue if they could hit hide ladder match history, rank, and league. Blizzard could just put a barcode for your name on any ladder you are in and then not show it in your profile. | ||
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OkStyX
Canada1199 Posts
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kaluro
Netherlands760 Posts
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. Are you a professional starcraft 2 gamer? Do you in any other way or form make money through starcraft 2? (casting, streaming etc.) Do you have future goals to sustain yourself finanicially through starcraft 2? If the above 3 are answered with 'no', why would you want to motivate yourself to play starcraft 2? It's a game, games are meant for fun, using up your free time in an entertaining matter. If I have to forcefully motivate myself to play starcraft 2 or any other game, I would just stop playing it instead. Because obviously, the game no longer has enough entertainment value for me. If I have ladder anxiety or am tilting etc. There's obviously something wrong, since the game is emotionally getting to me, while there aren't any outside stress-marks involved, such as having to perform etc. No financial gain or future goals from a game + not being able to play normally or enjoy it -> Stop playing. | ||
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Locke-
499 Posts
On May 31 2013 03:53 Juice! wrote: If you need to motivate yourself for a game .. stop playing that game. Seriously tho, if you need the motivation, you somewhere deep inside not like the game. Basically this. I don't understand why people make such a big deal about "oh my god guys I don't feel like playing Starcraft, what do I do?". If you don't feel like playing just don't play... | ||
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